Alexandre Samii

Bringing Prosperity | Valuing Restorative Justice | Improving People’s Wellbeing | Integrity in Managing Funds

Using MIT systems methodology & Harvard Socratic questioning method, Kamyab successfully serves any organization.

“Adopt the perspective of an eagle that sees everything from above with a broader vision.” – Hopi Chief White Eagle

Education:

PhD, Applied Mechanics, MIT, 1983:

Auto-Regressive Moving Average Random Wave Simulations on Offshore Structures

SMME, Mechanical Engineering, MIT, 1983:

Acoustics & Vibrations Lab, Paper at Offshore Technology Conference

SMOE, Ocean Engineering & Marine Systems Management, MIT, 1979:

Marine Systems Management of Toxic Waste, UN International Maritime Organization - US Commerce Dept

MBA, Section C., Harvard Business School, 1st year followed by MIT PhD route, 1983:

Management Consulting, Finance & Control Applications

Ingénieur Civil, École Polytechnique, 1978, Magna cum Laude, top 4th out of 200:

TFE Ponts & Chaussées: Zeebrugge Port & Marine Systems Development

Awards Granted Unasked for Service in Institutional and Community Work Experience:

· Gold Honour Badge of Labour, Mentor, 2015, upon commendations of the Royal Institute of the Elites of Labour, French- & Dutch-speaking Engineering professions, Belgian R.D. 2015 Federal Minister of Economy & Labour

· Commander of the Order of the Crown, Higher Education, 2005, upon commendation of the Rector, Belgian R.D. 2011 Minister President of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation

· Civic Medal 1st class, long & distinguished public service, 2012, upon nomination of the Minister President of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation, R.D. 2012 Chancellery of the Prime Minister of Belgium

· Fnac-Andersen Prize, Best-seller Business Book, Management, Law, & Finance category, upon selection among all French publishing houses of best-seller books, 2002, Paris, France

· Officer of the Order of Leopold, Scientific Research, Belgium’s highest Order of Chivalry, 1997, upon nominations by the Royal Belgian Academy & University of Louvain, Belgian R.D. 2000

· Elected Associate, Belgian Academy Council of Applied Sciences (BACAS), 1999 – 2009, unanimously elected Associate by the Class of Sciences

· Peace Messenger Community, 1987, granted by Secretary General of UN for International Year of Peace 1983

Work Experience:

Creative Entrepreneur in Art, New Art Persan, 1983 - Present

· Prepares to develop new opportunities for international trade & income from EU exports as the CETA is being ratified, with dual business training of future associates in Belgium & Canada

· Reinvested surplus or profits in the well-being of the stakeholders & associates, their education & growing their talents

· Bought prosperous consortium of direct trade developed from 1958 to 1983 & expanded its strategy into art gallery, sale of modern & antique masterpieces in Persian art, as well as real capital investment

Educator & Mentor, University of Louvain, Open Faculty in Political & Economic Policy, 1987 - 2021

· Awarded Gold Honour Badge of Labour as a Mentor in economic, social & environmental sustainable strategy, for creating seminal courses on sustainable multidimensional strategy, 4 stage-pyramid, strategy maps & balanced scorecard

· Appointed as Commander of the Order of the Crown, as an award-winning Educator for transferring innovative publications into teaching & inspiring the creation of 2 Centers of Excellence, in Supply Chain Management & e-Business

· Awarded 1st class Civic Medal, as a Professor, for meritorious, distinguished civil service with civic values of integrity & excellence over 25 years, as well as inter-personal & communication skills in respecting differences & diversity

· Pioneered reverse logistics in concept & practice throughout Europe & intermodal logistics, with adaptability, the willingness to learn, critical thinking, capacity in navigating systems, problem solving, processing & analyzing information

Diplomatic Work in Human Rights & Humanitarian Action, Belgian Foreign Affairs Ministry, 2001 - 2015

