Oswaldo Voysest

Tampa, FL *****

608-***-**** / ad1wqk@r.postjobfree.com

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Professional Summary:

Experienced educator, leader, and problem solver with comprehensive operational, analytical, and interpersonal abilities. Skilled in leading and collaborating with teams of cross-functional professionals to drive progress in high volume of competing demands and deadlines. Experience across multiple domains including multi-departmental leadership, learning and development, process improvement, project management, and building strong relationships with key stakeholders. Summary of Qualifications & Technical Skill Set:

- Administrative & Operational Management - Instructional Design & Curriculum Development

- Learning & Development - Personnel Management

- Project Management - Change Management

- Communication & Collaboration - Cross-Cultural SME Word / Excel / PowerPoint / Outlook / Google Suite / Moodle / Internal, Industry Specific LMS & Data Management Platforms / Database Management / Data Analysis & Extraction / Operation & Troubleshooting of Standard Office Equipment & Educational Technology / Blackboard / Content Writing / Editing / Proofreading / Social Media Platforms / Virtual Meeting & Instructional Platforms / Basic Video Editing Multi-Lingual Abilities: English (Native – Advanced) / Spanish (Native – Advanced) / French (Advanced) / Italian

(Professional Proficiency)

Key Accomplishments:

• Chair of Latin American & Caribbean Studies Program, and Associate Professor in Spanish, Latin American, and Caribbean Studies for Beloit College. SME in Translation, Linking Literature and History to Leadership, Business and Entrepreneurship. Providing multi-departmental leadership, program planning, professional development, and the instructional design and delivery of content rich curricula.

• Serves on multiple internal communities spanning programming, change management, strategic planning, and ethics, including serving as Chair of the International Committee, Leader of the advisory body to the Director of International Education on matters, including policy, related to International Education, participating in the project management of the renovation of two lounges, in collaboration with the architectural firm and the College leadership, and serving as a key member of the college’s Judicial Board, Academic Performance Committee, Writing Committee, and the International Review Board, charged with the ethical oversight of research involving human participants.

• Led and organized a workshop funded by the Mellon Foundation through the Faculty Career Enhancement (FaCE) program of the Associated Colleges of the Midwest (ACM). Sourced and developed proposal, calculated the budget, and directed all the practical necessary arrangements for the event.

• Spearheads the instructional design and curriculum development for the Medical Spanish program at Blackhawk Technical College, including coordinating program goals and objectives with administrators, and managing the grant funding to evaluate needs, set goals, develop assessment tools, and ensure funding stream compliance.

• Small business owner, lessor and proprietor managing and overseeing five rental properties and bookkeeping, expense management, and taxes oversight.

Selected Experience:

Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, Florida (Remote) 2023 – Present Affiliate Professor - Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters Beloit College Beloit, Wisconsin 1997 – Present

Chair of Latin American & Caribbean Studies Program (2010 – 2011 & 2021 – Present) Chair of Department of Modern Languages & Literatures (2004 – 2009 & 2019) Associate Professor - Department of Modern Languages & Literatures (1997 – Present) Blackhawk Technical College Beloit/Janesville, Wisconsin 2018 – 2023 Instructor & Curriculum Developer - Medical Spanish, Learning Support, and Workforce and Community Development Division

• Increasing degree of operational, analytical, and supervisory expertise with regional and national leaders in the higher education industry, with a proven track record of program innovation, personnel development, and engaging community stakeholders

• Experienced administrator & educator, with SME level expertise in successfully developing and implementing operational process improvement strategies, curriculum innovations & design, and strategic initiatives leading to enhanced performance, increased staff competency, and streamlined processes

• Skilled in the instructional design and delivery of engaging, adult-learning experiences across a wide variety of academic and skills-based content areas, and is adept in creating complex curriculum from initial needs assessment to delivery across virtual and live environments

• Expertise in the hands-on, operational, administrative & fiscal leadership of multiple departments and projects simultaneously, as well as the proactive oversight of staff, volunteers, and contractors

• Effectively communicates and collaborates with internal & external stakeholders across departmental & organizational levels, with advanced public speaking and meeting facilitation abilities

• Intrinsically motivated to produce high quality work, needing little oversight, is comfortable in remote or in-house roles, and consistently meets or exceeds internal performance metrics year after year

• Additional experience in serving as project manager for residential construction & renovation projects from initial needs assessment to completion including timeline & budget development, contractor sourcing & coordination, and all associated regulatory compliance

Education:

Project Management Institute

Certified Associate in Project Management – Anticipated Spring 2024 Udemy

Certification Program in Learning and Development

Certification for Instructional Design for Corporate Learning and Development LinkedIn

Certificate of Completion in Finance Foundations, Corporate Finance, Financial Accounting (I) University of California, Berkeley

Ph.D. - Romance Languages & Literatures

University of Massachusetts, Boston

B.A. - French & Spanish

Université de Paris, Sorbonne

Diplôme d’Étude de la Civilisation Française

Département Expérimental d’Étude de la Civilisation Française

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