Management Supply Chain
Resume:
Ravi Chinta, Ph.D.
Presidential Search Committee
ATTN: Erica Calais, Search Coordinator
University of Louisiana System
**** ***** ***** ******, ***** 7-300
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
E-mail: *****.******@**.***
Dear Sir/Madam:
I am a US citizen and a Pitt alumnus. I am writing in response to your recent ad at
http://chronicle.com/jobs/000*******-** for the position of President, University of Louisiana System.
Attached are my resume and other pertinent details for your consideration for this position. I offer a unique blend
of skills and experience that would be most President, University of Louisiana System position. A few
summary points about my candidacy are in order, and stated below:
I currently teach Strategy (capstone course), Supply Chain Management, Operations, and Principles of
Management courses as Downing Professor and CINTAS Ethics Fellow at Xavier University, Cincinnati.
I am keenly familiar with the AACSB requirements; and an expert in vision and mission development.
I have significant and extensive experience in dealing with faculty, students and academic administration
I have both academic and industry experience, with senior administrative and strategic responsibilities
I have six years experience in the venture capital industry and directly managed over 10 business start -ups
from ideation to IPO stage.
I have a Ph.D. in Strategy from the University of Pittsburgh, and have three years teaching and research
experience at the Louisiana State University (Best Teacher Award at LSU in 1987)
I have taught courses to MBAs and Executive MBAs and in many internal company training programs
I have B.Tech (Chemical Engineering) from IIT, Madras and MBA from IIM, Calcutta. As you know well,
ITTs and IIMs are prestigious educational institutions in India and also worldwide
I published over 25 peer-reviewed papers, and currently have four papers in work-in-progress state. I have
over 40 intra-company white papers on strategic issues
I have made over 20 major conference presentations, and over a 100 internal company presentations
I am expert in financial planning and market development, with significant project management expertise:
Completed over 100 business valuations (used probabilistic financial evaluation models)
Led over 60 strategy and finance projects (used option pricing for licensing technology)
Directed mail campaigns for customer acquisition and customer retention programs
I am the founding member of FENG (Financial Networking Group), now 70,000 strong in USA
I was on the Penn State University Ben Franklin Ventures Board in Harrisburg, PA for one year.
I am the faculty lead for the academic and mentoring programs at Xavier Entrepreneurship Institute.
I teach African refugees in Northern Kenya and Malawi a 100% online course in Global Business Today.
Taken together, the above represents my candidacy for the position President, University of Louisiana System. My
corporate experience and my experience in academia provide an ideal mix of skills for the position of President. I
have the skills, experience and motivation to meet and exceed your expectations. Last but not the least is my vision
for higher education that is highly pragmatic as well as academic.
With best wishes,
Ravi Chinta, Ph.D.
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RAVI CHINTA, Ph.D.
OVERVIEW
Strategy Professional with seven years venture capital and technology experience, fifteen years
managerial experience and eleven years teaching experience. A U.S. citizen with a proven record of
success in strategy, finance, marketing, operations and people management. Known for integrity,
analytical skills and ability to work with all levels of management and to separate facts from opinions.
Areas of expertise include:
Project Management Strategic Decision Process
Financial Valuations Product and Market Development
Operational Strategies Technology Commercialization
WORK HISTORY
Xavier University, Williams College of Business, (www.xavier.edu) Summer 2008 to present
Downing (Associate) Professor, Management and Entrepreneurship and CINTAS Ethics Fellow
Teach Strategy, Global Business, Operations Management, and Entrepreneurship Courses
Penn State University, Harrisburg, PA (www.hsbg.psu.edu) 2007 to 2008
Associate Professor, Strategy and Entrepreneurship
Teach Strategy, Entrepreneurship, and Business Ethics Courses
American University of Sharjah, UAE (www.aus.edu) 2005 to 2007
Professor, Strategy and Entrepreneurship
Teach Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Principles of Management and Project Management Courses
Xavier University, Williams College of Business, (www.xavier.edu) Spring 2005 only
Professor, Marketing Strategy
Teach Marketing Strategy to MBA students
Hill-Rom Company, Batesville, IN (www.Hill-Rom.com) 2002 to 2004
Hill-Rom is a $1.2 billion healthcare division of Hillenbrand Industries, a Fortune 1000 company
Director, Emerging Technologies
Directed acquisitions, alliances and technology development to diversify from hospital-bed businesses.
