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DAVID DESPLACES

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EDUCATION

CGBP Certified Global Business Professional, NASBITE June 2008

Ph.D. University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI May 2004

College of Business Administration, Ph.D. in Business Administration, Concentration in

Management

Honors: Inducted into Beta Gamma Sigma

Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Laura Beauvais

MSE Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY December 1999

School of Education, Master of Science in Instructional Design, Development &

Evaluation

Bentley College, Waltham, MA Summer 1998

ISMC

Internet Systems Management Certificate

MBA Bentley Graduate School of Business, Waltham, MA May 1996

Master of Business Administration, Concentration in Finance

BS Bentley College, Waltham, MA May 1994

Bachelor of Science, Concentration in Management with CIS Minor

Honors: Management Honors Program recipient, 1994 Dean's Award recipient, Dean's

list for 5 semesters, Falcon Honor Society member, Who's Who in American Colleges

and Universities (2 years)

TEACHING INTERESTS

Entrepreneurship Small Business Management

International Business Import/Export

Organizational Behavior OD/Change

International Strategy Leadership

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2007 - Present COLLEGE & UNIVERSITY OF CHARLESTON, Charleston, SC

Tenure Track Assistant Professor of Global Commerce

Teach Undergraduate courses in Entrepreneurship, Introduction to Business, Small

Business Management, and International Business Enterprises (Using WebCT)

Recipient of various summer grants: Global Trade Initiatives (summer 2008 & 2009)

teaching grant & International Business Research Grant ( $14,000)

Designed The Art of Business first business school learning community (freshman

experience) with the Theater department (Fall 2008 & 2009)

Program director for approved study abroad courses: International Business in Dubai

(Winter 2008), International Entrepreneurship in Dubai (Winter 2009), Global

Commerce (Winter 2010), and International Social Enterprises in Cameron Africa,

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(Spring 2009)

Honors: Global Scholar s recipient (2009-2013)

UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD, West Hartford, CT

2004 - 2007 Tenure Track Assistant Professor/Dir. Of Entrepreneurial Studies, Barney School of

Business

2003 - 2004 Visiting Assistant Professor, Barney School of Business

Taught Undergraduate program: Small Business Management, Entrepreneurship

(Business Planning), Managing Organizational Behaviors (Principles of

Management), Managerial Skills; MBA program: Entrepreneurship, Leadership and

Management; MSAT program: Managerial Skills

Recipient of various grants: technology in classroom grant (2003/2004), laser

technology (2006), summer grants (2004, 2005), International grants (2004/2005,

2006/2007) over $24,000

Recipient of the 2006 Barney School of Business Excellence Award for Service

Developed and maintained course web sites using Blackboard

1999 - 2003 UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND, Kingston, RI

Adjunct Faculty, College of Business Administration

Taught advanced level Organizational Development and Change at both

undergraduate and graduate level via the web, junior level Management, freshmen

Introduction to Business, and Business Computing courses

Developed and maintained course web sites; conducted instruction using WebCT

2002 - 2003 ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY, Bristol, RI

Adjunct Faculty, Gabelli School of Business

Taught Computer Application for Business and Introduction to Economics courses

Developed and maintained course web sites; conducted instruction using Blackboard

Maintained course compliance reporting for AACSB accreditation

1996 - 1998 BENTLEY COLLEGE, Waltham, MA

Instructor/Project Manager/Instructional Designer, Academic Computing Services

Instructed basic Web Page Publishing Course

Designed and implemented on-line courses

SPECIAL TEACHING EXPERIENCE/GRANTS/TEACHING WORKSHOPS

COLLEGE & UNIVERSITY OF CHARLESTON, Charleston, SC

2008-2009 Franchising Curriculum (International Franchise Association grant)

Team teach franchise modules in entrepreneurship courses with Dr. Clarkin

2008 - Present Certificate in Global Business Professional/Global Trade Initiatives (Grant)

Selected as instructor to teach NASBIT certification

Summer 2008 & 2009 MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Charleston, SC

