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Dr. Adkins is Partner and Technical Director of Business Management Consultants based in Phoenix, AZ, USA. He is uniquely qualified in all areas of business management, having direct responsibilities for program management, engineering, quality assurance, sales, international contract negotiations, manufacturing operations, financial management, information technology and legal departments.

He held senior positions with Battelle Memorial Institute, Ametek, Hughes and Vetco Offshore, was Vice President/Corporate Officer with Abex Aerospace, Vice President/COO with Valex Corporation, and is President of Patent Development Services, a firm specializing in design and application of innovative concepts. He has experience managing research projects as well as major multi-million dollar capital programs in Aerospace, Petroleum E&P, Gas Transmission, Undersea Technology, Semiconductor and Government.

Throughout his broad and varied career, Dr. Adkins has adopted a successful style of management based on performance and empowerment. It is a dynamic style that provides for good planning and control while fostering vision and participation. He translates this style into the renowned courses he teaches with such organizations as Acclaim, Airbus (UK/France/Germany), Amedisys Home Health Care, Arco, Ares-Serono Healthcare (Switzerland), Aztek, Baxter BioScience and Healthcare (Austria) Bayer, British Petroleum, British Aerospace, Carnaud Metal Box (Paris), Caliber Logistics (Leiden), C&A Stores (Amsterdam), Centerpoint Energy, Christian Hansen Biotech (Copenhagen), Christus Health, CPR Institute (St. Petersburg), Chief Automotive, DHL International, Duke Energy, EDG, Ergon, Ethicon Healthcare (Mexico), ExxonMobil, FDX (Netherlands), FMC Corp., Fugro-McClelland Geophysical, Gallo Wineries, Goodman Manufacturing, Helsinn Healthcare (Switzerland), Honda, Ilex Oncology, IMI (Kiev), Jaakko Poyry Consulting (Finland), Jansen Pharmaceutical (Canada), Johnson & Johnson (UK), JTI (Moscow), Knoll, Lederle Labs., Mine Safety Appliances (MSA), NASA Headquarters & Centers, Nalco Applied Services, Netgear, Noble Energy, Nokia (Helsinki), Oce (Belgium), Pennie & Edmonds Law Firm, Perstorp, Pliva Pharma. (Croatia), Porsche (Stuttgart), Reliant Energy, Seminarium (Central & South America), Sprint, State of Oklahoma, Tennessee Valley Authority, TEPPCO, Texas Eastern, Texaco, Trinmar Ltd. (Trinidad), Swissair (Germany), Uponor (Finland), US Cellular, Vesuvius (Brussels), Vistakon (London), Wärtsilä (Finland), and Wyeth-Ayerst Pharmaceutical.

Dr. Adkins also is Faculty of ASME, NASA, Management Centre Europe, Singapore Institute of Management, Société Européenne des Ingénieurs et des Industriels (SEII) in Brussels, Penn State University, University of Houston, University of Florida, Lamar University, Lord Fairfax College, University of Texas MB, and several Industry Training Academies.

Dr. Adkins received his B.A. in Mathematics and Physics from Washington & Jefferson College, B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Carnegie Institute of Technology, M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan, M.B.A. with the Ohio State University, and Juris Doctorate from the College of Law. He is a member of Project Management Institute and is certified by PMI® as a Project Management Professional (PMP®). Dr. Adkins is a registered Professional Engineer (PE) in two states, and is applied to the Bar in California. He is lecturer to the President’s US/Japan Committee on Undersea Resources, has authored numerous published articles and holds several patents.