Ph.D.
Visiting Professor of Entrepreneurship
Special Assistant to the Dean
Phone: 816-235-6077 | Fax: 816-235-2947 | rychlewskiw@umkc.edu
218A Bloch School and 370J Flarsheim
Henry W. Bloch School of Business and Public Administration
5100 Rockhill Road
University of Missouri-Kansas City
Kansas City, Missouri 64110-2499
Curriculum Vitae (.pdf)
Walter Rychlewski is visiting professor of entrepreneurship for the Institute of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the Henry W. Bloch School of Business and Public Administration at UMKC. He received his B.A., M.S., and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Missouri-Columbia.
Dr. Rychlewski specializes in entrepreneurship, technology based business, e-commerce, mentoring, entrepreneurial leadership, software and systems, and new venture creation.
Dr. Rychlewski has published in numerous publications such as the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, and has presented at various conferences including the Annual Meeting of the KC Area Physicists and Mathematicians, the League for Innovation Conference on Information Technology, the Conference on Case Research, and the USASBE/SBI Conference, Entrepreneurship in a Diverse World.
Selected Publications
C. A. Carroll, W. J. Rychlewski, M. Teat, D. Clawson, Enhancing Entrepreneurship and Professionalism in Medical Informatics Instruction: A Collaborative Training Model, Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 2004.
W. J. Rychlewski, Wireless Computing: How it’s Future will Affect Our Future, Annual Meeting of the KC Area Physicists and Mathematicians, 2003.
W. J. Rychlewski, M. Teat, A. Klein, T. Conoly, Industry and Multi-University Collaborative Program for Interdisciplinary Experiential Learning, League for Innovation Conference on Information Technology, 2004.
W. J. Rychlewski, The Turnaround of William Jewell College—Embryo Teaching Case, Conference on Case Research, 2004.
P. Gabriel, S. E. Fletcher, T. Luppino, W. J. Rychlewski, Kauffman Entrepreneurial Faculty Scholars Program: Initiatives in Interdisciplinary Entrepreneurial Education, USASBE/SBI Conference, Entrepreneurship in a Diverse World, 2005
Leadership
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE). Silicon Prairie Technology Association, Board of Directors. Center for Business Innovation, President and Board of Directors. Mid Continent Capital Trust, Board of Directors. Capital for Entrepreneurs, Board of Directors. Helzberg Entrepreneurial Mentoring Program, President and Board of Directors. Brush Creek Enterprise Center, Board of Directors. Rotary Club, President. Liberty United Methodist Church, Trustee, Chair Staffing Committee. Lake Arrowhead Property Association, Trustee. Liberty School District Technology Committee. Served on the Advisory Board of several companies and as mentor for several CEOs.
Research
“Computer-aided Routing Techniques for Application in Manufacturing,” with Robert McLaren.
“Design of Automated Internal Combustion Engine Testing Systems Based on Dynamic, Discrete time, State Variable Feedback Control.”
“New Developments in Piston Rings for the Modern Diesel Engine,” with Don Mayhew and Harold McCormick.
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