Brett Welch Email & Phone Number

Maple Grove, MN

• Examine ELA, Math, Science, and Social Science test scripts.
• Create the audio scripting of passages and items in DRC's test engine, correcting errors and mispronunciations in the AI model voicing.
• Set flags and leave feedback in DRC’s item bank to alert the test development team that changes to audio need to be made.
• Review tests on Chromebooks, iPads, and Desktop, noting any issues with functionality and content.
• Create Closed Captions for audio test items.

Plymouth, MN

• Examine ELA, Math, Science, and Social Science test scripts.
• Create the audio scripting of passages and items in DRC's test engine, correcting errors and mispronunciations in the AI model voicing.
• Set flags and leave feedback in DRC’s item bank to alert the test development team that changes to audio need to be made.
• Review tests on Chromebooks, iPads, and Desktop, noting any issues with functionality and content.
• Create Closed Captions for audio test items.

Plymouth, MN

• Examine ELA, Math, Science, and Social Science test scripts.
• Create the audio scripting of passages and items in DRC's test engine, correcting errors and mispronunciations in the AI model voicing.
• Set flags and leave feedback in DRC’s item bank to alert the test development team that changes to audio need to be made.
• Review tests on Chromebooks, iPads, and Desktop, noting any issues with functionality and content.
• Create Closed Captions for audio test items.

• Marked and provided feedback on assignments submitted by staff of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) undertaking the Management Learning Programme.
• Completed the UNHCR Management Learning Programme.
• Made use of Carfax and UNHCR reporting methods.

Blaine, MN

• Provided academic assistance to assigned students in the areas of reading, writing, phonics, and spelling. Worked with a diverse student population ranging from 6th grade to adult learners.
• Assisted students in developing and mastering critical thinking and academic study skill competencies, including exam preparation for GED and ACT.

Commonwealth Terrace Cooperative (CTC), St. Paul, MN

• 45 hours teaching (120 total contact hours in the Hamline TEFL program) Adult ESL at Commonwealth Terrace Cooperative (CTC) for intermediate to advanced international students at the University of Minnesota needing.
• Collaborated and developed lesson plans with other teachers.
• Observed and provided feedback to peer teachers.

Maysville, Kentucky

• As Schoolmaster at Maysville Academy, I taught Classical studies, History, English, Latin, Civics, History of Science & Technology, and Oratory for the 2015/2016 Academic Year.
• Co-administered school with a second Schoolmaster, developing and coordinating curriculum, and promoting the school's growth and expansion.
• Curriculum based on the British Independent Schools Examinations Board (ISEB).
• Classes were in small groups, with a maximum fourteen pupils.
• Maintained clear communication with peers and the second Schoolmaster.
• Was an active participant in the wider school community.

Pinewood Elementary School, Mounds View, MN

• Worked one-on-one with students (1st-3rd grade) who need reading assistance. I make use of Minnesota Reading Corps literacy interventions and conduct assessments to ensure students are on track to read at the end of.
• Worked with school staff, teachers and coaches to set tutoring schedules, maintain consistent tutoring fidelity, and record the progress of individual students.
• On Family Library Night at Pinewood, I lead two sessions of Philosophy Club with children (1st-6th grade) and their parents, which expands the children's critical thinking skills and imagination.

Stirling, Scotland

• Developed curriculum and chaired seminars.
• Structured, organized, and lead tutorial discussions for students at all undergraduate levels.
• Advised students in office hours.
• Graded and critiqued student essays for 1st through 4th-year students, as well as grading weekly exercises from Logic students from 2nd year and above.
• Liaised with department on behalf of students in dealing with academic as well as personal issues.
• Nominated for ‘Most Inspiring Tutor’ at the University of Stirling (2013).

Hamel, Minnesota

• Facilitator (Chair): Engineering department meetings. Created the meeting agenda, led discussion, and maintained focus on topics for weekly engineering department meetings.
• As part of the role as engineering department facilitator, sought after, fielded and organized discussions regarding concerns within the engineering department. Additionally, liaised with other departments on behalf of.
• Head CAD Drafter: New product line – TruTrack actuators. Was the first drafter of new product line, and took on the role of head drafter when the project expanded to take on new drafters for further design and.
• As a member of the engineering department, worked as a member of a team to strict timelines.
• CAD software used: SOLIDWORKS and CADKEY.

Anoka, Minnesota

• Focused mainly on converting hand-drawn blueprints into CAD drawings.
• CAD software used: CADAM and CATIA.

Blaine, MN

• Trained in basic care practices to care for my mother who suffered from debilitating Multiple Sclerosis.

Tefl Graduate Certificate, Teaching English As A Second Or Foreign Language/Esl Language Instructor

Learned the principles and practices of teaching English as a foreign language. During workshops and lectures I learned practical teaching.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Philosophy

• Thesis: A Phenomenological-Enactive Theory of the Minimal Self. • Student (2013): Copenhagen Summer School in Phenomenology and.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Philosophy

• Thesis: A Phenomenological-Enactive Theory of the Minimal Self. • Student (2013): Copenhagen Summer School in Phenomenology and.

Mlitt, Philosophy

• Dissertation: What Am I? An Embodied Hybrid version of Animalism and Constitutionalism in the debate over Personal Ontology. • Modules.

Mlitt, Philosophy

• Dissertation: What Am I? An Embodied Hybrid version of Animalism and Constitutionalism in the debate over Personal Ontology. • Modules.

Ba, Philosophy, Classical Civilizations

• Minors: Humanities in the West, History of Science and Technology • Senior Project Topic: Worldview Transitions from Hesiod to.

Associate Of Arts, General Studies

• Outstanding Student Award: Philosophy (2003) • Study Abroad: Oxford University (Autumn 2002)

Diploma, Mechanical Drafting