Jack McGourty
jm723@columbia.edu
EDUCATION
1996 Ph.D., Stevens Institute of Technology (Applied Psychology; Gaudet Award
for Best Doctoral Dissertation)
1982 M.S., Magna Cum Laude, City College of New York (Education/School
Psychology)
1976 B.A., Cum Laude, St. Peter's College (Urban Studies/Psychology)
Other education
2002 M.S., Teachers College, Columbia University (Clinical Psychology)
2002 Teachers College, Columbia University (Postdoctoral Training in Clinical
Psychology)
ACADEMIC, RESEARCH & TEACHING APPOINTMENTS
1998-present Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies.
The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science, Columbia
University.
Directs and facilitates undergraduate engineering education activities including
academic planning, program assessment and EC2000 accreditation, community,
industrial and K-12 outreach, and student advising, Instruct over 350 first-year
students, per year, in the fundamentals of engineering design course. Also
teach undergraduate courses in entrepreneurship and science, technology,
and society as well as graduate-level technology management courses.
2006-present Executive Director.
The Center for Technology, Innovation and Community Engagement, Columbia
University.
Leads center devoted to promoting community-based learning programs, including
support for university courses and co-curricular programming; entrepreneurship
programs for students, faculty, and community members; K-12 programs for
local public school students; and workforce development programs that provide
career training in information technology for residents.
2004-present Adjunct Professor.
Department of Chemical Engineering, Columbia University, Columbia
University.
Works with faculty on developing upper level engineering design program with
emphasis on product design; provides upper level seminars on product design
processes
2004-present Adjunct Professor.
School of Continuing Education, Columbia University.
Instructs in two programs: Developed and teaches a graduate level core course
in the Executive Masters in Technology Management Program and a engineering
design course in the Columbia Summer High School Program.
2002-2003 Adjunct Professor in Psychology.
Barnard College, New York, NY.
Taught undergraduate clinical psychology course.
1997-2002 Director of Educational Assessment & Visiting
Professor.
NSF Gateway Coalition, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA.
Direct educational assessment activities for coalition of seven engineering
institutions. Responsibilities include identification of program objectives,
outcomes, and assessment strategies at the institutional and student level;
design of central and local assessment methods and instruments, and development
of administration and faculty through workshops and other training sessions.
1996-1998 Research Professor of Engineering Management.
New Jersey Institute of Technology, New Jersey.
Directed research on innovation and growth rates of small and mid-size high
tech companies sponsored by the New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program.
Additionally, facilitated a team responsible for the design and implementation
of a comprehensive assessment process for the College of Engineering.
1990-2005 Senior Researcher & Editor for Technology Management
Publication.
Stevens Alliance for Technology Management, New Jersey.
Directed research on innovation, product development and teamwork. Managed
research team in conducting a series of innovation studies funded ($250,000)
by major industrial and military organizations. Editor of Current Issues
in Technology Management, a quarterly newsletter on technology management
and innovation.
1990-2004 Visiting Professor.
Howe School of Technology Management, Stevens Institute of Technology, New
Jersey.
Taught courses in the Executive Masters for Technology Management. Developed
and delivered graduate courses in technology management, human resource
management, multifunctional teams, innovation, and organizational behavior.
Co-designed and taught the capstone course for graduate students in the General
and Technology Management programs. Developed and taught two off-campus graduate
courses - Managing the Innovation Process and Managing Multifunctional Teams
- at AT&T, Bell Labs, and Allied-Signal Corporate Headquarters. Other
courses included graduate level offerings in Organizational Behavior and
General Management; Group Dynamics Course to fourth year undergraduate
engineering students.
1976-1977 Special Education Teacher.
Rise West School, Spring Valley, N.J.
Taught basic skills to emotionally challenged students in a classroom setting.
Served as president of the local teacher's union.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1990-1998 Principal.
Assessment Alternatives, Inc., Florum Park, N.J.
Consulted with senior management of major corporations in such areas
as organizational assessment and development, technology management, product
design and development, and innovation. Clients include: AT&T, Allied-Signal,
Becton Dickinson, Bell Atlantic, Citibank, CPC International, GTECH, Thomas
J. Lipton, Co., Lucent Technologies, Merrill Lynch, NYNEX, Pershing, Philadelphia
Electric Company, Tennessee Valley Authority, Texaco, and Warner Lambert.
Annual revenues reached $2 million.
1988-1990 President and Chief Operating Officer.
Tru-Run Corporation, New York, N.Y.
Responsible for the overall management of a $25 million company providing
retail products and services in 200 locations nationwide. The company employed
over 1500 Associates. Managed staff of six Senior Vice Presidents responsible
for the following departments: Accounting, Human Resources, Merchandising
& Marketing, New Business Development, Operations, and Information Systems.
Company successfully sold in 1990 to J.C. Penney Co. Responsibilities for
S&L Acquisition Company, L.P. Also included new business development,
acquisition reviews, strategic planning, human resource policy formation,
and international retail market research.
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