David Byron, PMP
GL Projects and Partnerships - Portuguese and Spanish at unfoldingWord- Claim this Profile
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Brasilian Portuguese Native or bilingual proficiency
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Spanish Full professional proficiency
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English Native or bilingual proficiency
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David Reeves
I enjoyed the privilege of working along side David in various roles while we at were at Wycliffe Associates. No mater how difficult the task you could always count on him to get the job done. He tackled every project with wholehearted enthusiasm. He is a gifted networker with strong connections in South America and many parts of Sub-saharan Africa. It was a honor to have been able to work with this humble man. I hope we have the opportunity to do so again in the near future.
Russell Perry, PMP
Dave is an enthusiastic, encouraging, compassionate and caring leader. During the time I reported to him, Dave led by example and served more as a coach than a boss. He has excellent interpersonal skills and is a timely communicator. In April 2015, Dave recruited me to join the WA Gateway Language team, formed to implement a newly adopted strategy. The team was given very specific and aggressive goals to accomplish in a short time frame. The processes we were instructed to use were new and largely untested, the guidelines provided for us changed as quickly as we adopted them, the tools we were given were still under development and not yet released, and partnerships for the new strategy had yet to be engaged. This was very much a pioneering venture. Our team was told to "fly the airplane while it is being built." In this challenging and ambiguous environment, Dave built a team based on a foundation of solid values he laid out for us. He kept us focused on the goals as he led us along a steep learning curve that he climbed with us. As obstacles appeared and the goals changed mid-stream, Dave remained respectful to the authority over him, maintained his faith and optimism, and boosted our morale. With his leadership, we gained traction and made steady progress towards the objectives.
David Reeves
I enjoyed the privilege of working along side David in various roles while we at were at Wycliffe Associates. No mater how difficult the task you could always count on him to get the job done. He tackled every project with wholehearted enthusiasm. He is a gifted networker with strong connections in South America and many parts of Sub-saharan Africa. It was a honor to have been able to work with this humble man. I hope we have the opportunity to do so again in the near future.
Russell Perry, PMP
Dave is an enthusiastic, encouraging, compassionate and caring leader. During the time I reported to him, Dave led by example and served more as a coach than a boss. He has excellent interpersonal skills and is a timely communicator. In April 2015, Dave recruited me to join the WA Gateway Language team, formed to implement a newly adopted strategy. The team was given very specific and aggressive goals to accomplish in a short time frame. The processes we were instructed to use were new and largely untested, the guidelines provided for us changed as quickly as we adopted them, the tools we were given were still under development and not yet released, and partnerships for the new strategy had yet to be engaged. This was very much a pioneering venture. Our team was told to "fly the airplane while it is being built." In this challenging and ambiguous environment, Dave built a team based on a foundation of solid values he laid out for us. He kept us focused on the goals as he led us along a steep learning curve that he climbed with us. As obstacles appeared and the goals changed mid-stream, Dave remained respectful to the authority over him, maintained his faith and optimism, and boosted our morale. With his leadership, we gained traction and made steady progress towards the objectives.
David Reeves
I enjoyed the privilege of working along side David in various roles while we at were at Wycliffe Associates. No mater how difficult the task you could always count on him to get the job done. He tackled every project with wholehearted enthusiasm. He is a gifted networker with strong connections in South America and many parts of Sub-saharan Africa. It was a honor to have been able to work with this humble man. I hope we have the opportunity to do so again in the near future.
Russell Perry, PMP
Dave is an enthusiastic, encouraging, compassionate and caring leader. During the time I reported to him, Dave led by example and served more as a coach than a boss. He has excellent interpersonal skills and is a timely communicator. In April 2015, Dave recruited me to join the WA Gateway Language team, formed to implement a newly adopted strategy. The team was given very specific and aggressive goals to accomplish in a short time frame. The processes we were instructed to use were new and largely untested, the guidelines provided for us changed as quickly as we adopted them, the tools we were given were still under development and not yet released, and partnerships for the new strategy had yet to be engaged. This was very much a pioneering venture. Our team was told to "fly the airplane while it is being built." In this challenging and ambiguous environment, Dave built a team based on a foundation of solid values he laid out for us. He kept us focused on the goals as he led us along a steep learning curve that he climbed with us. As obstacles appeared and the goals changed mid-stream, Dave remained respectful to the authority over him, maintained his faith and optimism, and boosted our morale. With his leadership, we gained traction and made steady progress towards the objectives.
David Reeves
I enjoyed the privilege of working along side David in various roles while we at were at Wycliffe Associates. No mater how difficult the task you could always count on him to get the job done. He tackled every project with wholehearted enthusiasm. He is a gifted networker with strong connections in South America and many parts of Sub-saharan Africa. It was a honor to have been able to work with this humble man. I hope we have the opportunity to do so again in the near future.
Russell Perry, PMP
Dave is an enthusiastic, encouraging, compassionate and caring leader. During the time I reported to him, Dave led by example and served more as a coach than a boss. He has excellent interpersonal skills and is a timely communicator. In April 2015, Dave recruited me to join the WA Gateway Language team, formed to implement a newly adopted strategy. The team was given very specific and aggressive goals to accomplish in a short time frame. The processes we were instructed to use were new and largely untested, the guidelines provided for us changed as quickly as we adopted them, the tools we were given were still under development and not yet released, and partnerships for the new strategy had yet to be engaged. This was very much a pioneering venture. Our team was told to "fly the airplane while it is being built." In this challenging and ambiguous environment, Dave built a team based on a foundation of solid values he laid out for us. He kept us focused on the goals as he led us along a steep learning curve that he climbed with us. As obstacles appeared and the goals changed mid-stream, Dave remained respectful to the authority over him, maintained his faith and optimism, and boosted our morale. With his leadership, we gained traction and made steady progress towards the objectives.
