Igor M. Paramonov has over thirty years of research, teaching, and consulting experience in North America and the former
USSR. His academic activities have resulted in close to forty publications and numerous presentations covering regional economic integration, foreign direct investment, marketing channels for industrial products, economic geography, and business education.
Born and educated in Russia, Dr. Paramonov received a grant from the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada to participate in the 1991-1992 Canada-USSR Academic Exchange Program at the University of Western Ontario. In 1996 he was selected by the Fulbright Office in Moscow for a research and faculty development program at the University of Montana in association with the United States Information Agency. Since 1998, Dr. Paramonov has lived and worked in Calgary. He is a faculty member at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology and has also been affiliated with the University of Calgary.
His consulting experience involves a variety of projects in the fields of international business, regional economic development, and higher education, dealing with marketing research, feasibility studies, and market entry recommendations for small and medium-sized firms and non-profit organizations in the United States, Canada, Russian Federation, and Ukraine.
Dr. Paramonov applies his interdisciplinary knowledge and international expertise to the design, implementation and development of both traditional and innovative courses in management, marketing, and international business. He has also received awards for teaching excellence including the Mortar Board’s Professor Award from the University of Montana’s
Pentralia Chapter.

COURSES TAUGHT:
Course Title
MGMT 4030 International Business
MKTG 358 International Marketing
MNGT 363 International Management
MKTG 1060 Marketing Essentials
MKTG 260 Marketing Essentials
MGMT 360 International Business
MKTG 315 International Marketing
MKTG 205 Marketing Essentials
MKTG 210 Marketing
ECON 311 International Trade
ECON 240 Microeconomics
ECON 314 International Business
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Regional Economic Integration
North American Free Trade Agreement
Political Economy of International Trade and Investments
CONTACT INFORMATION:
403-284-7357 igor.paramonov@sait.ca
Year
2012-present
2012-present
2012-present
2012-present
2010-2011
2006-2011
2006-2011
2006-2009
1998-2005
1999-2005
1998-2005
1998-2001