Curriculum Vitae Dr. Juan Otero Serrano Assistant Professor / Dean Metropolitan University School of Business Administration 1399 Ave. Ana G. Méndez San Juan, Puerto Rico 00926-2602 (787) 766-1717 ext. 6255 Fax(787)763-7791 juotero@suagm.edu PO Box 21150 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00928-1150 EDUCATION Ph.D. Business Administration, Finance University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus MBA, Marketing Bayamón Central University B.S. Chemistry Interamerican University, Metro Campus B.S. Biology University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus June 2009 June 2002 June 1991 June 1988 NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS Senior Account Manager Veolia Environmental Services, Caguas, PR Technical Specialist Betz International /Dearborn Inc., Ponce, PR Chemist Annalist Bacardí Corporation, Cataño, PR 1994 2004 1991 1994 1987 1991 TEACHING EXPERIENCE Courses taught: MBA Program Metropolitan University FINA 503 Corporate Finance I FINA 615 Corporate Finance II FINA 750 Finance Seminar DBA Program Pontifical University of PR BUAD 821- Advanced Research Methodology BUAD 803 - Advanced Theory for Managerial Finance MBA Program Bayamón Central University FIN 600 Managerial Finance FIN 615 Advanced Corporate Finance EST 600 Managerial Statistics August 2008 Present October 2009 Present August 2003 May 2008
RESEARCH, SCHOLARLY AND CREATIVE ACTIVITIES Research Otero-Serrano, J. (2008). The Performance of Diversifying Firms Revisited: Empirical Evidence From US Publicly Trading Firms from 1979 to 2006. (Doctoral dissertation, University of Puerto Rico, 2008) Peered Reviewed Publications Otero-Serrano, J. (2013). The Influence of Macroeconomic Factors over the Firm s Diversification Strategy: Empirical Evidence from US Publicly Trading Firms from 1979 to 2006. Esic Market Economic and Business Journal. 44, (1), 155-167 Otero-Serrano, J. (2011). Does Firm Diversification Represent a Value Added for Stockholders? The International Journal of Business and Finance Research, 5 (4), 99-113. Peered Reviewed Presentations Castro-González, K., Otero-Serrano, J. & Figueroa, E. (2011). The Relationship between Asset Growth and Stock Returns during Business Cycles. Refereed Proceedings of the XLVI Annual Conference of the Latin-American Council of School of Business, CLADEA 2011, San Juan, Puerto Rico, October 20-23, 2011. Otero-Serrano, J. (2010). The Influence of Macroeconomic Factors over the Firm s Diversification Strategy: Empirical Evidence from US Publicly Trading Firms from 1979 to 2006. Refereed Proceedings of the XLV Annual Conference of the Latin-American Council of School of Business, CLADEA 2010, Cartagena de Indias, Colombia. November 3-6, 2010. ISBN 978-958-9962-5-2 Otero-Serrano, J. (2010). Does the Firm Diversification Strategy Really Represent a Value Added for the Stockholders: Empirical Evidence from Publicly Trading Firms from 1979 to 2006? Refereed Proceedings of the Global Conference of Business and Finance, San José, Costa Rica, May 25-28, 2010. ISSN 1941-9589 Other Presentations Otero-Serrano, J. (2012). Cómo preparar el Presupuesto Personal. Conference offered to the SUAGM Credit Cooperative Associates, Universidad Metropolitana, Cupey, PR, June 07, 2012. Otero-Serrano, J. (2011). Representa la Diversificación de la Firma un Valor Añadido para el Accionista?. Presented on 9 th SUAGM Education Congress, San Juan, Puerto Rico, November 25-26, 2011. Otero-Serrano, J. (2010). Does the Firm Diversification Strategy Really Represent a Value Added for the Stockholders? Empirical Evidence from Publicly Trading Firms from 1979-2006. Presentation given on November 17, 2010 at the Research Colloquium for Professors and Students of the Business Administration Faculty, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus Otero-Serrano, J. (2010). Financial Crisis: Causes and Recovery Expectations. Presentation given on March 26, 2010 for the Honor Program Students at. Otero-Serrano, J. (2007). Firms Diversification Strategies. Presentation given on April 26, 2007 for the Faculty and Students of the Management Program of the Interamerican University, Barranquitas Campus. Other Publications Otero-Serrano, J. (2012, September). La planificación financiera también tiene edad. Panorama. Revista de la Universidad Metropolitana. p. 42-43 2
