Kevin Heupel's Experience:
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PhD Candidate at Oklahoma State University
2021 - Present | Stillwater, OKSecond-year PhD student in entrepreneurship. Current research interest are agency theory, social capital, signaling theory and legitimacy. Research interest are in entrepreneurial intention-action gap, angel investing, and new ventures establishing legitimacy through marketing techniques.
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College Instructor/Lecturer at OSU, MSU & CU Boulder
2018 - Present-Adjunct professor of entrepreneurship at Oklahoma State University in entrepreneurship marketing (EEE4423) -Lecturer for Entrepreneurial Business Planning (BUSM4010) at University of Colorado Boulder. -Affiliate Instructor for Small Business Management Entrepreneurship (MGT2500), Legal Environment of Business (MGT2210), and Business Communications (BUS1950) at Metropolitan State University -Utilize Just-in-Time teaching methods -Responsible for curriculum development, lesson planning, instruction, exam and assignment creation -Proficient in Blackboard and Canvas -Received “Excellent” ratings from students per SRI
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Professional Speaker at Zeal Awakenings
2016 - Present-Keynote speaker for various conferences and associations -Consultant for small businesses -Expertise: entrepreneurship, marketing, best business practices and entrepreneurial leadership characteristics
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Owner, President & Attorney at Heupel Law, P.C.
2007 - 2016-Owner and managing attorney for law firm specializing in administrative law, consumer bankruptcy, and immigration -Responsible for managing staff of 20 people consisting of attorneys, paralegals, and legal assistants -Handled all financial aspects of the firm with annual revenue at $3M including trust accounting, payroll, and payables -Handled legal issues for clients, attending court hearings, trustee meetings, and drafted motions, pleadings, and briefs for various legal issues and proceedings -Skilled litigator from discovery to appeal -Created and coordinated all marketing efforts on TV, radio, pay per click, direct mail, print, billboards, etc. -Wrote Web site content, blogs, and social media posts on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Google+ to maximize Internet presence and SEO -Grew from one-person firm to largest consumer bankruptcy firm within three years utilizing entrepreneurial planning, skills, and strategies -Top 100 Bankruptcy Firm from 2009-2013
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Section Director at Department of Regulatory Agencies
2001 - 2007-Managed internal and external processes for 16 professional licensing programs with budgets of $2M and line staff of 32 -Responsible for licensing, regulating, and initiating disciplinary actions against licensed professionals in allied health industries -Analyzed and developed regulatory policy, rules and regulations, and legislation -Served as industry and legal expert for Governor, legislature, media, and public -Oversaw the management of all staff in the division by providing staff development, completing performance plans and evaluations, and issuing progressive discipline -Reviewed proposed legislation affecting the division and prepared fiscal impact notes -Drafted and promulgated new rules, which were approved by the Office of Legislative Legal Services, and improved compliance 27% and reduced the number of inquiries 50% -Created new inspection protocols for salons, which improved settlement rates from 50 to 95% and saved $675K per year in legal expenses -Rewrote statutory language for 30 practice acts to unify regulatory processes and procedures pertaining to issuing letters of admonition, immunity, renewal and reinstatement of licenses, investigatory subpoenas, and fines -Created “Office of Expedited Settlement” as a settlement option in lieu of referring cases to the Office of the Attorney General, which saved $900K and improved efficiencies 300%
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Assistant Attorney General at Office of Attorney General
1996 - 2001-Litigated professional disciplinary actions and licensure denials in front of an Administrative Law Judge on behalf of professional licensing boards -Researched legal issues, read, and evaluated information from documents, such as motions, applications, report of investigations, and other records -Provided legal advice to client agencies and assisted with rulemaking under the Administrative Procedures Act, Public (Open) Records Act, and Colorado Sunshine Law -Draft and review rules for Department of Regulatory Agencies -Directed investigations, interviewed witnesses, performed discovery, and worked with professional experts reviewing cases -Drafted notice of charges, motions, summary suspensions, and other pleadings -Wrote briefs, exceptions and final agency orders, petitions for certiorari, and presented oral arguments in the Colorado Court of Appeals and Supreme Court -Litigated subpoena enforcement actions, injunctions, and contempt hearings -Resolved backlog of 30+ disciplinary actions for State Board of Chiropractic Examiners and saved $120K in legal expenses
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Business Analyst/Associate Manager at NCR Corporation
1992 - 1995-Responsible for field office with annual revenue of $50M and staff of 18 for accounts payable, internal audits, collections, general ledger payroll, inventory, budgeting, order processing, revenue forecasting, sales and engineering support, and administration -Created inventory-tracking system saving $2M in lost revenues -Developed new billing process, which increased productivity 40%, reduced past due accounts 80% within six months, and saved $4M