| | | Teacher/Consultant – Jack Carney
Beijing, China
EMAIL: themesofjack@gmail.com; vonmises@hotmail.com
PHONE: 1591 0600 531; (010) 8495 8306
WEBSITE: www.linkageforlife.com
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OBJECTIVE
To teach or consult with, individuals and groups, to effectively share the experience & expertise I possess in:
Development & Delivery of Business, Humanities & English Courses to Chinese University Students including:
Organizational Behavior, Management, Marketing, Market Research, Business Planning, & Financial Record Keeping
Western Cultures & Cross-cultural studies
Meta-Learning Strategies & Personality Types-Temperaments-Traits
Business English to Executives and University Students (BEC)
English as a Foreign, Second or Other Language (IELTS)
Adult Education & Workplace Assessment/Training
Development & Delivery of Psycho-Education Courses for Adults
Career/Personal Development
Stress Management
Research & Seminars on Cross-Cultural/East-West Cognitive Differences
Cross-Culture Adaptation & Communication
Personality Models (Myers-Briggs Type, Keirsey Temperament, Workplace Big Five Traits, DISC, Enquire Within)
Biofeedback, Brain Wave Entrainment, Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation
Mood Intelligence (M.Q.) & Emotional Intelligence (E.Q.)
Relationship Building for Singles & Couples
Aged Care
Development & Delivery of Surveys
Research in Health, Mental Health & Aged Care
Advocacy in Aged Care & Palliative Care
Project Development & Management
Public Relations & Speaking, Promotion, Marketing
Interpersonal Skills & Conflict Resolution
Singles & Couples Counselling
WORK HISTORY
2010–2011 Aoji, Unilearn, Education Queensland International
Teacher Certificate II in Business Studies: Communicate in the workplace; Work effectively with others; Maintain daily financial/business records. Certificate III in Business Studies: Maintain financial records. Certificate IV in Business Studies: Conduct market research; Undertake small business planning.
2005–2011 Linkage For Life (LFL); Career Academic Facilitation Education Service (CAFES) Ltd.; Beijing Sleep Research Institute (BSRI)-Asian Pacific Sleep Society, Inc. (APSS)
Consultant for LFL Workplace effectiveness 2 month course for Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing. Organizational consultant for Giant International Education Institution and Sungift International Education.
Chief Consulting Officer for APSS Registered & managed new American organization for Sleep Medicine for Beijing Sleep Research Institute (BSRI).
Chief Educator for CAFES Developed & delivered variety of courses on Self-knowledge Education (Personality Type & Temperament; The Six Keys Workbooks); Career (Communicating Yourself; Working with Others) & Academic (Western Culture; Best Study Models) Facilitation to various institutions & organizations including Fesco (Foreign Enterprise Human Resource Service Co.), Tsinghua & Peking Universities.
2010 Beihang University
Workshop Presented Delivered original Communication Strategies workshop to MBA students.
2008–2009 China Agricultural University, Beijing Sports University, Beijing International Studies University
Teacher Developed & taught Communication for Managers course for MBA students; developed & taught content rich courses for learning English to undergraduates; developed & taught Principles of Marketing & Creativity and Innovation courses to undergraduates.
2007–2008 Tsinghua University & Tsinghua Center for Overseas Academic and Cultural Exchanges (COACE)
Teacher Developed & taught content rich courses for learning English to MBA students; developed & taught introduction to British & American cultures; developed & taught Organizational Behaviour & Management course.
2007 Beijing International Studies University
Teacher Developed & taught Introduction to Self Knowledge and Western Culture for university students going to Ireland for additional Western studies.
2003--2010 Various Institutes, Schools & Privately in China
Teacher Business & Culture Courses; English (ESL & ESP incl. BEC/IELTS); Meta-Learning; Cultural Differences
Teaching Self Knowledge & Western Culture & Career Development; Intercultural Business Communication; International Business; International Marketing; American & British Cultures to Chinese university students including Learning Styles, Personality Type, use of Internet resources.
Teaching Business English (incl. BEC) to Chinese executives/adults.
Researching & delivering seminars/classes on: cognitive and perceptional differences between Asians and Westerners; meta-learning (learning how to learn); cultural differences in teaching/learning.
Teaching English to Chinese and Korean high school and Chinese college/university students (incl. IELTS).
