Organizational Leadership and Supervision Directory

Darrel L Sandall Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Campus: Anderson
Contact
Department: Organizational Leadership and Supervision
Department: Statewide Technology
Phone: 765.648.2908

Biography:

Research and Consulting Areas

• Technology innovations applied to management, collaboration, learning and leadership
• Technology applications to revolutionize staffing, training, personnel, and education and management in organizations.
• Use of technology applications leading to innovations within organizations

Darrel L. Sandall is an Assistant Professor for Organizational Leadership & Supervision at Purdue University. Formerly, he was the Chief Skills Officer for SkillsNET Corporation, one of the top 500 fastest growing companies as recognized by Inc Magazine in 2006.  As CSO, Darrel managed the research, development and implementation of the science surrounding SkillObject^® development efforts and was involved with developing and implementing technology-based consulting solutions for clients.  Darrel also directed the development and management of SkillsNET’s intellectual property portfolio, including co-inventing systems and methods covered by 13 patent applications.  

In his career, he has worked over 10 years in the field of Industrial-Organizational Psychology and managed numerous national and global efforts that focused on optimizing the workforce for the client organizations in the commercial sector, government sector, and non-profit sector.  He has worked with clients such as the U.S. Navy, U.S. Naval Reserves, U.S. Department of Defense, the U.S. Coast Guard, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Federal Aviation Administration, the General Services Administration, the Canadian Combined Forces, the European Union, Cisco Systems, M-i SWACO, IEEE, Alliant Techsystems (ATK), CitiFinancial Mortgage North America, Plateau Systems, CSRG, First Hawaiian Bank, the National Shipbuilding Research Program, the American Job Link Alliance, and numerous state governments. 

In addition to his client focused efforts, Darrel has authored numerous peer refereed publications, scientific and technical reports, and white papers.  Darrel holds a Ph.D. from Texas A&M University in Human Resource Development, a M.S. from the University of Illinois in Human Resource Development, and B.S. in Agricultural Leadership and Education from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.