Module Content Instructor, Trustee Leadership Institute

Conducted exercise and presentation on Change Management

2008 UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, Denver, CO

Faculty Development in International Entrepreneurship Program (CIBER)

Attended 4-day in-residence teaching and research program on international

entrepreneurship

2008 BABSON COLLEGE, Wellesley, MA

Symposia for Entrepreneurship Educators (SEE) Program

Explored in 4-day intensive in-residence program the entrepreneurial process, the

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art and craft of teaching and learning entrepreneurship with Charleston

entrepreneur in resident

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Spatial location of venture capital and high tech employment

Business ethics education and its curriculum

Dispositional characteristics related to technology adoption or resistance by

individuals

Regional Economic Development/International Entrepreneurship

PUBLICATIONS

Bosco, S. M., Melchar, D. E., Beauvais, L. L., Desplaces, D.E. (Forthcoming). Teaching

business ethics: the effectiveness of common pedagogical practices in developing students

more judgment competence. Journal of Ethics Education.

Desplaces, D.E. & McIntyre, N. K. (2009). Revising doing business in the Middle

East. New England Journal of Entrepreneurship, 12 (1), 55-58.

Beauvais, L. L., Desplaces, D.E., Melchar, D. E. & Bosco, S. M. (2007). Business Faculty

Perceptions and Actions Regarding Ethics Education. Journal of Academic Ethics, 5 (1),

121-136.

Desplaces, D.E., Beauvais, L. L., Melchar, D. E. & Bosco, S. M. (2007). The Impact of

Business Education on Moral Judgment Competence: An Empirical Study. Journal

of Business Ethics, 74 (1), 73-97.

Desplaces, D.E., Congden, S.W. & Boothe, P. (2007). The group creativity exercise:

Getting MBA s to Work and Think Effectively in Groups. Organization Management

Journal, 4 (1), 69-86.

Desplaces, D. E., Steinberg, M., Coleman, S. & Kenwordy-Unn, A. (2006). A Human

Capital Model for Inner City Economic Development: Service-Learning and the

Upper Albany Micro Business Incubator (MBI) Program. Michigan Journal of

Community Service Learning, 13 (1).

Steinberg, M., Kenwordy-Unn, A., Desplaces, D. E., Coleman, S. & Golden, R.

(2006) The Upper Albany Micro Business Incubator: Service Learning in Real

Time. International Journal of Case Method Research and Application, 18 (2), 200-

208.

Desplaces, D.E. (2005). A multilevel approach to individual readiness to change.

The Journal of Behavioral Applied Management, 7 (1), 25-39.

Congden, S. W., Desplaces, D. E. & Kim, E. B. (2005). Differences in Drivers of ERP

adoption between Large and Small Firms. Journal of Business and Entrepreneurship,

17 (1), 85-95.

Desplaces, D.E., Beauvais, L.L., & Peckham, J. M. (2003). What Information

Technology Asks of Business Higher Education Institution: The Case of Rhode

Island. Journal for Information Systems Education, 14 (2), 193-199.

Desplaces, D.E. & Comerford, R. M. (2003). Impact of September 11 on the IT

Section in Rhode Island: A Partial Assessment of Human Resource Management

Practices. The Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal, 15 (2), 45-53.

CONFERENCE/PROCEEDINGS

Desplaces, D.E., Matveew, A. V., & Congden, S. W. (2009). Importance of Cross

Cultural Communication: a Comparison across American, German and Expatriates

in the United Arab Emirates.. In Kathleen Suchon (Ed.), Eastern Academy of

Management International Bi-Annual Meeting, June 21-25. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Desplaces, D.E., Blockson, L. & Delaurelle, R. (2009). Lobster Rolls: New York Style.

In Herb Sherman (Ed.), Cases in Progress Proceeding of the CASE Association.

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Eastern Academy of Management Annual Meeting, May 13-16. Hartford, C.T.

Desplaces, D.E., Blockson, L. & Delaurelle, R. (2008). Embryo Case: Lobster Rolls:

New York Style. In David Desplaces (Ed.), Cases in Progress Proceeding of the

CASE Association. Eastern Academy of Management Annual Meeting, May 14-17.

