Isaac Fontaine

Background

Isaac Fontaine is on the faculty of the Department of Marketing & Supply Chain and holds a Ph.D. from the University of Washington. Before Porter, Isaac was a brand manager for a consumer-goods company.

Isaac's research focuses on procurement and sourcing, with related work in revenue management; undergraduates are involved in the lab most terms.

Areas of expertise

• Procurement and sourcing
• Revenue management
• Undergraduate research and project mentoring

Teaching

Isaac regularly teaches courses in Marketing & Digital Communication, Supply Chain Management, Hospitality & Tourism Management. Specific sections and syllabi are listed in the class schedule each term.

Courses lean on current problems from the field: students read recent work, reproduce a result or method, and then extend it. Isaac builds in low-stakes practice before graded work and gives written feedback on drafts.

Advising and office hours

Isaac advises students in the Marketing & Supply Chain programs and holds weekly office hours during the fall and spring terms, posted on the office door and in the course pages. Prospective students are welcome to email to arrange a visit or a call.

Advising conversations usually cover course sequencing, whether to add a minor or a concentration, and how classroom work connects to internships, research, or graduate study. Students who are undecided are welcome; part of the job is helping them narrow things down.

Recent and representative work

Isaac's recent activity is a mix of peer-reviewed work, conference talks, and student-involved projects in procurement and sourcing and revenue management. Representative items:

• A peer-reviewed article on procurement and sourcing in a disciplinary journal.
• A conference paper on revenue management, co-authored with an undergraduate researcher.
• An internally funded project applying procurement and sourcing to a regional partner's problem.

Titles and venues here are illustrative. UW–Porter Falls is fictional; Isaac has no real publication record.

Get in touch

The fastest way to reach Isaac is email (ifontaine@uwporterfalls.edu); messages during the fall and spring terms are usually answered within two business days. Prospective students and families can ask the Marketing & Supply Chain department office to set up a call, a class visit, or a meeting during an admitted-student day.