Educational Consultant, Higher Education Programme and Learning Contents Designer and Author, Visiting Professor in Strategic Management and Research Methodology related subjects.
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Educational Consultant, Higher Education Programme and Learning Contents Designer and Author
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Employment History
(2000 & ongoing)
Educational Consultant, Higher Education Programme and Learning Contents Designer and Author, Visiting Professor in Strategic Management and Research Methodology related subjects.
Latest Assignments
• 2007, Bradford University, School of Management, Emm Lane, Bradford. MBA and other Postgraduate Dissertation/Project Supervisor.
• 2007, British Consultancy Charitable Trust, London.
A 4-week Staff Development and BBA/MBA/Executive Teaching Assignment at The University of Faisalabad, Pakistan.
• 2005 – 2006, A Middlesex University’s Partner Institution, University of Modern Sciences and Arts, Cairo.Course and Learning Contents Development/Staff Development Project, including Undergraduate and Postgraduate Programmes, QA, Learner Support and Staff Development Units
• Case Study Teaching Notes Authoring for McGraw-Hill textbook.
(1999 to 2000)
Senior Lecturer in Strategic Management
Drake Circus, PlymouthDuties
1. Course Tutor, BA Business Administration, years 2 and 3.
2. Teaching
• Policy and Planning, DMS
• Consultancy, MBA
• Technical Review, MOT
• Business Analysis, BABA
• Corporate Strategy, BABS
3. Dissertation/Project Supervision
4. Computer Assisted Learning
• Development of Internet and Multimedia (CD-ROM) learning resources under the University’s Student Centered Learning Initiative for the above modules.
5. Committees
• Teaching and Learning Committee (Faculty),
• E-learning Group (Faculty),
• Faculty Workplace Learning Group (Faculty),
• Relevant Course Committees (Faculty)
• External Relations Committee (University).
(1993 to 1999)
Senior Lecturer in Business Policy, Strategic Analysis and Planning, Corporate and Business Strategy
Huddersfield University Business School, Queensgate, HuddersfieldDuties
1. Pathway Leader, MSc Strategic Change Management
2. Teaching:
• Strategic Change, MSc Strategic Change Management;
• Managing Strategy, MSc Strategic Change Management;
• Research in Action, MSc Strategic Change Management;
• Business Policy, BA/BA (Hons) Marketing, 4th year;
• Business Policy, BA/BA (Hons) Marketing, Retail and Distribution, Business Policy, BA/BA (Hons) Business Studies, Part-time, 4th year;
• Business Strategy, BSc (Hons) Transport and Logistics;
• Finance, Planning and Decision-Making and Contingency Planning, Management NVQ, Levels 3 - 5
• Dissertations Supervision (MSc) .
3. Course and Courseware Development, Academic Leadership
1995 - 1997 MSc Strategic Change Management, a Competence Based Degree Programme development in cooperation with Benefits Agency, Greater Manchester Police and Cheshire County Council.
1996 - 1999 Business Planning Micromodules for SMEs, a series of distance learning programmes developed under the European ADAPT I and II funding programmes.
1997 - 1999 Multimedia open learning courseware for MSc Strategic Change Management, Strategic Change, Managing Strategy and Research in Action modules.
4. Short-course Development
'European Business Programme', a series of 6 evening workshops on European business awareness and planning for SME owners/managers, run jointly with Mid Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce, Huddersfield, March - April 1995.
Undergraduate level, 8-week, 6-module course for students from ESIG, France. Responsible for the academic coordination of the course together with the design and teaching of 'Comparative Management' module. April - June 1995 and 1996.
Professional Qualifications
1962 - 1966 Riihimäki and Hyvinkää Business School, Finland, First Degree in Business Studies, including Economics, Business Administration and Management, Marketing, Commercial Law, Finance, Econ. Geography, Product Technology and Chemistry, English, Swedish and Finnish.
1988 Buckinghamshire College, Maidenhead. Residential Postgraduate level Diploma Course in Export Marketing Management (International Marketing, Export Operations Management, Law, Finance, and a European Marketing Research Project) Huntercombe Manor Management Centre.
1992 Qudos Ltd, Halifax, NVQ Assessor/Advisor training course,
1996 Postgraduate Certificate in Education (Further Education) University of Huddersfield, School of Education and Professional Development
1996 NVQ, Level 3, Unit D35 (External Verifier) Training and Development Lead-body, MVC, School of Education and Professional Development, University of Huddersfield.
1999 Master of Education (MEd), Change in Education and Training, School of Education and Professional Development, University of Huddersfield.
