CURRENT POSITION The University of Texas at Dallas, School of Economic, Political, and Policy Sciences

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1 Curriculum Vitae JOHN R. MCCASKILL, JR. The University of Texas at Dallas 800 West Campbell Rd., AD42 Richardson, TX EDUCATION Doctor of Philosophy, Public Affairs, The University of Texas at Dallas, TX, May 2012 Dissertation title: The Effectiveness of Coordinating Military and Nongovernmental Organization Activities in Complex Humanitarian Interventions: Testing Policy Options with Agent-Based Modeling. (L. Douglas Kiel, Ph.D. Chair) Master of Strategic Studies, (Honors), 2007 The United States Army War College Bachelor of Business Administration, Marketing (Honors), 1985 University of Houston CURRENT POSITION The University of Texas at Dallas, School of Economic, Political, and Policy Sciences Clinical Professor of Public Affairs January 2014-Present Undergraduate courses: Ethics in Public Administration, Introduction to Public Administration Graduate courses: Community Planning, Public Management, Organizational Theory The University of Texas at Dallas, Office of the Provost June 2012-Present Director of Assessment Responsible for building and sustaining a culture of assessment through the development and revision of assessment approaches and examining best practices. Serves as a campus-wide resource on assessment and develops, implements, and coordinates assessment efforts. Consults with individuals and offices on developing appropriate goals, program objectives, student learning outcomes, and assessment measures; monitors and communicates assessment planning and activities. Conducts workshops and orientations. Consults on technical aspects of assessment (e.g., data collection and analysis, survey development, managing focus groups, qualitative methods, etc.). Provides support for professional accreditation efforts (AACSB, ABET, ASHA, etc.) in documenting student achievement and continuous program improvement.

2 JOHN R. MCCASKILL, JR. PAGE 2 TEACHING EXPERIENCE Lecturer, Department of Public Affairs, The University of Texas at Dallas Summer 2012-Fall 2013 Department of Public Affairs, The University of Texas at Dallas Spring 2011 Spring 2012 TA-Instructor, Ethics in Public Administration. Sole instructor responsible for all teaching duties. Adjunct Faculty, U.S. Marine Corps College of Continuing Education Instructor for the U.S. Marine Corps Expeditionary Warfare Course which is part of the professional military education program. Course is taught one weekend per month or online for mid-career officers and senior enlisted personnel. RELATED EXPERIENCE Department of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Dallas Fall 2010 Research Assistant PUBLICATIONS Book Chapters L. Douglas Kiel and John R. McCaskill Cognition and Complexity: An Agent-Based Model of Cognitive Capital Under Stress. In Chaos and Complexity Theory for Management: Nonlinear Dynamics ed. Santo Banerjee. Hershey, PA: IGI Global. John R. McCaskill 'Large spacial and temporal separations of cause and effect in policy making: Dealing with non-linear effects. In Chaos Theory in Politics ed. Santo Banerjee, Şefika Şule Erçetin and Ali Tekin. Amsterdam, NL: Springer International. Professional Journals Change Capacity in Afghanistan. Review of Strategic and International Studies, Vol. 5, No Marine Corps Artillery in Transition, Marine Corps Gazette, July Works in Progress Cutting Through the Fog of War. Preparing for submission. The impact of resource reductions and departmental consolidations on bureaucratic behavior: Testing Downs taxonomy with agent-based models, with L. Douglas Kiel and Euel Elliott. Preparing for submission. CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS Southeastern Conference for Public Administration September 2011 Presentation title: Simulating the civilian-military interface in transition / stability operations through the use of agent based models Computational Social Science Society of America August 2013 Presentation title: Complex Humanitarian Intervention Simulation

