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Prof.-Dr. Thomas Fletcher Grooms, Ph.D.

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Dr Grooms is available for travel and consults to government, agencies, and business executives on market forecasts.

Visiting Professor invites for lectures at colleges and universities are welcomed worldwide.

Prof.-Dr. Thomas Fletcher Grooms, Ph.D.

• Residence: Dallas Fort Worth Texas USA
• Family: Pre-Native Texan – Cousin – Davy Crockett – Alamo in Texas; Family – American Revolutionary War; Father – Marine Corp World War II; Cousin – Former Head of White House Security
• Education: Ph.D. – Henley Business School (HBS-UK) University of Reading and Brunel University and  in England – M.B.A.  M.S.  B.S.
• Career: Executive – Business Owner – Author – Advisor – Researcher – Professor
• Business: Academy of Market Intelligence (AMI) – http://www.mkintel.org and GroomsGlobal (G2) http://www.groomsglobal.com  
• Political: Page US Congress – Economic Development Commission Board – Leadership Chamber of Commerce
• University Teaching: Full Professor of Marketing, International Business, Law & Economics
• Speaking Engagements: International Chamber of Commerce Dallas – Siemens – China – Russia – Hungary – England – Churches – Colleges – Universities – Small Business Chambers -Dallas Export Roundtable
• Societies: EX Sigma Chi Fraternity – Charter Member Eta Delta  
  United States Capitol Page Alumni Association 
  PAD – Phi Alpha Delta
  Petroleum Club
  DABE- Dallas Association Business Economists 
  Chairman: Henley United States -Canada Alumni Association

  

 • On Advisory Board of Directors for HealthLink Initiative Nonprofit Corporation 

* Dr Grooms has years of experience as a Business Owner in retail and wholesale businesses, Corporate Executive in various Senior Sales, Senior Marketing, and Senior International Management positions within corporate structures, manufacturing, and distributorships, Outside Consultant reporting Directly to the President guiding successful turnarounds of an electronic distributorship and retail businesses, Business Incubator Specialist representing the United States in Russia to establish the first entrepreneurial business incubator program and help recovery in the Russian economy after collapse in 1998, and currently active as Advisor providing business and market information to business owners and senior executives. 

* Specialty : Market Intelligence

* Specialty : International Business

* Specialty : Business Markets

* Specialty : Business Development

* Specialty : Entrepreneurship and Small Business Incubator

* Taught 1st International Business Course inTexas 

* Assisted with 1st International Business Degree Design and Approval for Richland College accredited inTexas 

* Created the first international business card of which ideas have been adopted by companies over the years 

* As the Father of Market Intelligence, he was the first to discover the term market intelligence and identify it as a distinguished concept which lead to his PhD at England’s most prestigious business school.

 University Teaching Courses 

• Marketing: International Marketing, Marketing Management, Marketing Research, Industrial Marketing, Consumer Behavior, Principles of Marketing, Selling, Sales Management, Fashion Marketing and Merchandising, Advanced Marketing Strategies, eCommerce, Lean Distribution, Logistics 

• International Business: International Marketing, International Management, International Business, International Finance, Introduction to International Business, World Culture & Customs, World Geography, International Trade, Global Business 

• Management: Management Organization, Organizational Behavior, Executive Leadership, Business Ethics, Strategic Management, Manufacturing Operations – Quality and Logistics, Entrepreneurship & Small Business

• Economics: Managerial Economics, Macro Economics, Micro Economics, International Economics, Economic History, Comparative Economic Systems, International Trade

* Online Certifications: WebTycho at University of Maryland, Educational Technology Organization of Michigan (ETOM)

* Online Virtual Classroom Teaching: Dallas Baptist University, Northwood University, Texas Woman’s University Graduate School of Management, University of Maryland Graduate School of Management & Technology

• International – China (Southern Yangtse University), Russia (Business Centers Incubator), Britain (Henley Business School), and Hungary (University ofSterling) 

• Military – Davis Monthan AFB, Holloman AFB, Malmstrom AFB, Fort Carson, and Fort Worth Naval Air Station

• Administration – First Division Chair, Chair, and Department Head of Marketing, First Division Chair, and Department Head of International Business, First Chair of Curriculum Committee, Taught the first international business course in Texas, assisted in first international business degree certified in Texas

Key Research Published 

* Executive Perceptions of the Value of Marketing Intelligence

Population study: CEOs, Presidents, & Senior Executives of Fortune 500 Companies

Doctoral Thesis (2002 – 353 pages)  

European ISBN & British Library © DXN 048545 & DX 217939

University Microfilms International (UMI) http://www.umi.com

ProQuest Dissertation Abstracts International (800.521.3042) 

US Library of Congress ISBN: © 0-493-38073-6 (TX 5-453-268)

* Market Intelligence: CEO Attitudes toward Knowledge Management Systems

Population study: CEOs, Presidents, & Senior Executives of Pharmaceutical Companies Worldwide

Doctoral Dissertation (2001 – 534 pages)

US Library of Congress ISBN: © TX U-987-180

* Establishing the Foundation for Market Intelligence

Worldwide usage study of the term market intelligence

Thesis (1998 – 416 pages)

University Microfilms International (UMI) http://www.umi.com

(800.521.3042)

LD 03809, Volume 23, Issue 03R 

US Library of Congress ISBN: © TX 4-731-787

Latest Research Journal Publication
‘A Paper on the Differences Between Scientific and Artistic Cross-Cultural Communication Understanding of Forks (Russia) – Chop Sticks (China) – Hands (Iran)’ – Journal of Central Russia as a Unique European Centre of Lingua-cultural and Intercultural Interaction: Materials of the International Scientific and Practical Conference – March 29-30, 2010 

China

Research for China Government – Large Company Corporate Advantage to Small Business Entrepreneurship Advantage 

Newfoundland

Newfoundland Research for Newfoundland Government – World Fisheries Industry – Newfoundland and Japan

Russia
US Incubator Programs
November - December 1998 appointed as the only academic on a 5-person team to participate as one of the first Americans in 6 closed Russian cities through the work of ACDI.VOCA Washington, D.C. as a Specialist on Business Incubator and Strategic Business Plans representing the United States of America in Russia to establish the first entrepreneurial business incubator program and help recover the Russian economy. It was his responsibility to deliver for the Russian government an economic assessment to improve the entrepreneurial and general business environment and deliver a completed master business plan for revitalization to create future replacement of employment in a growing economy that had collapsed on October 17, 1998. My assessment and recommendation was for Russia to first and foremost rewrite its tax laws. Later Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, adopted a flat tax. 

Honors and Awards 

* Father of Market Intelligence 

* Market Intelligence is a concept that was first discovered by Dr Thomas Fletcher Grooms and later developed into a formidable definition with application value. 

• Samuel R. Marotta National Ethics Award recipient 2003 and 2005 

• DABE (Dallas Association Business Economists) Prognosticator Award recipient 2010 and 2011