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Donald L. Westerfield, Ph.D.

SCHOLARLY RESEARCH APPOINTMENTS:

• Senior Fellow - National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA), Washington, D.C.
• Qualified Administrator of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator by the Center for the Application of Psychological Type (CAPT)

BOOKS PUBLISHED:

•  Westerfield, Donald. Insuring Uninsured Through Association Health Plans (Washington: National Center for Policy Analysis, 2003).
• Westerfield, Donald. War Powers: The President, The Congress, and the Question of War (New York: Praeger Publishers, 1996)(Foreword by Hon. Donald H. Rumsfeld).
• Westerfield, Donald. National Health Care: Law, Policy, Strategy (New York: Praeger Publishers, 1993).
• Westerfield, Donald and Curtis, Thomas. Congressional Intent (New York: Praeger Publishers, 1992) (Foreword by Hon. Donald H. Rumsfeld)..
• Westerfield, Donald. Mandated Health Care: Issues And Strategies (New York: Praeger Publishers, 1991) (Foreword by Hon. Thomas Curtis).
• Westerfield, Donald L. An Analysis of the Divestiture of AT&T With Regard to Antitrust and the Public Interest (Ann Arbor: UMI, 1984).(Doctoral Dissertation)

PROFESSIONAL/SCHOLARLY FELLOWSHIP:

 Senior Fellow - National Center for Policy Analysis

PROFESSIONAL HONORS:

•  Marquis Who's Who in the World
• Marquis Who's Who in the Midwest

CONSULTANT:

Owner and CEO - Economic Consultants
Consulting in: Statistics, Econometrics, Business Strategy, Economics of
Health Care, Intelligence, Counter Intelligence, and Industrial Security

OTHER PUBLICATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS:

Over 125 published articles, professional papers, and professional
presentations.

EDITORIAL POSITIONS:

• Editorial Board - Journal of Economics and Finance
• Editorial Board - Journal of Business and Economic Perspectives

Arichai Bobby Ractham, Ph.D.

Education

• Ph.D. in Financial Economics: Peter F. Drucker Graduate School of Management at the CLAREMONT GRADUATE SCHOOL, Claremont CA - USA.
• Master of Financial Economics CLAREMONT GRADUATE SCHOOL, Claremont CA - USA.
• Master of Science in International Finance UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO, USA.
• Bachelor of Arts : EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, USA.

Career History

• Independent Director : SYNTEC CONSTRUCTION PCL.
• Lecturer INSTITUTE OF DIRECTORS (IOD) Thailand
• Founder 45 Degrees Consulting Limited
• Director and Independent Director MLINK ASIA CORPORATION PCL.
• Lead Financial Consultant Dharmniti and Truth Capital Advisory
• Assistant Vice President Corporate Planning: ADVANCE INFO SERVICE PCL (AIS)
• Lecturer: Asian Institute of Technology

Sumas Wongsunopparat

Education

• PhD, Major in Strategy & Marketing, Minor in Economics, Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University, NY, USA.
• MBA in Finance & Marketing, Graduate School of Industrial Administration (GSIA or Tepper School of Business), Carnegie Mellon University, PA, USA.
• Student of Professor John Nash, Nobel prize winner Nash Equilibrium, his life is covered in movie called “a beautiful mind”

Career History 

• Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Thanachart Group
• Being responsible for everything from strategic planning to execution in all functional areas of all SBUs (Thanachart bank, Life & Non-life insurance, Funding & Securities, Autoloan & leasing, Corporate banking & Investment banking)
• COO of Future Park Rangsit Department Store
• EVP in business development, strategy & marketing of Bangkok Dusit Medical Service PCL managing Bangkok Hospital Group (14 hospitals), Samitivej hospital and BNH
• EVP in strategy, marketing & HR of Thonburi Hospital Group and Piyavate hospital
• Strategic & Marketing Consultant of Osotspa (the biggest local consumer products manufacturer and distributor)
• Consultant in several functional areas (strategy, management, marketing, branding, finance, HR, IT, business modeling, etc.) across industries (retail, hotel, real estate, banking, etc.) during his time in the U.S. (15 years)
• Chairperson, “Strategy Game” Reality Show, Live on Channel 9, every Saturday night at 10:30 pm
• Professor at Cornell University (Johnson Graduate School of Management) and University of Wisconsin (School of Business Administration)