2003 Relationships Australia Queensland
Relationships Educator Researched, created, delivered and promoted (TV, radio and newspapers) new psycho-education courses, including:
“For the Best of Your Life to Come: Over 40 and Exploring New Passages to Your Second Adulthood”;
“Over 60 and Ageing as You Choose”;
“Before & After Baby—Bettering Your Bonds”;
“Building Better Relationships”.
2002--2003 University of Queensland for Queensland Health
Research Assistant
School of Population Health’s and Queensland Health’s Queensland Alcohol and Drug Research and Education (QADREC), Illicit Drug Reporting System (IDRS).
Queensland Health Supervision Project for Allied Health, Nursing & Medical Staff.
2002 Challenge Employment & Training
Trainer for Certificate III Aged Care Work
Contracted by Challenge Learning Institute to deliver 4 units of Community Services, Aged Care Work, for East Coast Training and Employment’s New Apprenticeships Access Programme.
2001--2003 Creative Connections for Life
Health & Human Services Consultant
Workshops on Workplace Communication & Conflict Management, Team Building, Stress & Burnout for Health Care Professionals.
2000 Older Persons’ Advocacy Service Inc
Aged Services Advocate & Research Consultant
(In 2001 renamed Queensland Aged and Disability Advocacy Inc.)
Rewrote organization’s public presentation program.
Completed research project on advocacy for older persons living at home that involved speaking publicly to aged care organisations and older people.
Developed education sessions for informing the community of advocacy for older persons and presented the first test session.
1997—1998 Palliative Care Association of Queensland; Brisbane Inner South Division of General Practice; Blue Nursing Service Professional Development Program
Palliative Care Advocate & Educator
Helped develop program on palliative care upskilling for GPs.
Member of PCAQ education and research committee.
Solicited funds from corporate sector for palliative care projects.
Public talks on the value of palliative care for Mt Olivet & PCAQ.
Seminar on palliative care for Blue Nursing Service.
Member of Blue Nursing Curriculum Advisory Committee.
Founding member Community Loss & Grief Committee.
1997—1998 Connections For Life
Relationship Consultant
Started up and ran relationship and personal development agency.
Research and presentation of public seminars on gender differences and committed relationships.
Counselling of singles and couples.
Public relations and marketing for the agency, writing advertisements, appearing on radio and television.
1993—1996 McLean and Carr; Surveys Australia
Market Researcher
Surveys interviewer.
Executive interviewer.
Focus groups interviewer.
Market research report writer.
1995—1998 36thAustralian Association for Adult and Community Education National Conference; Griffith University, Information Services; Logan Institute of TAFE; Moreton Institute of TAFE; SWAP Club International; Yeronga Institute of TAFE
Professional Adult Education Developer & Teacher
Created & delivered courses or gave seminars on:
Interpersonal Skills & Communication
Conflict Resolution
Career Identification, Planning & Development
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator & Keirsey Temperament Types
Ancient Greek & Chinese Philosophers
Gender Differences & Opposite Sex Relationships
Personal Development.
1970—1994 Self-employed
Entrepreneur, Inventor, Business Owner & Manager, Manufacturer, Building Designer, Author, Parent
Wrote business plans and obtained venture capital.
Holder of Australian and United States Patents &Trademarks.
Public relations and advertising for own companies.
Researched, developed and marketed new products.
Developed senior management theories and best practices.
Designed and manufactured women’s boutique clothing.
Designed and built residential renovations.
Developed and lectured on prefabricated building systems.
Wrote and published poetry and prose.
Two grown children.
Education, Qualifications & Skills
2007 Center for Applied Cognitive Studies, North Carolina, U.S.A.
Qualified to administer the WorkPlace Big Five ProFile instruments
Russo Institute of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
Certificate IV in Assessment and Workplace Training
1999—2000 Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
Bachelor of Social Science, Human Services, Aged Services (Eligible for Golden Key National Honour Society limited to top 15% of bachelor degree students)
1998 North Point Institute of TAFE, Brisbane, Australia
Introduction to Workplace Training; Workplace Assessment
Prepare/Enrich Australia, Brisbane, Australia
Accredited Administrator of Couple Inventory Program
Personality Type Workshops Brisbane
Accredited Practitioner of Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
Computer Skills
Windows, Word, Excel, Outlook, Power Point, Clipart, touch type 40wpm, Internet Search Engines, University Databases, Flyers & Brochures.
Driver’s License
Former Vancouver, Canada & California, U.S. licenses & current Queensland, Australia license.
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