Curriculum Vitae

Worapot Ongkrutaraksa, Ph.D.

School of Economics & Finance
Curtin University of Technology
Perth, WA 6845, Australia
Telephone: +61 (8) 9266-4355
E-mail: [email protected]

Academic Qualifications:

Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration (Finance), Graduate School of Management, Kent State University (May 2000)
Master of Liberal Arts (Political Economy & Government), Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University (November 1999)
Master of Business Administration (Finance & International Business), Sasin Graduate Institute of Business Administration (March 1988)
Bachelor of Sciences (Public Affairs), School of Policy, Planning, and Development, University of Southern California (December 1985)

Teaching, Research, and Administration:

Lecturer of Finance, School of Economics & Finance, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia (February 2003 - Present)
Assistant Professor of Finance, Faculty of Business Administration, University Macau, Macau, China (September 2001 - January 2003)
Visiting Lecturer of Finance, Waikato Management School, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand (February - August 2001)
Financial Economic Policy Researcher, Fiscal Policy Research Institute, Ministry of Finance, Bangkok, Thailand (October 2000 - January 2001)
Instructor of Accounting, George Daverio School of Accountancy, University of Akron, Akron, Ohio, USA (September 1998 - March 2000)
MBA Program Director & Senior Lecturer of Finance, Faculty of Business, Maejo University, Thailand (October 1991 - August 2000) 

Consulting and Training Services:

Financial Trainer and Consultant, Real Options and Strategic Investment, Wel Networks Limited, Hamilton, New Zealand (July - August 2001)
Management and Financial Consultant, Investment and Financial Planning, The Nation Group, Bangkok, Thailand (March - December 2000)
Project Management Consultant, Commercial Property Appraisal, First Pacific Company Limited, Bangkok, Thailand (March - May 1988)

Professional and Corporate Experiences:

Assistant Project Manager, Refinery Expansion Department, Thai Oil Company Limited, Bangkok, Thailand (June 1988 - September 1991)
Business Development Analyst, Non-Traditional Business Department, The Shell Company of Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand (1986 - 1988)

Academic and Social Affiliations:

J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholar, Institute of International Education, United States Department of State, USA (1985 - 1999)
Member of Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society, Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, USA (2000 - Present)
Member of FMA International, Financial Management Association International, USA (1998 - Present)
Member of NASD Academic Forum, National Association of Securities Dealers, USA (1996 - Present)
President of Sasin MBA Alumni Class of 1986, Sasin Alumni Association, Thailand (1988 - 1990)
Founder of Maejo MBA Program, Faculty of Business, Maejo University, Thailand (1992 - 1994)
Member of AIMR, Association for Investment Management and Research, USA (2002 - Present)
Member of GARP, Global Association of Risk Professionals, USA (2002 - Present)

Research and Professional Interests:

Strategic Valuation and Corporate Governance
     - Applications of real options theoretical framework on strategic investment decisions
     - Operationalization of  value-based management framework in strategic financial decisions
     - Extension of contingent claim analysis to corporate governance and performance evaluation
Financial Institutions and Risk Management
     - Improvement on capital-based regulation to manage and control market and credit risks
     - Extension of activity-based functional regulation to manage and control operational risks
     - Applications of incentive approach to strengthen supervision of opaque banking activities
Financial Engineering and Financial Modeling
     - Innovation and marketing of structured, synthetic, and boutique financial instruments
     - Effective management and control of hedged portfolios and off-balance-sheet exposures
     - Pedagogical and advanced financial modeling using Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)

Published Research and Working Papers:

Link to my financial economics papers
Link to my financial economics resource

Online Course Offerings:

Financial Management: an introductory course in corporate finance
Financial Strategy: an intermediate/advance course in corporate finance
Financial Institutions: an intermediate course in bank management strategy
Financial Modeling: an introductory course in quantitative finance
Financial Engineering: an intermediate/advance course in quantitative finance

References:

Dr. James C. Baker, Professor of Finance, Graduate School of Management, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, USA
Dr. Michael Y. Hu, Professor of Marketing, Graduate School of Management, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, USA
Dr. Jacobus T. Severiens, Professor of Finance, Boler School of Business, John Carroll University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Dr. Michael J. Gift, Associate Professor of Accounting, Faculty of Business Administration, University of Macau, Macao SAR, China
Dr. Alireza Tourani-Rad, Associate Professor of Finance, Waikato Management School, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand

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