Credentials
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Project Management Professional (PMP)
Project Management InstituteAug, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
Leading Yourself
LinkedInJun, 2018- Nov, 2024 -
Learning to Be Promotable
LinkedInJun, 2018- Nov, 2024 -
Ordained Minister
Family Bible ChurchJan, 2014- Nov, 2024
Experience
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unfoldingWord
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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GL Projects and Partnerships - Portuguese and Spanish
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Oct 2018 - Present
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Seed Company
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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200 - 300 Employee
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Field Coordinator
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Jul 2017 - Present
Accelerating church-based Bible translation in Central and South America by providing the needed link between those doing the work and the resources, training, tools, and connections they want and need in order to do it well, with high quality, and with as much local ownership as possible. Accelerating church-based Bible translation in Central and South America by providing the needed link between those doing the work and the resources, training, tools, and connections they want and need in order to do it well, with high quality, and with as much local ownership as possible.
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Independent Consultant
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Orlando, Florida Area
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Independent Consultant
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Mar 2017 - Jul 2017
Provision of consulting services to those organizations focused on accelerating translation, using current and developing open-source tools and technology, fully leveraging the benefits of globalization. Facilitating research, training, combination, and utilization of the tools available, assisting in international introduction of partners, and providing these services cross-culturally in Spanish, Portuguese, or English. Provision of consulting services to those organizations focused on accelerating translation, using current and developing open-source tools and technology, fully leveraging the benefits of globalization. Facilitating research, training, combination, and utilization of the tools available, assisting in international introduction of partners, and providing these services cross-culturally in Spanish, Portuguese, or English.
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Wycliffe Associates
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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100 - 200 Employee
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Assistant Americas Director for Latin America
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Jul 2016 - Feb 2017
Engage all possible avenues to find, inform, inspire, and effectively engage every possible church or church-planting network in the timely fulfillment of the Other Language initiatives currently active in Wycliffe Associates.
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International Gateway Language Director
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Feb 2015 - Jun 2016
Select, develop, and lead a multi-national global team of people who, working within partnerships, will build and lead their own teams to effectively leverage all available assets to focus on providing clearly-identified, high-quality, open-license Biblical content and translation resources in the 50+ "languages of wider communication" of the world - as quickly as possible.
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International Relations Coordinator
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Jun 2010 - Jan 2015
Support well the core vision and new Bible-translation paradigm of Wycliffe Associates by discovering/fostering/developing relationships with all of the entities and local churches - national and indigenous - that Wycliffe Associates partners-with, building multi-lingual teams, leveraging Wycliffe Associates' resources, overseeing the translation of material and manuals from English to Portuguese, and facilitating only those initiatives that accelerate Bible translation into all known… Show more Support well the core vision and new Bible-translation paradigm of Wycliffe Associates by discovering/fostering/developing relationships with all of the entities and local churches - national and indigenous - that Wycliffe Associates partners-with, building multi-lingual teams, leveraging Wycliffe Associates' resources, overseeing the translation of material and manuals from English to Portuguese, and facilitating only those initiatives that accelerate Bible translation into all known languages. Includes strategic focus on developing opportunities in Brasil and most of the other Portuguese-speaking countries in Africa. Business-level fluency in Portuguese language and culture, both Brasilian and Portugal-based portuguese.
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Africa/Eurasia Area Recruiter
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Oct 2009 - May 2010
Focus on filling strategic, long-term jobs in Africa and Eurasia with Volunteers or supported staff.
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Recruiting Manager
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Sep 2008 - Sep 2009
Develop, manage, and lead the new Recruiter team to meet and exceed expectations.
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New Tribes Mission (NTM)*
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United States
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Religious Institutions
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300 - 400 Employee
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Dir. of Operations
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Feb 2005 - Aug 2008
Assure smooth function, full effectiveness, and proactive plans for the future.
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Exec. Assistant to the Chairman
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Jan 2004 - Feb 2005
Basic Executive Assistant responsibilities, including meeting prep for board meetings, board meeting attendance, note-taking, implementation assistance, Power Point development, communication tasks, research, liaison with the Crisis Management team, etc.
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Personnel Director
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Jan 1997 - Jan 2004
Equivalent of "HR Director" for NTM-US, w/2,500+ employees in 30 different countries. Member of SHRM from 1997 to 2012
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Maintenance Department
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Oct 1995 - Jan 1997
Member of the Maintenance Department Committee, with the last 9 months as the chairman of the committee.
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Bush Pilot/Aircraft Mechanic
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Aug 1987 - Sep 1995
Flew and maintained a small fleet of Cessna 185s in Panama and Venezuela, providing the logistical support link for missionary families living remotely in the jungles of those two countries.
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Education
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1997 - 1999
Louisiana Baptist University
BA, Business Administration -
2003 - 2003
New Tribes Institute
BA, Intercultural Ministries -
1987 - 1989
NTM Aviation Training Program
Graduated, Bush Pilot training -
1985 - 1987
New Tribes Missions Institute
Graduated, Missions -
1983 - 1985
Southwestern Louisiana Technical Institute
Graduated, Aircraft Mechanics -
1981 - 1983
Jackson College
AA, Applied Arts and Sciences -
1979 - 1981
New Tribes Bible Institute
Graduated, Bible -
2018 - 2018
Idiomas En Paraguay
Certificate, Spanish -
2020 - 2021
Project Management Institute
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