Michael W Beard

Experience

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  Saint Mary Medical Center

  Apr 1990 - Aug 1995

  Human Resources Rep.

  - Human resources representative (employment pre-screening, interviewing, onboarding) - Manager of the education department office - Medical secretary

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  Los Angeles Unified School District

  Sept 1996 - Jun 1998

  Elementary School Teacher

  Taught Kindergarden and Second grade

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  Osh Business and Training Center

  Feb 1999 - Jun 2009

  General Director

  The Osh Business and Training Center was a small business incubation site providing hands-on training in small business start-up and operations. Job Responsibilities Include: - Coached incubation and start-up of community-based small businesses- Extensive impact investment fundraising - Designed and facilitated soft skills workshops- Developed partnerships with non-government organizations and local city officials

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  International School, Vietnam National University, Hanoi-Vietnam

  Jan 2010 - Jan 2012

  University Educator - Lecturer

  - Designed and taught curriculum for Western Civilization course - Designed and taught curriculum for Intro to Philosophy course

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  Singapore International School (SIS)

  Aug 2012 - Jul 2015

  - Coordinated and wrote reports for WASC accreditation - Lead faculty, assistant teachers and administrative staff- Coordinated daily staffing requirements - Administered annual staff performance appraisals- Revised school safety and behavior management guidelines - Monitored academic reporting - Taught year 6 to 9 (middle school) social studies- Taught IGCSE Global Studies (year 10 and 11)

  • Deputy Principal (Vice Principal)

    Aug 2013 - Jul 2015

  • High School - Middle School Teacher

    Aug 2012 - Jul 2013
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  Navigating Business Series

  Aug 2015 - now

  Lead Trainer and Workshop Designer

  Professional and business training solutions (see Navseries.com) - Created multiple interactive soft skills workshops - Designed workshop workbooks and materials - Facilitated multiple workshops for professionals, SMEs and international schools

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  Simple Coffee

  Aug 2015 - now

  Director Of Business Development

  Simple Coffee (fb.com/SimpleCoffeeVN) is a direct-trade social impact retail coffee shop and wholesale roastery. We are an inclusive workplace providing job experience to neurodiverse young adults in partnership with Imago Work vocational training program. Job Responsibilities Include: - Bootstrapped lean start-up - Lead strategic planning and execution - Set-up coffee roasting operations - Established supply chain for direct-trade products - Developed wholesale customer base - Curated retail customer experience Show less

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  Simple Coffee & Imago Work Social Enterprise

  Aug 2015 - now

  Partner

  Parent company of Simple Coffee, Imago Work and Navigating Business Series

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  FranklinCovey Vietnam

  May 2019 - Nov 2021

  Corporate Trainer

  - Facilitated "Seven Habits of Highly Effective People" workshops for educational professionals

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  Imago Work

  May 2020 - now

  Director Of Curriculum Development

  Imago Work (imagowork.com) is a vocational training program for neurodiverse young adults. Our program includes training in life skills, social skills and vocational skills. Our mission is to build, model and mobilize a movement of inclusive workplaces and accessible communities where people of all abilities can contribute to transforming society. Job Responsibilities Include: - Bootstrapped lean start-up - Developed curriculum scope and sequence - Created lesson plan template - Wrote all vocational lesson plans (200+ lessons) - Designed instructional visuals and marketing pieces Show less