Tom Javarinis

Title
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Email
Department
Department of Management
College
College of Business

Background:  As a Faculty member, Dr. Javarinis works with students to help them reach their goals of obtaining their degrees and committed to their success.

Education:  Dr. Javarinis has completed several degrees as noted below:

  1. Bachelor of Business Administration Degree in General Management with a minor in Accounting from the Detroit College of Business; Dearborn, Michigan. 

He completed three Master of Business Administration Degrees from Davenport University. 

  1.  The first degree was in Strategic Management with a minor in Leadership.  His Master’s Thesis was written on:  “The Affects of Downsizing”:  A Cost/Benefit Analysis”
  2. His second degree was in Accounting with emphasis in Forensics and Fraud. 
  3. His third degree was in Healthcare Management.
  4. Dr. Javarinis also completed his Doctor of Philosophy degree in General Business: Organizational Behavior and Development with a minor in Human Resources from Capella University, Minneapolis, MN.  His Dissertation was written on: "Bipolar Disorder and the Impact it has on a Manager’s Career Progression and Leadership Potential” which was later published and available on Amazon. 

Dr. Javarinis also holds various industry certificates as noted below:

  1. CM; Certified Managers Certificate from the Institute of Certified Professional Managers and James Madison University
  2. Supply Chain Management Certificate from the Supply Chain Management Institute
  3. Lean Six Sigma Black Belt from Management and Strategy Institute
  4. Project Management Certificate from Management and Strategy Institute 

Work Experience:  Dr. Javarinis has had the good fortune of working in many different senior management/leadership positions in various industries along with working in Academia for many years both in the online, face-to-face and blended concept.    


  • Ph.D. - Doctor of Philosophy in Organization and Management, Business General, Capella University
  • M.B.A. - Master of Business Administration in Strategic Management, Davenport University
  • B.B.A. - Bachelor of Business Administration in Management, Davenport University

  • Project Management Qualified - Institute of Certified Professional Managers
  • Certified Professional in Supply Management - Institute for Supply Management, Inc.
  • Six Sigma Professional - Management and Strategy Institute
  • Certified Manager - Institute of Certified Professional Managers