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Name: Raymond Henry Jordan
Date of Birth: December 30, 1950
Place of Birth: Washington, D.C.
Citizenship: U. S. A.
Current Address: Friedrich-Zundel-Strasse 48, 70619 Stuttgart


Education:
Moravian College – USA, B. A. in Economics and Mathematics,1972
Univ. of Karlsruhe – Germany, M asters in Business Engineering (M.B.E.), 1980
Chartered Institute of Marketing- England, Advanced Certificate in Marketing, 1996
Capella University – Minneapolis, MN – School of Business and Technology - PhD program

Employment:
Current
Self-employed as an independent engineer, consultant, teacher, and lecturer on subjects relating to information technology and business engineering.
Last employment position:
January 2000 – December 2005
Sales Manager – Germany, Switzerland, Austria, IBM Germany. Responsible for
hardware volume sales over 80M$ covering 270 customer base.
Over 26 years sales and professional management postitions within IBM worldwide.


Social Competencies:
President of the American German Business Club (AGBC) – Karlsruhe Chapter. Involved in
Various community activities as registered non-profit organization in Germany. AGBC was
founded in 1964 in Bonn, the Karlsruhe chapter was founded in 2001 to promote german,
american business relationships. Activities in the german and American communities involve
annual fundraising events to financially contribute to charities and awarding scholarships for
high school german and American students. AGBC activities includes sponsorship of sporting
events, such as field athletics, and golf.

Membership in the following organizations:
o International Association of Management of Technology (IAMOT) Miami, Florida
o China Association of Management of Technology (CAMOT) Hangzhou, China
o Verband Deutscher Wirtschaftsingenieure (VWI) – German Association of Technology Management

Other activities are sport (tennis, golf), languages (german, Spanish, French) and travel

Extended Goal Statement:
I am a natural born American citizen, born and raised in Washington, D.C. Received a B.A. at Moravian
College in Bethlehem, Pa. in 1972. I decided to go to graduate school in Germany, based on a recommendation from a professor of the University of Karlsruhe, to begin a new course of study, called 'Business Engineering'.
During a required summer practical work assignment with the university and IBM in 1973, I intensively learned the german language. I supported my graduate studies through my personal savings, and part-time employment with IBM Germany. After receiving my master's degree, I went to work with IBM Germany and stayed 26 years. Most of those years with IBM were in many different functions and countries worldwide. The challenge to study in a foreign country, speaking a foreign language, and living and working in a foreign environment appealed to me at that time. Today, we call it globilization. I succeeded in meeting this challenge of higher learning, and overcoming the difficulties of studying in a foreign land, and working and communicating in a foreign language. My grades at the master’s level are sufficient to continue my education on the PhD level at the University of Karlsruhe. Therefore, I have been rewarded with the recognition that goals can be achieved through multiple and diversive interactions of people, cultures, and business.
My PhD is a continuation of my goal to achieve, through multiple and diversive interactions with people, cultures, and business, better
understanding of the global challenges and the solutions required to meet those challenges. The difference here is in my contribution, that I am using my experience, contacts, and continuous learning to consult, manage, and teach the next generation of global players
　

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