EXPERIENCE

Futurist, Author, Editor, Publisher, Speaker (2003-present)
Founder, editor, and publisher of Health Futures Digest, a monthly online newsletter that provided healthcare policymakers, practitioners, and administrators with a collated synopsis of news about health technology advances, impacts, and trends. Published 2004–2013.

Columnist (April 2004–November 2013)
Monthly columns on the future of healthcare for H&HN Weekly, the online supplement to Hospitals & Health Networks magazine of the American Hospital Association.

Author, Technology and the Future of Health Care: Preparing for the Next 30 Years. Wiley & Sons, 2000 (HIMSS—Healthcare Information Management and Systems Society—Book of the Year.)

Author, Deus ex Machina Sapiens: The Emergence of Machine Intelligence. Detroit: Elysian Detroit, 2011.

Book Publisher, d.b.a. Elysian Detroit
Six books published; four remain under management; one in press. (2000–present)

Co-founder and Executive Director pro tem, Detroit International Research and Education Foundation (DIREF) (June 2012–present)
DIREF is a 501(c)3 organization that supports international research and education programs in surgical oncology.

HealthQuake Founder / Organizer
The HealthQuake Summit is a by-invitation-only conference of select business, government, scientific, and professional leaders at the highest levels whose institutions are directly involved in, or indirectly but significantly affected by, seismic shifts occurring and accelerating in the business, policy, and practice of healthcare. (2017–present)

Research Associate/Consultant for Surgical Innovation, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Department of Surgery (Dec 2010–present)
Guide, organize and manage health futures-related issues and projects.

Corporate Director, Planning & Future Studies, Detroit Medical Center (Aug 2004–Nov 2010)
Provided leadership in the identification of and preparation for significant events and trends in medical technology, practices, and corporate policy at a 9-hospital, 2000+ bed academic medical center in Detroit, Michigan. Worked closely with academic partners at the Wayne State University School of Medicine, College of Nursing, and College of Engineering on various projects. Member of WSUSoM Dept. of Neurology Five Year Review Committee.

Co-founder and Executive Director, Michigan Electronic Medical Record Initiative (MEMRI) (2000–2005)
MEMRI was a Michigan non-profit dedicated to lowering the costs and raising the quality of healthcare for the people of Michigan by encouraging and facilitating the establishment of a statewide, standardized, patient-centric electronic medical record system.

Affiliated Consultant, Public Sector Consultants, Inc. (1997–2002)
PSC is Michigan’s leading public policy think tank. Contributed chapter on Privacy to Michigan in Brief 2002 edition. Prepared reports dealing with the implications of technology for the future of democracy, and trends in the consulting industry (February-July 2001). Designed innovative Web-based poll of political pundits to (successfully) predict outcomes of the 2000 national and state elections (July-November 2000).

Technology Advisor, Kelley-Cawthorne PLLC. (1997–2004)
Kelley-Cawthorne is a law and governmental affairs practice formed by a merger between America’s former longest-serving state Attorney General and Michigan’s largest governmental affairs law firm. Provided advice in a case of considerable national significance in the privacy arena. Oversaw creation and maintenance of the firm’s Linux-based local area network, Internet connection, and website.

E-health, E-business, E-government, and Information Technology Consultant (1988–present)
Researched and wrote books, papers and articles and delivered lectures and presentations on technology trends (especially computing, the Internet, and artificial intelligence) affecting business, government, and society in general, and healthcare in particular. 1997-present.

Developed hospitals’ strategic response to the dangers and opportunities afforded by trends in e-health and e-business. Designed and conducted documentary and interview study of threats and opportunities, and Web-based survey of Michigan hospitals to assess technology plans, capabilities and needs, and HIPAA readiness and needs. (November 2000-February 2002)

Managed integration team responsible for conducting IT assessments and subsequent LAN/ WAN implementation/integration work at 50 companies nationwide acquired by a national auto transport client through a rapid roll-up acquisition program. July 1998-March 2000.

Founded and led Voyager.net, which grew to become the Midwest’s largest Internet Service Provider (ISP) with close to 500,000 subscribers. Primary areas of responsibility were strategic technology planning and research, publicity, and presentations. 1989-1997.
Prepared system block design for a state-of-the-art telecommunication system for the Michigan Senate, including the televising of Senate sessions. May 1993-November 1993.
Prepared the technology architecture / concept design (subsequently adopted and implemented) for Michigan Government Television (MGTV). June 1993-September 1993.
Prepared seminal paper on a statewide education indicator system for the Michigan Superintendent of Public Instruction. January 1993-July 1993.

Consulted with Michigan state departmental heads on data collection and database holdings and structures, and prepared a selected inventory for the Governor’s office. February 1993.

Consulted on technology trends affecting the future of education for a private Midwestern college. January 1993.

Co-principal investigator for a survey of clients for a Detroit-based financial planning firm. November 1992-January 1993.

Researched and prepared strategic report on the knowledge industry in the year 2000 for Ameritech (Schaumberg, Ill.) May 1988.

