Daniel Finkenstadt

Major Dan Finkenstadt, USAF is an Assistant Professor in the Graduate School of Defense Management offering courses in Enterprise Sourcing. Major Finkenstadt recently completed his Ph.D. in Marketing from Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He has over 17 years of contracting experience in operational (base level), systems center, headquarters, joint, overseas and classified environments. He is also a graduate of NPS (M.B.A., 2011).

Education

• Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) Naval Postgraduate School (2010 — 2011)
• Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc) University of Mount Olive (2004 — 2006)
• Associate's Degree Community College of the Air Force (2003 — 2004)

Companies

• Principal Investigator Simulation and Ideation Lab for Acquisition Sciences (SILAS) (2021)
• Member Of The Board Of Advisors Project N95 (2020)
• Editorial Board, Logistics Logistics - MDPI Open Access Journals (2020)
• Assistant Professor | Naval Postgraduate School United States Air Force (2020)
• Assistant Professor Naval Postgraduate School (2020)
• Editorial Board, Journal of Contract Management National Contract Management Association (NCMA) (2020)
• Active Duty United States Air Force (2000)
• PHD Candidate UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School (2017 — 2020)
• PHD Student United States Air Force (2017 — 2020)

Research Interests

Perceived service quality, value, business-to-government markets, professional services (knowledge-based services), non-traditional government contractor motivations.

Teaching Interests

Major Finkenstadt teaches courses in Enterprise Sourcing, Entrepreneurship, and Spend Analysis.

Awards

• 2022 - Defense-Focused Research Excellence Award (DDM), Department of Defense Management
• 2021 - Joint Service Warfare Award , The Military Officers Association of America