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TALAL DYFAN

OBJECTIVE

I wish to find a position in my field of expertise and professional experience that covers the areas of Agriculture,

Environment, Soil Sciences and Water Management, Land Evaluation and Agropedology, and Education, and I

also hope to be able take advantage of the fact that I can work in six languages. I bring to the table the

credentials of a seasoned and highly successful professional with experience working at projects with FAO, the

Ministry of Agriculture in Sierra Leone and in other African countries, as you will see in my resume. I am flexible,

and proactive, and I do have strong leadership capabilities as well as excellent communication skills.

LANGUAGES

Mother tongue English

Fluent in Spanish – Arabic – Dutch – Sierra Leone Creole

Knowledge of French

EDUCATION

1981-1983 WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY, The Netherlands (Holland)

M.Sc., Master of Sciece

Soil Sciences and Water Management

Agropedology/Soil Chemistry Major

1975-1979 UNIVERSITY OF SIERRA LEONE

B.Sc. Ed., Bachelor of Science with Education

Chemistry Major, Biology Minor

Electives Math Education and Mathematical Methods

(Programs and degrees in conjunction with the University of Durham, England)

RESEARCH

1979 1. Variable Molecular Mass of Acetanilide. University of Sierra Leone, Njala

2. A model for evaluating chemistry examinations drawn by the West African Exams

Council and the London G.C.E. University of Sierra Leone, Freetown

1982 3. Soils research – Soil chemistry/Soil erosion and swamp land research

in Holland and France.

Iron toxicity soil survey in Southern France. University of Aix-en-Provence (France)

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and Wageningen University (The Netherlands)

MEMBERSHIP

INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF SOIL SCIENCE

International Soil Museum of Wageningen (Registered 1983)

TEACHING & PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE

2013 to Present Independant

Chemistry Tutor

Language Instrutor and Freelance Translator (Spanish, Arabic, French)

Talal Dyfan

I am looking for a job on a full-time basis, but in the meantime, I am doing sporadic

translation work and I teach private lessons of Chemistry, Math, and Physics to high

school students who need to reinforce these areas.

1985-1993 THE ENGLISH SCHOOL - COLEGIO DE INGLATERRA- Bogota, Colombia

Head of the Science Department

Coordiated the teaching activities of the Science Department

• Taught Chemistry and Physics using the British IGCSE program for 8th and 9th

grades.

• Taught the European International Baccalaureate, IB, syllabus in Chemistry at

both High Level and Subsidiary Level to 10th and 11th grade students.

• Made decisions on all academic aspects of the International Baccalaureate science

program.

1985-1992 UNIAGRARIA UNIVERSITY - FUNDACIÓN UNIVERSITARIA AGRARIA DE COLOMBIA- Bogota

Consultant

Gave seminars and presented a module on Soil Erosion Control for catchment area with

canals or open channels to this university and research center with the following

considerations:

• Channels with erodible beds which carry sediment-laden water

• Climatology (Precipitation data)

• Statistical probability of rainfall

• Application of the Wischmeier equation

• Soil suitability, conservation measures, and geology

• Determination of design discharge (peak discharge, etc.)

• Drainage spacing and final design

1985-1987 UNAD UNIVERSITY -UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL ABIERTA Y A DISTANCIA- Bogota

College Instructor

Developed and wrote self-teaching modules in Applied Physical Chemistry for

Agriculture Specialists in Colombia. A module used by UNAD, Colombia’s distance

teaching university.

1983-1985 MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE (Land and Water Development Division) & FAO -

Freetown, Sierra Leone

Wetland Research Project. Soil Analysis Specialist and Hydrologic Surveyor

• Lead a team of experts from the Royal Tropical Institute in Amsterdam and the

Dutch Soil Surveying Institute to implement the Wetland Research Project in Sierra

Leone, Ivory Coast and Nigeria.

• Performed reconnaissance surveys, detailed soil surveying, soil analysis, water

resources inventories, and hydrologic surveys.

• Interpreted data from satellite aerial photos taken over land units.

• Wrote a land evaluation report and overall land development plan for rice

production in over six million hectares of swampland.

• Performed laboratory soil analysis for base saturation percentage and cation

exchange capacity (CEC) determination on tropical oxisoils.

• Effectively managed all local and foreign government resources (including financial)

throughout the Research and Development Phase.

• Established a Soil and Irrigation Technicians Training School

• Taught classes in Soil Physics, Irrigation, Soil Fertility, and Soil Chemistry

Sept. 1984 FAO -Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations-

Norway funded Conservation Project for Sierra Leone. Soil Survey Department, Freetown

Soil Scientist

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• Conducted a reconnaissance survey around the peninsular area of western Sierra

Leone to map out areas that need soil conservation.

• Performed soil, climate, hydrology, and land use inventories to define factors used

in measuring erosion.

• Performed soil analysis for aluminum toxicity on swamp acid-sulfate soils.

1979-1981 FREETOWN HIGH SCHOOL, Freetown, Sierra Leone

Chemistry Teacher

Taught High School Chemistry to students preparing to take the British IGCE and the

West African GCE examinations to graduate from high school.

MANAGEMENT & SALES EXPERIENCE

2011 - 02/2013 CAR DEALERSHIPS

Salesperson

Dealership and Internet Sales

2007- 2010 TELIGENT REALTY & CONSULTING / MORTGAGE OPTIONS OF AMERICA

Loan Officer. Boston area, Ma.

Loan origination. Both residential and commercial loans

2006- 2007 BLOOMINDALES. Atlanta, Ga.

Retail sales

2002- 2006 PEACHTREE NISSAN - JIM ELLIS HYUNDAI - NALLEY VOLVO, Atlanta, Ga.

Automobile Sales and Leasing Consultant

Dealership and Internet Sales

2002-2004 AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT & EMPOWERMENT CORPORATION, Atlanta, Ga.

Project Management Consultant

• Advise staff on international logistics of potential markets of crops

• Design agricultural and housing projects for implementation in two West African

countries (Sierra Leone and Liberia)

• Facilitate international contacts for company expansion

2000- 2002 LIBERTY MEDICAL SUPPLY CO. Palm Beach area, Florida

Manager: Diabetes Prescription Drug Benefits

Sales Manager: Enteral Nutrition Supplies

Profitably managed the activities of 15-20 Health Care Sales Professionals

1996- 2000 TRANSWORLD HOME HEALTHCARE, INC. Jacksonville, Florida

Sales and Marketing Manager

• Profitably managed 20-25 sales professionals of Diabetes, Respiratory and Mail

Order Pharmaceutical Supplies

• Personally oversaw the quality assurance program to ensure optimum efficiency.

Notable Achievements

• Awarded “Best Salesperson of the Year” 1997 and 1998

• Increased product sales to ethnic groups by 12% per year

• Wrote and produced Quality Assurance Handbook for TransWorld Healthcare

1993-1995 THERAPY STAFF SERVICES (now Interim Healthcare). Bogota, Colombia

National Coordinator in Colombia

Recruiter of Physical and Occupational Therapists to work in the United States.

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