About R A Intercultural
Robert B Day and Amilia H Sabri, principals of R A Intercultural have over 20 years of experience working with international companies in Europe, South East Asia and North America. We are able to provide a wide range of information, skills development, and advice to meet your needs.
Our partners and affiliates include:
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Sietar Metro (New York)
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Farnham Castle International Briefing and Conference Center (UK)
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Intercultural Consulting Training(France)
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CBIA
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CT Business and Industry Association
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Robert Day
robertday@RAIntercultural.com
Robert Day brings to clients practical knowledge and skills based on a career international business, and an understanding of how cross-cultural issues affect business objectives and organizational effectiveness. As an American living in Europe working for a Japanese company, he understands the need for effective intra-company teamwork across borders, and the demands and requirements of cross-cultural contact. He knows what it means to be both an expatriate and part of a very multi-cultural family.
He has over 20 years experience in international management development, not only as independent specialist, but also as a member of a corporate team in positions of responsibility for training and management development.
His international experience includes 17 years based in Great Britain (1988 - 2005), working across the UK and Europe, first as European Development and Training Manager for Hitachi Data Systems (1988 ? 1995), then as independent consultant in intercultural management and communication to clients in a variety of business sectors. At Hitachi, he was accountable for ensuring that all training ? Sales, Customer Service, Professional Skills, and Management ? supported the business objectives of Hitachi Data in Europe.
Prior to relocating overseas, he managed, developed, and delivered training for all levels of staff and management at National Semiconductor Corporation and Bechtel Power Corporation in California. He also lived and studied for two years in France, and speaks fluent French.
Currently, in addition to consulting and training, he is Adjunct Assistant Professor of International Business at Quinnipiac University in Connecticut, USA, and convenor/lecturer in Comparative International Management at Reading University, England.
He holds an MA degree in Education, specializing in language acquisition and cross-cultural communication, from the Graduate School of Education of the University of California Berkeley. He also holds the Certificat Didactique des Moyens Audio-visuels from the Universite la Sorbonne Nouvelle in Paris, and a BA from Yale.
Amilia H Sabri
Info@RAIntercultural.com
Amilia H Sabri is Malaysian, of Malay-Chinese background. She is formerly Public Sector Industry Sales Accounts Manager for SAP Malaysia/Brunei, and Business Development Manager, Public Sector Services for Unisys Malaysia.
In that capacity, she applied her skills in providing solutions to clients by working with business partners: IT consultants, service providers, channels and re-sellers.
As both a Malaysian and an IT professional, she has a thorough knowledge of the public and private business environment and political context in Malaysia, and of the specific sectors of government, health care, and education. She also is experienced in working with all levels of management in Malaysian organisations, and knows the decision-making processes and relationship building strategies of large account selling.
Amilia’s international experience outside Malaysia includes four years in Great Britain (2001- 2005), where she worked with American families relocating to Britain, and provided workshops and briefings to executives and staff of European companies who are working with Malaysians and in Malaysia and Brunei.
As the mother of a teenage daughter, who has lived for long periods in three countries, she understands both the stresses and opportunities that an international life presents to families.
She has combined her functional knowledge of business IT with her cross-cultural experience and expertise on Malaysia to offer practical up-to-date information and guidance to businesspeople and their families.
She is fully bilingual, Malay and English, and holds a BA in Information Technology (Hons) from the Northern University of Malaysia. |
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