I have over 10 years of significant project management / business experience and 10 years as an educationalist to Master Degree level, in both the private and public sectors.



I have been a Business Assistant Professor at the American University of Central Asia (AUCA) for 5 years teaching Contemporary Entrepreneurship, Business Planning, Communication Skills, Human Resource Management and Presentation Skills with Public Speaking. 



I am frequently on the Thesis Defence Panels for the BA program and more recently for the International Comparative Politics program at AUCA.



I also have Operational / Managerial Experience including but not limited to: International IT Training Expert (Belgrade), establishing an English Language School (Principal), founding a private University with international accreditation (BTEC, UK),  the University of Management and Design (www.umd.edu.kg) as Director, but more recently I have accepted short-term assignments as Managing Director with a regional newspaper (NGO, The Times of Central Asia, www.timesca.com) and for the UNODC organizing conferences and exhibitions on Prison Reform in the Kyrgyz Republic, and for the EU, an Agro-Investment Forum in Central Asia. 



During my tenure with the University of Management and Design as Director, I was responsible for curriculum development (in cooperation and support from Edexcel BTEC), staff development and all internal administration (e.g. Registrar, foundation programmes, finance and budgeting, staff recruitment, student enrolment, PR, etc.).



Due to my extensive ICT knowledge I am conversant with e-learning (distance learning) technologies and methodologies (AUCA has conducted such courses in cooperation with the American University of Afghanistan, AUAF). I also was instrumental in the implementation of electronic course management systems (e.g. ¡°Moodle¡±). 



I have a unique life and work experience which I bring to the classroom by not only teaching business theory, but also how it applies to real-life using actual case studies and from my own extensive working background in many countries. A particular favourite with business undergraduates were guest speakers from the business community. I was frequently involved in campus community life such as supporting AIESEC and running master classes for final year students on presentation skills and thesis defence strategies.



I am a UK citizen currently residing in the Kyrgyz Republic, Central Asia, and am looking for a wider teaching, regional and cultural experience. An opportunity to teach in China will permit me to broaden my experience in the teaching field and along with a new country and cultural experience.