Experience

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  Wintec - Waikato Institute of Technology

  • New Zealand
  • Higher Education
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Team Manager

    • Feb 2020 - Apr 2022

  • Peer Group Leader

    • Jun 2018 - Feb 2020

    On top of teaching, academic supervision and industry engagement, I led a team of 10+ academics to ensure that academic integrity was understood and maintained in the moderation and resulting spaces by setting up appropriate systems then providing appropriate training and supporting to maximise success across the team.

  • Senior Academic Staff Member

    • Dec 2017 - Feb 2020

    Facilitated business subjects (Economics, Professional Work Placement) in Hamilton and supervised undergraduate research students with their final year dissertations. In mid-2019, initiated an industry partnership with Gallagher Group to embed them in the Economics module and this resulted in the CFO facilitating two guest-speaker sessions, and a site visit during the second half of that year.

  • Academic Staff Member

    • Dec 2015 - Dec 2017

    Facilitated business subjects (Management, Economics) in Hamilton, related subjects (like Statistics) on a brand new joint program in Tianjin, China, and supervised research students with their final year dissertations.

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  The Northern Sydney Institute - TAFE NSW

  • PR China

  • Quality Assurance Director of Studies

    • Oct 2013 - Dec 2015
    • PR China

    For 6 weeks (Oct-Nov 2013), 12 weeks (Mar-June 2014, Mar-June 2015, Sept-Dec 2015) and 6 weeks (Oct-Nov 2014) carried out front line duties and quality assurance tasks on NSI's Advanced Diploma programs in various cities of PR China.

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  University of Central Lancashire

  • Shanghai, PR China

  • Course Leader

    • Dec 2009 - Jul 2012
    • Shanghai, PR China

    Managed quality assurance processes; recruited and trained new staff; liaised with host and parent organisations; hosted visiting delegations; taught undergraduate modules to young adults; applied crisis management strategies; communicated regularly with key stakeholders; engaged in curriculum mapping and resource development

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  TAFE NSW

  • Shanghai, Wuxi, PR China

  • Director of Studies / Quality Assurance Officer

    • Jul 2005 - Dec 2009
    • Shanghai, Wuxi, PR China

    Responsible for managing multinational, cross-disciplinary teams to ensure appropriate academic standards and processes were upheld. Also acted as the main liaison between the Australian-based partner institution and their Chinese counterpart. Taught a variety of TAFE NSW business subjects at the diploma and advanced diploma levels to high-school aged Chinese students in English and assessed them in accordance with the VET curriculum requirements. Some roles were year-long in one location whereas others were short-term contract assignments in different cities in China.

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  Auckland University of Technology

  • Senior Lecturer

    • 1997 - 2001

    Facilitated modules in the areas of economics, international trade and finance as well as international business. Coached a team of undergraduate business students and we ended up travelling to Rennes, France to compete and then take out the crown in this international case competition. Provided with opportunities to undertake a 6-month teaching exchange in Bangkok (Thailand) and Nanjing (China).