Profile
College / Department
Teaching areas
Supply Chain Management, Manufacturing and Service Operations, Environmental Operations, Quality Management and Business Excellence
Research areas
Manufacturing and Service Operations, Environmental Management, Business Excellence, Knowledge Management, Team Performance
Education
DBA, Operations Management, Boston University, United States, 1996
MBA, Business Administration, Babson College, United States, 1987
BA, Sociology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, United States, 1985
Professional experience
Associate Professor, Supply Chain Management, Marketing And Information Systems, American University of Sharjah (AUS), Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 2021 - Present
Founding Director, International Exchange Programs, International Exchange Office, American University of Sharjah (AUS), Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 2010 - 2020
Associate Professor Of Operations And Project Management, Management And Mis Departments, School Of Business Management (sbm), American University of Sharjah (AUS), University City, United Arab Emirates, 2007 - 2009
Unit Manager, Strategic Projects And Communications, Center For Social Research And Evaluation (csre), Ministry of Social Development (MSD), North Island, New Zealand, 2006 - 2007
Strategy Support Manager, Regional Operations, Work & Income, Ministry of Social Development (MSD), North Island, New Zealand, 2004 - 2006
Project Manager/senior Analyst, Center For Social Research And Evaluation (csre), Ministry of Social Development (MSD), North Island, New Zealand, 2004 - 2004
Business Excellence Manager, Central Administration, Industrial Research Ltd. (IRL), Lower Island, New Zealand, 2002 - 2004
Senior Lecturer In Operations Management, Faculty Of Commerce, Victoria University of Wellington (VUW), North Island, New Zealand, 2000 - 2002
Assistant Professor, Operations Management, Management Science & Information Systems (msis) Department, Smeal College Of Business Administration, The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State), PA, United States, 1994 - 2000
Fulbright Research Scholar, Institute For Marketing, University of Muenster (and Fulbright Commission/DAAD), Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, 1992 - 1994
Teaching And Research Assistant, Operations Management, Operations Management, School Of Management, Boston University, MA, United States, 1990 - 1992
Research Program Manager, Physical Sciences R&d, BBN Systems and Technologies, Inc., MA, United States, 1988 - 1990
Assistant Treasurer, Industrial Associates, Inc. (IAI), MA, United States, 1988 - 1988
Financial Systems Manager, Wingate Capital Corporation (WCC), MA, United States, 1986 - 1988
Memberships
European Operations Management Association, EurOMA, International, January 2020
Production and Operations Management Society, POMS, International, January 2020