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Robert R.
"Bob" Schaller, Ph.D. 301-475-2068 Click here to download Word file. |
Summary
Over thirty years of progressive professional
experience in all phases of business administration and management from small
store operations, to computer manufacturing and service for Fortune 500 firms,
to technical management consulting and support of U.S. Naval electronic systems
programs, to full-time college academic instruction and program administration.
Education
Ph.D., Public Policy,
Masters
of Business Administration, May 1985,
Undergraduate
Studies, 1976-1981,
Computer
Technology Certificate, April 1974, Control Data Institute,
Employment
2005 - Present: Chair
and Professor, Department of Business, Economics, and Legal Studies, College of
Southern Maryland, La Plata, MD www.itc.csmd.edu/bus
As Chair, responsible for the overall operation of
an academic department that consists of 14 full-time faculty members, a course
manager for credit-free offerings, two administrative assistants, student
assistants, and approximately 50 part-time faculty members. Department
personnel are located throughout the service area covering three college
campuses and an education center in the tri-county area of Charles, Calvert,
and St. Mary’s Counties of Southern Maryland. The Department of Business,
Economics, and Legal Studies offers degree and certificate programs in
Accounting, Business Administration, Criminal Justice, Management Development,
and Paralegal Studies. Recently launched a new program in Entrepreneurship
& Small Business Management and in the process of developing a program in
Hospitality Management. Responsible for department planning, budgeting, and
academic delivery of more than 150 credit course sections for almost 3000
(duplicated) students per semester. Have cost center responsibility for annual
budgets that exceed $1.6 million. Additionally, the department offers dozens of
credit-free courses to several hundred students including a large offering of
online classes each semester. Chair Business Programs Advisory Council
consisting of more than a dozen external stakeholders from business,
government, academic, and other organizations throughout the tri-county area.
Also active on several college committees involving strategic enrollment
management, distance learning, outcomes assessment, and other areas of
strategic importance. Serve on numerous outside committees including co-chair
of Charles County Chamber of Commerce Education Committee.
1991 - Present:
Professor, Department of Business, Economics, and Legal Studies,
As full-time faculty member, presently teach Principles
of Economics II (Microeconomics) each semester. Have taught a wide variety of
courses in Economics, Business, Marketing, Management, Customer Relations,
Accounting, Business Mathematics, Government Contracting, and related subjects.
Prepare course syllabi, lesson plans, teaching aids, exams and other
instructional materials. Conduct classroom and individualized instruction and
assessments, both in the classroom and online. Teach web-based Management and
Marketing classes using WebCT e-Learning platform. Have also taught in Maryland
Interactive Distance Learning Network (MIDLN) lab to all three college campuses
and other sites around the state. Prepare and conduct credit-free contract
training for local businesses and organizations. Have also served as St. Mary's
campus representative on Senate Executive Board (
Spring 2005: Adjunct
Faculty, College of Notre Dame of
As an adjunct faculty member taught Economic
Theory in Management graduate course. Prepared course syllabus, lesson plans, teaching aids,
exams and other instructional materials.
Spring 2005: Adjunct
Faculty, University of Maryland University College (course taught online)
As an adjunct faculty member, taught Business
Ethics & Society online using WebTycho e-Learning software platform. Prepared
course syllabus, lesson plans, teaching aids, exams and other instructional
materials.
Fall 2003: Adjunct
Faculty,
As an adjunct faculty member, taught first
face-to-face higher level undergraduate course in Entrepreneurship in Fall '03
semester as part of CSM/UB partnership program. Prepared course syllabus,
lesson plans, teaching aids, exams and other instructional materials. Capstone
project of course was group-prepared business plans presented to a team of five
business panel members from the local community, including representatives from
the local Chamber of Commerce, county government Economic & Community Development
office, CSM Entrepreneurship and
Fall 2000 - Present:
Adjunct Faculty, Florida Institute of Technology,
As an adjunct faculty member, teach graduate
courses in Marketing, Business Policy, also e-Business and Information Systems.
Prepare course syllabi, lesson plans, teaching aids, exams and other
instructional materials, including online courses using Blackboard e-Education
platform.
Summer 1999: Visiting
Faculty Fellow, Oregon Graduate Institute of Science and Technology,
For the Department of Management in Science and
Technology, prepared and taught a special topics course, MST581 Science,
Technology, and Public Policy. Conducted dissertation research of "
1998 - 2005: Adjunct
Instructor, Department of Economics, St. Mary's
As a part-time faculty member, taught "business
track" economics courses in Management and Marketing. Prepared course
syllabi, lesson plans, teaching aids, exams and other instructional materials,
including extensive use of instructional technologies (including Blackboard) in
Kent Hall.
1994 - 2000: Research
Assistant,
Researcher in various Technology Policy projects
including major contributions to a book co-authored by Ph.D. advisor and
entitled "The Complexity Challenge: Technological Innovation for the 21st
Century." Previous work included support of Intelligent Transportation
Systems (ITS) programs and initiatives. Prepared several draft papers for
formal publication by senior faculty members. Also taught or assisted in the
teaching of courses in public policy and statistical methods.
1992 - 2002:
Independent Consultant, ManTech Services, Great Mills, MD
As an independent contractor, assisted local
Department of the Navy (DoN) clients by developing operational policies and
procedures, strategic and organizational plans, product development and
marketing strategies, acquisition documentation development, cost estimation,
financial analysis, and other technical management support services.
1989 - 1991: Part-time
Instructor, Business Department, Community College at St. Mary's County, Great
Mills, MD
Prepared and taught business courses in the areas
of Economics, Business, and Mathematics.