Patricia Arthachariya

Education 

• Post – doctoral fellow Oxford Brookes Business School, Oxford
• Ph.d University of Warwick, UK

Work experience Over 30 years teaching experience

Special Assingnments

• Chairwoman Thesis Committee, Graduate School of Business, Assumption University
• Senior Research Fellow University of South Australia
• Managing Editor AU Journal of Management

Books 

“A hand book on Thesis writing”

Publications  

Many articles on A. U Journal of Management

Avecilla Roy

Education 

• Certificate in Human Resources Cornell University, NY, USA
• Masters in Industrial Relations University of the Philippines
• Graduate Diploma in Industrial Relations University of the Philippines

Professional Experience

• HR Manager Webster University, Thailand Campus
• Program Coordinator Open Society Institute
• Senior Assistant Manager United Coconut Planters Bank, Philippines
• Project Officer Work Improvement Teams, Development Academy, Philippines 

Porpan Vachajitpan

Education

• Ph.d in Engineering University of Sydney, Australia
• M.SC inManagement University of Wales , UK
• Master of Public Administration Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
• B.E (Hons) University of Sydney, Australia

Teaching Experience

• Associate Professor Chulalongkorn University
• Adjunct professor University of Southern Queensland, Australia
• Assistant Professor School of Business Administration, NIDA
• Post- doctoral fellow
• And Visiting lecturer University of Wales, UK

Professional Experience

• Chairman MBA program, Chulalongkorn University
• Director BBA (international Program) , Chulalongkorn University
• Director Excel Quality International Co., Ltd
• Advisor Deputy Minister of Industry
• Deputy Minister of Science and Technology
• Senior General Manager Siam Motors Co., Ltd
• Senior Analyst CSG Corp and C. F Bruan, California, USA
• Engineering Consultant Sindhu Associates

Books  

Numerous books on Operations Management and Quantitative Analysis.

Research Publications  

Journal of American Society of Civil Engineers, Applied Mechanics

Peng S. Chan

Education
 

• Ph.D (Strategic Management), The University of Texas at Austin, 1986.
• MBA (Corporate Strategy & Finance), The University of Texas at Austin, 1983.
• LL.B (Honors), The University of Malaya, Malaysia, 1980.

Academic Experience 

• 1995 – present    Full Professor, Department of Management (Strategic Management Area), California State University, Fullerton. 
• 1991-1994        Assistant Professor, Department of Management (Strategic Management Area), Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge.                     
• Jan 82-Dec 86 Part-time Instructor, Department of Management, The University of Texas at Austin.

Business & Industry Experience   

• President, E2Energy LLC.  E2Energy is a global energy and commodity trading company that specializes in supplying petroleum products.  The company is a registered OPEC member.
• Chairman and President, Global Management Group (GMG). GMG specializes in management consulting, training, and global expansion services into Asia and North America.  To date, GMG has provided consultation and training to thousands of companies in the United States and across Asia
• June 82-April 86    Managing Director, Asia-Pacific Enterprises.  Provided business advisory and management services to companies in Asia and the United States.
• May 80-Nov 80    Legal Counsel, American International Assurance Co. Ltd., Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

SELECT AWARDS & HONORS  

• Fulbright Scholar, 2002-2003.
• Distinguished Keynote Speaker, Knowledge Management Conference, Bangkok, Thailand, February 2006(http://kmc.mmu.edu.my/bangkok2006/schedule.htm)
• First Prize, International Case Competition, 2005 (beat out 200+ universities).
• Distinguished Speaker on China, World Affairs Council, November 2005.   (http://www.worldaffairsdesert.org/wacd/2006Archives.html)
• Outstanding Young Man of America, 1987.
• Distinguished International Scholar, Phi Beta Delta (Honor Society for Int’l Scholars), 1991.
• Arnel Corporation Award for "Distinguished Teaching/Research", 1992.
• Who’s Who Among Global Leaders, 1994/5.
• Who's Who Among Asian Americans, 1994/1995.
• Outstanding Faculty Award, California State University, 2000-2001.
• Awarded numerous research grants from California State University, Louisiana State University and The University of Texas at Austin.
   

