ARMAND GARCIA, PH.D.

Cell Phone: 786-***-****

E-mail: adnwnl@r.postjobfree.com

KEY QUALIFICATIONS:

v Author, researcher, translator, and leading expert on Europe, Latin America, the Caribbean, and the world. Authored and edited web content, articles, chapters, and books in English and Spanish for global audiences. Sought for comment and advice by journalists and government officials. Writer and researcher who collects, interprets, transcribes, synthesizes, and edits data. v Director and expert analyst with over a decade of international experience as a higher education leader and public scholar. Has served as an institutional representative, building relations, negotiating, and securing funding. Gifted at the multi-tasking necessary to launch programs and to organize teams and events. Coordinated international conferences in multilingual environments with global stakeholders from concept to execution. Served on the boards of non-profit organizations. Advised NGOs on diverse issues.

v A relationship builder who established and facilitated relations among global institutions. High-level relationship developer. Successful fundraiser, negotiator, and team-builder. v Effective communicator and practitioner of public affairs with outstanding interpersonal, written, and oral communications skills. Dynamic speaker who has delivered more than 50 global public presentations including to heads of state. Fluent in English, Spanish, French, and Portuguese. Advocated effectively for indigenous peoples and refugees. Researched, analyzed, and drafted bilingual reports and strategic plans.

v Educator and assessor who lectured and empowered classrooms, workshops and large audiences, digital and face-to-face. Expanded the academic programs in U.S. universities and within developing nations.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Educational Testing Service (ETS), Princeton, New Jersey [Remote] Dec. 2020-June 2021 Assessment Development Associate, European History Advanced Placement (AP) Exam Researched, translated, developed, and organized short and complex exam documents, questions, responses, and scoring guides for online exams in record time. The University of the West Indies (UWI), St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago July 2009 – July 2019 Associate Professor of History (earned tenure, 2016) Developed, lectured, assessed, and promoted online and face-to-face courses at all levels at this publicly funded, multi-national university. Conducted public representation in conferences, media interviews, and advocacy with foreign diplomatic missions within the developing nation of Trinidad and Tobago. Served as Academic Director for Trinity College’s (Hartford, CT) program with the UWI.

• Authored, translated, edited, and published books and articles.

• Established relations with university and higher learning institutions.

• Successfully fundraised by engaging private sector engagement with social issues.

• Orchestrated from concept to execution international multi-lingual conferences with global stakeholders.

• Increased engagement with embassies within Trinidad and Tobago, winning funding for university programs.

• Researched, analyzed, and drafted -in English and in Spanish- reports and strategic plans.

• Monitored refugee crises.

• Delivered public lectures worldwide on diverse developing world issues.

• Served as peer reviewer and editor of manuscripts. Garcia, Armand 2

EDUCATION:

Ph.D., Global Studies 2006

Washington State University, Pullman, Washington

M.A., Latin American Studies 2003

Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida

B.A., International Relations 1992

Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Computer Skills: Adobe; Google suite; Microsoft Office suite including Excel, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Publisher, Teams; Apple Mac OS

Languages: English (native), Spanish (native), French (fluent), Portuguese (fluent) References available upon request.

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