John designs and presents professional development seminars in language and business communications for the corporate and academic communities of the Asia-Pacific region. He has presented programs in 20 countries to more than 25,000 participants over the past 25 years. Clients who have benefited from his services include Citibank, Amway IT, Thai Airways International, Siemens, and the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange. John is certified by: • HRDF Malaysia • The Malaysian Institute of Management • The American Management Association (New York, NY) • The Michigan Department of Education • The Cultural Intelligence Center (Grand Rapids, MI) • Village Music Circles (Santa Cruz, CA) An accomplished writer, John has published a series of workbooks for English language programs and many articles in professional journals. He has written four successful, long-running columns for Malaysia’s leading daily newspapers and 140 radio scripts for BFM (89.9FM in Kuala Lumpur). He has coached writers for The New Straits Times, The Star, Intel Inc (Penang), and most recently for the PA to the CEO of Rajawali Corp (Jakarta). Although training facilitation is his profession, drumming is his life-long passion. John presents drum circles and exciting rhythm interventions for corporate teambuilding and leadership programs as well as for other community-building events. He is a Village Music Circles certified drum circle facilitator trainer and he is endorsed by the Remo drum company, Valencia, CA. John has lived in Kuala Lumpur since 1986.