Philip J. Krebs, Ph.D.
Milford, CT 06460
Email: *******@*****.***
EDUCATION: BA, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Chemistry
Honors: Phi Lambda Upsilon, Chemical Honor Society
Ph.D., Duke University, Durham, NC
Organic Chemistry
Dissertation Title: Stereoselectivity in Radical Pair Recombination of Diazene Surfactants.
Research Director: Dr. N.A. Porter, James B. Duke Professor of Chemistry (now Vanderbilt University)
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Institute for Educational Management
Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
The Center on Philanthropy- Fund Raising School
EXPERIENCE: Porter and Chester Institute, Rocky Hill, Connecticut;
Vice President, Operations; 2012- Present
Reports to the President and CEO
Responsible for the comprehensive operational management for the nine campus group of Nationally Accredited (ACCSC) Schools in Massachusetts and Connecticut.
Schiller International University, Largo, Florida;
President/ CEO; 2009-2011
Reported to the Board of Directors.
Responsible for every aspect of multi-campus operations of a Nationally Accredited (ACICS) university. Locations included Florida, Paris, London, Heidelberg, and Madrid.
Kaplan Higher Education Corporation, Chicago, Illinois;
Regional Vice President for Operations- New England Region; 2006- 2009
Reported to the Central Group Vice President.
Primary responsibility included the operational and P&L oversight of Regionally Accredited (NEASC, SACS) and Nationally Accredited (ACICS) Colleges on the East Coast. These included Hesser College, New Hampshire (Five locations); Andover College, Maine (Two locations); Kaplan College, MD (Two locations- Hagerstown and Frederick); and Bauder College, Georgia. Total enrollment at these institutions was approaching 8000 students with total revenue of $90 million. Direct reports included the College Presidents, Executive Directors and the Regional Vice President for Admissions and Marketing.
Berkeley College, New York, New Jersey;
Senior Vice President, Administration and Development; 2006.
Reported to the System President.
Chief Operating Officer for the New York State locations and Chief Development Officer of the Berkeley College system: three New York campuses, the four New Jersey campuses and the Online campus. (5000 FTE). Areas of responsibility included all campus operations, administration and development.
Created the Berkeley College Foundation, a non-profit 501-c3 for the purpose of raising money for student scholarships and special programs.
Senior Vice President, Academic Affairs; Chief Operating Officer; 2001-2006
Reported to the System Provost.
Chief Academic Officer and Chief Operating Officer of the New York campuses (3000 FTE).
Vice President, Academic Affairs; Chief Operating Officer; 1999-2001
Reported to the President, Manhattan Campus.
Chief Academic Officer and Chief Operating Officer of the Westchester Campus (750 FTE).
Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, CT;
Director, Office of Academic Computing and Instructional Technology; 1997-1999
Reported jointly to the Vice President of Finance and Administration and the Provost/ Vice President for Academic Affairs.
Responsibilities included initiating new programs for faculty to increase the use of technology in curricula, developing a strategic plan for the whole area of instructional technology and academic computing and coordinating the efforts of technology in all of the colleges, across the colleges as a part of Management Information Systems. Implemented a Faculty Notebook Computing program. Implemented a Student Mobile Computing Program.
Director, Office of Instructional Technology; 1996-1997
Reported to the Provost/ Vice President for Academic Affairs.
Responsibilities included initiating new programs for faculty to increase the use of technology in curricula, developing a strategic plan for the area of instructional technology and coordinating the efforts of technology in all of the colleges, across the colleges and working in coordination with Management Information Systems.
Assistant Professor of Chemistry; 1995-1999.
General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Computer Science, Web-based Distance Learning (Chemistry, and Computer Science).
Chief Health Professions Advisor; 1995-1999.
Responsibilities included the development of a Pre-Health Professions Program in which students were provided with advisement in the health professions area for the purpose of obtaining a professional degree.
Webmaster; 1995-1996
Responsible for creating a state-the-art Web Site for the University. Expertise included programming in HTML, Java, CGI, PERL, UNIX and highly specialized graphics programs, configuration, set-up, maintenance, and general operation. http://www.sacredheart.edu
Adjunct Assistant Professor; 1994-1996.
General Chemistry and Organic Chemistry.
Quinnipiac College, Hamden, CT;
Adjunct Professor; 1991-1995.
General Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry and Physics.
Laserkrib, Incorporated, New Haven, CT;
President, CEO; 1988-1996.
Manufacturer and distributor of polypropylene injection molded electronic accessories for the optical disk media industry. Responsibility included polymer development, invention, design, patents, trademarks, manufacturing, marketing, and world-wide distribution.
BASF Corporation, Chemicals Division, Research Triangle Park, NC;
Agricultural Chemist; 1986-1988.
Responsible for developing novel crop protection chemical formulations. Studied the physical, chemical, and biochemical properties of various active ingredients for biochemical optimization. Responsible for development and understanding of plant uptake through the use of various colloidal and surface active substances. Directed and supervised daily operations and outlined research programs that involved product development, formulation, product stability studies, method development, plant uptake studies, large-scale batch preparation, and production.
CONSULTANCY: Saunders Publishing: Presentations were made at other Institutions of Higher Education. Topics included Instructional Technology, Academic Computing, Student Mobile Computing, Distance Learning, and Web-based Learning.
Stamford Public School System: Implementation of an online integrated MIS program that included public relations, job recruitment, employee training, and infrastructure maintenance. Implemented a full-scale Video Teleconferencing System that links every school in the district and allows connectivity to school districts throughout the world.
PATENTS: Optical Disk Media; Philip J. Krebs et al, 1994, U.S. Patent No. 5261534
AFFILIATIONS: Association of American Colleges and Universities
REAPS- Sacred Heart University, Board of Directors (2001-2006)
American Chemical Society- National (1981-Present)
Chair- New Haven Section (1997-1999)
Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society, (1995-Present)
Nominations Chair (1996-1998)
New Haven Astronomical Society
Society of Plastics Engineers
Connecticut Higher Education Technology Association (CHETA)
Connecticut Chemistry Teachers Organization- Founding Member, Technical Liaison
Alumni Admissions Committee, Duke University; 1988-Present
PUBLICATIONS: “Diastereoselectivity in Radical Pair Recombination in Lipid Bilayers”, Philip J. Krebs, W.J. Brittain, and N. A. Porter, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1984, 106, 7652-7653.
“Stereoselectivity in the Photolysis of Diastereomeric Diazene Surfactants in Aggregated Media”, Philip J. Krebs, N.A. Porter, E.M. Arnett, W.J. Brittain, and E.A Johnson, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1986, 108, 1014-1018.
“Stereochemical Aspects of Radical Pair Reactions”, Philip J. Krebs, and N.A. Porter, Topics in Stereochemistry, eds., E. Eliel, and S. Wilen, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, pp. 97-127 (1988).
“Photodegradation and Absorption of Sethoxydim as Adjuvant Influenced Surface Effects”, Philip J. Krebs and J.L. Hazen, Adjuvants and Agrochemicals II, ed., C.L. Foy, CRC Press, pp. 195-203 (1992).
“Adjuvant Influence on Surface Photodegredation and Absorption of Sethoxydim”, Philip J. Krebs, J.L. Hazen, and J.R. Evans, Seventh International Congress of Pesticide Chemistry, (1993).