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My CV (functional style)

Gregory S. Thompson, MA

3344 Forest Run Court ~ Madison, WI 53704,

608-695-1318

gst0423@gmail.com

Summary of Qualifications:

Exceptional communication and leadership skills
Successful collaborator with optimal organizational skills
Excellent interpersonal skills

Relevant Skills:

Organization

· Developed and implemented yearly curriculum calendars, including flow and deadlines

· Established and met essential deadlines to maintain work flow, while simultaneously working on multiple independent consulting projects

· Created and maintained student records for the purpose of tracking academic performance

Collaboration

· Teamed with fellow educators to develop system-wide learning competency documents, eventually adopted and implemented by K – 12 system

· Partnered with colleagues to adapt traditional face-to-face learning programs for application in an online environment for large non-profit

· Collaborated with educators from various organizations across the country to develop a new educational infrastructure

Interpersonal Skills

· Fostered understanding of the complexities of a multicultural environment complicated by diversity of socio-economic strata and created an atmosphere of understanding and acceptance

· Exhibited flexibility and adaptability in regularly adjusting presentations in order to ensure understanding and learning success

· Demonstrated initiative in independently developing an analytical spreadsheet to determine causes for contamination rates for improving best practices to improve quality of recovered tissue

Communication

· Skilled at breaking down complex concepts into understandable components, enabling others to internalize and apply them as evidenced by developing and delivering educational technology integration training for students, educators, and parents

· Co-presented innovative curriculum design model at conferences for the purpose of influencing systemic change

· Co-authored article on the subject of group dynamics within on-line learning systems intended to facilitate discussion and development of alternative learning architectures

Leadership

· Co-led team developing innovative curriculum design model later adopted by K-12 system

· Co-led teams engaged in research, development, and management of nation-wide distributed education program

· Mentored teachers while they researched, learned, and implemented new curriculum design models

Education

Madison College, Madison, Wisconsin – 2008 – 2009: Paralegal Certification
Pepperdine University, Malibu, California – 2001 – 2002: MA Educational Technology
Atlantic Union College, Lancaster, MA 1989 – 1990: Teacher Certification
Ray College of Design, Chicago, IL 1984 – 1986: Attended, Graphic/Advertising Design
Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI 1980 – 1984: BA History, Minor: Fine Arts

Employment History

May 2009 – August 2009: Interim Judicial Assistant to Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice
January 2009 – May 2009: Internship Wisconsin Supreme Court
2007 – Current: Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation, Madison, Wisconsin
2006 – 2007: Madison Country Day School, Waunakee, Wisconsin
2004 – 2006: Substitute Teaching, Madison, Wisconsin
2003 – 2006: Pepperdine University, Malibu, California
2003 – 2006: Museum of Tolerance, Los Angeles, California
2003 – 2004: About Learning, Wauconda, Illinois
2002 – 2003: Florida College of Health Sciences, Orlando, Florida