Dr. White has worked in the education, grant writing, training, and technical writing fields. During his career, John has provided services to clients and employers at almost every level of the education and training sectors: elementary school, middle school, high school, vocational school, adult education, technical college, community college, university, and training for business and industry levels. A sampling of related positions held by John include vice president for institutional research and legal affairs at a university, dean of instruction and interim president at a technical college, director of business and industry training programs for two colleges, director of professional development for an international engineering society, and vice president of a technical writing company serving the nuclear power industry.

John has over 40 years’ experience working in senior and executive roles for universities, colleges, and private companies, providing expert leadership across institutional research, distance education, legal affairs, enrollment/recruitment, marketing, student services, and program development.

During his years in the field, John has provided services to some of the leading companies and organizations in the United States. A sampling of these corporations and organizations include Louisiana Power and Light (LP&L), NASA Kennedy Space Center, Lumpkin & Associates, Elevator World, Teledyne Brown Engineering, Westinghouse, Troy University, U.S. Navy, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Durr Drug Company, Georgia Pacific Corporation, James River Corporation, Japanese Society of Mechanical Engineers (JSME), Alabama River Companies, Scott Paper Company, Monsanto, AT&T Alliance, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

John served as the training and education consultant for a project with Elevator World that included working with subject-matter experts (SME) in developing close to 25 training manuals for two national certification programs: (1) Certified Elevator Technician (CET™) Program, and (2) Certified Accessibility and Private Residence Lift Technician(CAT™) Program.

Additionally, John was under a TechWrite contract with a private, nonprofit university and served as the Vice President of Institutional Research and Legal Affairs for 13 years. During this assignment, John was instrumental in managing major accreditation efforts to meet stringent higher education requirements, as well as several initiatives to gain approval for new Ph.D. and bachelor degree programs.

John has authored three books that include:

• From Research to Printout: Creating Effective Technical Documents (ASME Press 1998).

• NAEC CAT™ Supervisor Training Manual (Elevator World, 2004).

• NAEC CET™ Supervisor Training Manual – 2005 and 2004 Editions (Elevator World, 2005 and 2004).

John's earned degrees include a doctor of education and a master of education, both from Columbia University, a master of arts from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, a bachelor of arts from Alma College, and an associate of arts from Macomb County Community College. John also attended the University of Hawaii, Leeward Community College (Pearl City, Hawaii), and Central Michigan University.

Finally, John served in the U.S. Navy as a Second-Class Electrician’s Mate Petty Officer and served aboard the USS Reeves DLG-24 with a six-month tour in Vietnam during the Vietnam War and received an Honorable Discharge. 

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