· Experienced 15 years of successful common strategy with the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as part of the Belgian branch of a UN Economic & Social Council (ECOSOC) NGO, sharing a common diplomatic work, in defending human rights & providing humanitarian aid for the underprivileged at the UN Human Rights Council & General Assembly

· Worked with Belgian Foreign Affairs Ministry to co-sponsor EU resolutions on human rights at the General Assembly

· Presented diplomatically a human rights situation summary document to the EU & the majority of the UN member states, asking them to co-sponsor & lobby for a majority vote to adopt Canada’s resolution at the General Assembly

Community Planning & Building, as an Elected Member of National Council of UN ECOSOC NGO, 1984 - 2015

· Appointed as Peace Messenger community, for the NGO’s participation in the many dimensions & activities to promote peace & understanding between nations for the UN International Year of Peace 1986

· Linked budgets, statistics & people with team members with an approach that was based on a deep understanding of what community building means: mentoring, participation, & accompaniment

· Created 6 centers of community building & appointed in each cluster a team for growth who in turn chose team leaders

· Developed a culture of accompaniment in designing an outwardly open system whereby people form teams with their direct contacts to support the vibrancy, number & participation of 4 core activities

· Developed the gathering of information & statistics for each region & chose a Chief Information Officer to gather & verify the evolution with time of the growing number of community-building activities in each cluster for the institution as a whole

· Generated a community attracting new ideas that can be implemented & put into action, by successfully investing in the quality of the individuals chosen for facilitating growth & strengthening mutual collaboration & accompaniment

· Organized with the NGO’s Office of Public Information an exhibition called “Promoting Unity in Diversity in Europe for Over a Century” & conference in 2005 at EU Parliament seats on NGO’s social community building & educational projects

· Prepared & presented a paper on strategy for social transformation at the 1992 Montreal Association of Baha’i Studies annual conference & another paper on ethics at Laval University, cooperating with Canadian agents of change

Work Experience (continued):

Elected Secretary, Fondation Baha’ie Samii-Housseinpour, 1988 - 2010

· Successfully submitted Foundation as an institution of public utility by Belgian R.D. 1988 & R.D. 1995 Ministry of Justice, & obtained an agreement from Development Cooperation & Finance Ministries in 1990 as a philanthropy

· Created an international prize selection process, where National Councils would make recommendations of meritorious candidates having won in their own country an award of outstanding achievement

· Being trained as treasurer, first set aside incomes to maintain value of Foundation assets independent of inflation, & then paid for the fixed costs of the seat of the Foundation in Brussels, a facility offered in the early 1980’s by the founders

· Then, transferred what would remain of the Foundation’s income, 80% for educational projects under guidance of our World Centre & 20% for 5-yearly Foundation prizes awarded in science, literature & arts, & organized awarding sessions

· When the time came to liquidate the Foundation, in respect with its statutes, prepared the transfer of its funds & mission to the World Centre, all audited financial statements approved by a judicial court, ready to be transferred by the Board

Scientific Research, European Logistics Association (ELA), and Royal BACAS, 1997 - 2009

· Conducted & published EU-wide research as Board member of ELA from 1997 to 2002, see elalog.eu

· Contributed to collaborative endeavors with missions for Royal BACAS including research from 1999 to 2009

· Co-authored study for the European Council of Academies of Sciences & Engineering (Euro-CASE)

· Worked with a team of Royal BACAS on creation of the 4th section of the Royal Belgian Academy, the Class of Technology & Society to successful completion, & withdrew in 2010, not interested in a seat

Treasurer & Trustee, National Council of NGO, and International Trust Fund, 1990 - 2008

· Managed & kept safe the community’s funds & prosperity by developing & improving systems & process for delivering funds & controlling the outcomes delivered by departments & committees

· Changed the budgeting into activities-related budgeting to the objectives & core activities of the plan for effectiveness

· Trained team in integrity & honesty as values in managing the nation’s voluntary contributions to any trust fund, setting the standard of an ethical leader with demonstrated ability to be a team player willing to commit time & effort

