Stefan Johnsson Email & Phone Number

Houston, Texas, United States

Supervises the front desk and compliance staff. Helps to promote customer service experience among students and scholars by creating efficient processing, training, and better business practices to implement ways to serve our stakeholders better. Compliance staff overseas all reporting for enrolled international students and alumni on OPT and OPT-STEM Extension. Works to create and promote office events, webinars, and town hall meetings. Acts as a liaison to other offices on campus, participates in meetings and forums, and interprets and explains regulations to staff, students, and faculty.

Houston, Texas Area

-Designated School Official (DSO) and Alternate Responsible Officer (ARO)-Advises students and scholars on their non-immigrant status, which includes change of status, reinstatement, filing for work authorization with USCIS, cultural adjustment issues, etc.-Overseas F-1 student compliance to the federal regulations through reports and system alerts.-Handles the registration, personal information updates, program alerts, etc. for 5000+ international students and alumni.-Updates students on regulatory changes through emails and webinars.-Alerts system analysts of any errors within PeopleSoft and the batch processing for SEVIS.-Publishes the ISSS annual enrollment report to show trends in the international students and scholars attending UH.-Provides the international student and scholar data for the IIE’s Open Doors annual reports (iie.org).-Trains new admissions staff, College advisors and personnel regarding F-1 regulations and ISSS business practices.-Leads student volunteers and coordinates the international student orientation and check-ins.-Provides technical guidance to office staff on how to report updates to SEVIS through the PeopleSoft system.-Updates office handouts, forms and website information to comply with new regulations and business practices.

Houston, Texas Area

-Developing knowledge of Peoplesoft and SEVIS in relation to an international office environment.-Learning and understanding vital skills in immigration law dealing with F, J, and H4 visa types.-Helping students with questions regarding CPT, OPT, and OPT-X.-Gaining experience of day-to-day questions on immigration issues by watching, learning, and doing.-Understanding the workflow of an office helping over 4000 international students and scholars.-Being a part of the setting up and successful implementation of check-in and orientation for over 250 international students. (Spring '13)-Handled J-1 Orientation sessions for new research and short term scholars.

Houston, Texas Area

Professional English for Foreign Applicants(PEFFA)The mission of PEFFA is to help foreign applicants gain a competitive edge applying for jobs within the United States.Professional proofreading, review and revision for the following, but not limited to: Personal Statement Resume/CV Cover Letter Letter of RecommendationContract work available for technical writing, content editing or writing. Contact: peffa.usa@gmail.comWebsite: www.peffa-usa.com

Houston, Texas Area

Content writer and editor for TDC Fashion.

Leiden, Geneva, London, Beijing, And Vienna

-Intense Master's program that included five cities in 11 months.-Studied mostly in Europe with two months in Beijing while exploring and understanding the culture that I had to live in. -Developing and synthesizing ideas on International Relations while fulfilling my degree requirements. -Introduced a different side to International Relations by helping to connect and understand culture outside of the United States.

Independence, Mo

--A mentor and servant leader to staff and teenagers at a therapeutic boarding school.--Building short and long-term relationships with residents, families, and staff.--Planning daily activities and events.--Resolving conflict through de-escalation and mediation.--Writing weekly and quarterly reviews on residents.--Successfully recruited, organized, and maintained an indoor soccer team for league play.--Dealing with verbal and mental abuse in an appropriate manner.--Continuously making sure that all residents are under direct supervision.--Assigning staff to different tasks on a daily basis.--Maintained and directed the medicinal needs of residents.

Graduate Certificate, Professional, Technical, Business, And Scientific Writing

Completed Courses: Professional Writing and Rhetoric Technical Writing Editing Grant Writing

Global Ma, International Relations

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Sociology And History

Activities and Societies: Campus Crusade for Christ(CRU) - Prayer Team Leader (2008-09)History Thesis on Science Fiction short stories.