Washington, D.C..

Rudd, H., Desplaces, D.E. & Olejniczak, O.(2008) Relationship Marketing and

Partnership Building: Critical Success Factors in the Design & Implementation of Two

Economic Development Focused Study Abroad Programs. In Glen Riecher & Dave

Shepherd (Eds), expanding Marketing Horizons, Into The 21st Century. Association

of Marketing Theory and Practice Annual Meeting, March 27-29. Savannah, GA.

Desplaces, D.E., Santos, J. & Wergeles, F. (2007). Proposing a framework for

understanding the diffusion of new laser technology. In Dilip Mirchandani (Ed.), Creating

and managing sustainable organizations and systems. Proceeding of the Eastern Academy of

Management Annual Meeting, May 17-19, (p. 1248-1274). New Brunswick, NJ.

Desplaces, D.E., Wergeles, F., Eppes, T. A. & Milanovic, I. M. (2007). Road Map to

Creating a Laser Technology Center of Excellence in Connecticut: Assessment and

recommendations of the curriculum. In Jeff Alfes and Bruce Kemelgor (Ed), The wide

world of entrepreneurship. Proceeding of the USASBE Annual Meeting, January 11-14.

Orlando, FL.

Desplaces, D. E., Beauvais, L. L. & Albert, T. (2006). Antecedents to individual

readiness to change. In K. Mark Weaver (Ed), Knowledge, Action and the Public

Concern. Proceeding of the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, August 11-16.

Atlanta, GA.

Golden, R., Desplaces, D.E. & Coleman, S. (2006). A practical examination of

measuring outcomes of service-learning programs. In K. Mark Weaver (Ed),

Knowledge, Action and the Public Concern. Proceeding of the Academy of Management

Annual Meeting, August 11-16. Atlanta, GA.

Beauvais, L. L., Desplaces, D.E., Melchar, D. E. & Bosco, S. M. (2006). Business

faculty perceptions and actions regarding ethics education." In K. Mark Weaver (Ed),

Knowledge, Action and the Public Concern. Proceeding of the Academy of Management

Annual Meeting, August 11-16. Atlanta, GA.

Desplaces, D.E., Ulrich, H.T. & Congden, S.W. (2006). The relationship between

high tech employment, high tech start-ups and venture capital activity. In Edward

Christensen (Ed), Management Scholarship, Teaching & Learning in the 21st Century.

Proceeding of the Eastern Academy of Management Annual Meeting, May 10-13. Saratoga

Springs, NY.

Bosco, S. M., Melchar, D. E., Desplaces, D.E. & Beauvais, L. L. (2006). The Impact of

Classroom Methodologies on Business Ethics Education. In Edward Christensen (Ed),

Management Scholarship, Teaching & Learning in the 21st Century. Proceeding of the

Eastern Academy of Management Annual Meeting, May 10-13. Saratoga Springs, NY.

Desplaces, D.E., Congden, S.W. & Boothe, P. (2006). The art of creativity: getting

MBAs to THINK in groups. In Edward Christensen (Ed), Management Scholarship,

Teaching & Learning in the 21st Century. Proceeding of the Eastern Academy of

Management Annual Meeting, May 10-13. Saratoga Springs, NY. Nominated for Best

Experiential Exercise, Experiential Learning Association.

Desplaces, D.E., Steinberg, M. & Coleman, S. (2006). A service learning approach to

inner city economic development: the case of the Upper Albany micro business

incubator. Proceeding of the United States Association for Small Business and

Entrepreneurship Annual Meeting, 12-15. Tucson, AZ.

Congden, S. W., Matveew, A. V. & Desplaces, D. E. (2005). Cross-cultural

communication and multicultural team performance: a German and American

comparison. In Shanthi Gopalakrishnan (Ed), Managing Ethically in Times of Change.

Proceeding of the Eastern Academy of Management Annual Meeting, May 10-13, (p. 2148-

2171). Springfield, MA.