Conducted preliminary study, and prepared preliminary design and economic analysis, for an international teleport/VSAT network for Compagnie Générale de Chauffe (Paris, France) January & September 1991.

Researched and prepared concept papers on: an integrated page communications/ VSAT/distance learning system for Parco Scientifico e Tecnologico di Messina (Sicily) (November 1991); and a distance-learning facility (“École Virtuelle EuroSud”) and advanced technology research center (“MediaLab EuroSud”) for EuroSud b.V. (Paris, France) February 1992.

Editor and Managing Editor (1985–86)
Population Institute, East-West Center, Honolulu, Hawaii. The Center is a research and training institute established by the U.S. Congress in 1960. Was managing editor of the Asian and Pacific Population Forum, a research-based quarterly journal for population researchers and others. Responsible for all aspects of publication from copyediting to distribution. Founded and edited Asia-Pacific Population and Policy, a series of briefs for policymakers in the Pacific Basin. Was production and copy editor for a major multi-author book on ASEAN. Wrote and/or produced brochures, occasional papers, and other materials for the Population Institute.

Other
Prior to emigrating from England to the United States, served with the British Army and Government in intelligence posts in London, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, and Germany.

EDUCATION
1987–1988 Ph.D. Student/Researcher
Michigan State University, Dept. of Telecommunications, Mass Media Ph.D. Program. Completed first quarter (GPA 3.7); courses in research methods and First Amendment issues. Coordinated installation of state-of-the-art information technologies and services laboratory; conducted independent research on neural networks; conducted literature searches in support of faculty research projects.

May 1988 Master of Science Degree in the Information and Communication Sciences (awarded May 5, 1988; GPA 4.0), Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana.

1986–1987 Indiana Bell Fellow, Center for Information and Communication Sciences, Ball State University. Muncie, Indiana. Conducted original empirical study of knowledge utilization among Asia-Pacific population policymakers and researchers; guest lecturer in graduate courses on human-machine interface design, microcomputers in information systems, and research methods; Conducted communication needs assessment for a department of Indiana Bell.

Post-graduate study in international population research methods and policy issues. Department of Sociology, University of Hawaii, Manoa Campus, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. Invitational noncredit curriculum taught by Drs. Linda Martin and James A. Palmore.
Certificate in business syndication. University of Hawaii Extension, Manoa Campus, Honolulu, Hawaii.

1983–1984 Post-graduate study in Japanese language and culture. School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), London University, London, England; and Japan-America Institute of Management Science (JAIMS), Honolulu, Hawaii.

Interpretership (First Class) in Chinese (Cantonese), British Civil Service Commission, London, England. Comparable to a first-class honors (the highest group) bachelor’s degree in the British university system. Received highest final examination score ever awarded for Cantonese.

HNC (Higher National Certificate) in Business Studies. South West London College, London, England. Equivalent to bachelor’s degree in business administration in the US university system, but more specialized.*

Certificate in German (Colloquial Level). British Army Education Center, Dortmund, Germany. Equivalent to a high-school diploma in the US system.*

Linguist in Indonesian. British Civil Service Commission, London, England. The Linguist qualification is mid-way between an Interpretership and a colloquial or working knowledge of a language. Equivalent to an Associate or 2-year college degree.*

Certificate in Malay (Colloquial Level). British Army Far East Language School, Singapore.

HONORS AND AWARDS
2000 Book of the Year award from the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) for Technology and the Future of Health Care.

Honorary member, the World Technology Network (London, UK), 1999-present.
Indiana Bell Fellow, Center for the Information and Communication Sciences, Ball State University, Muncie IN, 1986-87.

Commissioner’s Commendation, Commissioner of the Royal Hong Kong Police, Hong Kong, June 6, 1980.

British Army General Service Medal, Malay Peninsula, 1968.

* Educational equivalencies from UNESCO (1982): World Guide to Higher Education: A Comparative Survey of Systems, Degrees and Qualifications. Bowker Publishing Co./The Unesco Press.

OTHER ACTIVITIES

• Member, Detroit Symphony Orchestra Technology Task Force, 2010–12.
• Member, New Technologies Advisory Committee (NEWTAC) of the State of Michigan Certificate of Need Commission, 2006–2012.
• Advisor, Disparity-Reducing Advances and Biomonitoring Futures projects. Alexandria, VA: Institute for Alternative Futures. August 2005–2010.
• Member, Medical Sciences Advisory Committee, the Detroit Science Center, July 2005–2007.
• Member, President’s Ad-hoc Committee on E-Tech, the Michigan Osteopathic Association (Okemos, MI), April 2000–2008.
• Artificial Intelligence Guide, The Mining Company (now About.com) (1997–1998).
• Member, Technology Committee, Impression 5 Science Center (Lansing, MI), 1996.
• Member, Technology Committee, Bath Schools (Bath, MI), 1995.
• Member, Technology Committee, Bath Township Bath, MI), 1993–4.
• Founding Member, The Children’s Network board of directors (Lansing, MI), 1992–1996.