Prior to joining Ottawa University, Dr. Strombeck was the Dean of the Business School at two different Christian universities. As the Dean, he was responsible for developing strategic/operational plans, setting goals to achieve academic excellence, managing and coordinating the undergraduate/graduate curriculum, hiring faculty and staff personnel to support the academic enterprise, managing the annual operating budgets, and collaborating with the enrollment and marketing teams to drive enrollment. His external responsibilities included establishing and nurturing external stakeholder relations for fundraising purposes and maintaining school practices to ensure compliance with its accreditors’ standards (ACBSP and WASC).
Dr. Strombeck is a Professor of Marketing with an expertise in the areas of Services Marketing, Branding, and Asian Business Practices. In these areas, he has published a number of peer-reviewed articles in leading academic journals such as the Journal of Services Marketing, Managing Service Quality, and Asia Pacific Management Review. Since 1994, he has worked as a consultant for a variety of different companies. Some of his larger clients include United Airlines, American Airlines, Starbucks, Zee Medical Corporation, and 7-11 Corporation.
For the last 25 years, Dr. Strombeck has been teaching marketing and business courses at various universities. He worked at two universities in Taiwan, one in South Korea and five in the U.S. Since 2000, Dr. Strombeck has been organizing, and leading study abroad programs for business school students. These “on the road” programs combine a global course curriculum with boardroom executive meetings, manufacturing/facility tours, and cultural excursions. Sponsors for these trips included: L’Oreal, Coca-Cola, Credit Suisse, FedEx, J&J, SK Telecom, Hyundai Motors, VW, Nestle, DHL, Samsung, Philips Corporation, Acer, IBM, Panasonic, Citibank, and Lenovo.
Dr. Strombeck holds a B.A. in Economics and Business from Westmont College, an MBA from Pepperdine University, and a Ph.D. in Marketing from the University of Mississippi.