Full CV

Ph.D. Polymer & Coating Chemistry, North Dakota State University, 1988

M.S. Organic Chemistry, North Dakota State University, 1986

M.B.A. Carlson School, University of Minnesota, 1996

Academic Position Held

Current Appointment:

Practice Associate Professor, Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University (July 2007–Present)

Previous Appointment:

Adjunct Professor, Chemistry/Business, University of Wisconsin—River Falls, 1996 to 1999

Other Positions:

Vice President, Medical Necessity/Compliance Business, 3M Health Information Systems, Inc., 2006 to 2007.

Business Development Manager, 3M Electronics—Asia/Pacific, 2004 to 2006

Six Sigma Master Black Belt, 3M Display & Graphics, 2001 to 2004

International Marketing Manager, 3M Commercial Graphics, 1998 to 2001

Business Development Director, Medtronic, 1996 to 1998

Technical Manager, 3M Commercial Graphics & Memory Labs, 1994 to 1996

Analytical Research Supervisor, 3M Memory Technology Labs, 1990 to 1994

Senior Polymer Chemist, 3M Memory Technology Labs, 1988 to 1990

Honors & Awards

Board Member, Ordway Center for the Performing Arts – St. Paul, MN, 2001 to 2004

Chair, Professor Ari Mukherji Memorial Fund, Carlson School, 2001-2004

First Certified Black Belt, 3M Co., 2001

MBA with Honors, Carlson School of Management, U of Minn, 1996

Alpha Grant, 3M/Gov’t Joint Award, Electronic Timesheet, 1993

Golden Step Award for Innovation, 3M/Gov’t Joint Award, 1991

Courses Taught in SMU

Strategy

Selected Consulting Activities

Business Process Improvement

Six Sigma Methodologies

Strategy Development

Areas of Interest

Leadership in Management

Selected Book, Journal & Other Publications

"Improvements in intra-European inter-city flight connectivity linking the United Kingdom and Ireland with continental Europe 1996-2004", J. of Transport Geography, forthcoming.

U.S. Patent No. 5,378,546 (1995) – Polymeric vehicle for coatings

U.S. Patent No. 5,244,699 (1993) -- Polymeric vehicle for coatings

U.S. Patent No. 5,235,006 (1993) – Mesogens and polymers with mesogens

U.S. Patent No. 5,218.045 (1993) – Coating binders comprising liquid crystalline enhanced polymers

U.S. Patent No. 5,171,765 (1992) – Water dispersible polymers for coatings based on polymers containing mesogenic

U.S. Patent No. 5.043,192 (1991) – Polymeric vehicle for coating

MS. Thesis. The thermal decomposition of isomeric bicyclo[2.2.1]heptane-2-thiols. North Dakota State University. 1986.

Ph.D. Thesis. Liquid crystalline polymers as crosslinkable binders for thermoset coatings. North Dakota State University. 1988.

Pyrolysis of bicyclo[2.2.1]heptane-2-thiols: evidence for a carbene intermediate in a thermal hydrogen sulphide elimination. Douglas E. Johnson and Adel F. Dimian, J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., 1987, 416

Polym. Mater. Sci. Eng. 1987 pp. 640-644; AF Dimian, FN Jones, Liquid crystalline oligoester diols as thermoset coatings binders.

Liquid Crystalline Oligoester Diols as Thermoset Coatings Binders. Dimian, A F; Jones, F N Cross-Linked Polymers: Chemistry, Properties, and Applications; Denver, Colorado; USA; 5-10 Apr. 1987. pp. 324-334. 1988