Gale Prawda
26, rue de l’Avenir
92170 Vanves, France
tel. 01.40.95.05.67
fax: 01.46.45.85.49
email: galeprawda@wanadoo.fr
website : www.philodialogue.com

Dual Nationality: American/French

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
2000 – present	Bull, S.A. Formation, St. Ouen : "Effective Business Communication : Cross-cultural Approach" (3 day seminar) Management Perspectives, Business Perspectives, Effective Business Writing, Project Management Essentials Project management training for PMI (Project Management Institute) program of certification ESC, Rouen : UPEM, MEM, GPEM, international programs : management & ethics, cross-cultural management; 1^st and 2^nd year programs : Contemporary Moral Philosophy, Theory of Organizations, Masters thesis tutor IFI, Rouen : 3^rd and 4^th year programs : Strategy, Business Communication Skills, International Management ESC, Reims : CESEM international program, business ethics
1995 – present	Media Supplies and Services International, Ltd. CEO : Training and pedagogical program development, consultant in human resources specializing in business ethics, cross-cultural communication, project management, IT sector (clients : ACEP, ASFA, Société Générale, Verifone, Air Liquide, GDF, EDF, Bull) technical and commercial translations, interpreter (French to English)
1997 – present	3eme colloque national sur les nouvelles pratiques philosophiques, Nanterre juin 2003 (CRDP Versailles et Rennes) Philosopher : pratique Èlitiste ou objet de formation facilitated a workshop on Socratic Dialogue in the classroom JournÈe de la Philosophie à l’UNESCO, Paris November 2002 Facilitated a philosophy café discussion Institut Français, London / Café de Flore, Café Bastille, Canard’Avril, Paris philosophical events organizer and facilitator of philosophy cafés, philosophical dinners (themes: Truth, Identity, Normality, Morality, Trust, Success, Work, Private Life/Public Life, Business Ethics: Myth or Reality, Science & Ethics) debates/discussions on various topics either spontaneously chosen or prepared with groups (20 – 150 participants) Fondation ’93 philosophy project for inner-city schools : facilitate critical thinking around specific themes (Violence, Love, Learning, Identity, etc.) Management & Philosophy Conference, Oxford June 2002 Paper Presentation : The Cultural Dimensions of Business Ethics 4^th Int’l Conference Ethics & Socratic Dialogue in Civic Society, Birmingham, U.K. July 2002 Philosophy for the public : a critique of dialogue in philosophy using a workshop method 3^rd Int’l Conference Socratic Dialogue and Ethics, Locuum, Germany July 2000 Socratic Dialogue Facilitator, workshop: Socratic Dialogue and Business Ethics examining methodology in ethical decision making Diverse Interviews / articles on Café philo : Financial Times, Bloomberg, BBC, Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, Daily News, etc.
1998	W.I.C.E. , Paris (adult education programs) Philosophy & Life cycle – course in applied philosophy
1992 – 98	Institut Superieur de Gestion, Paris Professor & Lecturer on : business ethics, international management, cross-cultural business communication, international marketing & finance, Leadership
1993 – 97	Lincoln International Business School, ICD, Paris Professor & Lecturer on : international management, basic business principles, case studies, global strategies, marketing, business ethics for 3rd and 4th year levels
1986 – 91	Liaison International, Malakoff Founder & CEO : import/export company of Anglo-american books, stationery, and educational material · Expanded and developed the French market · Opened up the market to specializations in : management, computer, graphic and fine arts · Created an efficient inexpensive transportation system (consolidation price per kilo) · Marketed specific products adapted to the consumer’s needs (clients : bookstores, FNAC chain stores, Museum shops: Louvre, Orsay, International schools, etc.) · Developed sales from 150.000FF to 5.000,000FF
1980 ñ 86	· Independent Sales Representative – Major Anglo-American publishers (McGraw Hill, Random House, Hearst, Prentice Hall)
1973 ñ 85	American University in Paris Bookstore manager : computerized all operations, developed sales from 350,000 FF to 3.500,000
PUBLICATIONS:	“Le Dialogue Socratique”, dans Philo à tous les étages, 3è colloque sur les nouvelles pratiques philosophiques, Nanterre juin 2003, CRDP Bretagne Jan. 2004 The Cultural Dimension of Business Ethics, Conference Papers, Oxford, U.K. (in progress) Philosophy for the Public : Critique of Dialogue in Philosophy, Conference Papers, Birmingham, U.K. (2003) Contributor de Montfort journal, South Africa (since 2002) Individu-Massifié Philos magazine (philosophy journal ) December 2000 Business Ethics & Socratic Dialogue, Conference papers Locuum, Germany July, 2002 Philo News, editor, bimonthly newsletter on philosophical events and debates, since Jan. 1998 Philosophy Now : "Would it Have Been Better Not to Have Been Born?", first Institut Français philo debate, London, Spring 1998 Enchelus : "Philo CafÈs – Marseille Convention", U.S., Sept. 1997
EDUCATION / TRAINING:
1999	SCP – Society for Consultant Philosophers, Certification philosophical consulting
1980 – 82	American University, Paris courses in computer programming and business
1974 – 80	University Paris X, Nanterre Ph.D. in philosophy (doctorate 3Ëme cycle with honors), doctoral thesis "Mass-Individual"(Individu-masifié), Thesis Director : Paul Ricoeur
1972 – 74	Master’s Degree (Maitrise es Lettres), (Licence es Lettres) Paris I Sorbonne
1971 – 72	Ecole de Beaux Arts, Nice
1967 – 71	Bachelor of Arts, Hunter College, New York
LANGUAGES & SKILLS:	English : Mother tongue French : Bilingual PC and laptop computer : Word, Excel, Wordperfect, fax modem, E-mail, internet
ACTIVITIES :	Adjunct Member , American Philosophical Practitioners Association, USA Member Society for Consultant Philosophers, SCP U.K. Member Ecole Française de Daseinanalyse Founder of CafÈ-Philo in English in Paris, April 1997 (at CafÈ de Flore), and London (at the French Institute), November 1997 President of Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Paris September 1997

galeprawda@wanadoo.fr