Major Accomplishments: Screening criteria for targeted investments; GetWell Network & TacTex.
LexisNexis Group, Dayton, OH (www.LexisNexis.com) 2001 to 2002
LexisNexis is a $1.7 billion information services division of Reed-Elsevier, a Global 500 company
Director, Strategic Business Development
Directed strategic business development projects at LexisNexis Corporate Headquarters in Dayton.
Major Accomplishments: Monetization of online usage and CourtLink & Quicklaw acquisitions.
IBM Corporate Headquarters, Armonk, NY (www.IBM.com) 2000 to 2001
Senior Strategist
As a member of the Corporate Strategy Group at Headquarters, worked in several strategy projects.
Major Accomplishment: Developed a balanced scorecard of metrics for ibm.com as an eBusiness.
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SENCO Products, Inc. (Division of Sencorp), Cincinnati, OH 1994 to 2000
Senco is a global manufacturer of collated nails, staples, screws and pneumatic tools used in home
building, furniture & pallet industries. Annual revenues exceed $350 million. Sencorp is a private firm.
Vice President, Shared Services
Directed strategy and finance functions. Managed the strategic planning cycle, the annual budgeting and
monthly reporting processes. Led several Cost Reduction, Business Development and Special Projects.
Major Accomplishments: Directed over 60 Strategy/Finance projects in diverse situations. Completed 18
product and market development projects (3 in CRM); over 25 operational projects (15 in BPR, 4 ERP);
over 15 in supplier and vendor programs; 1 technology (SPAT) licensing deal. Examples include:
Led product and channel mix changes for Senco marketing strategies in the manufactured housing market
segments. Increased tool revenues by $50 million achieving 35% CAGR over three years.
Developed a comprehensive business valuation of the SPAT intellectual property in terms that are easily
understood by potential buyers. Resulted in SPAT licensing to Hilti for $30 million royalties in 10 years.
Led the distribution channels optimization project that resolved the conflict between territorial exclu sivity of
distributors with Senco s new Internet channel. Internet sales rose to 8% of Senco sales in first year.
SENMED Medical Ventures (Venture Capital Unit of Sencorp) 1988 to 1994
SENMED is a $100 million intra-corporate venture fund of Sencorp with an investment focus in
biotechnology and medical devices. SENMED was formed in 1987 and dissolved in 2003.
Director, Ventures Group
Evaluated over 100 business plans; Led due-diligence and financial valuation of business plans;
Business Planning for portfolio companies; Post-investment monitoring; Exit strategy execution;
Led and developed the Sales and Marketing Strategies for several investment companies.
Major Accomplishments: Built a portfolio of 15 investments in life sciences, medical devices and
diagnostics; wrote two prospectuses for IPO; managed exit/divestment process; out-licensed GIAK.
Developed a targeted investment process that improved the efficiency of pre-investment due diligence
efforts. Increased the investment focus and reduced the cost by 30% and time by 20% for due diligence.
IPOs for Neoprobe and Iatromed; Turnaround for Biosound; 34 rounds of financing; 12 sponsorships of
research in Universities and R&D boutiques. Overall return on investment for SENMED was 6X.
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 1985 to 1988
Assistant Professor, Department of Management, College of Business Administration
Major Accomplishments: Published 10 papers; Made presentations at 15 conferences; Received Best
Teacher award; Taught strategy and finance courses to MBA classes; and Performed Work in
Administrative Committees.
EXPERIENCE IN INDIA, AND PRIOR TO 1981:
IDL Chemicals, Ltd., Hyderabad, India 1979 to 1981
Deputy Manager, Planning and Development
Indian Drugs and Pharmaceuticals, Ltd., New Delhi, India 1978 to 1979
Corporate Planner
lndoceanic Shipping Company, Ltd., Bombay, India 1977 to 1978
Operations Research Analyst
PERSONAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP:
Deepti Travels: Started in 1993 and partner manages its operations profitably in Cincinnati, OH.
Indiathings.com: Started an Internet portal business in 1995, and closed down its operations in 2000.
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EDUCATION
Ph.D. 1981 to 1985 Katz Graduate School of Business, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
Major: Strategic Management; Minor: MIS (Outstanding Pass in Ph.D. comprehensive examinations)
MBA 1975 to 1977 Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, India.
