Gary Ihar
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.
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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
- Information Technology. Makes final decisions on architecture and implementations of various software for the project, as well as directly oversees coding iterations of its identification and access management (IAM) system
11/2018 - 12/2018 Shanghai Jian Qiao University Instructor, Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology (partner), Shanghai, China - Teaching. Taught two courses, Organizational Behavior and Principles of Accounting, for undergraduate students matriculated into airport management programs
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, 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 for the U. S. Marine Corps Flight Student Language Program, as well as learning program for entrepreneurs, c-level executives, and startup business officers requested by a venture capital group
- Lecturing. Presented a lecture on multicultural management for Washington DC Chapter of Project Management Institute (PMI®), Wasgington, DC, USA
- Technology Development. Designed an enterprise platform using ERP software, email software, video sharing software, and learning management software for an Ukrainian client
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, Programmer, 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
- Programming. Coded the first version of Opplet using PHP, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
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
- Web Development. Using basic web languages, developed educational webpages in order to support students.
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
Code Development Competencies
System Development 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.
- Project management -- Redmine, MS Project
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:
- Research areas include computer science, education, human development, human resource administration, learning, and/or linguistics.
- 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.
- Industries include education, recruitment, vocational training, and workforce development.