Otero-Serrano, J. (2012, March). El Presupuesto: Clave para la Estabilidad Financiera. Panorama. Revista de la Universidad Metropolitana. p. 46-47 Otero-Serrano, J. (2011, December 22). El Presupuesto y los regalos de Navidad. El Vocero Newspaper, p. 36. Otero-Serrano, J. (2011, December 21). El Presupuesto y los Regalos de Navidad. La Cordillera Newspaper, p. 7. Otero-Serrano, J. (2011, December 21). El Presupuesto y los Regalos de Navidad. El Oriental Newspaper, p. 15. Teaching ACBSP 2012 ANNUAL CONFERENCE: Sustaining Excellence Through Quality Business Education ; held at Baltimore, Maryland. 8 th Quest for Global Competitiveness held at San Juan, Puerto Rico by the Center for Research and Academic Initiatives, University of Puerto Rico Taller Presencial de Certificación: Confidencialidad y Privacidad, IRB, RCR. CLADEA 2011: Innovación y Desarrollo Empresarial: Futuro Económico de América Latina ; held at San Juan, Puerto Rico ACBSP 2011 ANNUAL CONFERENCE: Managing Business Education in the New Fiscal Reality ; held at Indianapolis, Indiana. CLADEA 2010: La Administración en Desarrollo Económico y Social de América Latina: Impactos y Retos ; held at Cartagena de Indias, Colombia ACBSP 2010 ANNUAL CONFERENCE: Recognizing Excellence in Business Education ; held at Los Angeles, California. CLADEA 2009: Academia y empresa con Destino al Desarrollo Sostenible de Latinoamérica ; held at Guayaquil, Ecuador CLADEA 2008: Hacia una América Latina más Unida e Integrada ; held at Puebla, México 9 th SUAGM EDUCATION CONGRESS: Propiedad Intelectual: Protección en la Academia, la Investigación, las Artes y la Innovación ; held at Caribe Hilton Hotel Retention Retreat: An Aspirational Model for the First Year Experience at UMET An Approach from the Foundations of Excellence; held at San Juan, Puerto Rico 7 th Quest for Competitiveness Conference: held at San Juan, Puerto Rico by the Center for Research and Academic Initiatives, University of Puerto Rico Global Conference on Business and Finance, held at San José, Costa Rica Conference: El assessment del aprendizaje estudiantil en la sociedad del conocimiento y El assessment y el mejoramiento continuo de la educación superior (8 contact hours) June 14-18, 2012 March 15-16, 2012 February 4, 2012 October 20-23, 2011 June 24-27, 2011 November 3-6, 2010 June 25-28, 2010 November, 2009 October 25-28, 2008 November 17-19, 2011 May 25-26, 2011 March 18-19, 2010 May 25-28, 2010 October 1, 2010 3
Cyber Camp 2010 Workshops on new technology tools and applications to facilitate the teaching strategies in order to improve the learning process of our students. (13 contact hours) Management Academy for Deans Seminars and Workshops on management skills applied to the academic administration (24 contact hours) Vice-presidency of Human Resources - SUAGM Cyber Camp 2009 Workshops on new technology tools and applications to facilitate the teaching strategies in order to improve the learning process of our students. (23.5 contact hours) Regular Faculty Workshops Seminars and Conferences on Superior Education Themes offered by the Vice chancellery of Academic Affairs to the Regular Faculty of UMET (list of Seminars and Conferences available upon request) June 21-25, 2010 August 2009 March 2010 June 1-6, 2009 2008-2012 ACADEMIC POSITIONS Dean Assistant Professor Associate Dean School of Business Administration Metropolitan University, San Juan, PR Part-Time Professor (Lecturer) Doctoral Program College of Business Administration Pontifical University of Puerto Rico, Ponce Campus Academic Coordinator Graduate Program of Business Administration Bayamón Central University Students Affairs Dean Bayamón Central University July 2011- Present January 2009 Present May 2008 June 2011 October 2009 - Present Jan 2005 April 2008 May 2004 April 2008 PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND SERVICE Professional Meetings Chair of Accreditation of the School of Business Administration by the Accreditation Council of Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) Co-Chair of Accreditation of the School of Business Administration by the Accreditation Council of Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) Member of the Organizing Committee for the XLVI Annual Conference to be held at San Juan, PR during October 20-23, 2011 (CLADEA 2011) July 2011 Present August 2009 June 2011 August 2009 - June 2011 4