Major: Finance; Minor: Marketing (Top five percentile in a class of 110)
BS 1970 to 1975 Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India. Major: Chemical Engineering
Venture Capital Certification, 1989: NVCA/Andersen Venture Capital Program in Chicago.
PUBLICATIONS
Park, D., Krishnan, H., Chinta, R., Assudani, R. and Lee, M. (2012). Elephant and Samurai: Differences between Indian and
Japanese Supply Chain Management, Journal of Management Issues, Vol. XXIV, No. 2, Summer 2012, pp. 207 -224
Park, D., Chinta, R., Lee, M., Turner, J. and Kilbourne, L. (2011). Macro -fit versus Micro-fit of the Organization with its
Environment: Implications for Strategic Leadership, International Journal of Management, 28(2): 488-492.
Assudani, R., Chinta, R., Manolis, C. & Burns, D. (2011) The effect of pedagogy on students perceptions of the
importance of ethics and social responsibility in business firms, Ethics & Behavior, 21(2): 103-110.
Park, D., Chinta, R., Yi, D. and Lee, M. (2010) New Product Development Project Management: Differences between
Korean and US Small Business Executives Journal of Small Business Strategy, 21(1),
Chinta, R. and Kloppenborg, T. (2010). Projects and Processes for Sustainable Organizational Growth, SAM Advanced
Management Journal, 75(2): 22-28.
Wu, L., Park, D., Chinta, R. and Cunningham, M. (2010). Global Entrepreneurship and Supply Chain Management: A
Chinese Exemplar, Journal of Chinese Entrepreneurship, 2(1): 36-52.
Culpan, R. and Chinta, R. (2010). Comparative Analysis of Entrepreneurial Growth Strategies of Two Multinational
Conglomerates in Emerging Markets, International Journal of Business and Globalization, 5(1): 46-62
Chinta, R. (2009). Teaching Strategy through Projects: A MECEy Bridge from Academia to Strategy Practice, Journal of
Executive Education. 8(1): 1-19.
Chinta, R. (2009). Managing Network Resources by Ranjay Gulati, International Journal of Strategic Business
Alliances, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp.107 111.
Burns, D., Chinta, R., Kashyap, V., Manolis, C.,and Sen, A. (2008). Hospital Care and Capacity in the Tri-State Region of
Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio: Analysis and Insights, Healthcare Marketing Quarterly, Vol.24, Issue 3.
Gorla, N., Chinta, R., and T.W. Chu (2007). An Enhanced Business Process Re -engineering Model for Supply Chain
Management and a Case Study, Journal of IT Cases and Applications Research, Vol.9, No.2.
Chinta, R. and N. Capar (2007). Comparative Analysis of Managerial Values in the US and China, Journal of
Technology Management in China, Vol.2, No.2.
Grant, J., Chinta, R. and McKechnie, D.S. (2007). Using the business S -word STRATEGY in Sports, The Sports
Journal, Vol. 10, No.1,
Chinta, R. (2007). Global Trends and Business Issues in the Middle East, Journal of Global Business Issues, Spring
2007, Vol.1, No.1.
Chinta, R. (2007). Influencers of Exam Performance: An Empirical Replication in the Middle East, Journal of American
Academy of Business, Vol.10, No.2.
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Zalami, A., Rettab, B., Nijsen, A., Ruimschotel, D., Chinta, R., Martin, B., Graf, M., Pelley, A., Mahajan, A. and Bader
Aldeen Ali Bakheet (2006). Corporate Responsibility Awareness in the United Arab Emirates co-authored with; Dubai
Ethics Resource Center & Dubai Chamber of Commerce Publication, September 2006.
Chinta, R. (2006). Retail Marketing Trends in USA and Their Effects on Consumers and Global Workforce, Business
Renaissance Quarterly, Vol.1, No.2.
Chinta, R. and Mohammed Ashraf Ali (2006). Peer Pressure in Facilities Management International Benchmarking at the
American University of Sharjah Facilities Management Magazine, Vol.2., No.1.
Rasheed, A.M.A, Datta, D.K., and Chinta, R. (1997). Determinants of Price Premiums: A study of Initial Public offerings
in the Medical Diagnostics and Devices Industry, Journal of Small Business Management, Vol.35, No.4. pp.11-23.
