Background
III, Charles Sterling Portwood, was born on February 18, 1942 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Son of Charles S. and Mary Ruth (Cochran) Portwood.
III, Charles Sterling Portwood, was born on February 18, 1942 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Son of Charles S. and Mary Ruth (Cochran) Portwood.
Bachelor of Science, Chemical Engineering, University Kansas, 1964. Master of Science in Nuclear Engineering, University California-Berkeley, 1969. Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration, University California-Berkeley, 1972.
Teaching assistant in nuclear physics and thermodynamics University California-Berkeley, 1964—1965. Computer and statistical analyst Department City and Regional Planning, 1968—1969. Computer consultant on radiation hazard Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, 1966.
Physicist Lawrence Radiation Laboratory, Berkeley, 1965—1967. Systems analyst Office Secretary Defense, Washington, 1967. Systems designer Space Sciences Laboratory, Berkeley, 1967—1970.
Assistant professor business economics and statistical College Business Administration, University Hawaii, Honolulu, 1970—1971, visiting assistant professor sociology, 1972—1973, consultant program in futures research, 1972—1974, assistant professor public health, 1977—1978. President, chairman board Advanced Information Systems, since 1978. President, director Research Consulting, Inc., Honolulu, since 1970.
Consultant in statistical, economic, research methodology, educational evaluation, since 1970. Expert witness in those fields. Chairman board directors Pacific Research Institute, since 1982.
Member tutorial faculty International College, Los Angeles, 1973—1978. Futures research consultant Hawaii Legislation, 1973—1974. Management consultant, guest lecturer Thai Ministry of Education, 1976, various educational institutions including Japan-American Institute Management Sciences, Business Training Institute Hyderabad, India, Central Michigan University, Chululongkorn University Thailand, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, University Calif-Berkeley, since 1974.
Member of American Educational Research Association (special interest group on regression analysis), American Institute Decision Sciences, Association Computing Machinery.
Son of Charles S. and Mary Ruth (Cochran) Portwood.