2121 Jamieson Avenue #505
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
(703) 504-0404
Professional Experience
Georgetown University;
Director of Planning and Research Administration - Center for Women's and
Children's Services; Washington, DC; February, 1993 to Present
Planning - Provides strategic and financial
analysis for the Chairmen of the Departments of OB/GYN and Pediatrics.
Designs management information and analysis tools for use by division managers
in the Center's $34M per year medical practice. Serves in a decision-making
capacity on the inter-departmental management team on all issues involving
sponsored programs, human resources and personnel, salary administration,
business operations, space planning, government policy compliance, the
formation of new profit centers, and medical school faculty recruitments.
Research Administration - Directs fiscal
and administrative management of a multidisciplinary university medical
research program with 200 researchers, 150 grants and contracts, and a
$20M per year research revenue stream. Serves as liaison among funding
agencies, researchers, and university administration for new and continuing
research programs. Conducts university and department business with granting
agencies (federal, state, and private) including contract negotiations
and financial reporting. Manages Principal Investigators to insure the
ongoing financial viability of their research efforts. Manages the writing
of grant proposals, patent disclosures, and technology transfer proposals
in the areas of genetics, molecular biology, neonatal development, assisted
reproductive technologies, immune system development, lung biology, cancer,
and developmental neuroscience.
Consolidated Systems Group, Inc.; President;
Alexandria, VA; October, 1990 to December, 1992
Directed the start-up of a design, manufacturing,
and marketing firm, which designed and Beta tested two artificial intelligence-based
products, sold and shipped evaluation units, and was accepted from among
sixty applicants into the Center for Innovative Technologies (CIT) Business
Incubator Program. The firm was unable to attract sufficient venture capital
in the early 1990's economy and ceased operations.
SONY Corporation of America;
Director of Systems Marketing; Washington, DC and Park Ridge, NJ; May,
1988 to October, 1990
Served as the liaison between the U. S. Government
market and the managers in Tokyo. Worked with Japanese engineers and market
planners to assess generic future product ideas and determine how they
could become specific marketable products and applications for our government.
Gave marketing briefings to the SONY Corporation Executive Committee on
a regular basis. Managed product lines including Video Teleconferencing
and High Density Data Recording Systems. Managed revenue stream with growth
objective of $60M per year.
Unisys Corporation; Tactical Systems Division; Manager-Tactical Programs; Paoli, PA; January, 1986 to May, 1988
Managed bid and proposal efforts and capture teams
on procurements ranging in value from $40M to $1B. Directed subcontractor
selection, make/buy analysis, competitive analysis, proposal development,
and live test demonstration efforts. Managed the five-year strategic planning
process and briefed these plans to senior company executives.
A T & T Information Systems, Inc.;
National Sales Manager (National Federal Marketing) and Director - Government
Liaison in Corporate Headquarters; Washington, DC and Morristown, NJ; January,
1978 to January, 1986
Represented the government marketing organization
in corporate headquarters with responsibilities for product development,
pricing, compensation plans, competitive policy, and strategic planning.
Managed sales to Department of Defense for Military Hospitals and later
for Command, Control, Communications, & Intelligence. Created new products
and found new applications for existing products including the first computers
ever sold by an AT&T company to the U. S. Government. Highest revenue
commitment was $120M per year. Served three terms on the Account Executive
Certification Review Board, reviewing hundreds of strategic account plans
and proposals and voting on the qualifications of the candidates for continued
employment and advancement.
Miners & Manufacturer's Insurance Agency,
Inc.; President; Bristol, VA; January, 1975 to December, 1978
President of a seven branch insurance underwriting
agency. The firm became the State's second largest underwriter of Coal
Mine insurance. Presented a business case to the State Corporation Commission
which substantially reduced premium costs and resulted in significant profit
improvements to stockholders.
Education and Achievement
Education and Scholarship:
- Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Thomas Edison State College, New Jersey. GPA 3.8 and recipient of the Arnold Fletcher Award for Exceptional Achievement.
- Degree Candidate in MS / PhD Program in the interdisciplinary field of Science and Technology Studies at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Scheduled to attain masters degree in summer of 1997 (current GPA 3.9) with PhD two to three years later. Graduate Teaching Assistant.
- National Merit Scholar; Captain and Coach of Debating Team.
Publications:
- "Nanotechnology - Will It Play in Peoria" is published on the World Wide Web at the Nanothinc Web Site as http://nanothinc.com/NanoWorld/Introduction/RichardSmithIntro/smith_r1.html
- "Nanospotlight on Washington" is published on the World Wide Web at the Nanothinc Web Site as http://www.nanothinc.com/NanoWorld/DickSmith/NANOSPO1.html
- "Molecular Nanotechnology: Research Funding Sources" is published in NanoTechnology Magazine June, 1996 Pre-Press Monthly - Volume 2 No. 6 and on the World Wide Web at http://planet-hawaii.com/nanozine/nanofund.htm
- Notes on the 1947 Shelter Island Conference and Its Participants is published on the World Wide Web at the SherryArt Web Site at http://www.sherryart.com/nano/shelter.html
Professional and Community: AT&T Council of Leaders and Achiever's Club for five consecutive years; Unisys Achievement Award for Excellence; SONY President's Award; CIT Business Incubator Program. Former National and State Young Republican Chairman; former State Common Cause Chairman; former District Democratic Committee member.
Professional Organizations
- Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) and National Security Industrial Association (NSIA) from 1978 to 1990;
- American Defense Preparedness Association (ADPA) from 1986 to 1988;
- American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and Computer and Business Machines Association (CBMA) from 1988 to 1990;
- Association of Demand Side Management Professionals from 1990 to 1992;
- National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA), Society of Research Administrators (SRA), Medical Group Management Association (MGMA), Planetary Society, and MENSA from 1993 to present;
- American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), and World Future Society from 1994 to present;
- Foresight Institute (Senior Associate Member) from 1996 to Present.
Hobbies and Interests
Molecular nanotechnology; reading (history, science and technology, science fiction); downhill skiing; music; personal computers (IBM, MAC, and Netscape/HTML - business applications, Internet, and World Wide Web); politics; psychology (Myers Briggs - ENTP); Washington Redskins, Baltimore Ravens, Baltimore Orioles, and ACC basketball.
Strengths and Skills
- Symbolic analysis (as described by Robert Reich);
- scientific communications;
- strategic and tactical planning and analysis;
- liaison between scientists and non-scientists;
- concept translation;
- change management;
- general management and administration;
- creating new products, services, applications, and markets;
- communications - writing, editing, teaching, and public speaking;
- policy formulation and analysis;
- facilitating group problem solving and situation management.
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Robert Todd Carroll