Resume

• 2017

  Intelenz

  KidBright USA

  Raleigh-Durham

  North Carolina Area

  KidBright's vision is hunger free classroom where all children can learn and succeed. KidBright is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit currently providing daily healthy snacks to more than 600 children in Durham public schools.

  Founder

  Board Member

  KidBright USA

  Intelenz

  University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  Chapel Hill

  NC

  Serve as the COO/CFO for the Dept of Computer Science. Teach two courses

  including \"software entrepreneurship\" and \"data ethics.\"

  Associate Chair

  Professor of the Practice of Entrepreneurship

  Department of Computer Science

• 2016

  Family Preschool

  Harvard Business Review

  The Parr Center for Ethics

  University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  Harvard Business Review

• 2011

  ContentGems.com

  Durham

  NC

  ContentGems is a content engine for businesses

  agencies

  and developers looking to provide timely and relevant content to customers. This dynamic content can be plugged into a wide range of platforms and applications such as social media

  newsletters

  websites

  intranet/portals

  or web or mobile apps.

  Cofounder

  Board Member

  ContentGems.com

  The Parr Center for Ethics

  University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

• 2010

  FernStrategy

  Inc.

  Korea University

  Seoul

  Korea

  Taught a three week intensive course on strategy and corporate innovation in the Global MBA Program

  ranked among the top 100 programs worldwide by the Financial Times. Invited to return three years in a row.

  Visiting Professor of Strategy

  Korea University

  San Jose

  CA

  Developed and implemented business and corporate level strategies for multinationals

  primarily operating in high-technology fields. Provided customized advisory services in strategy and innovation management

  including training and coaching

  to boards

  executive teams

  directors

  and senior managers.

  Independent Strategy Consultant

  FernStrategy

  Inc.

• 2009

  Led a series of working sessions with the top management team to solidify the nonprofit’s vision

  its long-term goals

  its scope of services

  and its core capabilities. Evaluated the nonprofit’s positioning and activities in relation to its major stakeholders and provided recommendations for improvement.

  Second Harvest Food Bank

  Facilitated a number of group sessions with the top management team and two key board members to define the nonprofit’s vision

  its long-term goals

  its scope of services

  and its core capabilities. Managed complex succession-related issues.

  Community Technology Alliance

  Coaching

  Competitive Analysis

  Leadership

  Data Analysis

  Business Strategy

  Business Planning

  Strategy

  Entrepreneurship

  Go-to-market Strategy

  Product Development

  Innovation Management

  Enterprise Software

  Strategic Planning

  Product Management

  Content Marketing

  Business Development

  Marketing

  Project Management

  Product Marketing

  Strategic Thinking

  The Use of Knowledge for Technological Innovation within Diversified Firms

  Douglas J. Miller

  Using a sample of 211

  636 patents from 1

  644 companies

  we examine how the use of interdivisional knowledge affects the impact of an invention on subsequent technological developments.

  The Use of Knowledge for Technological Innovation within Diversified Firms

  Hugh O'Neill

  In an analysis of 120 prospective startups during the period 1995-2005 we examine how past experience constrains a founder's strategic choices and how factors at the level of the founder and team breaks these experience-based constraints.

  The Genesis of Strategy in New Ventures: Escaping the Constraints of Founder and Team Knowledge

  Richard M. Burton

  Drawing on a series of computational experiments and paired-case comparisons of six product development projects

  we examine how new product development performance is affected by project design and the technological environment.

  Organizing for Product Development Across Technological Environments

  This study examines how the performance experience of actors shapes the stability and variability of routine performances.

  Examining the Stability and Variability of Routine Performances: The Effects of Experience and Context Change

  Michael J.

  Fern

  University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

• 2008

  Santa Clara University

  Conducted research and taught strategy in the evening MBA program

  ranked among the top 20 part-time programs in the U.S. by Bloomberg Businessweek.

  Santa Clara University

• 2006

  Utilium

  Launched Utilium.com

  an online learning management system that combined content with course management functionality.

  Utilium

• 2001

  Completed PhD-level coursework as part of the UNC-Duke Inter-institutional Program: Computational Organization

  IT in Organizations

  Longitudinal Strategy

  Strategic Management

  Duke University - The Fuqua School of Business

• 2000

  PhD

  Recipient of a Kauffman Dissertation Fellowship

  Booz Allen Hamilton/SMS PhD Fellowship

  Wilhelmina M. & Richard W. Herbin Scholarship

  and University of North Carolina Merit Assistantship.

  Strategic Management

  University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Kenan-Flagler Business School

• 1995

  BS

  Graduated first in class

  summa cum laude. Recipient of the Entrepreneurship Graduating Student of the Year Award and the Centurion Award for dedication and outstanding service. Dean's Scholar 1995-1998. Listed among Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges.

  Entrepreneurship

  Member of Beta Gamma Sigma and Mortar Board honor societies.Two time winner of the University of Oregon Business Plan Competition. Founder of the Green Business Group.