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The Global Institute for Safe, Secure Energy Technologies,
GISSET is a unique economic security institute engaged in energy infrastructure security and supply technologies. GISSET’s main office is in Fukuoka, Japan, with affiliate offices throughout Asia, the Middle East and North America.
GISSET was established by Dr. Michael W. David to support growing demand and market interest in energy exploration, production, transportation and clean power generation.
GISSET is focused on energy supply security, infrastructure security, nuclear power security and clean energy technologies.
We provide support to industry, government, academic and other entities affiliated or associated with critical infrastructure and energy security.
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GISSET, Inc., |
CEO |
Michael W. David , Ph.D. |
Location |
1-28-21 Momochi Sawara-ku Fukuoka-city 814-0006 Japan |
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Information about MICHAEL W. DAVID, Ph.D.
Michael W. David is the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of the Global Institute for Safe, Secure Energy Technologies (GISSET) based in Fukuoka, Japan. GISSET was established by Dr. David to support expanding requirements and interest in energy infrastructure security, nuclear power security and new energy technologies. It provides real-time support to industry, government and academic entities that are affiliated or associated with energy issues.
Dr. David graduated from Lehigh University with a BA in Foreign Affairs and a BS in Industrial Engineering. He holds an MS in System Management from the University of Southern California. While serving as an officer in the U.S. Army, he was chosen to study at the Defense Language Institute and the Foreign Service Institute and is fluent in Japanese. Dr. David is a graduate of the Stanford Graduate School of Business Executive Program, and has also studied Cryptography at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH).
Dr. David wrote his doctoral thesis on Critical Infrastructure Protection at Kyushu University, Japan. His research has focused on secure identity and access control systems, information analysis systems, security for the electrical power infrastructure and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems.
Dr. David served on active duty in the US Army in Korea, Okinawa and Japan from 1971 - 1981, and in the Army Reserve from 1981 - 1999. While on active duty, he served in reconnaissance, Special Forces and information warfare units. His last reserve service was with the US Mission to the UN in New York at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
Dr. David joined the Cubic Corporation of San Diego, Ca. in 1982, serving as vice president in Tokyo, New York City, Singapore and Brussels. He has traveled extensively throughout Asia, the EU, Middle East and North Africa developing new markets and relationships with major corporate partners, the EU and NATO.
My profile at Kyushu University's WEBSite
Foreign Languages: Japanese (Fluent); French (Business level)
Professional Activities: IEEE, ACM, Institute of Nuclear Materials Management, Armed Forces Communications and Electronic Association, Association of Old Crows, Japan Military History Society, Japan Keizai Doyukai (Japan Association of Corporate Executives) – Presentations at numerous international conferences and workshops to include the NATO Colloquium on "Energy Infrastructure Security", Baku, Azerbaijan.
