M. Patrick McCormick is an Adjunct Professor in Marketing. He has taught at colleges and universities in this capacity since 2007. He earned his BA (magna cum laude) and MBA in Marketing from De Paul University in Chicago where he was a member of Delta Epsilon Sigma National Scholastic Honor Society. He teaches courses in Principles of Marketing, International Marketing, Customer Service, Consumer Behavior, and Sales and Sales Management.

Mr. McCormick has over 25 years experience in the high tech industry, 6 years in real estate and 5 years with a national retail organization. In the high tech industry he worked with companies such as Motorola and Compaq Computer Corporation. At Compaq he held various managerial and director level positions including Director of Business Planning for Desktop Computers and Director of International Operations Support within the International Market Development Group. He has been involved in several start-up enterprises with both high tech and industrial equipment companies holding both Director and Vice President level positions. In addition to teaching he currently is the Owner/ Broker of Urban Trends Realty, active participant in several local NFP organizations and a member of the WILCO Entrepreneur Network.