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He has 25+ years of experience in engineering and project\/program management in the automotive field and government contracting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since graduating from The Citadel with his MBA, Shawn has been the director of business internships. He also serves as the director of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/business-bowl\/\">Baker Business Bowl<\/a>, the school&#8217;s yearly business plan competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-degrees\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Degrees<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>MBA, The Citadel<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>B.S., University of South Carolina<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bio Shawn Swartwood joined The Citadel in the fall of 2016, overseeing our Business Internship course. Shawn holds an MBA from The Citadel and is also a licensed Project Management Professional (PMP). 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