1987 - 1991:
Associate, Booz, Allen & Hamilton Inc.,
Provided technical management support to the Naval
Electronic Systems Engineering Activity (NESEA), St. Inigoes, MD. Lead a staff
responsible for DoN Computer Security technical support, computer systems
analysis, and technical management support of Tactical Communications Systems
programs. Other duties included financial and operational planning, program
scheduling, technical and cost performance monitoring, economic (cost/benefit)
analysis, acquisition documentation development, briefing support, and
technical resource management. Developed working knowledge of federal
government and defense acquisition regulations, directives, and other official
guidance (FAR/DFAR). Was actively involved in numerous business development and
marketing initiatives at NESEA and the Naval Air Test Center (NATC)
1976 - 1987: Various
Positions, Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) [since acquired by Compaq
Computer, now Hewlett-Packard],
District/Regional Marketing Manager: Managed
marketing and sales support activities for hardware installation, maintenance,
and support services within
Product Market Support Manager: Managed corporate
field reporting and analysis program responsible for worldwide product
performance, quality, and cost measurement during field installation and
warranty. Prepared and negotiated annual Corporate Warranty Services budget in
excess of $200M.
Product Market Support Engineer: As product
support engineer, provided corporate-level technical support on minicomputer
systems and peripheral products to field offices through phone support and
fly-away site support. Developed maintenance, logistics, training and other
support services plans for new products.
1974 - 1976: Field
Service Engineer, Burroughs Corporation (now Unisys), McLean, VA
Performed on-site technical support on mainframe
computer systems at Bolling AFB,
1972 - 1973: Assistant
Store Mgr., Don's Superette,
Assisted in store operations management of
family-owned general merchandise business.
Presentations
"Roadmapping and Technology Forecasting: An Examination of the International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors (ITRS)," presentation to the Korea Institute of Industrial Technology Evaluation and Planning (ITEP) Workshop, sponsored by SRI International, Arlington, VA, January 26, 2007.
"Understanding Student Readiness at CSM," with Patricia Schroeder, Director, Student Success Center, Maryland Academic Leadership Conference 2006, Ocean City, MD, June 1, 2006.
"An Examination
of the International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors (ITRS),"
presentation to KISTEP (Korean Institute of Science and Technology
Evaluation and Planning) Workshop on Theories and Techniques: Roadmapping and
Technology Forecasting, sponsored by SRI International, Arlington, VA,
October 11, 2004.
"Roadmapping the
Semiconductor Industry: Are we reaching the end of the road?" presentation
and participation in HPEC (High Performance Embedded Computing) 2004 Panel
Session: Amending Moore’s Law for Embedded Applications, MIT Lincoln Labs,
Lexington, MA, September 29, 2004.
"Roadmapping the
Semiconductor Industry: A Case Study of the International Technology Roadmap
for Semiconductors (ITRS)," presentation to MIT Center for Integrated
Photonic Systems (CIPS),
"Technological
Innovation in the Semiconductor Industry: A Case Study of the International
Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors (ITRS)," presentation at PICMET
'01 (
"International
Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors (ITRS)," presentation at Aviation
Roadmap Conference,
Panel member of
"Innovation Patterns: Formulating Company Strategies and Public
Policy," presentation at the Association for the Advancement of Science
(AAAS) Annual Symposium,
Also active in
strategic workshop participation for Alignent Software alignent.com (formerly Strateva Software)
as follows:
"Using Roadmapping
to Accelerate Development," presentation at Getting 10x Value: How to
Take Your Roadmapping Practice to the Next Level,
"Leveraging
Industry Roadmaps to Improve Company Competitiveness: A Review of the
ITRS," presentation at One Strategic Roadmap: A Management Perspective,
"The
International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors (ITRS) and Organized
Innovation," presentation at Strategic Roadmapping: The Practice and
the Methods,
"The
International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors (ITRS): A Decade of
Industry Roadmapping," presentation at Strategic Roadmapping: The
Practice and the Methods,
"Technology
Roadmapping in Semiconductors: From Early History to Sustaining Moore’s
Law," presentation at Strategic Roadmapping: The Practice and the
Methods,
Publications
"Technological
Innovation in the Semiconductor Industry: A Case Study of the International
Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors," Ph.D. Dissertation,
"Science and
Technology Roadmaps," by Ronald N. Kostoff and Robert R. Schaller, IEEE
Transactions on Engineering Management, May 2001, Vol 48, No 2, 132-143.
"Innovation of
the Intel Microprocessor: Revision 1," by Don E. Kash and Robert R.
Schaller, Working Paper 99:2, The Institute of Public Policy, George Mason
University, February 1999.
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"NAHSC Key
Messages Focus Group Project," by Hans K. Klein, Paul M.A. Baker, Robert
Schaller, and Roger Stough, The Institute of Public Policy, George Mason
University, Sep. 1996.
"The Congressional
Office of Technology Assessment: Whatever Happened to the "Early
Warning" Concept of Technology Assessment?" by Robert R. Schaller,
Working Paper 95:6, The Institute of Public Policy, George Mason University,
September 1995.
"Inventory of
Existing ITS Training Programs, With Particular Emphasis on Those of
Universities and Professional Associations," by Brien Benson and Robert
Schaller, The
Affiliations
- St. Mary's
- St. Mary's County School System Budget
Advisor Committee (BAC) - Actively served on committee 1989-1990
- National Contract Managers Association (NCMA)
- Former member 1987-1988
- Active in local business community, church,
and youth sports programs
References available upon
request.