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Chicago, Il, Us

Chicago, Il, Us

Notre Dame, Indiana, United States

Lead the ongoing enhancement of the College's business programs, develop new degree programs, reimagine curriculum, schedule and assign courses aligned to the institution's mission.

I design courses relevant to the needs of our global economy and teach Strategy, International Business, Management, Human Resources, Business Communication, and other courses to online, day and evening students. I also conduct research into ESG, cross-cultural competency, international management and present findings and/or speak at international conferences in the US, Asia, and Europe.

Elected to the Board in March, 2019.

Germany

Teach graduate-level strategy and leadership courses in the School of Business to US and NATO forces in Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom.

Valparaiso, Indiana

Coordinate collaborative efforts between industry and academia and facilitate international business development across the region with a focus on SME's seeking to increase their global competency.

I direct the development and continuing operations of the Business Management program, administer the scheduling of courses and faculty, develop new courses aligned to the college's mission, assess outcomes, and advise students seeking employment or graduate study.

Greater Chicago Area

Consult with small and medium sized firms in international business development focusing on emerging markets in Latin America & Asia within the technology, agriculture, and education sectors.Also lectured for professional associations and training institutes such as the International Import Export Institute and the Taiwan Association of Banking and Finance.

Zhengzhou, Henan, China

Teach International Organizational Behavior and Applied Management to Chinese undergraduate students with a student centered learning approach including class discussion, case study, simulations, and occasional video feedback.

Taichung City, Taiwan

Designed and delivered: (1) EMBA courses on East West Negotiations, (2) MBA courses on Emerging Markets, Culture and Market Assessment and (3) BBA courses on Export Practices.

Rio De Janeiro, Brazil & Schaumburg, Il

Responsible for managing Motorola's investments in its Latin American wireless operators (~US$330M). Activities involve business plan management, organizational design, sales, training, product launch, and distribution management. Served as loaned executive to the venture and grew the organization from three to over 300.Conducted early market access requirements and distribution capability analysis with more than 35 wireless carriers within the region directing both in-house and external consultants. Additionally, lead billing system integration efforts.In the absence of established procedures, partnered with local governments to create and prosecute satellite frequency and commercial business license applications in Mexico, Chile, Venezuela, and Argentina with a 100% success factor.Designed and deployed a detailed program management system to organize and manage all functional areas of the regional venture which was subsequently adopted on a global scale (e.g. legal, commercial, system engineering, procurement, commercial trials & testing, etc.). Recruited and coached local executives in support of organizational development (GM, CFO, COO).Successfully managed operations to provide the lowest cost per minute within peer group of 12 regional operators. Ranked second globally in overall subscriber additions and first in the emerging markets.Supported various management boards (e.g. operating committee, management committee, etc.) in support of venture operations.

Schaumburg, Il

See above.

Santiago, Chile

Consulted senior product management on creating new, market based service offers based upon US experience during the birth of telecommunications competition in Chile. Provided consultative information on large business offers in a newly competitive market and coached individual product managers in international service agreements and sourcing.Designed a large offer development process for anticipating and responding to competitive sales situations. Created long distance pricing offers in the residential and small business markets. Assisted in contract negotiations with US based suppliers. Developed a supplier/customer relationship model for CTC and its major providers upon departure.

Chicago, Il

Directly responsible for annual revenue management of $12M with full quota and budget responsibilities. Served as the firms principle relationship officer and lead a team of three sales professionals of varying experience.Directed application development for wide-area network solutions (voice/data) stateside to Latin America, Europe and the Far East. Developed strategy, negotiated objectives, coached and trained sales personnel; also responsible for implementation management.Previously co-managed $80M in revenue of network services for one of the firm's largest nationwide accounts and directed remote sales teams in all fifty states. Successfully negotiated client's 1st off tariff contract ("Contract Tariff"), planned and managed client's national telecommunications conference, selected for corporate wide leadership development program 5/5 years, and met quota 5/5 years, while exceeding quota 4/5 years.Engineered the first successful frame relay to satellite services integration (1993). Developed first telephone based health insurance claim processing application (1991).

Chicago

Earned a full scholarship and living stipend for undergraduate student recruitment, counseling and application adjudication duties.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), International Management, 3.88/4.0

Activities and Societies: Study abroad: Tokyo, Japan 2008; Shanghai, China 2007 Advisor: Dr. Len RogersDissertation: Predicting.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), International Management, 3.8/4.0

Activities and Societies: Beta Gamma Sigmaw/ Distinction

Master Of Science (M.Sc.), Network Engineering And Management, 3.7/4.0

Activities and Societies: Who's Who Among American Colleges and Universities, International Resident Advisor & Graduate Assistant

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.), Computer Science - Information Systems, 3.2/4.0

Activities and Societies: IEEE, Admissions Ambassadors