Richard N. Knowles
Married to Claire E. F. Knowles, 1 step-daughter, 3 daughters, 5 grand-children.
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Organizational Anthropologist
Combined 36 years of experience in a large organization with 25 years of study of theories of Systematics, Chaos, Complexity, Complex Adaptive Systems and Complex Responsive Processes leading to the development of Self-Organizing Leadership© and the Process Enneagram© action symbol, a holistic approach to organizational transformation.
| Education | |
| University of Rochester, Rochester, NY | Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry 1961 |
| Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH. | BA Chemistry 1957 |
| Professional Experience | |
| Self-Organizing Leadership and Process Enneagram© consulting in USA, Canada, New Zealand, Australia and the UK. |
September 1996 - Present |
| Managing Director The SOLiance Group USA | April, 2004 - Present |
| Co-Founder and Director of The Center for Self-Organizing Leadership, Inc™ |
October 2003 - Present |
| Board Member of DuVersity, The Study of John Bennett’s Systematics |
January 2005 - Present |
| Board Member of The Institute for Sustainable Enterprise, Fairleigh Dickinson University |
May 2004 – Present |
| Subcontractor – AmTrust North America Insurance Company Small Business Workers Compensation/Safety Compliance Auditor |
2006 - Present |
| Medaille College, Adjunct Instructor in MBA Program | June 2007 -Present |
| Visiting Professor, Adelphi University | October 25, 2004 |
| Visiting Professor, Bowling Green State University | October 19, 2004 |
| DuPont Company: Director, Emergency Response and Community Outreach |
February 1995- September 1996 |
| WV State Emergency Response Commission Member | 1990 - 1995 |
| DuPont Company: Plant Manager, Belle, WV |
April 1987- February 1995 |
| American Chemical Council: Community Awareness and Emergency Response Task Group |
Sept. 1987 – Sept. 1997 |
| DuPont Company: Plant Manager, Niagara Falls, NY |
August 1983 - April 1987 |
| DuPont Company: Assistant Plant Manager, Deep Water, NJ |
January 1980 - August 1983 |
| Board Member Salem County Memorial Hospital, Salem, NJ |
1980-1983 |
| DuPont Company: Manufacturing Manager, Wilmington, DE |
September 1978 - January 1980 |
| DuPont Company: Various Manufacturing, Sales Market Development and Research Activities (40 US Patents) |
October, 1960 - September 1978 |
| Awards and Recognition | |
December 2012 ASSE - Florida Central Chapter on "Leadership Approach and Safety Outcomes" - Guest Speaker "Partnering for Safety and Business Excellence" - NEW Book now available on both Kindle and Amazon Books. Richard Knowles has had two papers accepted for the AIChCE conference - the 15th Process Plant Safety Symposium for April 29-30 in San Antonio TX Working closely with the Bay Area Manufacturing Association--getting to know Tampa Bay exceptional leaders DuPont Company – 1992 EPA Region III Chemical Emergency Planning and Preparedness Partnership Award in 1995 for the leading role played in Safety Street, Managing Our Risks Together, a 1992-1994 ground breaking risk communications effort [prelude to the Clean Air Act] in the greater Charleston, WV Area. Featured in The New Pioneers by Tom Petzinger,New York, Simon and Schuster, 1999. Featured in The Soul at Work. (Chapter 9) by Roger Lewin and Birute Regine, New York, Simon and Schuster, 2000. Listed in Who’s Who in the World, in America and in Science and Engineering. Strathmore’s Who’sWho, 2009 Professional of the Year-Organizational Change and Leadership Consulting. |
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