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Country: Netherlands
Resume Posted: 11.03.2004 09:37
Resume Last Updated: 03/11/2004 9:47am
Employment Objective:
Freelancer available for coaching, facilitation, training and mediation (free initial consultations offered).
Would be interested in offering the core services mentioned, as well as collaborating on CSR issues, in-company coaching, teambuilding and cross-cultural communication.
Summary of Experience:
January 2003 onwards
Own business: Sea Change Consultancy (www.seachangeconsultancy.com); offering services to individuals, businesses and NGOs.
April 2001 - December 2002
Contracted English language and business skills trainer with Linguarama Nederland (Amsterdam). Led workshops and courses for executives, on communicating accurately and effectively in English.
Clients included KPMG, Telfort, Reliant Energy, ABN Amro, KLM and Dutch government agencies in addition to others.
Aspects covered include: Presentation Skills, Negotiation in English, and Meeting Skills. Further tasks were; coaching trainers, interviewing and assessing clients, writing workshops, drawing up programmes & reports.
December 2000 - March 2001
Freelance English language and business skills trainer with Linguarama Nederland (Amsterdam). As above (excl. Further tasks).
January - November 2000
International Project Liaison with EYFA (and EU funded non-profit organisation). Tasks included co-ordinating and evaluating the international project groups, general administration including writing applications and reports for the EU, facilitating communication within the network by email and phone, giving project management advice and problem solving over the phone.
November 1998 - May 1999
Internship with CRC (an advocacy non-profit) in Vermont, USA., working mainly in an administrative, fundraising capacity, as well as, co-ordinating interns, giving workshops on the organisation and organising events and publicity.
January 1999 - April 1999
Mediator with the Burlington Small Claims Mediation Project. as a volunteer in Burlington Superior Court, Vermont, USA. Included leading the mediation session and drawing up contracts with the parties and legal representatives .
Education:
Education
September 1995 to June 1998
Studied and completed a degree at the University College of Ripon and York St John and obtained a II:I Bachelor Honours Degree in Social Sciences and Language Studies (Linguistics).
September 1992 to 1994
Studied and obtained the International Baccalaureate Diploma (Psychology, French, English, Biology, Art & Maths) Henley College, Oxfordshire, UK .
Additional certificates and academic experience
January 1999
Completed Basic Mediation Training at Woodbury College, Vermont, USA.
August 1997
Gained TEFL qualification from Language Link, London.
Completed short courses in: Counselling Skills, Mentoring, Study Circles (Facilitation).
Languages
English (mother tongue),
Dutch (reasonably fluent),
German (reasonably fluent), French (conversational)
Egyptian Arabic - (very basic)
Points of Interest:
Cultural issues, sustainability, responsible business practice, self-development as a core for successful business.
References:
On request
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