Boonmark Sirinaovakul
Boonmark Sirinaovakul (born 19 August 1955) is a Thai academic and politician. He is an associate professor at Stamford International University, where he formerly served as president, and an executive member of the Democrat Party. He served two terms (1995–1996 and 1996–2000) as a member of the House of Representatives, representing Ratchaburi Province. Since 1979, Dr. Boonmark has been the author of fifteen publications and co-author of an additional eight. His work has been published in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Thailand. He has also presented papers at international conferences and summits in France and  Switzerland. Early life. Dr. Boonmark was born on August 19, 1955. He is the son of Mr. Somsak Sirinaovakul. He has one brother named Booncharoen. He is married to Kanlaya Sirinaovakul and has a daughter named Boonyakorn (Nickname: Madee). Education. Dr. Boonmark received a bachelor's degree from King Mongkut's Institute of Technology in 1978 and a master's degree from Chulalongkorn University in 1981, both in Electrical Engineering. From there, he proceeded to the United States and, in 1983, earned an M.S. in Engineering Management from the University of Missouri at Rolla. In 1987 he finished his formal  education with a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from Wichita State University, Kansas and was awarded an Engineer-in-Training Certificate by the State of Kansas. From 1983-1987, he was the recipient of Doctoral Fellowship Awards from Wichita State University. Dr. Boonmark has attended a training program at the PSB Corp. in Singapore for chief executive officers and additional programs at the Friedrich Naumann Foundation in Bonn, Germany (Political Strategies, Political Economy, Rules of Law) and at the Andersen Consulting School in Chicago, Illinois in the United States (METHOD/1, Programming Foundations, System Analysis and Design, Client Service). Career. During his  academic career, Dr. Boonmark was Founding Dean of the Graduate School of Computer and Engineering Management at Assumption University, Bangkok and has served as an advisory board member, council member, and assistant president at several universities in Thailand. He also held the following posts: In addition, he has been a visiting professor at the University of Missouri in Rolla, USA. His non-academic experience includes business consultant and managing director. Since 1996, Dr. Boonmark has been a weekly writer for Dailynews and a D.J. for radio programs at FM99.25, FM107.5, AM1287 and AM1593. Research. Dr. Boonmark has conducted extensive scientific  researches. His works include: