3 March 2014 Curriculum Vitae Marcus Assarlind Page 1 of 7 Marcus Assarlind Born: January 18, 1983 Home address: Glasmästaregatan 33 SE-412 62 Gothenburg, Sweden Office address: Division of Quality Sciences Department of Technology Management and Economics Chalmers University of Technology SE-412 96 Gothenburg, Sweden Day Phone: +46-(0)31 772 8189 Mobile Phone: +46-(0)70 377 9388 Email: marcus.assarlind@chalmers.se Languages: Swedish (native), English (fluent), French (basic) I am currently employed as a PhD at Chalmers University of Technology, division of Quality Sciences, where I participate in research and education. My doctoral thesis from 2014 discussed how small and medium companies could start working with quality management and systematic improvements. I participated in the now ended international research project Future Manufacturing Model for Small and Medium Enterprises (FutureSME) which had the intent of aiding European SMEs in strengthening their long term competitiveness. The project had 26 partners and a budget of 8 million Euro. Professional positions 02/2014 and current Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg PhD 02/2011 to 02/2014 Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg PhD Candidate 02/2009 to 02/2011 Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg PhD Student 11/2008 to 01/2009 Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg Project assistant 04/2008 to 06/2008 Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg
3 March 2014 Curriculum Vitae Marcus Assarlind Page 2 of 7 Part Time, parallel to studies Course assistant 2001 to 2008 Hemköp Nordstan, Göteborg Part Time, holidays and parallel to studies Department responsible, duty and checkout, and more 2001 to 2006 Gamingeye AB On Spare Time, Pro Bono Product manager, Editor 2002 to 2003 Musikservice AB Warehouseman 2000 to 2001 McDonalds Avenyn, Göteborg Part Time, holidays and parallel to studies Kitchen, Sales Main Education 2009-2014 Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg PhD, Technology Management and Economics A PhD is a 5 year process, including the LicEng degree Doctoral thesis: Adoption of Quality Management in SMEs 2009-2011 Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg LicEng, Technology Management and Economics Licentiatite thesis: Antecedents for Quality Management in Small and Medium enterprises 2007-2008 Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg MSc, Quality and Operations Management, 180 ECTS Master s thesis: Combining Lean and Six Sigma in Practice 2003-2006 Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg BSc, Industrial Management and Economics, 270 ECTS 1999-2002 Sigrid Rudebecks Gymnasium, Göteborg Nature Sciences, full 3 year gymnasium ( High School ) degree Other Education 2008 Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg Six Sigma Black Belt certification
3 March 2014 Curriculum Vitae Marcus Assarlind Page 3 of 7 Report title: Evaluating judgment based measurement systems and optimizing machine settings, Alingsås Laundry 2007 Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg Other courses, 59 ECTS 2007 University of Göteborg, Göteborg Psychology, 11 ECTS 2006 Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane Information Technology, 45 ECTS Journal Publications Assarlind, M. and Gremyr, I. (2014), "Critical factors for quality management initiatives in small and medium-sized enterprises", Total Quality Management & Business Excellence, Vol. 25 No. 3-4, pp. 397-411. Assarlind, M., Eriksson, H., Gremyr, I. and Jakobsson, T. (2013), "Adopting new ways of working in SMEs: Findings from interventions in 12 european companies", Total Quality Management & Business Excellence, Vol. 24 No. 8, pp. 945-958. Assarlind, M., Gremyr, I. and Bäckman, K. (2013), "Multi-faceted views on a Lean Six Sigma application", International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management, Vol. 30 No. 4, pp. 387-402. Conference Publications Assarlind, M., Aaboen, L. and Arvidsson, M. (2013). "A process analysis of an implementation of Lean Six Sigma in a manufacturing medium-sized enterprise". Paper presented at the 20th EurOMA Conference. Dublin. Assarlind, M., Eriksson, H., Gremyr, I. and Jakobsson, T. (2012). "Designing interventions in SMEs: Experiences from a pan-european multiple case study". Paper presented at the 15th QMOD conference on Quality and Service Sciences. Poznan. Assarlind, M. and Mellby, C. (2011). Combining mechanistic and organic approaches to change: A case study on a Swedish national transformation program for medium sized enterprises. Paper presented at the 14th QMOD conference on Quality and Service Sciences, San Sebastian.