Desplaces, D. E. & Ogilvie, J.R. (2005). A manager s action exercise. In Shanthi

Gopalakrishnan (Ed), Managing Ethically in Times of Change. Proceeding of the Eastern

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Academy of Management Annual Meeting, May 10-13, (p. 1357-1387). Springfield, MA.

Desplaces, D. E. & Ulrich, H.T. (2005). Venture capital: a spatial distribution of

firms and investments, 1997-1999. In Shanthi Gopalakrishnan (Ed), Managing Ethically

in Times of Change. Proceeding of the Eastern Academy of Management Annual Meeting,

May 10-13, (p. 1761-1783). Springfield, MA.

Desplaces, D. E. (2004). A multi level approach to individual readiness to change.

Proceeding of the Institute of Behavior and Applied Management Annual Meeting.

Providence, RI.

Desplaces, D. E. & Beauvais, L. L. (2004). Readiness to change attitude. In M. Mark

Weaver (Ed), Creating Actionable Knowledge. Proceeding of the Academy of Management

Annual Meeting, 6-11. New Orleans, LA.

Congden, S. W., Desplaces, D. E. & Kim, E. B. (2004). Firm size and ERP adoption.

In Eric Kessler (Ed), Organizational Wisdom. Proceeding of the Eastern Academy of

Management Annual Meeting, May 12-15, (p. 2449-2465). Providence, RI.

Desplaces, D. E. & Leonard, N. H. (2004). Revisiting doing business in the Middle

East. In Eric Kessler (Ed), Organizational Wisdom. Proceeding of the CASE

Association, May 13-15, (p. 836-853). Providence, RI.

Desplaces, D. E. & Melchar, D. E. (2003). Moral judgment competence,

differentiating between moral reasoning and moral competency: the influence of

teaching and the strong environment. Proceeding of the Society for Business Ethic

Annual Meeting, July 31-August 2. Seattle, WA.

Desplaces, D. E. (2003). Doing business in the Middle East. In Linda Richardarson

(Ed), Cases in Progress Proceeding of The CASE Association. Eastern Academy of

Management Meeting, May 1-3, (p. I1-I22). Baltimore, MD.

Desplaces, D.E. & Comerford, R. M. (2002). Impact of September 11 on the IT sector

in Rhode Island: a partial assessment of human resource management practices.

Proceeding of the Institute of Behavior and Applied Management Annual Meeting,

November 13-16, (p. 50-59). Denver, CO.

Desplaces, D.E. & Beauvais, L.L. (2002). How to recruit IT workers: reviewing

current practices in Rhode Island. Proceeding of The Association on Employment

Practices and Principles (AEPP) Annual Meeting, (p. 20-26). New York, NY.

Desplaces, D.E., Peckham, J. M. & Beauvais, L.L. (2002). What information

technology asks of business higher education institution: The Case of Rhode Island.

Proceeding of The Association on Employment Practices and Principles (AEPP) Annual

Meeting. New York City.

Desplaces, D. E. (2002). St. Mary s development case. Cases in Progress Proceeding

of the CASE Association. Eastern Academy of Management, May 1-4. New Haven, CT.

CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS, SYMPOSIUM & PANELS

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Desplaces, D.E., Rodriguez, C. & Woodilla, J. (2009). Symposium in Case Teaching

and Research: a Global Perspective. Eastern Academy of Management International Bi-

Annual Meeting, June 21-25. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Blair, C., Dehler, G., Gorman, C.A. & Desplaces, D.E. (2009). Learning what's new in

business publications while teaching students to habitually scan for additional information.

OBTS Annual Meeting, June 10-13. Charleston, SC.

Blockson, L., Bosco, S., Desplaces, D.E. & Ebrahimpour, M. (2008) The questions we

ask or don t ask of business ethics education. Academy of Management Annual Meeting,

August 8-13. Anaheim, CA.

