Lecturer
The Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and
The School of Operations Research and Industrial Engineering

Director of the Harvey Kinzelberg Enterprise Engineering Program
College of Engineering
291 Grumman Hall
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
College of Engineering
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
Phone: 607-255-5545
FAX: 607-255-1222
Email: jc62@cornell.edu

Teaching

John teaches ENGRI 127, Introduction to Entrepreneurship and Engineering Enterprise. This course provides a solid introduction to the entrepreneurial process to freshman students. One objective of the course is to examine and begin to develop skills in the engineering work that occurs in high-growth, high-tech ventures. This course is the first in a program in Entrepreneurship@Cornell for engineers, but enrollment is not limited to students who elect to enter this program, and students from throughout Cornell University are welcome to enroll, regardless of major. John also teaches M&AE 461 Entrepreneurship for Engineers. This course will examine issues and skills necessary to identify, evaluate, and start new business ventures. Topics include competition, strategy, intellectual property, technology forecasting, product design and development, sources of capital, and manufacturing. Cases and guest lecturers will provide material for analysis and class discussion. Students work in groups to produce a complete business plan. John also teaches other engineering courses in the M&AE and ORIE departments.

Other Activities

John is co-founder and vice-president of Foxdale, Inc., an equipment leasing company in the blown-film polymer industry. He has participated in several entrepreneurship conferences in the past year. John joined the Cornell faculty in 1999.