David Bailey Ph.D.

Experience

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  Texas A&M University

  Aug 2004 - Jun 2008

  Graduate Teaching Assistant
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  Boise State University

  Aug 2008 - Jun 2010

  Assistant Professor of Communication and Director of Forensics
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  Pi Kappa Delta

  Mar 2015 - Mar 2017

  President

  National President, Pi Kappa Delta (2015-2017)• Provided direction and leadership to the largest and oldest of the nation’s intercollegiate speech and debate societies. Pi Kappa Delta has approximately 100 chapters in 47 states. Active annual individual membership is 1,500 to 1,700. • Collaboratively led the National Council in planning all aspects of the organization—most notably the national tournament—attended by approximately 90 to 95 schools with some 2,100 total entries.• Administered annual budgets. • Worked closely with the Chief Financial Officer to oversee organizational assets. • Facilitated passage of 17 amendments to the PKD constitution. • Oversaw fundraising efforts resulting in substantial grant support.• Oversaw and facilitated contracts with hotels and other vendors. • Orchestrated the development of new competitive events such as literary criticism and interviewing. • Developed and implemented an annual professional development pre-conference where faculty and students present papers on various aspects of speech and debate administration, education, and support. Show less

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  Southwest Baptist University

  May 2015 - May 2021

  Professor of Communication (2018-2021), Associate Professor (2015-2018), Assistant Professor (2010-2015)• Developed and taught numerous courses. Taught 15 to 18 credit hours and instructed 60 to 80 undergraduates per semester. • Advised and mentored 15 to 20 undergraduates per semester. • Oversaw the online components of each course via the university learning management system.Chair, Derryberry School of Communication Arts (2010-2017)• Managed 6 full-time faculty members and several part-time faculty. Adopted a team-oriented, collaborative approach to strategic planning and problem-solving. • Systematically assessed the needs of the school and created/implemented a detailed strategic plan.• Developed and implemented the school’s first social media strategy with 600+ followers. • Scheduled courses considering student needs/demands, our strategic plan, and faculty needs.• Collected and analyzed data from multiple sources to inform strategic decisions. • Administered annual budgets• Mentored faculty toward tenure and promotion. • Coordinated 4 to 12 student internships each academic year. • Directed the basic communication courses with 100 to 140 students per semester.Director of Speech & Debate (2010-Present) • Coached the SBU Speech and Debate team to a National Championship in debate sweepstakes (2014), 6 State Championships, and 8 sweepstakes placings in the top 10 at Pi Kappa Delta Nationals.• Coached students to competitive success in 4 different debate formats and 14 different speech events. • Administered large annual travel budgets.• Coordinated travel and logistical arrangements for teams of 3 to 22 students. • Hosted tournaments and other campus events for 50 to 175 competitors and guests. • Recruited a diverse group of talented students to the team. Show less President, Southwest Baptist University Faculty Senate (2015-2016)• Elected to lead approximately 30 faculty senators representing approximately 125 faculty. • Led the 6 members of the Senate Executive Committee. • Presided over all SBU faculty senate meetings. • Advocated for faculty welfare and communicated concerns to the administration.• Assisted in the accreditation process. • Reviewed approximately 40 curriculum changes from a wide array of academic disciplines and helped secure their passage through faculty senate. • Met regularly with university administration to discuss all aspects of university business. Show less

  • Professor of Communication, Director of Speech and Debate

    Aug 2010 - May 2021

  • Faculty Senate President

    May 2015 - May 2016
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  Duck Creek Technologies

  Jul 2021 - now

  Product Trainer

  ● Facilitated virtual instructor-led learning experiences via Microsoft Teams● Taught Duck Creek Policy Boot Camp, Creating User Interfaces with Page Builder, Duck Creek Insights (Map2Code and Extract Mapper), and Duck Creek Reinsurance at frequent intervals for classes consisting of internal and external learners● Achieved high learner satisfaction scores● Supported learner enablement by featuring hands-on product exercises, demonstrations, presentations, debugging and solution-based problem-solving● Collaboratively-created and edited self-guided online courses about various aspects of the Duck Creek platform and tools● Assisted with the development and editing of both new and existing curricula in response to updates to the Duck Creek tools and platform● Engaged regularly with subject matter experts, instructional designers, and DCU colleagues to create positive and impactful learning experiences tailored to the unique role-based needs of the learners● Acquired deep knowledge of and proficiency with Duck Creek Author, Extract Mapper, Map2Code, Page Builder, Duck Creek Reinsurance and other products and tools Show less