Clarkin, J., Desplaces, D.E., Matthews, C. & McGuigan, P. (2008). How to Launch a

Successful Business Plan Competition? A Best Practice Symposium. Academy of

Management Annual Meeting, August 8-13. Anaheim, CA.

Congden, S., Desplaces, D.E., Olejniczak, O., Rudd, H. & Sobiesuo, A. (2008).

Developing a study abroad experiential learning tool box. ABSEL Annual Meeting,

February 26-28. Charleston, SC.

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Desplaces, D.E., Matthews, C., Kirch, P. & Roer, M. (2008). How to Launch a

Successful Business Plan Competition? A Best Practice Symposium. In Michael

Morris, The global entrepreneurial revolution: a new vision. United States

Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship Annual Meeting, January 10-13. San

Antonia, TX.

Kenworthy-U Ren, A., Taylor, M. DiPadova-Stocks, L. N., Papamarcos, S., McStay,

D., Berry, G., Coates, T., & Desplaces, D.E. (2007). Creating Live Cases in the

Community. Academy of Management Annual Meeting, August 3-8. Philadelphia, PA.

Steinberg, M., Coleman, S., Golden, R., Kenwordy-Unn, A. & Desplaces, D. (2006)

The Upper Albany Micro Business Incubator: Service Learning in Real Time. Part

of the full-day symposium Cases Gone Live: Service-Learning as a Catalyst for

Interactive Real-World Learning, The 23rd International Conference of the World

Association for Case Method Research & Application, (p. 233-242). Brisbane, Australia.

Desplaces, D. E., Morgan S., Levesque, L. & Stork, D. (2004). Creative uses of groups

in management classes: empowerment and reflections in student teams. Proceeding

of the Institute of Behavior and Applied Management Annual Meetin

g Annual Meeting, (p. 228-229). Providence, RI.

Steinberg, M., Desplaces, D. E., Reilly, R. & Golden, R. (2004). Students and

businesses together crafting a road to success. Academy of Business Education

Meeting. Mystic, CT.

OTHER PUBLICATION RELATED WORK

Desplaces, D.E. (2002). What the State of IT in Rhode Island Means. Rhode Island

Business. Special Supplement to the Rhode Island Monthly. Vol. 2, No. 2, p. 12.

Desplaces, D.E. & Comerford, R. M. (2002). State of Information Technology in Rhode

Island: Report and Data Summary. RITEC.

OTHER RESEARCH EXPERIENCE/ACTIVITY

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2009 SC Campus Compact Nonprofit Capacity Building, Charleston, SC

Conduct training of faculty and non-for profit agencies for a three year service-learning

consortium program (SC Campus Compact)

Sub award for training

Approximately $10,000/year requested (Not funded)

2009 Office of Economic Analysis, Charleston, SC

Grant to fund research on special allocation of funding

PI of $4000 summer grant (Funded)

2008 Kauffman Firm Survey, NORC

Grant to fund research on special allocation of start-ups

PI with Kelly Shaver (Co-PI)

$20,000 requested (Not Funded)

2008 Global Trade Initiatives, Charleston, SC

Grant to fund research on international business practices

PI of $5000 summer grant (Funded)

2008 Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, Kansas City, MO

Grant to fund conference on entrepreneurship case writing/teaching

PI with Kelly Shaver (Co-PI)

$23,000 requested (Not Funded)

2006 CT CENTER FOR ADVANCE TECHNOLOGY, East Hartford, CT

Grant Recipient (2 grants out of 6 awarded by the Barney School of Business)

Diffusion of New Laser Technology. Towards Creating a Center of Excellence

Road Map to Creating a Laser Technology Center of Excellence: Assessment and

recommendations of the curriculum

1999 2002 UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND, Kingston, RI

Research Assistant, College of Business Administration

Conducted research in field of high technology management in New England, small

business growth and change, venture funding, and finance.

