Adrian Clive Roberts, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

Princeton, New Jersey

Founder, President and CEO of Roberts Princeton Associates Corp/ Princeton Global Education Consulting. Provider of Language Consultant Services in Second Language and ESL Program optimization, Virtual Reality/Artificial Intelligence in Language Acquisition and Immersion, Curriculum Assessment, Experiential Learning, Faculty Development, Government, Intercultural Communications and Team Building, Language Assessment, Sales and Marketing, and Global Networking.

Princeton, New Jersey

Founding member, former Chairman and Trustee of the English Language Testing Society

Princeton, New Jersey

Command Language Education Program Manager, U.S. Air Force

Independent Language Consultant for Paradigm Testing, providing consulting services on foreign language and English-as-a-Second Language. Paradigm’s team is composed of top professionals from the high-stakes testing industry, and the company’s strategic partners are leaders in their respective specialty areas. Paradigm Testing supports testing organizations with a growing suite of specialty services, including Test Accommodations & Accessibility Services, Test Security Services, and Psychometric Services. Paradigm has attracted an all-star panel of experts and specialists to ensure outstanding customer service to meet the unique needs of the high-stakes testing community.

Princeton, New Jersey

Senior Company officer of a world renowned second-language testing company, producing customized assessments for government and private sector clients. Oversaw test development, test translation, and test administration. Supervised directly, Director of Project and Test Management, Director of Operations and Test Translation, and numerous Project Leads. Successfully created a new headquarters division of SLTI in Princeton, NJ. Oversaw the development of a major test of English for University admissions through collaboration with ELS, Berlitz & Benesse Corporations. Led a major US government project to successful completion. Established a board of senior advisors comprising top experts in second language testing and psychometrics. Within the first year brought the company to profitability. Reported directly to the Berlitz President and CEO. Served as a member of US Delegation on the ISO TC232 Committee for Education outside the formal arena – 2015, as a member of ASTM Committee on Standards for Interpreters – 2016 and as a member of the Testing Committee, Interagency Language Roundtable – 2015 to 2016.

Princeton, Nj

Vice President, responsible for test research, test development and test implementation for over 60 ELS schools throughout the United States and around the world. Liaison between ELS, Berlitz, SLTI and Benesse Corporation. Participated in national and international conferences pertaining to second language teaching and testing and computer adaptive testing. Directed the United Nations Many Languages One World Essay Contest and Global Youth Forum in the General Assembly of the United Nations Building 2014 – 2016. Reported directly to the Berlitz and ELS President and CEO.

Director, responsible for test research, test development and test implementation for over 60 ELS schools throughout the United States and around the world. Liaison between ELS, Berlitz, SLTI and Benesse Corporation. Participated in national and international conferences pertaining to second language teaching and testing and computer adaptive testing. Directed the United Nations Many Languages One World Essay Contest and Global Youth Forum in the General Assembly of the United Nations Building 2014 – 2016. Reported directly to the Berlitz and ELS President and CEO.

Monterey, Ca

Led a Korean language school comprising circa 150 faculty members and over 400 students. Actively coordinated, directed and supported the activities of associate deans, assistant deans, department chairs and program directors. Monitored employee compliance with policy procedures and directives. Participated in activities to meet strategic international faculty hiring needs. Recruited, selected and retained faculty. Made program changes by making operational and policy decisions affecting the delivery of instruction, changes in curriculum, special projects, and personnel assignments. Developed outcome-oriented curriculum. Collaborated effectively with a collective bargaining environment. Provided a model of professionalism and intellectual engagement. Formulated instructional objectives, methods and procedures. Chaired committees including the WASC accreditation committee and the Dean Council. Attended events throughout the community and professionally represented DLIFLC and its academic programs. Developed and sustained strategic partnerships with higher education institutions and universities. Positively enhanced military student life as it related to barriers in education. Ensured that students met the language proficiency goals of the US Military. Made strategic decisions with an annual budget of 10 million dollars. Successfully merged two Korean schools into one, while maintaining a positive work environment. Visited Seoul, Korea in 2011 and 2012 to establish partnerships with three major Korean universities (Ivy League equivalents) to develop and conduct six-week Korean language and culture immersion programs for DLI students in Seoul.

