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SOFT SKILLS AND CORE COMPETENCIES --- EXPLAIN ABOUT YOUR SKILLS --I possess a good skill in research, teaching, computer software; especially related to statistical software (i.e: SPSS 13, PHStat) and graphic software (i.e: Adobe Photoshop), and human relations; as excellently adapting with my current colleagues who came from various nationality such as Canada, India, U.S, Britain, Thailand, Australia, etc. Even Im the only Malay who serves at the high level of companys management, Ive no problem to deal with others who are backed from a mixture of ethnicity, religions, and believes as a result of my high integrity and adaptability at work. BLA.BLA. DUN MAKE IT TOO LONG!!!. Knowledge is human power (Peter Drucker, 2000)

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PERSONAL PARTICULARS

Name I/C Number Gender Date of Birth Place of Birth Marital Status Citizenship Race Height and weight Current Address

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David Yakubu al Kantus 111116085887 Male 16th November 1911 Sik, Kedah Married Malaysia Malay 182.5 cm and 73 kg

: 4A-16, Sorrell College of Business, Troy-Montgomery Campus, 331 Montgomery Street, P.O. Drawer 4419, Montgomery, Alabama 36103-4419, USA. : (334)832-5262 : afk@troy.edu : Reading, Chess, Tennis, and Table Tennis

Phone Number Email Address Hobbies

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

Master of Science (Management)

Msc. (Mgmt) (1993-1995) Graduate Schooll Universiti Utara Malaysia 06010 Sintok Kedah Darul Aman Minor interest of study; International Business and marketing. Graduation date: 13th September 1995

Bachelor of International Business Management

BIBM (Hons) (1990 1993) School Of Management Universiti Utara Malaysia 06010 Sintok Kedah Darul Aman Precise in export management, sea transportation, international logistic, and cross-cultural management. Graduation date: 11th November 1993

3.0 EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES (University)

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Vice President of Persatuan Seni Silat Jawa Betawi UUM (1992). Students Representative of Kolej Petronas, UUM (1993). Director of Petronas Close Soccer (1994). Director of Maal Hijrah Public Speech (1995). Leader of Seni Silat Jawa Betawi Demonstration Team (1995). Manager for College Table Tennis Team (1994). Manager for College Bowling Team (1993). AJK of KESISWA I under JPPK Kolej Petronas at Bukit Wang (1996). Head of Logistic on Jalinan SEJATI under Persatuan Seni Silat Jawa Betawi (1994). Universitys Representative for UBSs Deligation Program to Indonesia , (1995).

4.0 LIST OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS (University Level/ Secondary School Level)

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Dean List, UUM. (Awarded to the students who have CGPA above 3.5) Silver Medal. (1995) First Prize Winner in Tennis Inter-University. 1995. The Best Athlete. (1994)

5. 0 EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

PRESENT JOB
Sorrell College of Business

Troy University
331 Montgomery Street P.O. Drawer 4419 Montgomery Alabama 36103-4419, USA.

http://www.troy.edu Designation:

Lecturer cum Program Leader (International Business, Marketing, and Information Systems) cum Academic Board Member (act as College Senate) cum Academic Advisor)

Job Description: Fully responsible to deliver my prominent knowledge in classroom, which is currently meet the responsibility to teach Bachelor of Science (Business Administration) for American Degree Program (ADP) students, under Troy University. Besides, I also responsible to manage the students academic matter, plan the annual academic calendar, design the course which suits with updated Troy Universitys program, and monitoring the quality standard of education among students. Subject Taught: MKT 4464 MARKETING RESEARCH MGT 4475 SMALL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT MKT 3361 PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING MKT 4461 SALESMANSHIP AND SALES MANAGEMENT MKT 4462 CONSUMER BEHAVIOR MKT 4463 RETAILING MKT 4466 DIRECT MARKETING MKT 4467 MARKETING PROBLEMS Awards: i. ii. iii. Gold Achievement Medal (Troy University). Model Workers Award (Troy University) Cool Lecturer (Persatuan Bekas Pelajar En. David)

Organization: Faculty of Business management UiTM Cawangan Pahang Kampus Jengka, Lintasan Semarak 26400 Bandar Pusat Jengka, Pahang http://www.uitm.edu.my Designation: Lecturer Job Description: Deliver my knowledge in classroom and contribute to UiTM official activities such attending conference, seminar, and monitoring a group of weak students in faculty (mentor-mentee program). Subjects taught: MGT 369 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY MKT 243 FUNDAMENTALS OF MARKETING ECO 261 MALAYSIAN ECONOMICS ECO 101 PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS (OFFICE MANAGEMENT) ECO 108 PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS (WOOD TECH) Length of service:

