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Shurland George, M.Sc. PMP.

Shurland George, M.Sc. PMP.

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  • About me

    External Reviewer at University of Technology, Jamaica

  • Education

    • Canadian College of Educators

      2018 - 2018
      Certificate Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching

    • Project Management Institute

      2001 - 2001
      PMP Project Management

    • University of Surrey

      1995 - 1996
      M.Sc Tourism Education

      M.Sc Tourism Education

    • University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus

      -
      BSc BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT, MARKETING, AND RELATED SUPPORT SERVICES

      B.Sc. Business Management

    • University of the West Indies Centre for Hotel and Tourism Management

      1988 - 1989
      Post Graduate Diploma Hotel Management

      Hotel Management

    • University of Ottawa / Université d'Ottawa

      2002 - 2003
      Post Grad Certificate eBusiness

      Graduate Certificate E-Business

  • Experience

    • Community College of the Cayman Islands

      Jan 1993 - Jan 1996
      Lecturer

    • Intellitactics

      Jan 2000 - Jan 2000
      IT Security Consultant

      Developed outstanding national and international client relationship management with financial institutions such as Royal Bank of Canada, the Canadian Mint and international clientsControlled all project activities including contract management, budgeting and personnel requirements

    • Capilano University

      Jan 2004 - Jan 2008
      Lecturer Tourism

      Established tourism and hospitality courses. These were accepted by industry and led to institutional strengthening. Taught online, blended and face-to-face courses at the undergraduate and graduate level.

    • Tadj-Media Marketing Services

      Jan 2008 - Dec 2018
      Business Owner

      Owner/Director Business Development at Tadj-Media Marketing Services(www.tadjmedia.com) serving tourism and hospitality industry. Products included web services, signage, collateral, branding, graphic design and other services as demanded to clients• Performed contract management ensuring that needs are met and projects are successful• Increased revenue for the company through sales management activities• Worked with external partners to successfully increase clients’ revenue through website development and implementation and search engine optimization campaigns• Implemented and managed google ad-word advertising & email marketing Show less

    • Ontario Tourism Education Corporation (OTEC)

      Jan 2011 - Jan 2013
      Manager, Education and Skills Development

      The Manager, Education & Skills Development managed OTEC’s key occupational training partnerships with secondary, post-secondary and private colleges across Ontario. • Contributed to the development of new Education, Industry,and Workforce Development partnerships and projects, working to integrate occupational standards, certifications and employment training supports into the academic sector. • Led on the penetration of emerit occupational certification across the tourism and hospitality industry in Ontario, and ensures compliance to administrative and development processes. • This role also supported the partnership and contractual mandates and programs between CTHRC (Canadian Tourism Human Resource Council), and OTEC, which includes the Ready-to-Work Employment Preparation Project, emerit certification, and Labour Market project initiatives. Show less

    • World Wide Web Foundation: Open Barometer Project

      Jan 2016 - Mar 2017
      Lead Researcher & Reviewer

      Undertook primary and secondary open data research on governance, transparency, accountability, innovation, public participation, health and educational outcomesExamined the countries’ key aspects of Open Data: open data readiness, impact and data setsReviewed researchers’ output

    • Caribbean Open Data Institute / IRDC project

      Apr 2017 - Oct 2018
      Educational Consultant & Researcher

      • Researched and selected the digital competency framework DigComp 2.1 which guided the project.• Created online course content and curriculum to match needs analysis using Adapt as the authoring tool.• Collaborated with project teams to ensure the desired output was attained.

    • University of Technology, Jamaica

      Oct 2018 - now
      External Reviewer

      • Utilise analytics to ensure that the exams reflect a wide range of learning outcomes.• Ensure that development of students is in sync with Caribbean tourism education policies.• Monitor and evaluate program changes.

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