Publications and Articles

 Total of 202 publications consisting of

• 2 books
• 91 articles
• 109 conference proceedings papers 

Jan Kooinan

Education 

• 2002 Qualified Finance Six Sigma Black Belt and Instructor, Economic Value Added and IFRS Specialist.
• 1983-1986 Post graduate Accountancy (Qualified: Administrative and Internal Organization)
• 1976-1983 University of Amsterdam, Business Economics, Masters title (Drs.)

Academic Experience 

• Webster University – Leiden & WTC Amsterdam (US Accredited University with HQ in St Louis, USA)
• Adjunct Professor Business, Finance & Accounting for MBA capstone courses Finance, Accounting, Human Capital, Strategy and ICT. Key Courses: Corporate Finance, Financial Accounting, Cost Accounting, Management Accounting.
• Instructor on behalf of the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs for the President’s Program teaching Finance, Business and Accounting to International managers (Russian Federation and South Africa)
• Program leader and instructor of the Certified Management Accountant (CMA) program at the WTC Amsterdam.
• Leidse University School of Management: visiting Professor of Management Accounting and ICT in Business
• Ex-Faculty at Management Center Europe: mini MBA and Finance courses. www.mce.be
• 2003 mid – Now: Partner of Able Fisher: Consultancy and Global Executive Search: Clients: Mexx, Nike, Footlocker www.ablefisher.net
• Owner of Business Educational Services Company: www.jklinks.nl
   

Business Experience

2003 mid -2004 mid: Interim Manager Rabobank Bijzonder Krediet, Gooiland Entertainment Group Hilversum:
Restructuring the company, e.g. by reducing Working Capital and the Cash Conversion Cycle
Coaching the business owner and managers
Prepared a business plan and implement cost saving measures (e.g. downsizing 30% staff)
Discuss and obtain financial support from bank on credit line extension and brewery discounts.

1987-2003 SONY Europe
 Finance Director and Board member

1983-1986 KPMG Accountants 

John Allen Paulos

John Allen Paulos is an extensively kudized author, popular public speaker, and monthly columnist for ABCNews.com (archived here, the text copyright by JAP, only the presentation copyright by ABC) and formerly for the Guardian. Professor of math at Temple, a state university in Philadelphia, he earned his Ph.D. in the subject from the University of Wisconsin.

John Allen Paulos
Math Dept, Temple University
Philadelphia, PA 19122
paulos@temple.edu, 215-204-5003
www.math.temple.edu/paulos

Cherie Carter Scott 

• 1986-1994 MA and Ph.D. Fielding Graduate University
• 1971 BA University of Denver

She is an instrument-rated pilot who flies her own Cessna 182, is a PADI certified scuba diver, and has spoken and taught in 27 countries, on five continents. She has 20 courses (138 modules) online (wwwmmsvt.com), and there is a new documentary created about her extraordinary work over 35 years. She divides her time between Thailand, Netherlands, and USA. 

• 2009 Implemented and taught the Train the Trainer program for MGM MIRAGE
• 2009 Trainer for Air National Guard Coach Training
• 2008 Trainer for Air National Guard course in Decision Making
• 1998 Published If Life is a Game, These are the Rules (published in 40 countries)
• 1999-2008 Published 12 other books (see drcherie.com)
• 1974-present Trainer and Curriculum Designer for MMS Institute, USA designed 34 courses in Human Development
• 1988-present Trainer and Curriculum Designer for MMS Worldwide Institute, Netherlands
• 1975 Designed and conducted the first Coach Training

Websites: www.drcherie.com, www.negaholics.com, www.drcheriecoaching.com,www.themms.com, www.mmsvt.com