MEERA GOKOOL
Email: ************@*****.***
Career Objective: To secure a position where I can utilize my experience in Business Management and Consultancy, Social Development or teaching
Qualification Highlights:
Extensive purchasing and product procurement experience
●Perform Purchasing of all commodities, raw materials, and supplies.
●Negotiation of cost effective subcontract agreement
●Developed world class supplier relationships, reducing order lead time and pricing
●Purchase budgets, and effective cost control
Social Development Skills
●Highly effective in motivating and supervising
●Counseling of individuals in social crisis, Knowledge of Government Programs
Academic Teaching Skills
●Development program involving teaching (ESOL) and (GED)
●School and Community Relations:(tutored both at schools and the community)
●Sped teaching (OSSE: Caseload: IEP, Plops, Progress reports,
Quarterly reports, Parent/teacher meetings, End of year reports)
●Algebra 1 (use of the Illustrated Math Curriculum)
●Drama (Partnership with the Shakespeare Theatre Company
and the Mosaic Theatre in Washington DC)
●Statistics (Co-taught) (use of the Illustrated Math Curriculum)
●ELA 9th to 12th grades (use of the Fish Tank Curriculum)
Effective in Management
●Managed operations for Purchasing and Export Company
●International banking and Logistics
●Outlined and justified Capital expenditures
Excellent Communication Skills
●Dynamic, bright, high energy level team player
●Superior Customer service skills
●Proficient in PC operations with knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint and Publisher
●Infinite canvas (attendance, posting of grades, Parent contact
●Canvas (grading and assignments )
●OSSE: (Special programs)
Experience:
Teacher 2021
Thurgood Marshall Public Charter High school
Business Consultant 2020-2021
Build 4 Less Inc.
Teacher 2017-2020
Career Prep Academy
Office Manager 2016-2017
Al Jam Windows and Doors
Education Aide 2012-2016
Florida Women’s Reception Center
Logistics Manager 2011-2012
Freight Express International
Purchasing and Export Manager 1992-2011
Trincab Fl Inc
Economic Self Sufficiency Specialist 2000-2009
State of Florida (DCF) Miami Florida
Awards/Honors
Participant at Harvard University Faculty of Government Economics Course
Member of the St Vincent De Paul Society
Education/Training
University of the West Indies (Trinidad)
Bachelor’s Degree (Business Management)
Royal Society of the Arts (UK)
Accounting Intermediate Degree
College of Professional Management (UK)
Computer Programming/Data Processing Degree
State of Florida
Social Development Trainings
State of Florida
PC Support Certification