Alan Pritchard CV -­‐ March 2015 Alan Matthew Pritchard EDUCATION R.H. Smith School of Business | University of Maryland, College Park 20742 Email: apritchard@rhsmith.umd.edu | Phone: +1 (757) 879-­‐3760 University of Maryland, R.H. Smith School of Business, College Park, MD Ph.D. Student in Supply Chain Management, 2013-­‐Present Old Dominion University, Strome College of Business, Norfolk, VA M.A. in Economics, Cumulative GPA 4.0/4.0, June 2013 Old Dominion University, Strome College of Business, Norfolk, VA Certificate in Modeling and Simulation, 4.0, June 2012 Old Dominion University, Strome College of Business, Norfolk, VA B.S. in Economics & Finance, Cumulative GPA: 3.92/4.0, June 2010 RESEARCH INTERESTS Inventory Management Construction of mathematical and simulation models of order crossover Product and Service Variety Examining the effect of variety on productivity and firm performance Transportation & Logistics Management Productivity measurement of air, rail, and other transit systems REFEREED PUBLICATIONS Chatfield, D.C., Pritchard, A.M., (2012). “Returns and the Bullwhip Effect,” Transportation Research Part E, Vol. 49, 159-­‐175. PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS Chatfield, D.C., Pritchard, A.M., (2013). "Return Policies and the Bullwhip Effect.” 2013 Meeting of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS), Minneapolis, MN, October 6-­‐9, 2013. CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS VMASC Student Capstone Conference, Norfolk VA, April 2012 I presented a paper titled “Returns and the Bullwhip Effect” that was selected as the best paper in the Business and Industry track RESEARCH IN PROGRESS Examining Variety and Productivity Using DEA Decomposition (with Martin Dresner and Xiang Wan) Incorporating Order Crossover Information into Service-­‐Oriented Base-­‐Stock Policies (with Dean Chatfield) -­‐ 1 -­‐ Reducing Inventory Inaccuracy through Advanced Shelf-­‐Monitoring Technology (with Phil Evers) HONORS AND AWARDS Jack W. Nickson & Nathaniel Shechter Memorial Award for Excellence in Economics Old Dominion University, 2010-­‐2011 Outstanding Financial Management Student Award Old Dominion University, 2010-­‐2011 The Agarwal and Yochum Endowed Scholarship Old Dominion University, 2010-­‐2011 The Appraisal Institute Undergraduate Scholarship Old Dominion University, 2010-­‐2011 Constant Dominion Business Scholarship Old Dominion University, 2010-­‐2011 Academic Achievement Scholarship Old Dominion University, 2009-­‐2010 Phi Kappa Phi Endowed Scholarship Old Dominion University, 2009-­‐2010 Old Dominion University Dean’s List, All Semesters, 2007-­‐2012 Virginia Wesleyan College Dean’s List, All Semesters, 2006-­‐2007 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Research Assistantship in Modeling and Simulation, 2011-­‐2012 Provided mathematical and computational research support, online and library-­‐based literature reviews, and assisted with research documentation and presentations. Pritchard and Miller Real Estate Development, Financial Analyst, May–September 2009 Designed a website, produced pro formas and other financial statements, and provided market analysis. Pritchard and Company Builders, Inc., Accountant/ I.T. Manager, July–September 2008 Performed basic accounting tasks and provided IT support. ACTIVITIES AND AFFILIATIONS 2009 College Fed Challenge, Richmond Branch An academic competition where three to five honors students research, analyze, and present current and near-­‐term economic conditions with a focus on predicting the future path of monetary policy to a panel of judges at the Federal Reserve Bank in Richmond. The presentation is then followed by a ten to fifteen minute question and answer period. Beta Gamma Sigma Old Dominion University, 2010-­‐present Omicron Delta Epsilon 2
Old Dominion University, 2010-­‐present Phi Kappa Phi Old Dominion University, 2009-­‐present Golden Key International Honour Society Old Dominion University, 2008-­‐present Rugby Club, Old Dominion University, 2007-­‐2008 COMPUTER SKILLS Econometric analysis using Stata, EViews, and R Simulation modeling with Arena, NetLogo, and Java Proficiency in HTML, Minitab, POM-­‐QM, and Microsoft Excel OTHER ACTIVITIES AND INTERESTS Running, weight lifting, football, and reading 3