Experience

American Society for Cybernetics

• United States
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Trustee

  • Jan 2017 - Present

  The American Society for Cybernetics was founded in 1964 in Washington, DC to encourage new developments in cybernetics as an inter-/trans-/meta-disciplinary field. Ever since, it has remained at the forefront of cybernetic thinking and doing. Society members have made cybernetics central to their work in biology and the life sciences, the arts, medicine, therapy (psychological and social), mathematics, the physical sciences and engineering, design, management, and business. They have reached out to other societies and groups interested in similar areas and approaches. Remarkable people have joined and been recognized by us. We understand cybernetics as being profoundly interested in and shaped by circularity, recursion, construction and reflexivity, and we constantly consider what cybernetic actions might be and when they should and should not be taken, continuing to consider how to behave in a cybernetic manner—without denying the value, on occasion, of behaving in more traditional ways. We recognize the centrality of the presence of the observer in observing, the speaker in speaking and the actor in acting. We have recently extended the notion of conversation (and interaction) into a medium through which we organize and interact in our conferences, and in how we record them, as can be seen on their web sites. Although our origin is in the USA, our membership is now worldwide. We are developing uses of new communication media to increase the benefits of this international community. The American Society for Cybernetics is administered by an Executive Board comprised of elected officers. The officers are elected by the ASC membership to serve three-year terms. The American Society for Cybernetics is advised by a group of Trustees. Trustees connect current goals and actions with past intentions and traditions. They also suggest opportunities for future explorations. Show less



College of Exploration

• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• President

  • Jan 1991 - Present

• President/ Executive Director

  • Jul 1991 - Present

  Multi modal learning on systems science, complexity, ocean,marine, aquatic science, geosciences, environment, technology, leadership, design, global issues, cybernetics, reflexivity. Strategy for organizations, leadership and executive development. Individual, team, group and organization appreciations. Ocean Literacy, Earth Science Literacy, Earth Literacy.Research and evaluation of learning projects. Longitudinal and pedagogical studies.Educational, communications and outreach program and project design, management and evaluation. Show less



Asia Marine Educators Association

• Japan, Taiwan,

• Advisory Board

  • Sep 2016 - Present



European Marine Science Educators Association

• Brussels Region, Belgium

• Co-Founder

  • Nov 2013 - Present



Coexploration Limited

• Dorset, England, UK

• Managing Director

  • Apr 2014 - Present

  Building partnerships and processes across Europe and around the world to advance collaborative learning, working, governing and communicating on issues of leadership, environment, sustainability and technology, Design and build web-based systems. Building partnerships and processes across Europe and around the world to advance collaborative learning, working, governing and communicating on issues of leadership, environment, sustainability and technology, Design and build web-based systems.



Beta Resources Inc and webconferences.com

• Vice President

  • Jan 1998 - Dec 2020



International Society for the Systems Sciences

• United States
• Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Past President

  • Jul 2019 - Jul 2020

• President

  • Jul 2018 - Jul 2019

• President Elect

  • Jul 2017 - Jul 2018

• Vice President for Systems Education

  • Jul 2015 - Jul 2017



National Marine Educators Association

• USA

• International Committee Chair

  • Jun 2006 - Aug 2017



Plexus Institute

• Member, Board of Advisors

  • Oct 2011 - Jul 2015



Metasystems Design Group

• Arlington, VA, USA

• Chief Learning Officer

  • 1996 - 1999



George Mason University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Adjunct Faculty

  • Sep 1995 - Jun 1996



University Research Corporation

• Bethesda, Maryland, USA

• Learning Systems Project Manager

  • 1994 - 1996



US Army

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Guest Faculty and Instructor for Creative Problem Solving Courses

  • Sep 1988 - Aug 1991



CAE

• Canada
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Systems Scientist

  • 1986 - 1991



Arizona State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Executive in Residence

  • 1985 - 1987



Arizona Public Service - APS

• United States
• Utilities
• 700 & Above Employee

• Strategic Issues Manager

  • 1985 - 1986



MillerCoors

• United States
• Food and Beverage Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Corporate Communications Systems Manager

  • 1980 - 1985



US Army

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Position and Pay Mgt and Personnel Recruitment

  • 1978 - 1980



British Army

• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Royal Engineers Army Officer

  • 1973 - 1978



British Army and U.S. Army

• Royal Engineers Officer: Exercise Gobi Dust Exchange

  • 1975 - 1975



UK National Health Service

• Medical Practices
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Summer Intern

  • Aug 1971 - Sep 1971