Designation: Admin Officer Organization: Research and Consultation Center Universiti Utara Malaysia 06010 Sintok, Kedah Job Description: Directly involve in research activities include forming the measurement of the research, determining the sampling design, setup the research database, data cleaning, and analyzing the data. In addition, assisting the research principle to write the research report was a part of my duty as a research officer in PPP. Length of service:

Designation: Executive Organization: Finance Department PETRONAS Fertilizer Kedah Sdn Bhd (PFKSB) Gurun, Kedah Job Description: Responsible in managing and supervising plants financial operations. Length of service:

6. 0 CERTIFICATION

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WES (World Education Service) certified, for International Qualified

Academician, New York, USA. A Member of NEUCHES (Canada, USA, Italy, France, Germany, and UK). Bowling Green Station P.O. Box 5087, New York, NY 10274-5087 Phone: 212-966-6311 Fax: 212-739-6100.

2. Ministry of Education Certified Academician, for private higher learning institutions, Malaysia).

3. SPSS Inc. Certificate; Statistical Analysis - (SPSS International Module for Statistical Analysis). The training has been conducted at SPSS (BI) Malaysia, Suite C12-08, Mount Kiara, 50480 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Certification Date: December 1999

CERTIFICATE
Solving Organizations' Most Challenging Business Issues 4. CISCO Certificate: Cisco Data Center Networking Infrastructure Design. Level I and II. Cisco Systems, Inc. 170 West Tasman Dr. San Jose, CA 95134 USA (408)526-4000.

7.0 PARTICIPATION IN NON-ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES

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Tennis manager (Pahang Team) in Karnival Sukan Staf Antara Kampus UiTM at UiTM Arau, Perlis (10-14 april 2000). Chess player (Pahang Team) in Karnival Sukan Staf Antara Kampus UiTM at UiTM Arau, Perlis (10-14 april 2000). Tennis player (Pahang Team) in Karnival Sukan Staf Antara Kampus UiTM at UiTM Arau, Perlis (10-14 april 2000). Supreme committee member in Macroeconomic workshop at Auditorium II UiTM Pahang (23 - 24 july 2001).

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8. 0 TRAINING/ COURSES/ SEMINARS ATTENDED

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9.0 EXPLICIT AND IMPLICIT SKILLS

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Computer Skills

PROGRAMS USED AND MOSTLY

APPLICATION
1. Research and Statistical Analysis 2. Graphic Figuration and Multimedia 3. Project Planning and Management 4. Typing, editing, presentation, spread sheet, graph illustration

SKILLED SPSS 13 (Statistical Program for Social Science), PHstat 2002 Adobe Photoshop 7, Microsoft Photo Editor, Nero 5 Wave Editor Microsoft Project 2000 Microsoft Office XP (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Adobe Acrobat.

5. Good knowledge in maintaining hardware, system, and start-up BIOS

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Language Skills
ABILITY SPOKEN WRITTEN Good Good Average

LANGUAGE

Malay Language English Language Arabic Language

Good Good Average

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Other Skills i. ii. iii.

10.0 INVOLVEMENT IN COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

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MERCY member Bulan sabit merah Ahli Bomba Sukarela Pembantu Persatuan orang tua-tua

11.0 CAREER GOALS

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EXPECTED SALARY
Current basic salary: USD 5740.00 Expected salary: Negotiable at the basis of equal or more in purchasing power parity at domestic cost of living, as comparison to my current salary.

REFEREES

Dr. Gordon Mosley (Full Professor) Dean Office Sorrell College of Business Troy University Troy, Alabama 36079 USA Phone Number: 334-640-5956 Email: Gmosley@troy.edu Puan Wan Kalthom Yahya (Head of Business Program) Faculty of Business Management (FPP) UiTM Cawangan Pahang Kampus Jengka, Lintasan Semarak 26400 Bandar Pusat Jengka Pahang Ext. (Office): 09 - 460 2373 Email: w.kalthom@pahang.uitm.edu.my

Dr. Phil Lyon (Site Coordinator- South East Asia) International Program Department Troy University Troy, Alabama 36079 USA Phone Number: 334-640-5917 Email: plyon@troy.edu

Professor Dr. Zainal Abidin Mohamed Senior Lecturer (Full Professor) Faculty of Business and Economics Universiti Putra Malaysia 43400 Serdang, Selangor Ext. (office): 03 8946 7789 / H/P: 012-3811640 Email: laniaz@putra.upm.edu.my