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Eileen Mackey Downing

Eileen Mackey Downing

Instructor, Minnesota English Center

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Senior Learning Manager at Microsoft Worldwide Learning

  • Education

    • Ashland High School

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    • University of Cape Town

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      Master of Education - MEd Higher Education Studies, awarded with distinction

    • University of Minnesota

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      Master of Arts - MA TESOL with distinction

    • Quincy University

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      Bachelor of Arts - BA ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE/LETTERS

  • Experience

    • University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

      Feb 1996 - Jun 1998
      Instructor, Minnesota English Center

    • Sultan Qaboos University

      Aug 1998 - Jun 2000
      English Language Instructor and Assessment Specialist

    • Arthur Andersen

      Jan 2000 - Jan 2002
      English Language Trainer and Editor

    • Higher Colleges of Technology

      Jan 2004 - Jan 2008
      Trainer, College of Business and IT

    • University of Cape Town

      Jan 2004 - Aug 2004

      • Text In Context - Faculty of Humanities

        Jan 2004 - Aug 2004

      • Facilitator, Becoming a Professional, UCT Faculty of Health Sciences

        Jan 2004 - Aug 2004

    • Family Literacy Project / Noah's Ark Pre-school (NPO)

      Jan 2013 - Jan 2016
      Head of Fundraising

      Organized fundraising efforts which covered over 50% of school budget. Managed parents and community members to provide support at professional sporting events.https://www.facebook.com/FLPsouthafrica/

    • Sani Dragon, Running Man Adventures

      Jan 2015 - Jan 2017
      Event Organizer

      Member of the team responsible for birthing, planning, organizing and hosting the Sani Dragon, a two-day mountain bike stage race up the iconic Sani Pass in the beautiful Drakensberg mountains between South Africa and Lesotho.

    • GP Strategies Corporation

      May 2019 - Aug 2021
      Readiness Project Manager and Technical Writer

    • Microsoft

      Sept 2021 - now
      Business Program Manager, Employee Skilling

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Azure Fundamentals AZ-900

      Microsoft
      Sept 2020

    • PowerPoint 2016 Essential Training

      LinkedIn
      May 2019
      View certificate certificate

    • Data-Driven Learning Design

      LinkedIn
      Apr 2022
      View certificate certificate

    • Azure AI Engineer Associate

      Microsoft
      Jan 2024

    • Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Fundamentals

      Microsoft
      Apr 2023
      View certificate certificate

    • Microsoft WWL Generative AI for Skilling 2023 Hackathon Winner

      Microsoft
      May 2023
      View certificate certificate

    • Excel 2019 Essential Training

      LinkedIn
      May 2019
      View certificate certificate

    • Artificial Intelligence Foundations: Thinking Machines

      LinkedIn
      Feb 2023
      View certificate certificate

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Fundraising Volunteer

      Issued by Reach For A Dream Foundation on Jan 2018
      Reach For A Dream FoundationAssociated with Eileen Mackey Downing

    • Head Of Fundraising

      Issued by Family Literacy Project / Noah's Ark Pre-school, Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa on Jan 2013
      Family Literacy Project / Noah's Ark Pre-school, Kwa-Zulu Natal, South AfricaAssociated with Eileen Mackey Downing

    • Management Committee Member

      Issued by Clouds of Hope Children's Care Center (orphanage), KZN South Africa on Jan 2009
      Clouds of Hope Children's Care Center (orphanage), KZN South AfricaAssociated with Eileen Mackey Downing

    • Committee Member, Chairperson

      Issued by Drak MTB Club on Jan 2012
      Drak MTB ClubAssociated with Eileen Mackey Downing