Dianne M. Harris - Mba, B. Ed. Email & Phone Number

Jamaica

St Andrew, Jamaica

-Supervision and quality control of marking - regional CAPE examination;-Generate examination material, select and revise material and prepare mark schemes for examination questions; -Seed Making - Seeds ensure markers adherence to examination marking standards;-Proficient in use of RM Assessor - the world's most widely used e-marking platform;

Write questions/items/Case Studies added to the CAPE question bank for the Management of Business and Entrepreneurship examinations.

Kingston, Jamaica

Head of Business Education Department (Acted)•Actively assisted the Head of School in ensuring the good professional practices, standards, and quality of teaching and learning, through proper dialogue with the subject teachers. • Formal and informal observation/feedback regarding class teaching practices. • Advised and contributed to curriculum development at school level under the direction and guidance of the school principal.• Co-ordinated the teaching and learning of the subject areas within the department. • Set examination papers, co-ordinated marking schemes, internal examinations and assessment processes in collaboration with subject teachers. • Ensuredtimely and adequate provision of textbooks and materials, required for the effective teaching of the subject areas within the department.• Ensured that the maintenance and upkeep of equipment for used by subject teachers• Prepared specifications and budgets for the requirements of the subjects. • Mentored new teachers in the department.• Led regular departmental meetings and ensuring the keeping of minutes. Encouraged the continuous participation in professional developmentUsed the Moodle School Management System to coordinate and manage students data.Role: Business Education Teacher HOD/Educator Courses Taught: Production and Operations Management;Marketing Management; Small Business Management/Entrepreneurship;Business in its Environment; Management of People; Finance/Accounting Management.Additional responsibilities: - Facilitator - Youth Innovation and New Product Creation. -Advisor- Young Entrepreneurship Society, Key Club Faculty Advisor - Member – Staff Development Committee

Founder & CEOServices Offered: Training of Youth, Women and Small Business Entrepreneurs Business Mentoring/Coaching/ConsultingOrganize and Execute Workshops & Interactive Learning SessionsHow To - Successfully execute Product/Business Pitching for funding Lean Startup Methodologies-Advisor Board member - ConnectiMass -Mentor/Coach for Startup Weekend Jamaica 2013-Developed Courses and trained Jamaican tech Entrepreneurs in Ideation, Pitch and Lean-Startup Methodology- InfoDev’s Venture Out Challenge - Mobile Apps Competition 2013.- Conducted workshop on Business Model Canvas-Business Mentor for InfoDev/WorldBank Entrepreneurship Programme for Innovation in the Caribbean Mobile Apps Startup Boot Camp 2014

Lecturer - Business Administration

Kingston, Jamaica

Responsibilities: Develop promotional strategy and materials for local and regional market, Market Research to ascertain publishing needs and competitor analysis, oversee the design and dissemination of relevant promotional material. : Coordinated training of trainers : Supervised training department

Responsibilities: -Developed promotional materials; follow-up Local and regional markets. -Market research to ascertain publishing needs and competitor's status

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), International Business

- Academic Award: Academic Certificate of Excellence - GPA 3.85 -ACHIEVED PROFICIENCY IN: Organizational Behaviour, Data Analysis.

(B. Ed) Hons, Bachelor Of Education - Business Studies

Activities and Societies: Circle K Club Divisional Secretary Eastern Canada and the Caribbean DistrictCircle K Club Campaign manager.