Educator

Empowering the Next Generation of Leaders.

As an adjunct professor at Purdue Global and Concordia University Chicago, I bring executive-level experience into the classroom — making leadership and project management tangible, practical, and immediately applicable.

Purdue Global
Concordia University Chicago
Undergraduate · MBA · PhD
Teaching Philosophy

How I Teach

Theory Meets Practice

Every concept I teach is grounded in real-world experience. Students leave with frameworks they can apply on Monday morning.

Psychological Safety First

Learning requires vulnerability. I create environments where questions are celebrated and mistakes are learning opportunities.

Strengths-Based Development

Using tools like StrengthsFinder, I help students understand their natural talents and how to leverage them in team settings.

Leadership as a Discipline

Great leadership is not innate — it is practiced. I teach it as a skill set that can be developed, refined, and grown.

Purdue Global

Courses at Purdue Global

Teaching foundation project management and leading the Google Project Management Certificate sequence.

MT245 / MT246 / MT247

Google Project Management Certificate

Course Lead

Course Lead for the three-course Google Project Management Certificate sequence. Responsible for curriculum oversight, course revision, and ensuring students earn an industry-recognized credential that prepares them for real-world project delivery.

BU 311

Project Management in Action I

Instructor

Foundation course introducing core project management principles, the project lifecycle, scope management, and the role of the project manager. Students develop the skills to initiate and plan projects using industry-standard frameworks.

BU 312

Project Management in Action II

Instructor

Builds on BU 311 with a focus on project execution, scheduling, resource management, and stakeholder communication. Students apply tools and techniques to manage live project scenarios.

BU 313

Project Management in Action III

Instructor

Covers project monitoring, control, risk management, and quality assurance. Students learn to track project performance against baselines and make data-driven decisions to keep projects on course.

BU 314

Project Management in Action IV

Instructor

Capstone of the foundation series, focusing on project closure, lessons learned, portfolio management, and the transition from project manager to strategic leader.

MT451

Managing Technological Innovation

Instructor

Explores how organizations identify, evaluate, and implement technological innovations to maintain competitive advantage. Topics include innovation strategy, technology adoption, change management, and leading cross-functional teams through digital transformation.

Concordia University Chicago

Courses at Concordia

University-approved to teach across the MBA and Organizational Leadership (OLDR) programs at the graduate and doctoral level.

MBA Program
MBAP 6605
Managing Projects
MBAP 6610
Managing Project Resource Teams
MBAP 6615
Project Monitoring & Control
MBAP 6001
Strategic Leadership & Planning
Organizational Leadership (OLDR) — Masters & PhD
OLDR 6000
Leadership & Excellence
OLDR 6002
Ethical & Social Leadership
OLDR 6004
Leadership Capstone
OLDR 6800
Leader as Trainer, Mentor & Coach
OLDR 6810
Leader Dev: Culture, Sustain & Renew Org
OLDR 6820
Leadership: Politics, Power & Applied Ethics
OLDR 6830
Leadership Communication & Decision Making
OLDR 6840
Agents of Change
OLDR 6850
Leading Knowledge Enterprise
OLDR 6950
Independent Study in OLDR
OLDR 7010
The Follower-Leader Relationship
OLDR 7020
Change, Innovation & Transformational Leadership
OLDR 7030
Applied Ethics & Organizational Leadership
OLDR 7040
Inclusive Leadership
OLDR 7500
Scholarly Writing
MIE 6002
Leading Innovation in the Digital Age
MIE 6003
Entrepreneurship & Global Society
Professional Certifications

Credentials & Certifications

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Project Management Professional (PMP)®
Project Management Institute
Active · Expires Dec 2026
PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)®
Project Management Institute
Active · Expires Nov 2027
Certified SAFe® 6 Agilist
Scaled Agile, Inc.
Active · Expires Jul 2026
Professional Scrum Master™ I (PSM I)
Scrum.org
Active
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (LSSBB)
UL Solutions
Active
ITIL® v3 Foundation
AXELOS Global Best Practice
Active
Additional PMI & Industry Credentials
Google Project Management Certificate (v1)
Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
ISO 27001 Implementation
Agile Hybrid Project Pro
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Academic Degrees

Education

2023
Doctor of Business Administration — Strategic Leadership & Innovation
Concordia University Chicago

Dissertation: Leadership Strategies for Prioritization Processes and Tools from a PMO Perspective

2019
MBA, Information Technology Management
Western Governors University

Focus on technology strategy, organizational leadership, and business transformation

"The best leaders are also the best learners. I teach because it keeps me sharp — and because every student I help is a multiplier."
— Dr. Sean Duffy