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Great ideas. Making them happen. Strategic Innovation Academy Directors. Faculty Director: Barry Thomas Academic History PhD in Industrial and Operations Engineering, University of Michigan, 2002 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Strategic Innovation Academy Directors

• Faculty Director: Barry Thomas– Academic History

• PhD in Industrial and Operations Engineering, University of Michigan, 2002

• MS in Industrial and Operations Engineering, University of Michigan, 1999

• BA in Mathematics and Economics, Grinnell College, 1996

– Areas of Expertise• Real-time Decision-making• Heuristic Search• Logistics• Vehicle routing

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SI Academy:

Building Skills That Are In Demand

1. Critical thinking

2. Complex problem solving

3. Judgment and decision-making . . .

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SI Academy Tracks

• Helping businesses identify, analyze and execute opportunities

Strategic Management &

Innovation

• Helping businesses do business betterSupply Chain & Analytics

Structured Problem Solving

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SI Careers

• Strategy Development Specialist

• Business Development Analyst

• Mergers & Acquisition Analyst

• Market Research Analyst

• Business Strategy Consultant

• New Product Development

• Project Manager

• Supply Chain Analyst

• Strategic Sourcing Specialist

• Process Engineer/Consultant

• Operations Management

• Logistics Analyst

• Data Analyst

• Business Analytics

Strategic Management & Innovation Supply Chain & Analytics

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Other Alumni Roles:

Strategic Management & Innovation

• Senior Associate, International Pricing Strategy, Delta Airlines

• Associate Product Manager, Integrated DNA Technologies

• Project Manager, Operational Risk, Discover Financial Services

• Technical Project Manager, Pearson

• Senior Business Analyst, Cognizant Technology Solutions

• Project Manager, Appcore

• Associate, A.T. Kearney

• Associate Manager, Leadership Program, Zimmer

• Consultant, Newry Corporation

• Internal Auditor, YRC Worldwide

• New Business Development, American International Practice Group

• Product Manager, Medline

• Strategic Account Manager, Marchex

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Other Alumni Roles: Supply Chain & Analytics

• Product Application Engineer, Eaton Corporation

• Sourcing Manager, Procurement LDP, Johnson & Johnson

• Import/Export Logistics Manager, Wilbur-Ellis Company

• Project Manager, Pearson

• Operations Manager, Amazon

• Intermediate Process Engineer, AEGON

• Demand Planner, BASF

• Supply Chain Capacity Planner, Caterpillar

• Project Manager, Customer Service, Discover Financial Services

• Pricing Analyst, Parker-Hannifin

• Supply Chain Leadership Development Program, Eaton Corporation

• Global Supply Chain Analyst, VF Corporation

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Hiring Successes - 2012

• Amazon Pathways Program• American International Practice Group• Eaton Corporation• Marchex• Mayo Clinic (joint degree student)• Medline• Nanocrystal Group• Parker Hannifin• The University of Iowa (Ph.D program)• VF Corporation• YRC Worldwide

• Amazon Corporate Operations

• Bob Barker Company• Eaton Global LDP• Emory University

(joint degree student)• Faurencia• Gallup• Higher Learning

Technologies• Laticrete• LeanCor

Second-Year Full-Time Placements First-Year Internships

100% Placement Rate

• Masco• Nanomedtrix• NextEra Energy• Nissan• Radiology Protocols• Rockwell Automation• University of Iowa

Hospitals & Clinics• University of Iowa

Research Foundation• Wellmark• Zivanti

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Learn by Doing

Iowa Medical Innovation Group

(IMIG)

Six Sigma & LeanCertifications

Business Solutions Center

Case Competitions

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Learn by Doing:

Certifications• Six Sigma

– Open only to SCA majors– Requires the following courses:

• Operations Management• Statistical Methods for Process

Improvement• Six Sigma Project• Strategic Management of Change

• Lean– The following courses are required:

• Operations Management• Rapid Continuous Improvement• Strategy Development and the Lean

Enterprise

Before

After

Value Stream Map

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Certification Sponsors

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Finance Career Academy

Cathy Zaharis, CFA, Business DirectorTom Rietz, Faculty Director

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Your Academy Directors

• Tom Rietz, Faculty Director• PhD Economics, U of Iowa – 1988 BA

Economics UNI 1983• Asst. Prof of Finance Northwestern

1988-94• Areas of Expertise:

– Behavioral Finance– Experimental Econ and Finance– Experimental Markets and Game Theory

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Your Academy Directors

• Cathy Zaharis, CFA, Business Director• BBA Finance - 1982 – U of Iowa• MBA Drake - 1983• CFA Charterholder and Past President

of CFA Society of Iowa• 1982-2005 – Analyst, Head of Trading

Desk, Portfolio Manager – Principal Global Investors

• Chair, Investment Committee – U of Iowa Foundation

• Public Speaker on Investing

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What is Finance?

