IOANNIS JOHN PAPAZAFIROPOULOS
Chapel Hill,NC
Summary
Goal-oriented Academic administrator dedicated to strengthening administrative operations to streamline costs and enhance procedures. Cultivate long-lasting relationships with students and staff to strengthen program success. Motivational leader with top-notch communication, organizational and strategic planning abilities. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Experienced Professor and Academic Administrator
- Instruction
- Research
- Publication
- Student Retention
- Accomplished academic with experience across all facets of instruction, administration, and student academic ontogeny
- Advanced knowledge of instructional methodology, pedagogy, and student learning
- Demonstrated ability to instruct challenging subjects (e.g., statistics, anatomy) in both virtual and in-person environments
- Persuasive and tenacious Academic with a proven track record in achieving results through understanding, inclusion, and student/staff engagement
- Proven success engaging students with diverse backgrounds, learning styles, and abilities, while increasing subject comprehension and student satisfaction.
VP Corporate Outreach
01.2022
Faculty (Adjunct)
SKEMA Business School
01.2001 - Current
- Provided Campus Leadership for the outreach initiatives for the school
- Taught face to face courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels
- Faculty Development
- Faculty Training
- Corporate Outreach
- Course presentation
- Faculty Hiring & Credentialing
- Syllabi Development
- Student Orientation
- Student Advising
- Course Preparation
- Classroom instruction
- Presentation
- Community Engagement
- Symposia
- Key Leadership Contributions:
- Managed faculty through processes that resulted in Student satisfaction survey scores routinely above 98%
- Guided the campus academic assessment process which resulted in successfully meeting the US Department of
- Education criteria and our placement as the number one campus among two hundred nationwide University campuses
- Piloted new Statistics and Mathematics learning management systems to replace existing less-effective systems
- Initiated a community engagement program that introduced students to community business leaders, often resulting in internships and job offers for our students
- Effectively oversaw four local campuses and four departments achieving near zero faculty attrition and over 95% student retention.
Chief Consultant/Principal
Enhanced Consulting Services, Inc
01.2018 - 01.2021
- Provide Academic Consulting services as an independent contractor or via partnering with consulting firms in the areas of:
- Accreditation
- Academic Management
- Student Retention
- Strategic Planning
- Thesis/Dissertation coaching
- Curriculum Development
- Business Expansion
- APA / MLA style consulting
- Public Relations
- Research
- Faculty Development
- New program Creation
- Key Leadership Contributions:
- Engineered strategies and operational models to reverse enrolment decline often producing over 100% increase in student engagement
- Developed models with expanded client base and government contracting success
- Established processes for more accurate and automatic assessment that increased compliance and HLC reaccreditation
- Identified new revenue academic programs and implemented operational changes that increased effectiveness while remaining within budget
- Identified and developed operational processes; identified strategic growth opportunities and developed methods to capitalize upon them; evaluated organizational structures and developed new organizational matrices that better utilized excising personnel and resources
- Prof
- John Papazafiropoulos CV
- Successfully led and grew five academic majors from concept to fully accredited departments.
Senior Manager
Baker University, Ottawa University
Sanford Brown College
Pinnacle
01.2004 - 01.2008
- Career Institute
- Socratic Approach
- Academic Research
- Curriculum Development
- Peer Faculty Evaluation
- Peer reviewer
- Student Advising
- Student Grievance Resolution
- Student Discipline
- Academic Assessment
- Classroom instruction
- LMS Expertise
- Community Engagement
- Symposia
- Provided instruction for multiple undergraduate and graduate institutions in traditional (in person) and online campuses
- Key Contributions:
- Increased Student satisfaction as evidenced in End of Course surveys
- Increased Student comprehension
- Piloted new learning management systems to replace existing less-effective systems
- Initiated a community engagement program that introduced students to community business leaders, and engaged community leaders in promoting and supporting the institutions
- Effectively oversaw student end-of-program projects and papers.