Monterey, Ca

Led a multi-level Arabic language school consisting of circa150 faculty members and over 400 students. Actively coordinated, directed and supported the activities of associate deans, assistant deans, department chairs and program directors. Monitored employee compliance with policy procedures and directives. Participated in activities to meet strategic international faculty hiring needs. Recruited, selected and retained faculty. Made program changes by making operational and policy decisions affecting the delivery of instruction, changes in curriculum, special projects, and personnel assignments. Developed outcome-oriented curriculum. Collaborated effectively with a collective bargaining environment. Provided a model of professionalism and intellectual engagement. Formulated instructional objectives, methods and procedures. Chaired committees; including the WASC accreditation committee and the Dean Council. Attended events throughout the community and professionally represented DLIFLC and its academic programs. Developed and sustained strategic partnerships with higher education institutions and universities. Positively enhanced military student life as it related to barriers in education. Ensured that students met the language proficiency goals of the US Military. Made strategic decisions with an annual budget of 10 million dollars. Worked effectively with multiple cultures; accomplished cohesive work environment comprising Arabic speakers from a spectrum of ethnic, linguistic and religious backgrounds.

Monterey, Ca

Responsible for Leadership Programs, Instructional Technology Programs, and the Visiting Scholar Program. Determined training needs of DLI’s language schools. Developed and conducted workshops/training in Experiential Learning, Team Building, Leadership Effectiveness, Cultural Awareness, and Instructor Certification. Introduced the "Appreciative Inquiry" model for organizational change and strategic development to the Defense Language Institute through the Team Building Workshop designed in 2004. Served as Acting Dean. Member of the hiring Committee for the Korean School. Tenure Board Member. Chair of the Faculty Advisory Council. Certified Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR) Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) Tester of English.

San Diego, Ca

Led the American Language Institute, SDSU, the largest self-supporting university-governed English-as-a-Second Language institute in the US. Supervised multiple organizational tiers comprising 3 divisions: English for Academic Purposes, Intensive English Communications, and Business English. Recruited 3000 culturally diverse students annually from over 50 countries. Hired, retained and evaluated a faculty and staff of over 120. Independently funded the Institute through grants, special programs, increased enrollments, and international referral agents. Contracted with private sector and government agencies. Managed a $7 million budget. Conducted business in over seventeen countries. Spearheaded the identification and development of new programs in critical foreign languages at advanced proficiency levels. Collaborated with the Language Acquisition Resource Center, San Diego State University on grant proposals and language programs. Served as liaison with colleges and universities. Wrote a successful proposal to subcontract with General Atomics on a grant project with International Science and Technology Center, Russia, to retrain Russian nuclear scientist for peaceful pursuits. Represented SDSU and the College of Extended Studies at the Chinese Education Association for International Exchange (CEAIE) Conference in Beijing China. Visited all sponsoring foreign (primarily Middle-Eastern) embassies in Washington, D.C. annually for seven years. Visited the Saudi Arabian Minister of Education in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to present a proposal for teacher training submitted by the College of Extended Studies, San Diego State University (April 2001). Wrote successful proposal for a major Japanese language firm to develop teacher-training curriculum and send teachers to Japan. Oversaw the conducting of a teacher-training program for 40 high school English teachers from Taejon. Wrote successful proposal for the Korean Ministry of Home Affairs.

Ph.D., German Literature

Regents Fellowship 1981-1982

C.Phil., German Literature

Magister Artium, Neuere Deutsche Philologie

M.A. in German Literature with Minors in English and American Literature.

B.A. With Distinction, German

Activities and Societies: California State Scholarship and Ruby B. Cleaver GrantSenior Year abroad at the University of Tübingen.