· Oversaw a publishing trust & earmarked funds donated 20 years before for a book publishing & distribution, & restored the donor’s intention, confronting with the truth & successfully demonstrating the basis for the intervention

· Blocked & opposed corruption attempts & misappropriation of funds & assets belonging to the community, with reliability, honesty, decisiveness, impartiality, & organizational skills, understanding the importance of checks & balance

· Provided financial information to support decision making by hiring accounting firm to independently verify the good use of the funds & building an independent audit team, being committed to the public good

· Implemented safe & defensive investment strategy that kept the operations running in economic crisis of 2008, in a proactive, visionary & future-oriented way, and being open & approachable about the financial information

· Made fair & successful capital investment & facilities management in estimating the purchase price for a new facility & lowering the asking price by 22%, when moving headquarters, being loyal, persistent & a resource for the organization

· Learned from the exemplary, previous treasurer to be an improved custodian & trustworthy fundraiser

Author, Nathan and Dunod Publishing Houses, 1997 - 2002

Awarded Fnac-Andersen Prize as a best-selling Author, in publishing innovative knowledge through 4 business books -e.g., Stratégies de Service – e-business - supply chain, Stratégie logistique, Stratégies logistiques – supply chain management, & Mutations des stratégies logistiques en Europe – fondements – méthodes - applications prefaced by ELA

EU-recognized Expert & Policy Influencer, ELA, 1997 - 2002

· Elevated to the rank of Officer of the Order of Leopold, as a Co-chair of a working group study serving the EU Commission, selected by Euro-CASE, for mapping the future of European freight & logistics networks throughout Europe

· Toured Academies in Europe in London, Dusseldorf, Milano, Copenhagen, Paris & Brussels to present original conceptual framework of sectorial industry supply chain in Europe to complete the EU mission

· Elected Associate of the Royal BACAS, upon successful completion of mission for the Royal Belgian Academy

· Elected European Board Member & Chairman of EU Relations Committee, as a Policy Influencer for supply & service chain reconfigurations well-respected by the EU Commission, for writing the 1st EU logistics strategies book by industry

· Re-founded ELA as an EU-based international association by R.D. 2000, & obtained many substantial EU grants for ELA for studies on supply & service chains, EU doctoral seminars, yearly conferences & prizes for best business practice

· Pioneered in adding value by creating ELA Doctorate Workshop, yearly International ELAlog Conference & ELA Award

· Created a body of knowledge to train & certify EU professionals & executives, master’s programs in Supply Chain with partner universities & mobilizing our EU-wide federation of associations

· Created European Certification Board on Logistics for professionals through our network, based on subsidiarity, attracting new clients outside of the EU such as China & Russia

Management Consulting & Change Management, McKinsey & Co., and Spicer & Oppenheim, 1983 - 1992

· Tapped resources in creative thinking, with flexibility, Socratic humility, team collaboration, data analysis, time & project management skills, as a practical innovator seen by some as a “mover & shaker”

· As steering committee member, developed knowledge on how to manage consultant, proactively get the value for the money needed by organizations, & build learning organizations for process improvement

· Improved processes resulting in decreasing costs, reducing waste, strengthening organizational capacities, clarifying processes to build cooperation, & empowering learning & future success

· Worked from 1990 to 1992 on the governing board of the European Baha’i Business Forum to create a body of knowledge on an exchange platform & foster in members ethical values for lifelong learning

Ocean Engineering Student Delegate Elected to Graduate Student Council (GSC), MIT, 1982 - 1983

· Partnered with the Dean of Student Affairs to promote & fund student associations, as elected GSC Secretary

· Raised funds, as chosen Business Manager of The Graduate magazine, making it & many events economically viable

· Advocated for the well-being of 5000 graduate students by mobilizing all the resources that the GSC team could offer

Language Skills:

Written & oral fluency in English, French, Farsi & Dutch.