Global executive track Ph.D. alumni
Learn more about our alumni, see where they're working, explore their teaching case studies, dissertations and connect to them on LinkedIn to find out more about this unique doctoral program tailored to executives.
Profiles
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Shakti Chavan, Ph.D. ‘24
Vehicle Safety Engineer, FCA Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
Dissertation: "A Takeover Framework for Autonomous Vehicles to Enhance Safety and Driving Experience"
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Bernard Evans, Ph.D. ‘24
Dissertation: "Talent Management in Governmental Agencies: Employee Viewpoint"
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Angela Johnson, Ph.D. ‘24
Manager, Business Intelligence & Data Analytic, Global Purchasing & Supply Chain, General Motors
Dissertation: "Drivers of Perceived OEM-Supplier Relationship Quality & Influence of Culture, Alignment, and Buyer Engagement"
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Lokesh Setti, Ph.D. '23
Product Development Supervisor, Ford Motor Company, Adjunct Faculty, Global Executive Track Ph.D. Program
Dissertation: “Framework for Effective Decision Making & Trade-offs During Product Platform Development”
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Paschal Aguwa, Ph.D. ‘22
Product Design Engineer, Ford Motor Company
Dissertation: “Managing Supplier Selection: Strategic and Collaborative Alignment to Engineering Requirements from a Global Perspective”
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Venkatesan Balaraman, Ph.D. ‘22
Program Management Specialist, Ford Motor Company
Dissertation: “Framework to Integrate Industry 4.0 and Lean Methodologies: Operational Excellence in the Automotive Industry”
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Aniekan (Michael) Ini Abasi, Ph.D. '21
Founder & CEO, Slingshot Labs
Dissertation: “Maximizing User Engagement in Short Marketing Campaigns Within an Online Living Lab: A Reinforcement Learning Perspective”
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Cristina Recchia, Ph.D. '21
Adjunct Faculty Instructor, Wayne State University
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Rahul Dixit, Ph.D. '21
Engineering Manager in Space and Airborne Systems, Raytheon Company
Dissertation: “Correlating Middle Manager Recommendations in Portfolio Management” Outcomes
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Alexander Hagenmeyer, Ph.D. '20
Co-Founder, THI Investments
Dissertation: “New Perspectives and Insights on the Intersection of Business Model Design and Open Innovation: A Multi-Method Approach”
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Shannon Dare Wayne, Ph.D. '20
Business Office Manager, Ford Model e
Dissertation: “Design Thinking & Strategic Product Planning for Highly Engineered Products”
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Donna Bell, Ph.D. '19
Executive Vice President – Product Creation, Engineering, & Procurement, Ford Motor Company
Dissertation: “Understanding the Relationship of Innovation and Quality in a Fast-Changing Market: An Automotive Industry Perspective”
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Kenneth J. Gembel II, Ph.D. '19
CEO, L.U.C.K. Unlimited Group Holdings Corporation
Dissertation: “A Structured Methodology for Tailoring and Deploying Lean Manufacturing Systems”
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Brandon Johnson, Ph.D. '19
Global Data Analytics Portfolio Manager, Ford Motor Company
Dissertation: “A Framework to Quantify the Risk of Introducing Product Service System Use Cases Through the Phases of Innovation within a Physical Architecture”
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Ifeoma Okechukwu, Ph.D. '19
Dissertation: “Sociotechnical Systems Approach for Designing Effective Pre-College STEM Programs for Adult Students”
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Nabil Raad, Ph.D. '19
Senior Vice President, Data & Analytics, GM Financial
Dissertation: “Understanding the Impact of Virtual-Mirroring Based Learning on Collaboration in a Data and Analytics Function: A Resilience Perspective”
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Mark Colosimo, Ph.D. '18
Vice President, Data & Analytics, Urban Science
Dissertation: “A Data-Driven and Mixed Methods Analysis of Automotive Retail Operations Management
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Rita D'Angelo, Ph.D. '17
Founder & CEO, D'Angelo Advantage, LLC, Laboratory Learning Solutions
Dissertation: “An Agile Quality Management System for Laboratory Developed Tests
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Mark Dolsen, Ph.D. '17
President, TRQSS, Inc.
Dissertation: “Developing Innovation Capability in a Mass Production Organization”
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Gregory Hartman, Ph.D. '17
Industrial Engineer, US Army
Dissertation: “Enhancing Set-Based Design to Engineer Resilience for Long-Lived Systems”
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Stephen H. Rapp, Ph.D. '17
Senior Scientist, Decision Analysis Process Leader, US Army - CCDC Ground Vehicle Systems Center
Dissertation: “Product Development Resilience Through Set-Based Design”
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Peter Chhim, Ph.D. '16
Enterprise Director: Warranty Excellence, Johnson Controls
Dissertation: “Knowledge Reuse Through Electronic Knowledge Repositories: An Empirical Study and Ontological Improvement Effort for the Manufacturing Industry”
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Jumana Judeh, Ph.D. ‘16
President & Associate Broker, Judeh & Associate Realtors
Dissertation: “A Socio-Technical System (STS) for Urban Redevelopment”
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Gwendolyn Holowecky, Ph.D. ‘15
Manager, Production Engineering, TRQSS, Inc.
Dissertation: "Framework for Effectively Integrating Flexibility and Lean"
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Aldo Pallisco, Ph.D.‘16
Sales Director, Diversified Markets & Global Lead for Aftersales, Magna Powertrain of America, Inc.
Dissertation: “Additive Manufacturing in the Automotive Industry: Framework for Product & Service Life-Cycle Management”
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Nancy Philippart, Ph.D. '14
General Partner & Co-Founder, Belle Michigan
Dissertation: “Global e-Mentoring: Overcoming Virtual Distance for an Effective Mentoring Relationship”
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Rachel Itabashi-Campbell, Ph.D. '13
Project Safety Manager, Bosch
Dissertation: “Engineering Problem Solving & Sustained Learning: A Mixed Methods Study to Explore the Dynamics of Engineering Knowledge Creation”
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Darrell Williams, Ph.D. '13
Director, Global Program Management | OPEX | Analytics | Transformation | Engineering
Teva PharmaceuticalsDissertation: “Framework for Quantifying and Tailoring Complexity and Risk to Manage Uncertainty in Developing Complex Products and Systems”
