Academic Director
Academic Manager / Administrative Systems Manager
King Faisal University Preparatory Year Deanship English Program (Link), Shabaka Training (Link 1, Link 2) | September 2020 to Present | Al Ahsa, Saudi Arabia

• Oversee day-to-day administration and academics for 3500 students taught by cross-cultural teaching faculty of 120 teachers across 4 levels of EAP, 9 weeks per level.

• Set and direct priorities and objectives for administration and academics. 

• Direct deployment and management of all programmatic LMS, including Google Workspace, Moodle, MyEnglishLab, and both university and deanship intranets, KFU Banner and Portal. 

• Direct all accreditation activities for both CEA and NCAAA, including completing all quarterly and annual academic and numerical reports, course specifications, and course outlines, and delivering successful re-accreditation in August 2022 from CEA for a further 10 years. 

• Direct all student grade activities, including supervision of grade entry and submission of final grades at the end of each quarter, including attendance grade calculation, course work totals and final exam grade calculation.

• Produce and submit detailed grade reports to the Deanship leadership. 

• Direct all curriculum and assessment projects with the assistance of the Academic Manager, including the development and management of unit plans, pacing schedules, course materials, weekly assessments, and summative midterm and final exams. 

• Directed and delivered successful conversion of the program from in-person to online during the COVID-19 pandemic, and to a final permanent hybrid form post-pandemic.

• Direct, supervise, and prepare all schedules for study and assessment. 

• Write and maintain all policy documents for the program. 

Team Leader / English Teacher
King Faisal University Preparatory Year Deanship English Program (Link), Shabaka Training (Link 1, Link 2) | August 2018 to September 2020 | Al Ahsa, Saudi Arabia

• ·Taught EAP in the Preparatory Year Deanship to undergraduates accepted into STEM fields, providing weekly student performance reports on Moodle for formative and summative academic performance regarding performance and examination results.

• Led team of teachers through 4 9-week quarters, supervising and assisting them with administration, curriculum, and assessment duties, and conducting monthly classroom observations and performance reviews.

• Taught General English at the College of Applied Studies and Community Services to Teacher Assistants and Adjunct Professors from all faculties. 

Lead Teacher (Academics) / English Teacher
NITI of Saudi Arabia, IIL (Link) | March 2018 to August 2018| Al Ahsa, Saudi Arabia

• Led a cohort of 400 trainees and 20 teachers through an academic training segment. 

• Taught ESP using iBooks, iPads and SmartBoards for industrial workers from Saudi Aramco and Arkad Engineering and Construction. 

• Regularly led and attended cohort meetings, received and conducted routine observations and coordinated with upper management and testing and curriculum departments.

• Developed and innovated teaching and feedback resources, CPD workshops, and institute media.  

Academic Administrator / English Teacher
The Language Institute (Link) and the Faculty of Humanities (Link) at Chiang Mai University | May 2015 to March 2018| Chiang Mai, Thailand

• Coordinated and advised curriculum for foreign teachers and supervised curriculum development projects for the Academic Department and the Institute’s Chinese Exchange Programs project.

• Taught part-time General English, EAP, IELTS, TOEIC, ESP.

• Taught special and sustained projects for Chiang Mai University faculties and Thai government ministries.

• Taught part-time credit courses for undergraduates in English for Media and Communications and EAP.

• Led and attended meetings, conducted one on one counselling sessions with both teachers and students and received and conducted observations. 

English Teacher
Chiang Mai Vocational College (Link), CEC | November 2013 to September 2016| Chiang Mai, Thailand

• Taught vocational students for 5 semesters, 3 full time and 2 part time. 

• Taught English Conversation, English Writing, Workplace English, Job Application English, and English for Tourism.

• Organized English camps and judged speaking and demonstration competitions.

• Advised and counselled both vocational students and Rotary Youth Exchange students.

• Taught part-time General English, EAP, IELTS, TOEIC, ESP at the language center.

• Participated in English camps for Thai and Chinese school children.

English Teacher
Phibunmangsahan School (Link), MediaKids (Link) | May 2013 to September 2013 | Chiang Mai, Thailand

• Taught English conversation for high school juniors and seniors at a government secondary education institution.

• Attended morning assemblies, English camps and clubs, school trips and various other school activities.