Chairman CLADEA 2011 Annual Conference: Innovación y Desarrollo Empresarial: Futuro Económico de América Latina ; held at San Juan, Puerto Rico July 2011- October 2011 Academic advising/thesis Reviewer for the Refereed Journal: Forum Empresarial, Facultad de Administración de Empresas, Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Río Piedrasío Piedras M.A. Thesis Committee Statistics Advisor for: Exploratory evaluation of retranslocation and bio concentration efficiency of heavy metals in three species of mangrove at Las Cucharillas, PR. Carla Mejías, student of the Environmental Affairs School at. PhD Dissertation Reviewer for Professor Ingrid Tirado Ubides, MBA. San Pablo University, Madrid, España PhD Dissertation Committee Advisor for Professor Katherine López Keelan, MBA, CPA. San Pablo University, Madrid, España Reviewer for the Doctoral Consortium - 8 th Quest for Global Competitiveness Conference sponsored by UPR, held at Sheraton Hotel, San Juan, PR Reviewer for the Doctoral Research Proposals of the Faculty of the School of Business and Entrepreneurship, Universidad de Turabo M.A. Thesis Committee Advisor for: Evaluación de los Desperdicios Peligrosos de los Laboratorios de una Planta de Biotecnología. Efraín Martínez Díaz, student of the Environmental Affairs School at Metropolitan University, Cupey Campus. November 2012 - Present June 2012- Present June 2012 Present August 2010 Present March 15, 2012 April 2011 August-December 2009 Faculty and Institutional Committees President for the UMET Vice-Chancellor Selection Committee August-September 2012 Administrative Council Academic Board President of Commission for the Students Degree Granting Evaluation Commission for the Academic Programs Evaluation Commission for the Professors Academic Ranks Evaluation Member of the Institutional Discipline Council at Metropolitan University (President of the Council since August 2009) Students Retention Committee School of Business Administration Member of the Curricular Revision Committee for the Graduate Program of the School of Business Administration MSACHE Accreditation Co-chair of Standard #10 Faculty Member of Standard #7 Institutional Assessment First Year College Experience Self Study Foundations of Excellence Steering Committee Member Chair Transition Dimension August 2011- Present August 2008 June 2011 August 2010 - July 2011 August 2008 - July 2010 August 2008 - July 2009 August 2008 July 2011 August 2008 July 2011 August 2009 - Present August 2010 April 2012 August 2010 - July 2011 5
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS: PRCC: Member of the Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce ACBSP: Member of the Accreditation Council of Schools and Business Programs CLADEA: Member of the Latin-American Council of Business Schools AFP-PR: Member of the Association for Financial Professionals of PR August 2009 - Present August 2009 Present May 2008 - Present August 2007 June 2008 HONORS AND DISTINCTIONS The Institute for Business and Finance Research Best in Session Award during the 2010 Global Conference on Business and Finance, held at San José, Costa Rica University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus Acknowledged by the Faculty of Business Administration as the Most Outstanding Student of the Doctoral Program of Finance Interamerican University of Puerto Rico, Metro Campus Highest Point Grade Average Award - Chemistry Program, Department of Sciences and Technology May 25-28, 2010 June 19, 2009 June 1991 6