EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Entrepreneurship researcher, practitioner, teacher, mentor, and author
7 Years in Top Ranked Entrepreneurship Academic Center and Program
8 Years in Entrepreneurship, including 2 venture-backed companies (one went IPO) and my own dot.com
7 years in Fortune 500 companies Raytheon and Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC)

EDUCATION

• PhD in Applied Science, Southern Methodist University Lyle School of Engineering (SMU LYLE)
  • Dissertation: Improving Investment Performance of Venture Financing Utilizing Bayesian Fundamentals
• MBA in Finance, Southern Methodist University Cox School of Business (SMU COX)
• BS in Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
  • Thesis: A Methodology for Estimating the Correctibility of Deformable Mirrors

CAREER PATH

ACADEMIA

• 2004 – Current: SMU COX Caruth Institute for Entrepreneurship
• Associate Director
  • Entrepreneurship Rankings: #6 Worldwide (Financial Times EMBA Rankings 2010), #5 in USA (Entrepreneur Magazine MBA Rankings 2005), #7 in USA (Entrepreneur Magazine MBA Rankings 2004)
  • Outreach Programs: Sales, marketing, and online responsibilities for the Dallas 100 Entrepreneur Awards, Southwest Venture Forum, and Starting A Business Certificate course, including selling corporate sponsorships
  • Faculty Advisor: SMU MBA Business Plan Contest
  • Faculty Support: Help new faculty develop syllabus and course content
  • Adjunct Professor, Department of Strategy, Entrepreneurship, and Business Economics
    • BBA course: CISB 5397 – Starting A Business
    • MBA course: STRA 6224 – Entrepreneurial Strategy
    • MBA course: CISB 6228 – Corporate Entrepreneurship
    • EMBA course: BA 6336 – Entrepreneurship (Guest Teacher)
  • Executive Education courses:
    • Excellent Business Strategies (Co-Teacher)
    • Corporate Entrepreneurship

Publications, Presentations, Books

• Mak, S. and Croson, D.C. (2007) "An Amplitude-Frequency Framework For Corporate Entrepreneurship," Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research: Vol. 27: Iss. 21, Article 11, Babson.
• Mak, S.S., and Szygenda, S. (2009), "A Comparative Analysis of Sales Growth of High-Technology Industries Listed in the Fortune 1000 Rankings from 2006-2009," Proceedings of the IntellectBase International Consortium Conference, Oct 2009
• Mak, S.S., and Szygenda, S. (2009), "The Economic Impact of Technology Entrepreneurship on Job Creation: An Analysis of Job Growth of Technology Firms Listed in the Fortune 1000 and Best Places To Work 2008 Rankings," Proceedings of the Southern Academy of Entrepreneurship Conference, Oct 2009
• Mak, S.S., and Szygenda, S. (2009), "A Comparative Analysis of Sales Growth of High-Technology Industries Listed in the Fortune 1000 Rankings from 2006-2009," International Journal of Accounting Information Science and Leadership, Volume 2, Issue 4
• Mak, S.S., and Szygenda, S. (2010), "Bayesian Selection Method And Systems Modeling For Enhancing The Success Of Venture Investments In Technology Entrepreneurship," United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE) Annual Conference, Jan 2010
• Mak, S.S., and Szygenda, S. (2010), "Why Invest In Technology Entrepreneurship: A Four Year Study Of Job Growth Of Fortune 1000 AND 100 Best Places To Work Rankings From 2006-2009," Society for Design and Process Science, Jun 2010
• Mak, S.S., and Szygenda, S. (2011), "Improving Venture Investment Performance By Utilizing Bayesian Fundamentals," Proceedings of the IntellectBase International Consortium Conference, Mar 2011
• Mak, S.S., and Szygenda, S. (2011), "Improving Venture Investment Performance By Utilizing Bayesian Fundamentals," Journal of Accounting Information Science and Leadership, Volume 4, Issue 9
• Mak, S.S., and Szygenda, S., "Hiring A New Venture Fund Analyst: What's the Payoff?" Working Paper
• Mak, S.S, "Entrepreneurship By Design: The CEO's Handbook for Reviving Growth in Established Companies," Book-in-progress

ENTREPRENEURSHIP PRACTICE

• 2000-2003: MigraTEC, Inc. (BB::MIGR)
  • Vice President of Marketing and Business Development
    • Turnaround of small venture-backed Linux development tools company
    • Launched software products 32Direct and 64Express
    • Manage channel relationships with Intel, HP, Compaq, Toshiba, and NTT
    • Open Japanese market and led sale of company Asia-Pacific rights to NTT
• 1999-2000: DFWDentistnet.com, Inc.
  • Founder and CEO
    • Website portal for dentists
    • Bootstrap start-up
    • Presented business plan to top-tier venture capitalists
    • Personally built and launched website in March 2000
• 1998-1999: Hong Kong and China Monitor
  • Vice President of Sales and Marketing
    • Start-up business magazine, targeting English-speaking executives traveling to Greater China, that was distributed in local hotels
    • Managed small team in selling advertising and consulting newsletter and services
• 1993-1996: Mercury Interactive Corp. (NASD:MERQ)
  • Sales Engineer and Regional Sales Manager
    • Silicon Valley venture-backed start-up selling automated client-server application testing tools
    • After company IPO, re-located to Dallas to open southwest regional office

FORTUNE 500 PRACTICE

• The Raytheon Company – Product Engineer
• Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) – Mechanical Engineer and Sales Engineer