Bright Abraham Aregs PhD
Bright A. Aregs, PhD, is a Space/Rocket Scientist (Over 35 Years of Experience) Active; Visiting Professor Keller Graduate School, DeVry University.
Accreditations:
Space Craft/ Mission Design and Analysis
Space Robotics
Liquid Rocket Propulsion
Space Telecommunications
Space Power and Orbital Elements Design and Production
Dr. Bright Abraham Aregs is a Space Scientist, Dr. Aregs is African American, and originally from Nigeria in West Africa, He started his studies in the United States as a young man in 1973. Dr. Aregs has work for Rocketdyne Space division, North America Aircraft Operations and later became Boeing North America Space Division for over 35 years. Dr. Aregs has done intensive work on various NASA space programs in several capacities. Dr. Aregs is a High Technology Consultant; he has several inventions and accomplishments under his name.
His educational credentials include:
Doctor of Business Administration/International Business; EdD Leadership; PhD Telecommunications;
MSc Telecommunications; MSc Project Management; BSc Electrical Engineering; BSc Industrial Technology (Space Robotics); Post Graduate Diploma, Project Management; Post Graduate Diploma, Space Craft and Mission Design and Analysis; Diploma Boeing North America and United Technologies’ two years Leadership Training Program; Graduate Diploma, Liquid Rocket Propulsion. Dr. Aregs is a Founder, President and Senior Fellow, Africa Policy and Strategic Development Institute (APSDI).
National and State Leadership Positions Include:
Chairman, Eagle Advanced Technologies Corporation (current); Chairman, BWCC, Inc. (current), President BBEA, Boeing North America Corporation (formal); Member Los Angeles PRNC Board of Directors, (Chairman, Porter Ranch Land Use Committee (formal); National Chairman All Nigeria American Congress (ANAC), (Current); Founder and Anchor, DX2099 TV Talk Show (a Weekly Program to Uplift the Image of Africa on World View), President and founder South-South Niger Delta Congress Inc. (current) and founder Afemai World Congress (AWC) Inc.
National and State Awards and Recognitions Includes:
- US Presidential Pin of Honor. (US President, George W. Bush).
- US Congressional Recognition.
- US National Engineers Award (San Fernando Valley Engineers Council).
- NASA Space Flight Award.
- Several NASA Award.
- Boeing North America Certificates of Achievements.
- Twice Awarded US National Citizen of the Year.
- State of California Senate Certificate of Recognition.
- County of Los Angeles Certificate of Recognition.
- City of Los Angeles Certificate of Recognition.
- Los Angeles City Council Certificate of Recognition.
- Many other US National Awards.
Dr. Aregs and his wife, Rukayat B. Aregs have four kids and currently resides in Los Angeles County, Southern California, USA.
Publications
Email Address: bright.aregs@apasdi.com
Biographical Information
Ayo Akingbemi, PhD
A retiree with more than 35 years of combined management, administrative and analytical experience in public and private sector organizations. Earned a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and a master’s degree in Public Administration from California State University, Dominguez hills. Completed a doctorate degree in Government from Claremont Graduate University in 1990 with emphasis on public administration and public policy. Served 15 years as a Utilities Commissioner for the City of Rialto. Served variously as an adjunct faculty at local colleges and university. Currently serves as Founder and President of Operation Look Back Inc., a non-profit charitable organization dedicated to providing educational assistance and youth leadership development for orphans and fatherless children from indigent families and Co-Founding Director and Senior Fellow, Africa Policy and Strategic Development Institute (APSDI). A strong man of faith, married with four adult sons and a grandson.
Professional experience involved working as a production planning supervisor for the largest foam fabricator in the United States. Subsequently served as the Program Coordinator of the Regional Occupational Program (ROP), for Compton Unified School District. The ROP is a job training program designed to equip high school juniors and seniors and anyone 16 years or older with marketable job skills. In that capacity, I was responsible for the overall management of the program including oversight and facilitation of the training curricular and budget; course schedules, contract negotiations and coordination with private post-secondary schools in the operation of community classrooms; working with subject-matter experts in the development of course curricular for State approval; and the development and presentation of annual accountability report card to the school board and the State of California Department of Education. My involvement with the ROP spanned over seven years of which the first four were with the Los Angeles County Office of Education, as part of the countywide ROP.
My most recent professional experience was with the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWDSC), a regional water resource agency, supplying more than 60 percent of the imported water used in Southern California, where I served in various capacities for nearly 23 years. My most recent responsibilities included monthly oversight and reporting on the State Water Project, the single most expensive program of MWDSC; served as a key staff member in the implementation of the MWD/PVID Land Fallowing Program; and coordinated and reported on hundreds of ongoing contracts. Prior to my last assignment, I served as a key member of the corporate budget office and as a resource to the operating divisions in budget development and cost monitoring of an annual average budget if $1.4 billion for more than 12 years.
Since retirement in 2014, I have been engaged in philanthropic ventures including volunteering two days a week at my local church, helping with developing budget and business processes. Additionally, I have also been serving in an adjunct capacity at a local community college teaching an introductory course in American Government and Politics.