3 March 2014 Curriculum Vitae Marcus Assarlind Page 4 of 7 Ates, A., Assarlind, M., Maguire, C., Bititci, U. and MacBryde, J. (2011). Enabling factors of adaptive capability in small and medium enterprises. Paper presented at the 18th EurOMA Conference, Cambridge. Assarlind, M. (2010). "Exploring quality management implementation factors: In-depth study in one smaller company: WashCo ". Paper presented at the 13th QMOD conference on Quality and Service Sciences. Cottbus. Assarlind, M. and Gremyr, I. (2009). "Quality management in small and medium sized enterprises". Paper presented at the Irish Academy of Management 12th Annual Conference, Conference Proceedings. Galway. Theses Assarlind, M. (2014). Adoption of Quality Management in SMEs, Thesis for the degree of PhD, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg. Assarlind, M. (2011). Antecedents for Quality Management in Small and Medium Enterprises. Licentiate Dissertation, Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg. Assarlind, M., & Bäckman, K. (2008). Combining Lean and Six Sigma in Practice. Master of Science, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg. Third party articles on my work Lund, J. (2011). Future Sme - Använd Begränsade Resurser På Rätt Sätt. Aktuell Produktion, 24-28. Eriksson, C. (2011). Kvalitet Utgår Från Kundbehov. Entré(2) PhD Courses 2013 Applied Project Management, 1.5 ECTS 2012 Advanced leadership, 3 ECTS 2011 Getting my research into journals, 1.5 ECTS Academic writing for PhD students, 4.5 ECTS Leadership in a complex and uncertain world, 3 ECTS 2010 Design of Experiments, 3 ECTS Multivariate data anaylsis, 1.5 ECTS Dissertation analysis, 7.5 ECTS Information literacy, 3 ECTS Supply chain strategy management, 5 ECTS Quality Management, 8 ECTS
3 March 2014 Curriculum Vitae Marcus Assarlind Page 5 of 7 2009 Ethics, science and society, 3 ECTS Teaching, learning and evaluation, 3 ECTS Qualitative research methods, 7.5 ECTS Quantitative research methods, 7.5 ECTS 2008 Theory and methodology of science, 7.5 ECTS Six Sigma Principles, methodologies and applications, 5.5 ECTS Conferences, workshops, and seminars Practitioner workshop Successful change work in SMEs, Göteborg 2013 Practitioner workshop Swedish Flagship Factory, Stockholm 2013 Academic conference 20 th EurOMA conference, Dublin 2013 Practitioner workshop Swedish Flagship Factory, Stockholm 2013 Practitioner workshop FutureSME Strategy Wall, Göteborg 2013 Academic workshop Paper workshop, Trondheim 2012 Practitioner conference World Quality Day, Göteborg 2012 Practitioner workshop Production Leap s Reflection Days, Nääs 2012 Academic conference 15 th QMOD conference, Poznan 2012 Academic workshop Quality Researcher Conference, Storforsen 2012 Academic workshop Chalmers TME, Göteborg 2012 Academic conference 14 th QMOD conference, San Sebastian 2011 Academic conference 18 th EurOMA conference, Cambridge 2011 Academic conference Chalmers TME, Göteborg 2011 Practitioner conference Quality Day, Linköping 2011 Academic workshop Workshop on Quality, Linköping 2011 Academic workshop 1 st ICRDQS conference, Alingsås 2011 Academic conference National conference on Industrial Economics, Göteborg 2011 Seminar PhD Career Fair Night, Göteborg 2010 Academic workshop Chalmers TME, Göteborg 2010 Academic conference 13 th QMOD conference, Cottbus 2010 Practitioner conference Working with EU, Stockholm 2010 Seminar Entrepreneur Week, Göteborg 2010 Practitioner conference SIQ Engaging Leadership, Stockholm 2010 Practitioner conference Quality Day, Linköping 2010 Academic conference Chalmers TME, Göteborg 2010 Academic workshop Chalmers TME, Göteborg 2009 Academic conference Irish Academy of Management, Galway 2009 Academic workshop IAM Doctoral Colloquium, Galway 2009 Practitioner conference Quality Day, Linköping 2009 Practitioner conference Sandholm Six Sigma and Lean, Stockholm 2008 Doctoral School Winter school on Six Sigma, Palermo 2008 Teaching Participated in the teaching of 18 courses (17 at Master s level and 1 at Bachelor s level)
3 March 2014 Curriculum Vitae Marcus Assarlind Page 6 of 7 Main-supervisor of 4 Master s or Bachelor s theses, with a total of 8 students o A Framework for International Implementations of Enterprise Resource Planning Systems in Small and Medium sized Enterprises, Alignments Systems AB (2012) o Impact of Organizational Culture on Quality Management A case study in a manufacturing unit, Hilti Group(2011) o Changes in Operation Strategies during growth in small companies A case study at Rancold AB, Rancold (2011) Main-supervisor of 5 industrial Black Belt projects, with both student as well as industry participants o Optimal scheduling for higher efficiency and minimal losses in warehouse, Structo AB o Reduce quality costs due to poor quality from suppliers, Cochlear Bone Anchored Solutions o Improving supplier process capability - with Six Sigma methods and tools Cochlear Bone Anchored Solutions o A Yield Increasing Investigation on Transducer, Cochlear Bone Anchored Solutions o Efficiency Improvement in Printer Inkjet Product, Markem-Imaje Independently planned and given lectures, led seminars, laboratories and student presentations, construction and grading of written examination and participated in course planning Active in the PhD student union for the Technology Management and Economics department at Chalmers. 2009-2011, chair 2010-2011. Third assignment FutureSME Strategy Wall, Gothenburg 21 February 2013 Practitioner workshop, 23 industry participants I led a workshop in which we presented the tool Strategy Wall which was developed during the FutureSME project. The morning consisted of presentations by me. The afternoon consisted of group exercises based on participating companies real data. In essence, the Strategy Wall tool is a method to transform strategic efforts from excel sheets, dusty binders, and minds of individuals to being a live and condense setup on the wall. This tool developed to suit the characteristics of SMEs. Successful change work in SMEs, Gothenburg 4 September 2013 Practitioner seminar, 45 industry participants I participated as main speaker during this event, where I discussed some of the findings of my research. Other commitments and educations LARP association, de Dansande Trädens Döttrar o Auditor, 2012, 2013 Practicing and instructing the martial arts sport Ju-Jutsu, Göteborgs Ju-Jutsuklubb. o 1 st dan ( black belt ), 2011 o licensed instructor at C-level, 2013
3 March 2014 Curriculum Vitae Marcus Assarlind Page 7 of 7 Certified diver (Padi OW 2006, Padi AOW 2006, Padi Wreck 2009, CMAS ** 2011) CPR training, 2007, 2011