Dr. J. Preston Jones

prestonj@nova.edu

Dr. J. Preston Jones is the Executive Associate Dean of Academic Affairs in Nova Southeastern University’s H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship. In his sixteen years at NSU, Dr. Jones has helped to lead the development of the Huizenga School’s online distance learning education programs to business administration and accounting. He is also an accomplished professor with considerable experience in delivering face-to-face and online instruction to adult learners across the United States and around the world.

Dr. Jones’ professional career began in 1972 with the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies. During the fifteen years that followed, he held positions of increasing responsibility in manufacturing, quality assurance, plant management, and engineering design. The highlight of his career was the construction of a $30 million dollar Tylenol Manufacturing Facility in Las Piedras, Puerto Rico. He has owned and operated a small electrical supply company.

Dr. Jones has special expertise in customizing curriculum for corporate clients and meeting specialized needs for employee-students. He has worked with companies such as American Express and Federal Express to create tailor-made Master of Business Administration programs for their employees and he has taught in NSU’s cluster-based programs in Motorola, BellSouth, American Express, ATT/Lucent and Westinghouse.

Dr. Jones received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University and earned the Master and Doctor of Business Administration at Nova Southeastern University. His doctoral dissertation is entitled, The Effect of a Market Orientation on Small Business Performance and is often referenced in the small business literature. He has presented papers and conducted seminar courses in France, Japan, Bahamas and Jamaica.

Dr. Jones also serves as consultant to firms across South Florida and the Caribbean.