Curriculum Vitae
Education
Ph.D. in
Communications,
Louisiana Baptist University,*
Shreveport, Louisiana
(2005)
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*Louisiana Baptist University
is a member educational institution of the
Association of Christian Schools International. While not
officially accredited by traditional organizations such as the
North Central Association on
Accreditation,
Louisiana Baptist University
is semi-annually examined by an independent review committee comprised of
ministers and educators and is one of
five approved colleges and universities
of the
Baptist Bible Fellowship International
of Springfield, Missouri.
Master of Divinity,
Trinity Evangelical Divinity School,
Deerfield, Illinois (1978)
Bachelor of Arts in
Religious Studies,
California State University at Fullerton (1974)
Associate of Arts,
Glendale Community College, Glendale,
California (1972)
Current Memberships
and/or Participations
Dr. Welty is a founding member of the board of
directors of the
Museum of Biblical and Sacred Writings,
a southern California-based non-profit organization that
provides programs and facilities to make possible a research and learning
center of ancient writings. Regular public lectures are provided in
the areas of historical and archaeological studies, biblical archaeology, and ancient inscriptions.
The Museum sponsors a
learning center for students to experience hands-on activity with ancient
archaeological artifacts.
Dr. Welty is a member of the board of
advisors to
Noble Purpose, Inc., a southern
California-based non-profit organization that manages a residential care
facility for handicapped children in Beijing, China.
Dr. Welty
occasionally affiliates
with the
United Nations Global Alliance for ICT Policy and Development,
the successor to the UN's Information and Communication Technologies Task
Force, usually to oppose various short-sighted proposals being advocated by
this myopic organization.
Dr. Welty represents the Republic of Nauru
before the ITU with respect to the
SWANsat
Project.
Founded in
1946,
AFCEA
International
supports global security by providing an ethical environment that encourages
a cooperative relationship among civil government agencies, the military and
industry. The image of AFCEA's Signal Magazine, to the right, is that
of the May 2007 issue, which featured Dr. Welty's
SWANsat
project
as its cover story. Click on the magazine cover to read the magazine on line.
(The SWANsat story begins on page 21 of the issue).
 Click
here to download the entire May 2007 issue of Signal Magazine
in PDF format from the Signal web site.
Click
here to open a new window in your browser on the SIGNAL site
and read the article in HTML format.
Click
here to download a reproduction of the SWANsat article in PDF
format. Two minor typographical errors were corrected, and a missing photo
credit has been provided. File size is 275,509 bytes.
Emeritus
Memberships and/or
Participations
Dr. Welty served as a consultant to represent the Republic
of Nauru to the United Nations
2005 World
Summit on the Information Society. WSIS took place
in Tunis, Tunisia
from November
16-18, 2005.
Until late 2005, when the UNICT
Task Force completed its international mission and began morphing into the
United Nations Global Alliance for ICT Policy and
Development, Dr. Welty served as an observer/ member of
the following UNICT Task Force working groups and
regional networks:
Enabling
Environment Working Group
Human
Resource Development and Capacity Building Working Group
ICT
Policy and Governance Working Group
Low
Cost Connectivity and Access Working Group
National
and Regional e-Strategies Working Group
African
Stakeholders (ASN) Regional Network
Europe
and Central Asia Regional Network
Moscow
Node Regional Network
The working groups and regional
networks, to the extent that they have continuing relevance in the
United Nations Global Alliance for ICT Policy and
Development,
may continue to function. Dr. Welty expects to continue to served as an
observer/member of
the working groups and regional networks whose missions
will be subsumed under the Global Alliance.
Current Projects
November 2005 to present
 
On 29 November 2005, Dr. Welty
was appointed to the positions of
Senior Research Analyst
in Advanced Communication Technologies
and
Adjunct Professor of Middle Eastern Studies
on the faculty of
Koinonia Institute,
a conservative think tank that serves the Christian community. We serve
pro bono.
Koinonia Institute is a division of
Koinonia House, which
creates,
develops, and distributes materials to stimulate, encourage, and facilitate
serious study of the Bible as the inerrant Word of God.
