Experience

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  University of Auckland - Business School

  • New Zealand
  • Higher Education
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Professional Teaching Fellow

    • Mar 2023 - Jun 2023

    Taught two streams of BUSM 111 an introduction to business course for first year undergraduate students

  • Business Development Manager, Executive Education

    • Jan 2020 - May 2023

    Partner with organisations to design and deliver customised learning and development initiatives for experienced managers, executives and senior leaders within organisations. Focus on C-Suite programmes helping build the capability of those in senior leadership roles through Strategic CIO, CFO, Supply Chain and People Leadership.

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  Victoria University of Wellington

  • Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

  • Executive Director Post Graduate Programs

    • Aug 2018 - Jan 2020
    • Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

    Responsible for the management of Victoria Business School's taught Master’s programmes including the Executive MBA, Master of Global Business, Master of Applied Finance, Master of Professional Economics, Master of Information Management, Master of Public Policy, Master of Public Management, and Master of e-Government.

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  EMBA-Global Asia

  • Hong Kong

  • Director Admissions, Recruiting and Business Development -Columbia, London, HKU Business Schools

    • Dec 2014 - May 2018
    • Hong Kong

    Lead the Marketing, Recruiting and Business Development efforts for EMBA-Global Asia a top tier Executive MBA program (FT #2 Ranked EMBA Worldwide) offered in partnership between Columbia Business School, London Business School and the University of Hong Kong.

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  Loyola University Chicago

  • Vietnam

  • Consultant- Loyola Vietnam Start Program

    • Jul 2014 - Dec 2014
    • Vietnam

    Reporting to the Vice Provost Global Initiatives advised Loyola University Chicago on the development of an undergraduate degree program to take place in Ho Chi Minh City for Vietnamese students.Responsibilities included the development of a program proposal and curriculum, identifying and liaising with a Vietnamese university partner, developing a marketing and recruiting action plan, creating a budget, identifying faculty and establishing an advisory board for the program.

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  RMIT International University Vietnam

  • Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

  • Lecturer

    • Oct 2008 - Nov 2014
    • Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

    Taught undergraduate university business courses for an Australian university operating in Vietnam with over 5000 students. Courses taught included Entrepreneurship, International Management, Organizational Behavior, Introduction to Management. Lead the development of an electric bike sharing initiative and grant proposal along with professors from the University of Tennessee. Gained further insight into Vietnamese culture through a one month solo bicycle ride across the country from Hanoi to Saigon. Blogged the experience at https://bicyclevietnam1.blogspot.hk/

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  University of Hawaii at Manoa

  • Vietnam

  • Director of Executive MBA Marketing and Admissions

    • Feb 2007 - Jun 2008
    • Vietnam

    Responsible for the successful start-up and launch of the University of Hawaii Executive MBA program in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam including developing and implementing strategies for marketing, recruiting, admissions, corporate relations, operations and staff management.

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  American Express

  • Greater New York City Area

  • Manager Recruiting, Talent Development MBA & BA Internship Program

    • Feb 2004 - Feb 2007
    • Greater New York City Area

    Overall management of divisional MBA and BA campus recruiting program which included identifying talent needs, determining recruiting goals, implementing the recruiting process, interviewing and making offers to summer interns, managing the summer program and presenting results to senior management.

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  Columbia Business School

  • Greater New York City Area

  • Director of Executive MBA Admissions, Marketing and Corporate Relations

    • Feb 1999 - Jan 2004
    • Greater New York City Area

    Managed admissions, marketing and corporate relations for Columbia Business School Executive MBA programs. Responsible for recruiting over 400 students each year across four EMBA programs Designed and directed comprehensive marketing strategies for programs in NY, London and San Francisco including the production of marketing brochures, advertising campaigns and developing websitesPlanned, marketed and presented to potential students and sponsors at 20 information sessions per year at on-site and corporate locations in New York, Boston, Washington, San Francisco, London and Hong Kong.

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  Rutgers Business School

  • Newark, NJ

  • Associate Director Executive MBA Asia Pacific

    • 1996 - 1999
    • Newark, NJ

    Responsible for the management, development and full administrative support of international Executive MBA Programs taking place in Singapore and Beijing.Coordinating the Rutgers Business School’s first overseas business round-table in Singapore.Principal planner and manager of a three month executive training program for 15 senior government officials visiting Rutgers Newark from Dalian, China. Program included academic courses and corporate visits.Won 1998 Rutgers University “President's Award for Excellence in Administration”, a highly competitive annual monetary award recognizing superior performance of five employees across the university.

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  University of Toledo

  • Toledo, Ohio Area

  • International House Director

    • 1994 - 1996
    • Toledo, Ohio Area

    The live in manager of a newly opened unique undergraduate international residential living/learning center housing over 400 students from around the world. Hired, trained and managed a 15 student resident adviser staff responsible for facilitating programming in the building to support the mission of the center and the development of the international and US student residents.

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  Electronic Data Systems

  • New Jersey

  • National Account Manager

    • 1988 - 1990
    • New Jersey

    Client relationship manager for 15 national accounts with targets for developing and growing revenue. Accounts included the Hearst Corporation, Times Mirror, Owens Illinois, Dexter Corporation