Professional Security Studies

Summary of Experience:

John Collins is a proven leader, mentor, administrator, teacher and life-long learner with over thirty years of experience between the United States Army and several educational institutions. He has served in a wide range of leadership positions from mid-level through the executive level. These positions encompassed materiel, facilities (93 buildings) and equipment totaling over $9.7 billion. During his career, he has supported over two million students for secondary and adult grade levels through the doctorate, using ubiquitous educational technology. Additionally, he successfully performed all major public managerial and administration functions: accounting, administration, budgeting, communications, executive leadership, finance, information management, marketing, operations, personnel, policy analyses, program evaluation, recruiting, staff development, teaching adults (cognitive grade levels 8-20+), technology integration, and training management. His duties have included down sizing, reinvention techniques, Total Quality Management (TQM) initiatives, reengineering, and operational research with public service "think tanks," such as RAND and LMI. John retired from the US Army in February 1998 after nearly 23 years of active duty, attaining the rank of lieutenant colonel. He routinely advises active and retired US Army officers, law enforcement officers, corporate executives, administrators of higher education institutions, and K-12 administrators: superintendents, assistant superintendents, principals, vice-principals and diverse mid-level school leaders from 25 different states. His guidance and leadership is consistently sought to improve administration within their respective organizations. Currently he serves on the faculty at New Jersey City University in the College of Professional Studies with the Department of Professional Security Studies. His teaching and research interests are administration, adult education, cyber security, leadership,  technology and distance learning.

John is a highly decorated disabled veteran with over 40 awards and decorations, including the prestigious Presidential Certificate of Appreciation, and the Legion of Merit. His combat service support included: South Korea, Grenada, Lebanon, Panama, Germany, Turkey and Iraq, Somalia, Rwanda, Ukraine, Macedonia, and Bosnia.  He is also a recipient of the New York State Conspicuous Service Cross (twelve awards), New York State Conspicuous Service Star (three awards), New Jersey State Meritorious Service Medal, George Washington Freedom Foundation Medal, and a Certificate of Merit, Outstanding Adult Learner Award, American Association for Adult and Continuing Education. Since November 2002,  he has been included in the Marquis Who's Who in America (57th-62nd eds.) and Marquis Who's Who in the World (21st-25th eds.) In March 2006, he was inducted into the United States Army’s Officer Candidate School (OCS) Hall of Fame (Inductee # 38-06). Less than one percent of all OCS graduates (with over 500,000 commissioned officers since World War II), have been inducted – now part of the National Infantry Museum.

Academic Achievements:

John is a life-long learner that has leveraged distance-learning opportunities to their fullest potential. He has successfully completed 33 traditional and distance learning programs.  Within his graduate-level achievements, he has 142 graduate semester credits with various educational institutions. John completed the Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in Educational Administration and Supervision (51 credits) on May 24, 1999, with Seton Hall University.  Other graduate schools include: the Air University (27 credits), United States Army Logistics Management College (9 credits), United States Army Command and General Staff College (12 credits), University of Louisville (7 credits), University of Oklahoma (32 credits), and Boston University (4 credits).

Last Update:  August 11, 2007