Gigi Williamson
Doctoral Student Seeks Interdisciplinary Teaching/Tutoring Position
San Francisco, CA 94129
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International communications professional focussing upon inclusive excellence in academia and organizational education.
Current doctoral student at Pepperdine University's Graduate School of Education & Psychology. Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Work Experience
Special Education Consultant
Marecage Consulting - San Francisco Bay Area, CA
March 2020 to Present
Advisor specializing in digital learning, cyber resiliency, and learning challenges. Communications Consultant
Partner at Marecage Consulting Group - New York, NY April 2014 to Present
(6 years 4 months)
Consultant specializing in communications, writing and strategy. Special Education Resource Specialist
San Francisco Unified School District - San Francisco Bay Area, CA March 2020 to March 2021
Trained intensively with SFUSD Special Education Senior Staff to assume Resource Specialist role within SFUSD specializing in learning disability case management in San Francisco, CA.
Travel Industry Consultant for Launch of Startup MARAGETI Zicasso
July 2017 to May 2019
(1 year 11 months)
*Recruited by Zicasso CEO to implement successful initial two years of startup operations.
*Consulted with small team of Zicasso/MARAGETI senior management to co-launch MARAGETI in December 2017.
Owner, Principal Consultant
Williamson Travel, LLC - Menlo Park, CA
January 2015 to April 2018
(3 years 4 months)
*Recruited by senior management at Brownell to pursue year-long, in-depth "Mentoring" training program.
*Developed new proprietary luxury client base and network of industry supplier partnerships which generated $1 million per annum for my San Francisco-based travel consortium. Co-Founder and Owner
GHC, Inc.
January 1998 to January 2006
(8 years 1 month)
• Co-founder of GHC, Inc. a retail company specializing in luxury home furnishings in Hilton Head and Bluffton, SC grossing $2 million per annum in second year after startup.. Country Manager for Czech and Slovak Republics
Merck & Co., Inc. - Zürich, ZH
March 1991 to January 1995
(3 years 11 months)
Managing Country Director based in Prague, CZ to oversee all marketing and sales operations for Merck pharmaceuticals, first in Czechoslovakia, and subsequently in Czech and Slovak Republics. Launched and managed two national headquarters based in Prague and Bratislava. Recruited and managed Czech and Slovak professional staff of 25 marketing and medical managers. Designed and implemented national marketing campaigns for Merck drugs sold within country territories and coordinated clinical trial relationships with key Czech and Slovak collaborating physicians. Launched breakthrough drug, PROSCAR, in Czech and Slovak Republics as part of Merck's greater European launch campaign. National Product Manager
Merck, Sharpe & Dohme - Greater London, United Kingdom January 1990 to March 1991
(1 year 3 months)
Managed four million dollar annual budget for marketing programs which generated multi-million GBP annual sales of Merck cardiovascular prescription drugs within United Kingdom. Prepared and directed marketing campaigns and sales strategies for all UK Merck sales representatives in UK. Reported directly to Merck UK Managing Director.
Education
Doctorate in Organizational Leadership in Organizational Leadership in Education
Pepperdine University's Graduate School of Education & Psychology's - Los Angeles, CA August 2020 to Present
MBA in Business Administration and Management
The Tuck Graduate School of Business at Dartmouth College - Hanover, NH Bachelor of Arts in BA, French Language and Literature Wellesley College
Skills
• Strategic Planning
• Creative writing
• Writing skills
• Computer skills
• Comparative literature
• Teaching
• Special Education
• Analytics
• Research
• Classroom Management
• Curriculum Development
• Clinical Trials
• Tutoring
• Autism Experience
• Product Management
• Clinical Research
• Presentation Skills
• CRM Software
• SQL
• Case Management
• GCP
Languages
• French - Fluent
• Czech - Intermediate
Links
http://linkedin.com/in/gigiwilliamson
https://www.debunbound.com
Awards
KDP Honor Society at Pepperdine Graduate School of Education & Psychology January 2021
Recommended by Dr. Ebony Cain at Pepperdine and inducted in Spring 2021 into graduate school's chapter of Kappa Delta Pi (KDP). KDP is an international honor society founded in 1911 to foster excellence in education and promote fellowship among those dedicated to teaching. Certifications and Licenses
Data Analytics Bootcamp Certification
2019 to 2020
Emergency Special Education Certification Covid-19 Present
Granted Temporary Emergency Certification to serve as Resource Specialist in California public education at the onset of Covid-19 Pandemic.
Publications
Selected Writings of Gigi Bousquet Williamson
https://www.debunbound.com
January 2018
Website in blog format profiling selected writings by the author/Gigi Williamson.