John-­‐Patrick Paraskevas 3346 Van Munching Hall Robert H. Smith School of Business University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742-­‐1815, USA +1 410 474 6913 John.paraskevas@rhsmith.umd.edu EDUCATION University of Maryland, Department of Logistics and Public Policy Robert H. Smith School of Business Ph.D. Candidate, Supply Chain Management Minor in Strategic Management Proposal Defense: May 2016 (expected) Graduation Date: May 2017 (expected) 2012-­‐Present College Park, MD 2011-­‐2012 College Park, MD 2007-­‐2011 College Park, MD 2012-­‐Present College Park, MD Consulting, University of Maryland, College Park MD Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), LMI, Industrial Base Analysis Project Data Analyst 2014 College Park, MD University of Maryland, Department of Logistics and Public Policy Robert H. Smith School of Business Master of Science, Supply Chain Management GPA: 3.70 University of Maryland Robert H. Smith School of Business Bachelor of Science, Double Major: Finance and International Business GPA: 3.71 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Graduate Assistant, Department of Logistics and Public Policy University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business Naval Air Systems Command, Cost Department Supplier Network – Patuxent River Naval Air Station, MD Pathways – Supply Chain Analysis (2011-­‐2012) Industry Insight – Patuxent River Naval Air Station, MD Co-­‐op student – Supplier Financial Health (2010-­‐2011) Advanced Concepts – Patuxent River Naval Air Station, MD Intern – Data analysis (2009-­‐2010) 2009-­‐2012 Pax River, MD RESEARCH INTERESTS Supply chain management experience in top management Game theory Supply chain risk management Supply chain power dynamics WORKING PAPERS Elking, Isaac, John-­‐Patrick Paraskevas, Curtis Grimm, Thomas Corsi, and Adams Steven, “Power, Lean Inventory Strategy and Firm Performance,” working paper, under review at Journal of Supply Chain Management. Paraskevas, John-­‐Patrick, Curtis Grimm, Stephanie Eckerd, “Alliance Formation: A Prisoner’s Dilemma Perspective,” working paper, under review at Academy of Management conference. RESEARCH IN PROGRESS John-­‐Patrick Paraskevas, Camil Martinez, Curtis Grimm, Thomas Corsi “Risk Management, the Impact of Environmental Risk and Resilience on Firm Performance,” targeting the Journal of Operations Management. Dissertation: The two essays of my dissertation are both intended to develop into journal submissions. Both essays will focus on the influence of supply chain management and operations management experience on the supply chain strategies undertaken by the firm. Essay 1 will identify the impact of supply chain experience in the top management team on firm recall performance and responsiveness. Essay 2 will focus on the impact of supply chain experience in the top management team on a firm’s risk mitigation strategies. Essay 1 and essay 2 leverage archival data and econometric analysis to further develop Upper Echelons theory in supply chain management. CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS “Alliance Formation: A Prisoner’s Dilemma Perspective.” Paper presented at the Decision Sciences Institute Annual Conference, November 2015, Seattle, WA (C. Grimm, S. Eckerd). “Alliance Formation: A Prisoner’s Dilemma Perspective.” Paper presented at the Production and Operations Management Society Annual Conference, May 2015, Washington, D.C. (C. Grimm, S. Eckerd). “Examining the Interaction of Power and Supply Chain Strategy on Firm Performance.” Paper presented at the Production and Operations Management Society Annual Conference, May 2014, Atlanta, GA (with I. Elking, C. Grimm, T. Corsi, and A. Steven). TEACHING EXPERIENCE University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business Undergraduate Instructor Carrier Management – BMGT 470 Spring 2015 (26 students) Instructor rating: 3.88/4.00 (College Average: 3.41) Supply Chain Management Internship – BMGT 373
Summer 2015 (13 students) Instructor rating: N/A Substitute Teacher: Global Logistics – BMGT 477 Fall 2012-­‐Spring 2014 Instructor rating: N/A Teaching Assistant Game Theory Mastery Session (Summer 2015) Assisted Prof. Curtis Grimm and Prof. Christian Dezso in running a prisoner’s dilemma simulation with 32 executive MBAs in the Robert H. Smith School of Business’ Executive MBA program. Global Supply Chain Risk Management (2013-­‐Present) Taught Bloomberg database portion of MBA and MS course consisting of 6+ hours of class time per course. Assisted Prof. Sandor Boyson in designing and administering a project for MBA and MS students to analyze and evaluate supply chain risk through data collected from Bloomberg, Resilinc, Hoover’s, and other sources. SERVICE Reviewer, Academy of Management Conference 2015-­‐Present 2014-­‐Present 2013-­‐2015 2013-­‐2015 Reviewer, Journal of Business Logistics review board Robert H. Smith School of Business, UMD Association of Doctoral Students, Intramural Sports Chair Ph.D. Student Soccer and Flag Football Team, captain HONORS AND AWARDS Invited Participant Logistics Doctoral Symposium (2015) – Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ INVITED PRESENTATIONS TO INDUSTRY “Examining the Interaction of Power and Supply Chain Strategy on Firm Performance.” Isaac Elking, John-­‐
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National Aeronautical and Space Administration (April, 2015). John-­‐Patrick Paraskevas. General Services Administration; National Institute of Standards and Technology; United States Department of Defense; Department of Homeland Security (February, 2015). John-­‐Patrick Paraskevas. Office of the Secretary of Defense; Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics; LMI Government Consulting; Office of Manufacturing and Industrial Base Policy (October, 2014). John-­‐Patrick Paraskevas. Bloomberg, L.P. (August, 2014). Isaac Elking and John Patrick Paraskevas. Resilinc Corporation (April, 2014). John-­‐Patrick Paraskevas. PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) Decision Sciences Institute (DSI) Production and Operations Management Society (POMS) REFERENCES Dr. Curtis Grimm Professor and Charles A. Taff Chair of Economics and Strategy Robert H. Smith School of Business Logistics, Business and Public Policy 3437 Van Munching Hall College Park, MD 20742-­‐1815 Office Phone: 301.405.2235 E-­‐mail: cgrimm@rhsmith.umd.edu Dr. Thomas M. Corsi Michelle E. Smith Professor of Logistics & Co-­‐Director, Supply Chain Management Center Robert H. Smith School of Business Logistics, Business and Public Policy 3321 Van Munching Hall College Park, MD 20742-­‐1815 Office Phone: 301.405.2197 E-­‐mail: tcorsi@rhsmith.umd.edu Dr. Sandor Boyson Research Professor & Co-­‐Director, Supply Chain Management Center Robert H. Smith School of Business Logistics, Business and Public Policy 3355 Van Munching Hall College Park, MD 20742-­‐1815 Office Phone: 301.405.2205 E-­‐mail: sboyson@rhsmith.umd.edu