I am an avid student of politics with the capacity to see beyond the obvious. I have served as the publisher of the “Eagle” and editor of the “Clarion”, both were community newsletters dedicated to addressing governance issues in Africa, and issues affecting the Nigerian community in the United States. Both publications are now defunct for lack of funding.
Published Editorials:
- Beyond the Electoral Euphoria – False Hopes or Unrealistic Expectations
https://lifeandtimesnews.com/beyond-the-electoral-euphoria/
- Are We Truly Ready for Change?
- Generational Shift As Means For Recalibrating Nigerian Politics: Note to the So-Called Lazy Generation
Email Address: aakingbemi@apasdi.com
Brief Bio – Prof. Bala A. Musa, Ph.D
Prof. Bala A. Musa (Ph.D., Regent University, U.S.A.), is Professor of Communication Studies, College of the Arts; Honors College Faculty Fellow; and Affiliate Faculty in the School Business and Management, Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, U.S.A. He is Co-Founding Director and Senior Fellow, Africa Policy and Strategic Development Institute (APSDI). Prof. Musa is Executive Director and Principal Consultant, Willand-Obed Consulting, LLC, California, U.S.A. He is Fellow, Multi-Ethnic Leadership Development Institute (MELDI); and Fellow, National Mass Media Ethics Colloquium.
Prof. Musa has taught at universities in Nigeria and the United States. He is visiting scholar, external review/examiner, and program consultant for institutions in North America, Africa, Europe, the Middle-East, and the Caribbean. He is past chair of Communication of Studies, Azusa Pacific University; past chair of Communication Studies, Northwestern College, and former Visiting Professor, Olusegun Obasanjo Center for African Studies (OOCAS), Abuja, Nigeria. A recipient of the Clifford G. Christians Ethics Research Award, Musa has authored and (co)edited numerous books, including, From Twitter to Tahrir Square; Communication, Culture and Human Rights in Africa; Emerging Issues in Contemporary Journalism; Framing Genocide: Media, Diplomacy and Conflict; and Nollywood in Glocal Perspective, among others. He has authored dozens of peer-reviewed book chapters and journal articles. Prof. Musa is faculty research mentor for Nairobi-based Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA). He serves on the editorial boards of numerous academic journals and the governing boards of multiple non-profit organizations. His research interests include communication and national development; communication and human rights; communication, conflict and peace-building; mass media ethics; intercultural communication; political communication; media and religion; media and prosocial entertainment; among others.
In addition to advanced degrees in mass communication and business management, Prof. Musa holds a Special Course Certificate in International Elections Observation from Kofi Anan International Peace-Keeping Training Center (KAIPTC), Accra, Ghana; Advanced Certificate in Noel Strengths Training, Advanced Certificate in Human Resources Management, and Advanced Certificate in Higher Education Leadership and Student Success, from Azusa Pacific University. Prof. Musa and his wife, Maureen Ifeyinwa Musa, have three adult children. In his spare time, he enjoys volunteering in the community, reading, exploring nature, and traveling.
Email Address: bala.musa@apasdi.com
Dr. Abdoulaye L. Keita
Education
- Doctor of Business Administration
- Master of Public Health
- Master of Business Administration
- Certified – Lean SIX-SIGMA Black Belt-GOLD
- Certified – Contracting Officer’s Representative -COR II
- Certified – Change Management Process
- Certified Faculty – Associate Professor
- Certificate in Mediation
Scholarship
Peer- Reviewed Article: Supply Chain Management in Global Public Health Activities: Opportunities for Improving Sanitation and Preventing Malaria in Mali
Thesis: Malaria: Effectiveness of Control and Protection Measures in Mali
Dissertation: Financial, Career, and Security Choices that Lead Malians to Choose an Expatriate Life in North America
Community Engagement:
- Fellow – Africa Policy and Strategic Development institute (APSDI)
- Director – Board of Directors of APSDI
- Founding President of US Africa Foundation, LLC
- Project Manager: Malian Society of Applied Sciences – Research and synthesizing the political history of Mali
Professional Experience
Associate Professor at the University of Phoenix; Courses taught are Creating Value Through Operations and Strategic Operations and Logistics.
US Federal Government: Management and Program Analyst. Strategic Planning and Analysis. Planned and conducted complex analytical studies to review performance of responsible administrative functions to identify problems and approve resource utilization, administrative support, and management effectiveness. Engage in analysis and research in support of capital asset program planning. Analyze specific management and productivity improvement initiatives, monitor implementation, and recommends changes when necessary. Develop proposals to restructure program areas that require redistribution of significant portions of tasks or positions that are distinct but interrelated. Projects require the use of analytical techniques such as cost/benefit analysis and workflow analysis. Analyze management techniques, processes, and styles for improving organizational effectiveness.
Director of Manufacturing: Twenty years total management experience in beverage and frozen food processing. This spans multiple plant expertise, including ten years at higher management levels overseeing operations in excess of 1,200 employees. The work areas include experience in quality systems, Time and Motion Studies, P&L, operations budget, engineering and maintenance in-depth background in distribution and strong USDA and FDA background.
Email Address: akeita@apasdi.com
