From WrldWise@aol.com Fri Jul 3 14:06:25 1998 Date: Fri, 3 Jul 1998 11:49:43 EDT From: WrldWise@aol.com To: Subject: Re: Bios [The following text is in the "ISO-8859-1" character set] [Your display is set for the "US-ASCII" character set] [Some characters may be displayed incorrectly] Dear Art, Here are my and Susan's bios. We'll be out of town for the month of July, but will be staying in touch with our office. Thanks for all of your efforts! David ******* David W. Everhart David W. Everhart is a founder and owner of WorldWise, Inc., a cross-cultural training and consulting company based in Boulder, Colorado. Mr. Everhart received a B.A. from Cornell University in 1983 and then an M.A. in Asian Studies from the University of Michigan. A Japan specialist by academic study and work experience, he has been involved in U.S.-Japan relations for over fifteen years. Mr. Everhart trains both Americans and Asians on working together effectively across cultures. He has conducted training programs for American and Japanese managers from Amgen, Hewlett-Packard, Nissan, IBM, Nomura Securities, Sony, LSI Logic, Panasonic, Weyerhauser, Fujitsu, the Miller Brewing Co., R.R. Donnelley, Yamaha, Western Digital, Exabyte, Warner-Lambert, and many other firms. He also currently co-instructs a 2-day executive course on Japanese Business four times a year at the California Institute of Technology^Òs Industrial Relations Center. He has traveled extensively throughout Asia and around the globe, and speaks Japanese. Susan M. Place Susan M. Place is a founder and President of WorldWise, Inc., a cross- cultural training and consulting company based in Boulder Colorado. A Japan specialist and corporate trainer, she has been involved in U.S.-Japan relations for over fifteen years. Ms. Place has lived in Japan, employed by the Japanese Ministry of Education. She has also worked for the start-up team of a large Japanese manufacturing firm in the automotive industry, managing relations between the firm and its American customers as well as acting as an intercultural communication facilitator. During her years at the company, Ms. Place gained first-hand experience with the inner workings of a Japanese company, and was involved with all aspects of the business, from boardroom meetings to manufacturing quality circles. Ms. Place has conducted intercultural business training programs in the U.S., Japan, and Southeast Asia for hundreds of Americans, Japanese, and other Asians. Ms. Place has trained executives from Hewlett-Packard, Hitachi, Quantum, LSI Logic, Nomura Securities, Pillsbury, Chevron, Quark, Bridgestone, StorageTek, Fujitsu, and many other firms. She also currently co-instructs a 2-day executive course on Japanese Business four times a year at the California Institute of Technology^Òs Industrial Relations Center. In addition, Ms. Place occasionally works as a professional interpreter for Japanese manufacturing consultants in the United States. Ms. Place holds a B.A. in Economics from Cornell University. She has traveled extensively throughout Asia and around the globe, and speaks Japanese.