<p> CURRICULUM VITAE</p><p>PERSONAL DATA:  Name: MARIANA DRAGUSIN  Place and Date of Birth: Brasov County/ROMANIA, August 27th 1961  Phone (in U.S.A.): 703 288 2810 h; 202 731 6395  E-mail address: [email protected]; [email protected] </p><p>EDUCATION:  Interdisciplinary Master: “English Language Education and Research Communication for Business and Economics”, 2007 – 2009;  The Bucharest University of Economic Studies (Romania), Faculty of Commerce (graduation year - 1984);  Doctoral Degree in Economics, 1998, The Bucharest University of Economic Studies (BUES).</p><p>NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS:  “Academic Management” course (BUES/ Romania), May 2009;  Visiting Research Scholar, John H. Sykes College of Business, University of Tampa/ Florida (U.S.A.), Sept.- Nov. , 2005;  Exchange of experience and research program, Wirtschaftsuniversität/ Vienna (Austria), 2002;  “ Management of The Company”- training course, Austrian Chamber of Commerce (W.I.F.I.), 1999;  “Company Diagnosis and Evaluation”, training course, Dragan Foundation (Bucharest/ Romania), 1996;  “ Foreign Trade – Integration of Markets in Europe”, summer German course, University of Vienna (Austria), 1993;  “ Organizational Behavior”, summer English course, Wirtschaftsuniversität - Vienna (Austria), 1992;  “ Managing and Organizing the Commercial Enterprises”, training course (BUES/ Romania), 1991;  “Marketing Research”, training course (BUES/ Romania), 1986;</p><p>KEY QUALIFICATIONS:  Management; Commercial Management; Small Business Management and Entrepreneurship; Business Communication; Leadership</p><p>PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND:  2004 – present – Ph.D. Professor, Department of Business, Consumer Sciences and Quality Management, Faculty of Commerce (BUES - www.ase.ro); taught courses and seminars: Management; Commercial Management; Small Business Management; Entrepreneurship; Business Communication; Leadership.</p><p>1 o 2008 – 2009 – Chief of Curricula Department (BUES/ Romania); o 1999 - 2008 – Vice-dean of the Faculty of Commerce and member of the Faculty’s Council; o 2005 – 2009 - Member in the Managing Board of the “Research Center in Business”, entity recognized by CNCSIS (National Council for Higher Education and Research). o 2006 – lecturer in the Doctoral School and President of a Doctoral Commission; 2003 – Member in a Doctoral Commission; o 1996 - 2008 - Member in the Managing Board of a Romanian Trade Company (S.C. Bucur S.A./ Bucharest);  1999- 2003 – Associate Professor, Department of Commerce, Faculty of Commerce (BAES); taught courses and seminars: Management; Commercial Management; Small Business Management; Business Communication; Enterprise’s Economy; Diagnosis and Evaluation of Commercial Enterprises; o 2000 – 2003 – Associate Professor at “D. Cantemir University”; taught course and seminars: Commercial Management; o 2002 - Member of the Evaluation Committee for the Ministry of Small and Medium sized Enterprises and Cooperation;  1994- 1999 – Lecturer, Department of Commerce, Faculty of Commerce (BAES); o 1997 - 1998 – Lecturer at “I.C. Dragan University”; taught course and seminars: Commercial Management; o 1997 – 1998 – Country Manager for ImPlus (Austrian Consulting Company); o 1994 - 1996 – Lecturer at “Romanian-American University”; taught course and seminars: Management;  1991-1994 – Assistant Professor, Department of Commerce, Faculty of Commerce (BUES); o 1992 - 1994 - Member in the Managing Board of two Romanian Trade Companies (S.C. Lipsca S.A./ Bucharest; S.C. Macomb S.A./ Bucharest);  1989-1991 - Economist at the Ministry of Trade and Tourism, Development Department; main activities: studies on the evolution of demand and supply of goods in Romania; the transition’s potential consequences for the trade sector; privatization programs in commerce; legislative proposals; trade sector’s forecasts. o 1996 - 2006 - Member in the Managing Board of a Romanian Trade Company (S.C. Moldtexim S.A./ Iasi);  1984-1988 - Economist Commercial Department of a commercial company, (Covasna County/Romania);</p><p>CONTRIBUTION TO PUBLICATIONS AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES:  Author and coauthor of 21 books;  Author and coauthor of 112 articles and scientific papers;  Director/ team member, or consultant/expert in 20 national and international research projects. </p><p>ACADEMIC AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS RECEIVED  Praise Diploma for special contribution in scientific research in the years: 2001, 2002, 2005, offered by Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest</p><p>2 MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESIONAL BODIES:  National Association of Romanian Economists (A.G.E.R)  Romanian Association for Regional Sciences (A.R.S.R.)  European Regional Science Association (E.R.S.A.)  National Association for Consumers’ Protection (A.N.P.C.)  Alternative Sciences Association (A.S.A.)</p><p>COMPUTER SKILLS:  Windows, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power Point), SPSS; Internet Explorer; Netscape.</p><p>3</p>