Assisted faculty in scholastic research and publishing

Assisted in grading and course teaching

2001 - 2002 RHODE ISLAND TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL, Providence, RI

Research Consultant/Project Manager

Coordinated first benchmark study for the IT industry in Rhode Island

Designed company and IT professional survey instruments, including on-line

elements

Drafted report for external publication

EDITORIAL REVIEW ACTIVITY

2001 Present, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Case and HR Track, Eastern Academy of

Management (Outstanding reviewer award in 2004 and 2006)

2005 Present, Ad Hoc Reviewer, The CASE Journal

2003-2009, USASBE Annual Conference

2009, Eastern Academy of Management International (Brazil)

2004, Society for Business Ethics

Reviewer for The Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal Special Issue (2002-

2003)

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WORKING PAPERS/CASES

Economic Gardening through Entrepreneurship Education

Status: Revise and resubmit to Industry & Higher Education in Fall 2008.

Gender Differences in Sexual Harassment Perceptions: A Case Study and Training

Activity

Status: To be submitted to Simulation and Gaming in Fall 2008.

St. Mary s Case

Status: Revise and resubmit to The CASE Journal in Fall 2008.

Measuring Individual Readiness to Adopt The Battery System

Status: First data set collected, analysis in progress.

The relationship between high tech employment, high tech start-ups and venture

capital activity

Status: Revise and resubmit to The New England Journal of Entrepreneurship /granted

access to Kauffman Firm Survey data.

"Moral Judgment Competence, Differentiating between Moral Reasoning and Moral

Competency: the Influence of Teaching, the Situation and a Strong Environment"

Status: Completed in Spring 2007 but many manuscripts in the works, manuscripts

accepted for presentation or workshops including AOM 2008 Annual meeting in CA.

RESEARCH PROJECTS

Dubai: emirate wide entrepreneurism

Status: Developing contacts locally in Dubai and working with publisher to become co-

editor of specialty book with Diane Welsh, UNC Greensborough

Kauffman Firm Survey /NORC Data Enclave

Status: Selected to be part of 12 researchers to have access to the data enclave. Working

with Kelly Shaver to link dataset to MoneyTree data.

UNIVERSITY SERVICE

2007 - 2009 COLLEGE & UNIVERSITY OF CHARLESTON, Charleston, SC

Director, International Business Program

Provide academic leadership for program, promote major, and advise students

Chair International Business curriculum committee/group

Maintain web site

2007-2009 Student in Free Enterprise (SIFE)

Sam Walton Fellow

Assist in project selection and development (Habitat for Humanity, Technology for

Africa, Youth Business Plan Competition, global business competition, lemonade

stand) including grant applications

Team won regional competitions (2008 & 2009) and placed second rounder up at

national competition in 2008 and first rounder up in 2009 (top 32 teams out 1300 in

the country)

Special Service, School of Business & Economics

Center for International Education Student Scholarship Committee (2007-Present)

Entrepreneur and Trade HelpDesk

Design and coordinate student active learning experience with SC World Trade

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Center, FastTrack program and City of Charleston Small Business & Minority Office

manage 11 student consulting projects

Honors: Recipient of the Charleston Regional Business Journal 40 under 40 award for

public contribution, recognized by College of Charleston as representative service-

learning project of the year (submitted to CHE as school representive)

2008 - 2009 SOUTH CAROLINA WORLD TRADE CENTER, Charleston, SC

Chair of Educational Initiatives/ Board of Directors

Review center performance and offer strategic direction

Examine globalMARKETS and 9-steps to import and export programs

2009 SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, Columbia, SC

Middle East Affairs Specialists, Dubai Trade Mission

Assisted trade mission to Dubai for SC businesses and officials including setting up

visits with Etihad Airlines, Emirates Airlines, GE Energy Financial Services, BMW

Abu Dhabi, Zayed Port, Masdar Zero Emission city.

UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD, West Hartford, CT

2004 - 2007 Founding Director, Institute for Entrepreneurship and Economic Development

Ran Entrepreneur HelpDesk including coordinating student active learning

experience with CT-EGG and Upper Albany Main Street Micro Business Incubator

(service-learning project with local communities and chambers of commerce)

following Small Business Institute model managed 25 student consulting projects a

year Recipient of the 2006 Connecticut Quality Improvement silver award

Organized panel series events including seeking sponsors

Organized campus-wide business plan competition including sponsorship and award

banquet organizer

Explored research opportunities (Dubai economic development study)

Created and maintained institute web site

2003 - 2007 Director of Entrepreneurial Studies

Assisted students with internships and course selection (35 advisees per semester)

Conducted curriculum review, teaching selection/backup, and curriculum planning

2005 - 2007 Board Member, College Union Advisory Board

Represented faculty interest

Designed feedback mechanism to seek input for patio redesign

2005 - 2007 Senator, Faculty Senate

Represented Barney School of Business faculty interest at the university level

2006-2007 Chair of the Student Affairs Committee, Member of the Executive

Committee

2005-2006 Grants Committee, Curriculum Committee

2004 - 2007 Member and Web Master, Human Subjects Committee

Reviewed proposals monthly

Designed and maintain committee web site

2003 - 2007 Student in Free Entreprise (SIFE)

Sam Walton Fellow

Developed team to win regional runner up in 2004 and regional champions in 2005

Assisted in project selection and management (4/year)

Special Service, Management and Marketing Department

Conducted mock management classes for parents (Fall 2006 Parents Weekend)

Conducted mock management classes for accepted students and parents (Spring 2005,

Spring 2006)

Organized departmental banquet (Spring 2004-2006)

Faculty Advisor to Young Entrepreneurs and Managers Society (2003-Present)

Special Service, Barney School of Business

Grants Committee (2005-Present)

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Technology Committee (2004-2005)

2006 - 2007 CT Technology Council, Hartford, CT

Cell Leader, GrowthNetwork

Facilitated discussion for technology executive

Mentor, FastTrack program

Provided advise to companies

2005 - 2006 BEACON FOUNDATION, Hartford, CT

Board Member

Provide recommendations on strategic, funding and staffing issues

Review biomedical technologies grant proposal

2004 - 2006 CONNECTICUT ECONOMIC GARDENING GROUP, Hartford, CT

Founding Partner

Provided strategic and operational support

Coordinated student consulting project with local communities

Designed and maintained organization web site

2002 - 2003 UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND, Kingston, RI

Member, Graduate Student Academic Appeals Board

Heard appeals of graduate students being suspended or dismissed for academic failure and

provide input to affirm or reverse the original decision

2001 UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND, Kingston, RI

Academic Advisor, University College/College of Business Administration

Advised and counseled students on academic issues during Spring semester

Presented business curriculum to freshmen orientation attendees and assisted in

course selection

Participated in Meet the University prospective student recruiting events

1998 - 1999 SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY, Syracuse, NY

Graduate Assistant, Higher Education Department

Coordinated faculty search

Designed tracking and reporting databases

Maintained compliance reporting

1998 1999 SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY, Syracuse, NY

Crew Chief, Syracuse University Ambulance

Supervised and trained duty ambulance crew members

Performed emergency medical technician duties according to New York state

protocol

1999 National Collegiate EMS Foundation conference committee member

1994 1997 BENTLEY COLLEGE, Waltham, MA

Resident Director, Office of Residence Life

Supervised and trained, directly and indirectly, a total of 74 student staff members

Developed and implemented programs and campaigns to develop community

awareness including campus-wide Annual Clothing Drive and Alcohol Free Friday

Co-created Professional Staff Employee Manual

Campus Diversity Steering Committee Member

WORK/PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

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2008 - Present Desplaces Consulting, Charleston, SC

Advise clients on strategic issues

Facilitate focus group/client/company meetings

2007 - Present Navtech Marine Services, S.A., Abu Dhabi, UAE

Board Member, Secretary to the Board

Craft organizational objectives and develop sustainable strategic recommendations

1994 - Present JEDI Holdings, S.A., Panama

Vice President, Board Member

Review and design holdings strategies

Manage company investments and assets

1995 - 2009 RSfi. S.A., Paris, France

Business Partner/Board Member

Made strategic and operational recommendations

Provided input to board for investment, expansion and downsizing effort

1999 - 2001 L'AGENCE, Paris, France

Director of Educational Research, North American Operations

Coordinated product research and testing by independent evaluators

Initiated strategy development for regional implementation for educational products

