Resume updated May 1999:

EDWARD HARDING                                   
262 Diamond Ledge Road
Sandwich, New Hampshire 03227
U.S.A.

(603) 535-2612 (work)
(603) 535-2611 (fax)
(603) 284-6967 (home)
harding@oz.plymouth.edu

Education:
1989 - PhD, School of Management, University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Concentration in MIS and Finance.
1977 - MBA, The Amos Tuck School, Dartmouth College. Concentration in Finance.
1968 - AB, Middlebury College, Major in Geography.

Work Experience:
1983 to present - Professor, Department of Business, Plymouth State College, Plymouth, NH
1976 to present - Independent Consultant in Finance and Information Technology
1977 to 1982 - Financial Analyst and Business Systems Analyst, Norton Co., Worcester,MA.
1972 to 1974 - District Service Manager, Saab-Scania AB, Sweden and Orange, CT.
1968 to 1971 - Captain, US Army Corps of Engineers

Teaching Areas: Finance, MIS & IT, Production/Operations Management, Management Theory, Business Research Design, Marketing Research, Management Science.

Research Area: Models for Portfolio Management

Academic Papers:
"Human Factors Implications of Conceptual Design Representation in Very Large Databases"  PhD Dissertation, University of Massachusetts, 1989.
"Maturity vs. Duration Implications for Bank Portfolios", with Dr. Soo M. Jang , Eastern Economic Association Convention, Boston 1994.
"Portfolio Optimization Model for Small Banks", with Dr. Soo M. Jang Eastern Economic Association, Washington, D.C., 1993.

Funded Projects:
Review of text by request of publisher (with honorarium). Stair and Render's Production and Operations Management. Allyn & Bacon.
PSC grants for computer hardware related to current research and multi-media classroom.

Honors and Awards:
Elected to Beta Gamma Sigma, the National Honor Society in Business and Management.
Selected for Who's Who Among America's Teachers. An unsolicited nomination by a former student.

Consultation:
As an independent management consultant for over twenty years, have provided services in the fields of information systems development, financial planning, and portfolio management to a wide range of corporate clients.

Professional Participation:
Member International Business Schools Computing Association (IBSCA)
Board of Directors - Squam Lakes Association (SLA), Holderness, NH ('85-'88)
Finance Committee - SLA ('85-'89; Chair '86-'87)
Treasurer- SLA ('91-'92)
Board of Directors - Peregrine Computer Systems (PCS), Portland, ME ('85-'86)
Trustee (current) - Of several multi-million dollar trust funds (both financial and real estate)
Treasurer (current): New Version Cooperative, Sandwich, NH

Professional Development Activities:
Eastern Economic Association Annual Conference, ('93 and '94)
Internet Workshops, PSC, ('94 and '95)
Faculty Day Workshop presentation ('95)

Department Service:
Computer Integration Committee ('95-'97)
Ad Hoc Governance review Committee ('94-'95)
Management Discipline Coordinator ('89-'90)

College Service:
1990 to present - Nominating and Balloting Committee, Chair '92-'93, '94-'95
1991 to 1993 - NEASC Self Study Committee
1994 to present - Faculty Review Committee
1994 to present - Computer Advisory Board (CAB), Chair '94 to present
1991 to 1994 - Interactive Television (ITV) Committee, Chair ‘94