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Finance is

Corporate• Making decisions based

on financial information of an organization

• Maximizing Shareholder Value

Investment• Provide Capital for the

Business Community

• Distribute Investments to maximize the Risk/Return Matrix

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Corporate Finance Careers

Accounting

• Internal Audit/Accounting/Tax• Treasury/Cash Management

CrossFunctional

• Risk Management• Financial Analyst/Corporate Development

Investments

• Investor Relations/Benefits Manager/Real Estate• Capital Markets

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Skills for Corporate Finance

• Strong Analytical Skills• Strong Problem Solving Skills• Communication – Verbal/written a huge plus

and will help your career• Teamwork – Working in a team environment is

key• Leadership Potential – Have what it takes to

move up in the organization

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Financial Analyst

Skills required• Problem Solving• Analytics• Teamwork• Communication

Functions• Financial Planning • Capital Budgeting• Project Analysis• Market Analysis

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Investment Track Roles

• Research Analyst/Associate• Relationship Managers• Portfolio Assistant• Trading

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Research Analyst

• Skills– Fundamental or Quantitative– Strong Analytical Skills– Develop relationships with “sell side” and companies– Very Important to have a CFA

• What do you do– Knowledge of your industry– Companies – know and model– Pitch Ideas

• Career Path– Portfolio Manager– Career Analyst– Hedge Funds

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Investment Track Firms• Investment Management - “Buy Side”• Investment Banking• Capital Markets• Consultants• Endowments and Foundations• “Sell Side”

• Sectors with little MBA hiring:• Wealth Management• Hedge Funds• Private Equity

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Learning by Doing in Finance

Henry Fund

Putting Finance into Practice

Case Competitions

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The Marketing Career Academy.

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Marketing Academy Directors

Areas of Excellence Include: Director of Analytics, The Brandware Group

(Clients include DuPont, Abbot, Satellite Radio, Samsung, 3M, Michelin, Nestle)

Two-time MBA Elective Faculty Member of the Year

Tom is an expert at Marketing strategy, Prediction markets, healthcare and analytics.

Tom Gruca - Faculty Director, MBA Marketing Career Academy Director of PhD Program in Marketing, Tippie Research Professor of Marketing

PhD in Decision and Information Sciences, UIllinois, 1989 MBA in Management Information Systems, UIllinois, 1985 BS in Mathematics and Computer Science, UIChicago, 1983

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Jason Corpus - Business Director, MBA Marketing Career Academy Executive Scholars Program, Northwestern University – Kellogg, 2012

High Potential Leadership Program, UPenn – Wharton, 2010 MBA in Management, University of Iowa, 2009

BS in Management and Economics, Coe College, 2001

13 years of Corporate Marketing Leadership Experience

Director for Merchandising & Strategic Development, Brownells Group

Led The Brownells Group from $38M in revenue in 2005, to the Internet Retailer Top 250 in US e-commerce $$ 2013. Founder and Managing Director of 1821 Limited, directed

the acquisition of $70MM in business acquisitions 2009-2013.

Marketing Academy Directors

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So… What is Marketing?

1 Source: CareerBuilder July 1, 2013

What if I told you that on average LESS THAN 6% OF MARKETING JOBS

are in Advertising and Design?1

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Marketing Is:

Identifying Growth Opportunities

Developing a Profitable Solution

Positioning the Solution in the Market

Persuading the target audience

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Career Paths in Marketing

Marketing Research

and Analytics

Brand and Product

Development

Category Management and Shopper

Marketing

Merchandising

Business Development

and Consulting

Promotions, Design and

Comm.

Most Quantitative Most Qualitative

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World Renowned Marketing Faculty

Our Marketing faculty is truly World Class. Among the marketingfaculty that you’ll work with:

100% PhD’s from Top Level Universities

Over 75 years of industry consulting experience with top-tier clients such as DuPont, Abbot, Satellite Radio, Samsung, 3M, Michelin, Nestle and GE.

Our faculty’s work has been published more than 75 times in top-tier Marketing publications.

Our faculty have won 64 university and national awards for their classroom instruction, research, presentations and publications.

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Top placements every year

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2013 Field Studies in Marketing Clients

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The Marketing Career Academy.

You can get there from here.