Conducted ad hoc reporting and presentation for potential clients

PUBLIC CONSULTING GROUP, Inc. Boston, MA

1998 - 1999 Consultant, Technical Support Unit

Designed company web page and client instructional materials (training video)

1997 - 1998 Business Analyst/Account Manager, School Services Unit

Extracted and analyzed historical data to identify service patterns

Initiated marketing outreach of potential clients including brochure creation

Trained over 500 clients on new state procedures

Designed and maintained client secured server web sites

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS & MEMBERSHIP

Academy of Management ( 1999 - Present)

Eastern Academy of Management (2001 Present)

The CASE Association (2004 - Present)

Southern Academy of Management (2007 - Present)

Society for Business Ethics (2001 - Present)

Connecticut Venture Group (2005 - 2006)

Small Business Institute Director Association (2006 2008)

United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (2004 2009)

Connecticut Entrepreneurship Educators Consortium (2004 2007)

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

2008 - Present Eastern Academy of Management, Director, Board of Governors

2008 - Present CASE Association President

2008 - Present Eastern Academy of Management Entrepreneurship Track Chair

2008 - Present Eastern Academy of Management International Entrepreneurship Track Chair

2007 - 2008 CASE Association Program Chair

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2005 - 2007 CASE Association Vice President for Membership and fundraising coordinator for

30th anniversary celebration

2005 - 2007 Connecticut Entrepreneurship Educators Consortium, Secretary

2004 - 2005 Eastern Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Springfield, MA. Local

Arrangement Chair (registration, conference services, and fundraising)

2003 - 2004 Eastern Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Providence, RI. Local

Arrangement Committee Member (Registration)

2003 - 2004 Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA. Local Arrangement

Volunteer: Member Packet Coordinator

2003 Eastern Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD. Facilitator, Case

Track

2001 Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C. Local Arrangement and

Career Center Volunteer

IN THE NEWS

2007 - Present Featured in local and national news about economic development issues and initiatives

(4 stories in Charleston Business Journal as well as nationally syndicated Small

Business Professor column).

2003 - 2007 Often featured on local Connecticut news regarding community-based student

consulting projects and cited by local news on regional economic development issues (3

TV News story and over 15 news articles in Hartford Courant, Hartford Business Journal,

Waterbury Republican, and CT Business Magazine) as well as nationally syndicated Small

Business Professor column.

LANGUAGES

Proficient in speaking, writing, and reading in French and English.

ACADEMIC REFERENCES

John Ogilvie Steven M. Congden Kelly Shaver

Department Chair Associate Professor of Management Chair & Professor of

Associate Professor of Management and Marketing Entrepreneurship

Management EMBA Director School of Business & Economics

Management and Marketing Barney School of Business College of Charleston

Barney School of Business University of Hartford 5 Liberty Street, Suite 300

University of Hartford 200 Bloomfield Avenue Charleston, SC 29401

200 Bloomfield Avenue West Hartford, CT 06117 abqsfw@r.postjobfree.com

West Hartford, CT 06117 abqsfw@r.postjobfree.com Phone: 843-***-****

abqsfw@r.postjobfree.com Phone: 860-***-****

Phone: 860-***-****

PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES

Nicholas Gavalas Ellen McEwan Fred Wergeles

Franchise Owner Assistant Director President

Mass Mutual/Price-Babson SEE Global Trade Initiatives CT-Economic Gardening Group

24 Partner School of Business & Economics Fred Wergeles & Associates

741 Johnnie Dodds Boulevard College of Charleston 39 Drumlin Road

Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464 5 Liberty Street, Suite 300 West Simsbury, CT 06092

abqsfw@r.postjobfree.com Charleston, SC 29401 abqsfw@r.postjobfree.com

Phone: 843-***-**** abqsfw@r.postjobfree.com Phone: 860-***-****

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