Koinonia House is located in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho and was
founded by Dr. Charles Missler.
January
2005 to present
Founded
Hoyt Engine Alternative Technologies, LLC to
serve as an
advocate of the technology behind the Hoyt Reciprotating Hydraulic Engine
and to support Mr. Hoyt in his efforts to develop the rights, the IP set,
and all technologies related to it.
July
2003
to present
The
Themelios Institute
will manage the endowment of the
Themelios Charitable Remainder Annuity Trust
on behalf of the
SWANsat Foundation Group,
a consortium of foundations that, when endowed, will
sponsor planned charitable giving opportunities for bringing
inexpensive broadband to least developed and developing countries around
the world.
April 1996 to present
Founded
Leading Edge
Technologies, LLC
to sponsor SWANsat™, the Super-Wide Area Network™, a
high-powered telecommunications system.
 Fall 1995
to present
Reorganized
an inactive California non-profit, tax-exempt educational corporation, to
become
The ISV Foundation
of Fullerton, California, translators of
The Holy Bible: International Standard
Version.
Projects Emeritus
A list of business projects,
startup ventures, and non-profit ministries on whose behalf we no longer
provide services.
May 2002 to June 2002
We initiated
to develop the
Cook Reactionless Inertia Propulsion System.
The venture was discontinued due to a decision by its originator not to
continue participation.
December 2000 to
22 November 2002
Founded California Autoimmune Research and Education
Foundation (CARE Foundation), a
research consortium subsidiary of The
Compassionate Use Project, with a
6-year, $28 million mission to investigate a treatment methodology for
diabetes using Melanoma Antigen family proteins to identify and isolate
stem cells/progenitor cells. Discontinued venture upon
disassociation with The CUP's web site on 22 November 2002.
March 2000 to December 2000
 Founded
Iridium Rescue Project
in an attempt to recover the bankrupt Iridium
telecommunications satellite constellation. Merged with Ir
Acquisitions Group in May 2000. Discontinued operations December
2000.
October 1998 to September 2001
 Member,
Board of Directors, Trinity International University
Foundation.
September
1998 to 22 November 2002
 Founded The Compassionate Use Project (The CUP),
a non-profit educational corporation that
teaches diabetics how to import animal insulin
alternatives to human-based insulin products.
Discontinued association with The CUP's web site on 22 November 2002.
May 1998 to October 2001
 Member,
California Campus Advisory Council to
Trinity Law School
and
Trinity Graduate School, operated by
Trinity International University.
April
1998 to
December 1998
 Created
initial
development structure for the Hoyt Reciprotating Hydraulic Engine,
subrogating development to Reciprotating Engine Technologies, which was
later reformed as
Atlas Engine Technologies.
August 1996 to
June
2003
 A
motion picture development company.
 June
1991 to July 1992
Consultant to Development Department, Simon Greenleaf
University, Anaheim, California.
October 1986 to March 1996
Founder, Continental
Satellite Corporation, Direct Broadcast Satellite operator. Sold
to Loral Aerospace Holdings, Inc., in March 1996. Proceeds of sale gifted
to Joshua Davidson Charitable Remainder Annuity Trust.
June 1982 to August 1989
 Founded
Micro Demographics, publisher of a Management Information
System for churches and non-profit corporations. Discontinued operations
in August 1989 to pursue Continental Satellite Corporation activities.
June 1982 to
October 1986
Chief Executive Officer of
Maranatha Broadcasting, interim
FCC-licensee to KHOF Channel 30, San Bernardino, California.
August
1981 to July 1992
Adjunct Professor of
Apologetics, School of Christian Apologetics at Simon
Greenleaf University, Anaheim, California (Specialty: New
Testament Greek).
September 1980 to May 1985
 Founding member of
Board of Directors,
The
Thessalonika Foundation of Temecula, California,
operators of foster care facilities and residential care treatment
facilities for emotionally troubled children.
September 1979 to May 1985
Founding member of
Board of Directors, The Fieldstead Institute of Irvine,
California, a charitable
giving organization founded and funded by Howard F. Ahmanson, Jr..
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