Project/Program Manager
Sprint
01.2001 - 01.2004
- Established the Nationwide Network Operations Center (NOC) from the ground up and provided overall oversight in the areas of:
- Network operations
- Staff Selection
- Staff Development
- FCC Compliance
- Customer Care & Service
- System Installation
- Policy & Procedure Development
- Outage Response
- Network Assessment
- Outage prevention
- Remote site Management
- IP & RF Management
- Key Leadership Contributions:
- Monitored the nationwide network in full compliance with FCC regulations achieving network uptime above 99.7%
- Lead all NOC employees (technicians and administrative staff) and achieved zero attrition and very high employee satisfaction measured by external employee satisfaction surveys
- Created and introduced new policies and procedures that moved the NOC to a proactive operational model
- Oversaw the remote customer service center ensuring very high levels of customer satisfaction
- Supported the Nationwide expansion of the network and the seamless integration of new locations to the established network
- Prof
- John Papazafiropoulos CV
- Faculty positions 2000 to 2022
Education
BEH 225 Introduction to Behavioral Science PSY 200 Introduction to Psychology PSY 100 Introduction to Psychology COM 120 Effective Persuasive Writing COM 140 Contemporary Business Communications COM 220 Research Writing ETH 125 Cultural Diversity QNT 530 Statistics and Research Methods for Managerial Decisions QNT 531 Advanced problems in Statistics and Research Methods RES 341 Research and Evaluation I RES 342 Research and Evaluation II PSYC 100 Introduction to Psychology BADM 100 Introduction to Management PSY 31354 Physiological -
John Papazafiropoulos CV
Doctor of Philosophy - Organization and Management/Leadership
PhD - undefined
Capella University
Master of Science - Urban studies
MS - undefined
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Master of Science - Community Counseling
University of South Alabama
Post-baccalaureate - Emergency Medical Sciences
University of South Alabama
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology/Biology
BA - undefined
University of South Alabama
Skills
- COURCES TAUGHT
- CONSULTING IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
- DEVELOPING NEW BUSINESS FROM IDEA TO MARKET
- PRINCIPLES OF MODERN MANAGEMENT
- CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
- COURSE NAMEFINANCE PRACTICAL TRAINING I AND II
- GEN 101 Skills for Lifelong Learning
- GEN 300 Skills for Professional Development
- GEN 375 Critical Thinking
- Schedule Management
- Staff Support
- Standardized Test Results Review
- Behavior Management
- Parent Outreach
- Conflict Resolution
- Academic Standards
- Statistical Data
- Team Collaboration
- Office Operations
- Academic Administration
- Academic Presentations
- Instructional Practices
- Outreach Strategies
- Student Reporting
- Academic Assistance
- Student Discipline
- Training Courses
- Microsoft Excel
- Orientation Sessions
- Instructional Leadership
- Customer Satisfaction
- Status Updates
- Policy Enforcement
- Special Projects
- Student Achievement
- Student Performance Data
- Training Policy Development
- Statistical Trends
- Performance Improvement
- Hire Personnel
- Control Budgets
- Develop Courses
Affiliations
American Psychological Association (APA)
Society for Human Resource Managers (SHRM)
Aircraft Owner and Pilot Association (AOPA)
Additional Information
- AWARDS , Charles “Chuck” E. Yeager Aerospace Education Achievement Award, United States Airforce Auxiliary, Civil Air Patrol NASA Space Grant Consortium, Three citations for outstanding achievement as a scholar in the National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program
Timeline
VP Corporate Outreach
01.2022
Chief Consultant/Principal
Enhanced Consulting Services, Inc
01.2018 - 01.2021
Senior Manager
Baker University, Ottawa University
Sanford Brown College
Pinnacle
01.2004 - 01.2008
Faculty (Adjunct)
SKEMA Business School
01.2001 - Current
Project/Program Manager
Sprint
01.2001 - 01.2004
Experienced Professor and Academic Administrator
BEH 225 Introduction to Behavioral Science PSY 200 Introduction to Psychology PSY 100 Introduction to Psychology COM 120 Effective Persuasive Writing COM 140 Contemporary Business Communications COM 220 Research Writing ETH 125 Cultural Diversity QNT 530 Statistics and Research Methods for Managerial Decisions QNT 531 Advanced problems in Statistics and Research Methods RES 341 Research and Evaluation I RES 342 Research and Evaluation II PSYC 100 Introduction to Psychology BADM 100 Introduction to Management PSY 31354 Physiological -
John Papazafiropoulos CV
Doctor of Philosophy - Organization and Management/Leadership
PhD - undefined
Capella University
Master of Science - Urban studies
MS - undefined
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Master of Science - Community Counseling
University of South Alabama
Post-baccalaureate - Emergency Medical Sciences
University of South Alabama
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology/Biology
BA - undefined
University of South Alabama
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