English Language Project Management

Michael Hood

West Newton, MA 678-***-**** **********@*******.*** https://www.linkedin.com/pub/michael-hood/0/816/b85 PROFILE

International educator, author, scholar, editor, proofreader, content writer, and AI content moderator seeking a role with a forward-looking organization. Offers multiple and transferable skill sets involving project management, content development, curriculum design, test-item and exam writing, teaching, and corporate training (cross-cultural communication, business writing, and English language). Achievement highlights include:

• Author of five textbooks for university-level language learners.

• Doctorate in Applied Linguistics / TESOL, 2015.

• 30 years of university- and high school-level teaching experience in Japan and the US.

• Selected to the prestigious Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Scholars program, a rare honor for non-Japanese academics. Awarded JSPS grants totaling $100,000+ for social science research.

• 10+ years in corporate training, including IBM and Toshiba. LANGUAGE and TECHNOLOGY SKILLS

• Advanced Japanese communication skills.

• Intermediate Russian.

• Online learning platforms including D2L, WebClass, Google Classroom, and numerous Japanese platforms.

• High level of proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint

• Moderate proficiency in layout software including Adobe InDesign and Photoshop INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Lived and taught English language in rural Japan for 3 years.

• Coordinated study abroad programs and prepared university students for study abroad 20+ years.

• Lived and taught as a lecturer/associate professor at Japanese universities in Tokyo 20+ years.

• Presented research in more than 12 countries.

• Bicycled solo across more than 12 countries.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Professor

Woosong University April 2025 – present

Teach courses on writing and communication, counsel students. AI Content Moderator May 2023 – December 2024

Tech Mahindra

Audited content and supervised writers for LLM generative AI program. Wrote, edited, and audited query prompts. Global Professor of English July 2022 – July 2023

University of Arizona/Ocean University, Qindao Remote Taught writing courses for Chinese students in a dual degree program, preparing them to transfer from their Chinese university to University of Arizona.

Associate Professor April 2008 – March, 2022

Nihon University, College of Commerce Tokyo, Japan Responsibilities included teaching, research, and service to the university. Recruiting, interviewing, hiring, and supervising a part-time faculty of 75 teachers; liaised between administration and non-Japanese speaking instructors.

• Won several JSPS research grants, totaling 150 million yen. Michael Hood 2

• Designed, implemented, oversaw, and assessed English language curriculum for over 6,000 students.

• Conducted research in the social sciences and publish findings.

• Served on various committees for the university.

• Advised students about academics and study abroad.

• Taught courses on language and culture; held seminars on public speaking and presentation skills.

• Wrote English language university entrance exams. Author Content Editor Test Item Writer April 2007 – present Kinseido, Inc., Freelance

Wrote four textbooks for university students of English language and content for numerous books published by Kinseido. Write test items for Kinseido’s VELC English language proficiency exam. Worked for publishers, journals, and individuals:

• Edit books and journal articles for non-native English-speaking scholars.

• Served as Editor-in-Chief for OnCUE Journal.

• Served as English language editor for the Japanese journal, Science of Reading.

• Edited two volumes of working papers for the College of Education at Temple University, Japan. Lecturer April 2002 – March 2008

Toyo University, Department of International Economics Lecturer on the English faculty; taught courses to undergraduate students. Conducted research in literature, specifically James Joyce, earning the Shinryo Inoue research grant in 2004 for archival research on Finnegans Wake.

• Taught 1st year listening and speaking, 2nd year reading and writing, and 3rd year debate and presentation skills Corporate Trainer April 2002 – March 2015

Various Companies, Tokyo

Conducted in-house English training for companies in Japan. Clients included: IBM (Presentation Skills) Tri-Ace (Presentations Skills) Toshiba (Business English) Lord Far East (Business English) Check-Point (English Business Writing) Shuhei Abe, CEO, Sparx, LTD (Business English) Seiyu (Business English) Hakujikai Hospital (Medical English) Saitama Medical University (Medical English) TAC International (TOEIC Preparation) Sky Ocean (Business English)

Other prior experience includes: project management, including production team supervision, curriculum development, and content writing, online teaching; university lecturer/adjunct instructor for Southern Illinois University, Colorado State University, and University of Northern Colorado. EDUCATION

Temple University Doctorate in Education (Applied Linguistics; TESOL)

• Commencement speaker for the College of Education. Colorado State University Master of Arts (English Literature)

• Distinction designation for thesis: Methodologies of Reading Finnegans Wake. University of Illinois Bachelor of Arts, English Literature

• Honors Program

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