Gary Ihar

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Gary "Igor" Ihar (hereinafter, Gary) is a project manager, college instructor, technologist, Career Network Ministry's volunteer, and an independent recruiter currently residing in the Washington DC metro area.


Resume

Gary lists his entrepreneurial spirit, thinking "outside the box," and finding "a way to get it done" as his strongest abilities.

Professional Experience

11/2017 - Present Cloud Project Manager, Educaship Alliance LLC, Dumfries, Virginia
  • Project Management. Manages CNM Cloud Project to create technology that supports digital services for Career Network Ministry, Vienna, Virginia, USA on a private cloud
  • Curriculum Development. Creates curriculum for current and prospective entrepreneurs and c-level executives, and startup business officers requested by a venture capital group
11/2018 - 12/2018 Shanghai Jian Qiao University Instructor, Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology (contractor), Shanghai, China
5/2012 - 6/2018 U.S. Department of State Project Director, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Washington, DC
  • Project Management. As a subcontractor, directed projects for official visitors invited by the Department of State through the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP)
1/2009 - 5/2018 Adjunct Management Department Instructor, Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology, Flushing, New York
  • Teaching. Remotely taught management courses including business management and public relations for undergraduate students matriculated into management programs
9/2010 - 10/2017 Independent Recruiter, Trainer, Curriculum Developer, Instructional Technologist, Freelance – Virginia, New York, Washington, DC, and remotely
  • Recruitment. As a recruiter for The Economic Group, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, secured 250+ new hires for various clients, including Skolkovo Innovative Center, Moscow, Russia
  • Hands-On Training. Designed and led hands-on training for 3,200+ people in accounting, project management (PMBOK® Guide), web tools like HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and PHP
  • Curriculum Development. Designed an innovative curriculum and integrated a Moodle-based learning management system into the U. S. Marine Corps Flight Student Language Program
  • Lecturing. Presented a lecture on multicultural management for Washington DC Chapter of Project Management Institute (PMI®), Wasgington, DC, USA
7/2010 - 7/2011 U.S. Marine Corps Culture Instructor, Professional Solutions LLC (government contractor), Quantico, Virginia
  • Teaching. Taught international culture courses for the U. S. Marine Corps Flight Student Language Program at the Center for Advanced Operational Culture Learning
12/2006 - 11/2014 Ural Federal University Consultant, The Economic Group (contractor), Yekaterinburg, Russia (remotely)
  • Consulting. Advised the university leadership on Bologna Accord, learning management systems, educational software implementations, and business opportunities
7/2007 - 5/2009 Instructor, Lecturer, Curriculum Developer, Freelance – New York City, New York and remotely
  • Lecturing. Presented a lecture on international marketing campaigns at School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) of Columbia University, New York, USA
  • Teaching. Developed and taught extracurricular business courses for Ural Federal University, Yekaterinburg, Russian Federation, and Belarusian State University, Minsk, Belarus
7/2006 - 12/2007 Adjunct Business Department Instructor, SUNY Westchester Community College, Valhalla, New York
  • Teaching. Taught business courses including general marketing, international business, and international marketing for undergraduate students matriculated into business programs

Community Service

2/2012 – Present Vice President | Belarusian Community Center, Brooklyn, New York
2/2012 – Present Lead | Computer Services, Career Network Ministry at McLean Bible Church, Vienna, Virginia
4/2012 – Present Organizer | Events for Managers and Entrepreneurs Meetup, https://www.MeetUp.Com/TechDC

Educational Credentials

M.B.A., Business Administration | Belarusian State University, Minsk, Belarus
M.S./B.S., Mechanical Engineering | Belarusian-Russian University, Mogilev, Belarus

Digital Development Competencies

Digital Administration Competencies

Office Software Competencies

  • Graphic production – Adobe Creative Suite (including InDesign, Photoshop), CorelDRAW, Inkscape
  • Video production – Camtasia
  • Digital visualization – Axure Pro, Balsamiq
  • Presentation and webconferencing – SmartBoard, Cisco Webex, GoToMeeting, Skype for Business, Jitsi, Apache OpenMeetings, BigBlueButton, etc.
  • Office suites such as Microsoft Office, LibreOffice, etc. – word processors, presentation programs, spreadsheet editors, personal information managers, desktop publishing apps.

Professional Certifications

Project Management Professional® | PMP® Number 1646031, Project Management Institute®, Pennsylvania, USA

Aspirations

Currently, Gary lives in the Washington D.C. metro area, but Gary is open to relocation and/or travel both domestically and worldwide.

For the current project

As the instructor, Gary has always been excited about a combination of formal training and apprenticeship. As the recruiter, Gary has always experienced difficulties to find qualified candidates for his major clients such a venture capital group, angel investor, and startups. To address this discrepancy, Gary is managing CNM Cloud Project. Currently, the current phase of this project is at about 85% completion.

For the next opportunity

As an aspiring PhD student, Gary is looking for some combination of employment and learning. Being alphabetically listed, Gary's:
  1. Research areas include computer science, education, human development, human resource administration, learning, and/or linguistics.
  2. Promising occupations include:
    • in education -- (math, physical science, and/or other) teacher, (business, culture, English, and/or science) faculty member, (technical) trainer, etc.
    • in new developments -- project manager, product owner, Scrum master, project sponsor, team lead, mentor, etc.
    • in recruitment -- recruiter, senior recruiter, technical recruiter, etc.
    • in technology -- chief information officer, chief technology officer, information technology manager, instructional technologist, etc.
  3. Industries include education, recruitment, vocational training, and workforce development.