Faculty

Jack Heilpern

Assistant Professor of Business

“There are two great lessons I learned in grad school that have become personal touchstones for me. First, those who know “how” always work for those who know “why.”  Second, great leaders focus on results, average leaders focus on activities, and poor leaders focus on how people look while performing the activities. I try to teach the “why” and don’t much worry about how people look if they get results.”

Education

  • CPA certificate, issued by the State of Utah, 1985
  • M. Pr. A., University of Utah, 1981
  • B.S. cum laude in Accounting, University of Utah, 1980

Courses

  • Business Major: Operations Management, Business Intelligence, Business Analytics
  • Liberal Arts: Reading for the Liberal Arts

Teaching Positions & Professional Experience

  • Joined the Southern Virginia University faculty in 2019
  • Extensive professional experience in consulting, software development, finance & accounting in organizations ranging from the Fortune 500 to entrepreneurial start-ups
  • Co-founder and VP Operations, Outshine Consulting, LLC, 2014–present
  • Chief Technology Partner, Banyan Partners, 2011–13
  • Practice Director, Interrel Consulting Partners, LLC, 2008–11
  • Consulting Director, The Greenbrier Resort, 2005–08
  • Consulting Director, CSX, 2001–03
  • Senior Director, Hyperion Solutions (now part of Oracle), 1999–2001
  • Director, Cost & Profitability Analysis, Sea-Land Service, Inc., 1995–99
  • Manager, Financial Planning, Sea-Land Service, Inc., 1990–95
  • Senior Financial Analyst, United Technologies, 1989–90
  • Financial management staff, Ryder System, 1986–89
  • Audit staff, Arthur Andersen & Company, 1981–86

Scholarship & Creative Work

  • Research and writing has been in connection with professional consulting projects, proprietary to the clients involved; projects and writing efforts have included measuring profitability in network organizations (transportation & telecom), the design and implementation of planning and analysis frameworks in large organizations, project management strategy, and the behavioral aspects of analytics in decision-making
  • Frequent presenter at software and consulting events including the Hyperion Solutions conference, the Beyond Budgeting Roundtable, and the ABM Smart group