Hello, I'm Michael.
My entire 20+ year professional career has focused on writing, teaching, and the teaching of writing, split fairly evenly between technical/professional writing and international education.
I am experienced, motivated and adaptable, as a closer look at my CV will show, and I look forward to being able to help you or your institution.
Michael Telafici
WRITER & EDUCATOR
Phone:
+974-6608-2306
Email:
Address:
2020 Ridge Avenue
Evanston, IL 60208
USA
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EXPERIENCE
2016-2020
Instructional Associate Professor
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TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY AT QATAR
Developing and delivering Technical Business Writing, English Composition & Rhetoric courses, as well as a variety of Foundation English courses, including all four skills, as well as computer-assisted language learning (CALL) sections; coordination of assignments with program learning objectives; developing and delivering Succeeding in College course; proctoring language assessment tests for all incoming first year students; including panel interviews, essay marking/norming, and placement, in coordination with other Foundation English faculty; developing syllabi and course materials relevant all above courses.
2010-2016
Instructional Assistant Professor
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2009-2010
Employee Development Specialist
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QATAR FOUNDATION
Developing and implementing communication, English and business writing courses in coordination with Qatar Foundation (QF)-defined learning objectives; coordinating with QF training and development staff regarding current and future curriculum development related to QF staff training requirements; expanding upon existing tools and creating new assessment methods based on training needs and learning outcomes.
2008-2009
English Language Instructor
STENDEN UNIVERSITY - QATAR
Preparing and delivering a variety of seminars and courses to diverse university and adult learners; developing and providing material for Business Communication and Business English courses. Responsible for creating context specific expansion activities, providing additional course materials as needed, class delivery methodology, attendance and grading. Received consistently positive teaching evaluations.
2000-2008
Technical Writer / Analyst
FISERV / SUMMIT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Creating and editing high level training and promotional material; coordinating communications between various product development, quality assurance, and engineering teams to capture and sustain market leadership for this enterprise software company; identifying key performance variables and designing quality assurance tests to fulfill them; documenting and refining processes to improve accuracy and functionality.
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Conducting research for, writing, and editing complex technical documents (and adapting these for non- technical audiences); designing tools to improve documentation in support of company goals; leading and carrying out various HTML, JavaScript, and related programming projects to facilitate software installation and system conversions; developing and maintaining online learning tools.
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EDUCATION
2020
Master's Certificate - Instructional Design
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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN
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2013
Diploma in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
CAMBRIDGE ESOL
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2010
Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
CAMBRIDGE ESOL
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2009
Master's Degree - Diplomacy
NORWICH UNIVERSITY, VERMONT, USA
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1991
Bachelor's Degree - Fine Arts
COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY
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CLIENTS
SKILLS
MICROSOFT POWER POINT - Advanced
MICROSOFT WORD - Advanced
MICROSOFT EXCEL - Proficient
Adobe - Proficient
ENGLISH - Mother Tongue
Spanish - Advanced
EXPERTISE
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