Wayne Kirschling

I am a proud father to five, grandfather to six, great grandfather to one, and fortunate-to-be husband of Corinne (48 years).

Prior to my current faculty position, I was president of a series of startup and established high-tech companies serving the aviation, semiconductor equipment, and medical equipment industries both in the U.S. and internationally. During this same time period, I was Executive President of a private holding company and served on the Board of Directors of both public and private companies.

My public sector experiences include service as the Deputy Commissioner and Acting Commissioner of Higher Education for the State of Indiana and Director of Research for the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems.

For the last eleven years, I have been a faculty member in the Graduate Engineering Management Program in the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences at the University of Colorado - Boulder. Previous teaching experience includes: full time faculty at the Air Force Academy and adjunct or adjoint faculty at Butler University, University of Indianapolis, and University of Colorado in both Colorado Springs and Boulder.

Graduate courses I offer:

• Introduction to Engineering Management
• Finance and Accounting for Engineering Managers
• Management of R&D
• Product Development
• Lean and Agile Management
• Technology Ventures and Marketing
• Applied Business Decisions (Business Simulation)

Academic preparation:

• BS (Air Force Academy)
• MS (Stanford University)
• MBA (University of Colorado at Colorado Springs)
• DBA (University of Colorado at Boulder).

Past interests include sports cars, half and full marathons, climbing 14ers, Hatha yoga, medita