Chinta, R. (1992). Lessons from Failure, Long Range Planning, Vol. 25, Issue 3, June 1992, pp.117-119.
Chinta, R., Chan, P.S., and Flynn, E.J. (1991). The Strategies of Growing Turnabout Firms: A Mul tiple Discriminant
Analysis, International Journal of Management, Vol.8, No.3, September 1991, pp. 669 -675.
Chinta, R., Chan, P.S., and Flynn, E.J. (1990). Business Firm Performance Types and the Strategic Implications, The
Journal of Applied Business Research, Vol. 7, No. 1, Winter 1990-91, pp. 30-39.
Chinta, R. (1990). In Defense of the 501(K) Process, Guest Editorial in The Medical Devices & Diagnostic Industry
Journal, October 1990, pp. 14-16.
Keller, R. and Chinta, R. (1990). Information Technologies Transfer: Strategies for Success, Academy of Management
Executive, May 1990, pp. 33-43.
Chinta, R. and Chan, P.S. (1990). The Industrial Policy Debate and its Implications for Strategic Management,
Management Research News, Vol. 13, No. 8, pp. 15-17.
Chinta, R. and Chan, P.S. (1990). Why are Synergies Non-universal? Management Research News, Vol. 13, No. 8, pp.
20-23
Awadzi, W., Kedia, B. and Chinta, R. (1988). Strategic Implications of Cooperation and Complementary Resources in
International Joint Ventures. International Journal of Management, Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 125-132.
Camillus, J. and Chinta, R. (1986). Environmental volatility, financial slack and organizational performance: an empirical
analysis, Proceedings of the Midwest Decision Sciences Institute, 1986, pp. 41-43.
Chinta, R., Jenster, P. and King, W.R. The Functions of Strategic Planners, chapter in Strategic Planning and
Management Handbook, edited by William R. King and D.I. Cleland, Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, Inc., 19 87.
DISSERTATION
Unpublished dissertation entitled Competitive Advantage from Pooling of Divisional Activities: Theory and Empirical Tests
for Strategy Implications at the Graduate School of Business, University of Pittsburgh, December 1985 .
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Chinta, R., CeoFrancesco, D. and Mooney, D. (2011). Making Jesuit Values more Pragmatic. 14th CJBE(Colleagues in
Jesuit Business Education) Annual Meeting, July 7-10, 2011,Cincinnati, OH
Chinta, R., Luce, R. and Giluk, T. (2011). What Drives Xavier University s Community Engagement?: A Strategic
Management Perspective. 14th CJBE(Colleagues in Jesuit Business Education) Annual Meeting, July 7-10, 2011,Cincinnati,
OH
Chinta, R., CeoFrancesco, D. and Mooney, D. (2010). From Pentagon to Heptagon: Making Jesuit Values more
Pragmatic. 17th Annual International Conference on Advances in Management, July 14-17, 2010, Atlanta, GA
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Kloppenborg, T. J., Tesch, D. and Chinta, R.. (2010). Demographic Determinants of Project Success Behaviors,
Proceedings Project Management Institute Research and Education Conference, July 2010, Washington, DC.
Chinta, R. and Luce, R. (2009). Navigating the 'Entrepreneurship Realm' pedagogically presented at NAFSA Region VI
Conference, November 7-10, 2009, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Kloppenborg, T. and Chinta, R. (2009). Projects and Processes in Strategic and Operational Management for Sustainable
Growth of an Enterprise presented at the 2009 POMS 20th Annual Conference, Orlando, FL, May 1 -2, 2009.
Chinta R. and Capar N. (2009). Double Whammy or Double Advantage: Foreignness and Newness as determinants of
success in International Business presented at the 2009 International Academy of Management and Business Meeting, New
Orleans, LA, January 28-29, 2009.
Chinta R. (2008). Applied Strategy Course a MECEy Bridge from Academia to Strategy Practice presented at the 2008
Academy of Management Meeting, Anaheim, CA, August 10-13, 2008.
Chinta R. and Culpan, R. (2008). Comparative analysis of growth strategies of two conglomerates in merging markets
presented at the Eastern Academy of Management Meeting, Washington, DC, May 14-17, 2008.
Chinta R. Chiravuri, A. and Sahraoui, S. (2006). e-Government-enabled Human Resource Policy Implementation:
Emiratization in Dubai Municipality presented at the European Conference on Information Technology Evaluation
(ECITE), Genoa, Italy, September 27-28, 2006.
