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Phil1947 CPF, MA, Dip.Ed.

Profile: Multi-Skilled Educator, Consultant, Writer and Certified Professional Facilitator
Freelance writer of promotional radio scripts, commercial radio and stage plays,speeches. Researcher - Education, Human Resource Management

SUMMARY OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Exceptionally skilled in written and oral communication with emphasis on writing for academic and business purposes including:
- original course material
- cases and simulations
- training manuals
- multi-media presentations
- proposals for a variety of purposes
- media and promotional publications - newspaper articles, brochures, catalogues, magazine articles
- academic Articles, book chapters, journal articles

University Examiner and Subject Matter Expert (setting and marking coursework assignments, examination papers, research papers, theses etc.). Areas of expertise:

- Language Arts and Literature
- Behavioural Sciences – Organizational Behaviour, Leadership, Group Behaviour
- Human Resource Management
- General Management
- Education
- Action Research

Published, award-winning creative writer – Poetry, Fiction and Drama
- Poems published in “The Balm of Dusk Lilies” (Coke 2001), “Bearing Witness” (The Jamaica Observer, 2001, 2002, 2003) The Caribbean Writer (2007)
- Commercially successful Stage Play and Radio Dramas
- Trained screenwriter
- Successful stints as Advertising Copy Writer and Television News Editor

Renowned high school Language Arts and Literature Teacher; Teacher of Communication Skills, Language Arts and Critical Thinking for Graduate Students


EDUCATION, SPECIALIZED TRAINING AND CERTIFICATES RECEIVED

• Certified Professional Facilitator conferred after performance-based assessment by the International Association of Facilitators, Portland, Oregon (2006)
• Master of Arts (Psychology of Education) University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica (1987)
• Bachelor of Arts (English) University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica (1969)
• Diploma in Guidance and Counseling, University of Reading Berkshire, United Kingdom (1979)
• Diploma in Education University of The West Indies, Mona (1975)
• UNDP Training of Trainers Workshop in Communications Skills & Management of
Change (Berlin) (1997)
• International Management Teachers Training Programme :Teaching-Learning Strategies,
Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedebad, India (1996)

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PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE
Independent Human Reource Management & Education Consultant 2000 - present
Freelance writer 1998 - present

Senior Lecturer, administrator & consultant, Mona School of Business, University of the West Indies, Kingston Jamaica (1998-2008)

Involved in:
- Design and teaching of courses in Human Resource Development, Counseling, Leadership, Behavioural Science, Group Dynamics
- Writing original teaching material including PPT slides
- Management of student services in the department including:
Admissions, Registration, Examinations, academic and personal development counseling
- Programme evaluation and curriculum development

Head, Consultancy Unit, Mona Institute of Business (1995 -1998)
Lead Consultant in the School’s Management Consulting Practice. Responsible for procurement of assignments, client relations, project design, implementation and evaluation, recruitment of associate consultants.

Executive Director, Institute of Management and Production, Kingston Jamaica (1992 -1995)
CEO and Lead Consultant, Private Sector Training and Education Institute

Training Manager - Jamaica Telephone Company (1987 - 1992)

High School English Teacher

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