3 JOHN R. MCCASKILL, JR. PAGE 3 SELECTED INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE Polyglass, USA Roofing Systems Specialist Responsible for conducting professional education sessions for architects and consultants as well as developing system sales programs. Received the company s top sales award for sales development for Elk Group, Inc. (Became GAF-Elk March 2007) Regional Account Executive ( ) Responsible for $80 MM in annual sales and the regional market development of all roofing platform products. Conducted extensive training of the regional sales group on new products and branding strategies. Product Brand Manager, Sustainable Building Products ( ) Responsible for growth and profitability of sustainable building products. Managed new product development, pricing, and sales promotion. Conducted extensive training of the national sales force on new products, pricing, and branding strategies for product line sales exceeding $850 MM. District Sales Manager, California portion of Western Region ( ) Responsible for sales growth and account profitability of roofing products. Managed sales, pricing, and sales promotions. MILITARY EXPERIENCE United States Marine Corps (Reserve) Lieutenant Colonel (O-5) ( ) Conceptualized, developed, and published the latest modular capabilities approach to force deployment for artillery within the US Marine Corps areas of operations on the Korean peninsula. (Marine Corps Gazette, July 2006) Lead a team charged with evaluating and recommending improvements in an integrated, automated system for the clearance of airspace operations over a theater of operations. The team s recommendations lead to measurable improvements in the speed of system operations and the safety of thousands of personnel. Earned a Master s degree in Strategic Studies from the US Army War College July Major (O-4) ( ) Increased maintenance productivity over 300% by initiating a program that increased the number of critical quality assurance representatives from zero to twelve in fewer than six months. Prior to having these trained personnel, workflow bottlenecked in this area while waiting for outside (higher echelon facilities) to perform the function. Directed Family Readiness preparations and acted as the ombudsman for all deployed Marines families and interfaced with all appropriate family service agencies. Utilization of support agencies increased 40% through revamping of the unit website, greatly improved awareness of available services for dependants. Completed Command and Staff College April 2001.

4 JOHN R. MCCASKILL, JR. PAGE 4 United States Marine Corps (Active Duty) Captain (O-3) ( ) Designated tactics and weapons instructor in air combat and subject matter expert in several highly complex air-to-ground weapons systems. Also served as an instrument and aircraft systems training evaluator. Organized and directed several enterprise wide workplace safety programs as Director of Safety and Standardization. Supervised and conducted the recurrent training and testing of personnel and performed periodic inspections and evaluations of workplace facilities. Team Leader on three major accident investigations. Developed recommendations study that produced significant changes in material design and operational procedures greatly increasing readiness through reduced potential loss rates. Received intensive specialized workplace safety training (OSHA equivalent) through the Naval Postgraduate School to facilitate role as Director of Safety. Graduated number 2 of 42 students from the program. First Lieutenant (O-2) ( ) Responsible for flight missions protecting national security as well as overseeing the performance and well fare of up to 300 Marines. Coordinated and organized multinational operations with representatives from numerous Asian Pacific nations. Supervised maintenance operations conducted on an aircraft inventory valued in excess of $500 MM. Second Lieutenant (O-1) ( ) Attended Basic Officer School and Flight School. Graduated with top honors. SELECTED MILITARY SCHOOLS Command and Staff College U.S. Marine Corps, April 2001 Aviation Safety Officer U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, Honor Graduate, December 1992 Air Combat Tactics Instructor U.S. Marine Corps Aviation Weapons and Tactics School, May 1991 F/A-18 Conversion Training Navy Training Squadron 46, March 1989 Designated U.S. Naval Aviator Naval Aviation Training Command, Commodore s List, May 1988 The Basic School U.S. Marine Corps, June 1986 SELECTED CIVIC INVOLVEMENT City of McKinney, TX: Parks, Recreation and Open Space Board, Terms 2008 to 2010 and 2010 to 2012 (Vice Chairman 2010 to 2012 term). MEMBERSHIPS American Society for Public Administration Army War College Alumni Association

5 JOHN R. MCCASKILL, JR. PAGE 5 Marine Corps Reserve Association Military Officers Association Pi Alpha Alpha PATENTS AND AWARDS Patent number US 7,678,990 issued March 16, 2010 for Flexible Integrated Photovoltaic Roofing Membrane And Related Methods Of Manufacturing Same. Patent number US 7,678,991 issued March 16, 2010 for Rigid Integrated Photovoltaic Roofing Membrane And Related Methods Of Manufacturing Same. Patent number US 7,587,864 issued September 15, 2009 for Photovoltaic Building Materials And Related Methods Of Installation. Instructor of the Year for academic years 2008, 2009, and 2013 U.S. Marine Corps College of Continuing Education, Distance Learning Program. NASPAA Dissertation of the Year Award 2012 The U.S. Army War College Foundation Award for Excellence in Research and Writing, July Accepted into Phi Alpha Alpha, Fall Chapter President 2011 to 2012 term. OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES Reviewer for Journals 4th World Congress on Social Simulation (WCSS 2012) post-proceedings Journal of Global Governance: A Review of Multilateralism Armed Forces and Society