Capar, N. and Chinta R. (2006). The Relationship between Multinationality and Performance Risk co -authored with Nejat
Capar; presented at the Academy of Management 2006 Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA, August 13 -15, 2006.
Chinta R. Khawaja, A. and Gorla, N. (2006). Factors Influencing Learning Enhancement in Virtual Learning
Environments presented at the Seventh eLearning Forum in University of Sharjah, April 5, 2006
Mummalaneni, V., Pandian, J. and Chinta R. (2005). Competitive Strategies in Hospital Industry: A Longitudinal
Examination, co-authored with; presented at the Southeast INFORMS conference in Myrtle Beach, S.C. in October 6-7,
2005
McLaurin, R. and Chinta, R. (2005). Congruence Analysis for Strategy Options Development: Dubai Municipality
Experience presented at the Allied Academies International Conference in Las Vegas, October 12 -15, 2005
Chinta R. and Arendall, S. (1991). Moving time horizon as a dynamic measurement tool for environmental volatility: a
demonstration with COMPUSTAT data, presented at the 22nd Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, Nov. 24 -
27, 1991, Miami, Fl.
Chinta, R. (1987). Transnational Product Transplants and International Product Life Cycle, at the TIMS/ORSA National
Meetings, New Orleans, LA., May 1987.
Gray, E.R., Chinta, R. and Green, B. Extension of Pitts Findings and Implications for Strategic Action, presented at the
Western Academy of Management Meetings, Los Angeles, CA., April 1987.
Awadzi, W., Kedia, B. and Chinta, R. (1987). Parent Control, Complimentary Resources and International Joint Venture
Performance: An Empirical Examination, presented at the Midwest Academy of Management Meetings, Bloomington, IN.,
April 1987.
Chinta, R. (1987). Why are Synergies Non-universal?: Consequent Tendencies in Evolution of Firm, at the Southwest
Academy of management Meetings, Houston, TX., March 1987.
Chinta, R. and Flynn, E.J. (1987). An Exploratory Analysis of the Strategic Profiles in Growing and Turnabout Firms,
presented at the Southwest Academy of Management Meetings, Houston, TX., March 1987 .
Chinta, R. (1986). Correlation of Pooling Benefits and Conventional Performance Criteria: An Empirical Analysis,
presented at the National Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meetings, Honolulu, HI., November 1986 .
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Awadzi, W., Kedia, B. and Chinta, R. (1986). Impact of Cooperation and Complimentary Resources on International Joint
Ventures: An Empirical Examination, presented at the Academy of International Business, Southeast Region, Atlanta, GA.,
November 1986.
Awadzi, W., Kedia, B. and Chinta, R. (1986). Performance Implications of Locus of Control and Complimentary Resources
in International Joint Ventures-An Empirical Study, presented at the Academy of International Business Conference, London,
November 1986.
Datta, D.K. and Chinta, R. (1986). Environmental Scanning: A Three Di mensional Contingency Framework, presented at
the Eastern Academy of Management Meetings, Philadelphia, PA., May 1986 .
Camillus, J. and Chinta, R. (1986). Environmental Volatility, Organizational Slack and Organizational Performance: An
Empirical Investigation, presented at the Midwest Region Meetings of the Decision Sciences Institute, Lincoln, NE., April
1986.
Chinta, R., Jenster, P. and King, W.R. (1986). The Functions of the Strategic Planner: An Empirical Analysis, presented
at the Southwest Academy of Management Meetings, Dallas, TX., March 1986.
Grant, J.H. and Chinta, R. (1985). Alternative Diversification Strategies: Economic and Organizational Effects of Pooled
Activities, presented at the Strategic Management Society Conference, Barce lona, Spain, October 1985.
Chinta, R. (1983). The Impact of Technology Trap and Environment Volatility on Organizational Innovation, presented at
the Conference on Examining the process of innovation, Bentley College, Waltham, MA., March 1983 .
Papers under review
Chinta R. Chiravuri, A. and Sahraoui, S. Social Policy Implementation via e-Governance: Emiratization in Dubai, co-
authored with Ananth Chiravuri and Sofiane Sahraoui under consideration for publication in Transforming Government:
People, Process and Policy.
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