
Education / Training / Strategy Consultant ~~ Motivational Speaker
China

Education / Training / Strategy Consultant ~~ Motivational Speaker
China
Seeking a position where 20+ years of leadership, strategic management, and training experience will add value; I want to increase your profit.
I will entertain any position offers in Education Administration, HR, or any training position based on strategic initiatives. Willing to work/relocate anywhere, anytime.
Currently an assistant professor at Keuka China Programs, Inc. (KCPI), a transnational branch of Keuka College in New York. Courses include Human Resources, Strategic Planning, Organizational Behavior, Leadership and Personal Development & Career Management. My dissertation was a participant-observation case study; it is finished.
Education administrator at the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) and the Washington State University (Wazzu) for 11 years. Received several awards of outstanding service from each institution as well as regional and national recognition for successful programs targeting international students, issues of racism, prejudice, diversity and drug/alcohol abuse. Served as Student Affairs Diversity Chair for two years of the five spent at WSU.
Keynote speaker at numerous local, regional and national student leadership and professional association conferences. Trained paraprofessionals and professionals in a wide variety of areas and compliance issues.
Between those two positions, served (for five years) as HR director for a global subsidiary of Hitachi Cable, Ltd. Also had oversight of QA and Production of a manufacturing facility.
The first two years (in China) were spent laying the groundwork for doctoral research by managing a private language training school and conducting a pilot study.
Also served (nearly five years now) as a consultant for an international (Switzerland-China) joint-venture in the aromatics industry. Developed a curriculum for the managers of that organization including leadership, strategic planning and communication (focused on cross-cultural issues) skills.
Research areas: cross-border or transnational higher education, transnational joint-ventures, social distance, expat HR issues, leadership, sustainable development, higher education policy, prejudice & racism and intelligence, training.
# Sigma Alpha Epsilon
# Phi Kappa Phi
# Society for Human Resources Management
# Association for Student Judicial Affairs
# various other Higher Ed related professional associations
# Kunming Foreign Enterprise Group
# International Professors' Project (former fellow)