Additional Information
Research Interests
E-learning/Computer Assisted Learning, European SME Business Environment, Competence Based Learning Model.
Other Academic and Research Activities:
• External Member of a Validation Panel for Certificate and Diploma in Professional Development, Bolton Institute, 1999.
• ADAPT Partners (British, Finnish, German) Conference in Offenbach, Germany, June 1999. Micromodule Design and Delivery presentation.
Mapping of Micromodules against the British National Standards.
• ADAPT Partners (British, Finnish, German and Portuguese) Conference in Lappeenranta, Finland, July 1997. Micromodule Design and Delivery presentation.
Introduction to the Business Planning and Cashflow Forecasting.
• The Role of HE Institutions in Business Links and the New Learning Model, a Pickup funded investigation, completed October 1996.
• Small Business and Enterprise Development Conference, University of Leeds, March 1996. Paper: Towards SME Professionalism (with Colin Clarke-Hill).
• Small Business and Enterprise Development Conference, University of Leeds, April 1995. Paper Euro-Network training model for SME competence (with Brian Kenny).
• Computer Aided Learning – Developing a CD-ROM Resource and Aspiring to a Networked Classroom, Journal of Learning and Teaching, Vol. 5.2 (with Colin Clarke-Hill)
• Creating a Web Site for Studying Strategic Management; Chapter in:Learning and Teaching for Business Studies: Case Studies of Successful Innovations, Edited by Roland Kaye and David Hawkridge, 2003. Kogan Page, UK
1986 - 1993 Business Development and Management Consultant
Independent and in association with larger consultancy practices.
Significant Assignments:
1993 Qudos Ltd,
Halifax, Management and Business Administration NVQ portfolio assessment; marketing strategy development for Sales and International Trade & Services NVQs.
1992 - 1993 European Business Environment,
research and writing of a series of papers on European Business Environment for 'Mark', the Finnish Institute of Marketing journal and a weekly business information and support ‘Eurocolumn’ for The Yorkshire Evening Press, York.
1991 - 1992
North Yorkshire European Community Office, York.
Executive Director, A two-year full-time assignment for the establishment of a Regional and Local Authority funded European Business Information and Support Organisation.
Responsible to the board for the planning, development, and management of all operations, including liaison with the EU institutions in Brussels; ongoing strategy implementation; administration and financial controls; all marketing activities including client liaison, market research, strategy planning and implementation, the development and launch of new services, promotion, PR and media relations; selection, training and motivation of personnel and an external network of consultants (Euroteam); communications with external agencies and organisations such as service providers, UK government departments, European Parliament and MEPs, European Commission, foreign embassies and other information sources throughout the EU, EFTA, Central & Eastern Europe and other EU associated countries.
Other Assignment Examples
• Business Planning for two Architectural Practices, Leeds.
• New product development and launch project for a DIY/home Improvements Products Manufacturer, Leeds.
• International Business Strategy Development for a Hotel, Derby.
• European Ports Survey (Hamburg, Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Antwerp) for a Thai Shipping Line.
• UK Business Strategy Development for an Employment Agency, Watford.
• UK and European Sales & Marketing Strategy Development for a Fire Protection Equipment Manufacturer, London;
• Export Marketing Strategy Development for a Health Food Supplements Manufacturer, Pocklington.
• UK and European Business Strategy Development for a Portable Buildings Manufacturer, Halifax.
• Business Planning for a Computer Software House, Grimsby.
• UK and European Sales & Marketing Strategy Development for a Printer, Margate and London.
• UK Business Strategy Development for an Outdoor Management Training Centre, Hexham.
1979 – 1991 Sales and Marketing Director, Pearce & Cutler Glass Ltd, Birmingham. Manufacturers of silvered glass, interior mirrors and processed glass products.
Responsible to the Managing Director for all domestic and export sales and marketing activities, including strategy planning, pricing and distribution policies, new product development and all below and above the line promotional efforts; short, medium and long term forecasts; budgeting; recruitment, training, motivation and control of sales team (6).
The customer profile included major British and overseas furniture manufacturers, multiple retailers, central government organisations and foreign distributors.
1970 – 1979 General Manager, Iittala (UK) Ltd, Croydon.
The UK distribution and marketing subsidiary company of Iittala
Glassworks, Finland.
1968 – 1970 Accountant, American Embassy, Helsinki.
Part-time Work
1995 - 1999 External Verifier,
Edexcel (BTEC), Management, Administration, Customer Service and
TDLB NVQs.
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