Microsoft Word, Excell and Powerpoint skills
EMMANUEL OLUPOT
SOCIAL SCIENTIST
GRAND RAPIDS,MICHIGAN
Summary
Talented Director with excellent marketing, customer service and facility oversight skills coupled with more than 9 years of experience. Highly effective and comfortable working with people at all organizational levels.
Overview
4
4
Languages
15
15
years of post-secondary education
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Director/Owner
AIRIAMET COFFEE SHOP
SOROTI, UGANDA
01.2020 - Current
- Utilized trends in in the industry marketplaces to create solutions and refine business strategies.
- Created organization's mission and vision statements for use by all employees.
- Resolved all issues efficiently, which in turn enhanced customer satisfaction ratings.
- Assisted with creation of marketing strategy and advertising initiatives used to promote company to community members.
- Directed staff of 9 personnel and managed budget totaling $30000 annually.
- Analyzed business needs while soliciting customer feedback for process improvements.
- Hired and directed teams of 9 employees to achieve daily and long term operations and business goals.
- Assessed final products to check quality and consistency with creative vision.
- Developed and maintained positive relationships with employees.
- Focused teams on developing innovative and cutting-edge approaches at all levels with effective resource allocation and strategic planning.
- Tasked to turn around low-growth operation by solidifying workflow processes, strengthening client relationships and improving communications supporting client advocacy.
Lay Minister
GARAGE CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES
SOROTI, UGANDA
05.2018 - Current
- Planned and conducted worship services, wrote sermons and worked with key church leaders to carry out church mission.
- Provided spiritual care through visitation, counseling and prayer.
- Led programs such as worship, study, fellowship and service opportunities.
- Oversaw administration and management of all areas of ministry.
- Provided spiritual and administrative leadership to church, including managing daily operations, developing and administering annual budget, delivering compassionate pastoral care to community and leading worship services, ordinances, funerals and weddings.
- Organized and spearheaded community outreach programs, including shadowing and mentor programs focused on helping middle school students plan for college or vocational education opportunities and participate in local civic processes.
- Raised congregational awareness of needs and contributions of youth to church life and operations.
- Officiated special services such as weddings, funerals, baptisms and nursing home services.
- Facilitated community outreach programs, including guidance programs focused on helping middle school students prepare for college or vocational education opportunities.
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
- Adhered to social distancing protocols and wore mask or face shield at all times.
- Prepared a variety of different written communications, reports and documents to ensure smooth operations.
Country Director
ARROWS+HOPE INC, UGANDA
SOROTI, UGANDA
07.2018 - 10.2020
- Created annual budget and developed comprehensive plan to accomplish company objectives while staying within budget.
- Focused teams on developing innovative and cutting-edge approaches at all levels with effective resource allocation and strategic planning.
- Resolved all issues efficiently, which in turn enhanced customer satisfaction ratings.
- Worked closely with organizational leadership, including board of directors, to strategically affect direction of operations.
- Mitigated costs while collaborating with vendors to manage inventory items.
- Hired and directed teams of 7 employees to achieve daily and long term operations and organizational goals.
- Developed impactful and strategic partnerships with local communities to drive organizational development.
- Created organization's mission and vision statements for use by all employees.
- Made recommendations for changes in funding process and policies based on data and judgment.
Volunteer Country Director
LOVEWORLD COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE (LOCODI)
SOROTI, UGANDA
08.2013 - 01.2020
- Created annual budget and developed comprehensive plan to accomplish company objectives while staying within budget.
- Focused teams on developing innovative and cutting-edge approaches at all levels with effective resource allocation and strategic planning.
- Collaborated with management, technical crew members and fellow supervisors to organize efficient operations and achieve demanding schedule targets.
- Worked closely with organizational leadership, including board of directors, to strategically affect direction of operations.
- Established performance goals for each department and provided feedback on methods for reaching those milestones.
- Hired and directed teams of 5 employees to achieve daily and long term operations and organizational goals.
- Delegated assignments based on work plans, project needs and knowledge of individual team members.
Professor's Assistant
KINGDOM LIFE TRAINING CENTER
JINJA, UGANDA
02.2014 - 02.2017
- Set up visual aids, equipment and classroom displays to support teacher's lesson delivery.
- Assisted teachers with classroom management and document coordination to maintain positive learning environment.
- Retained interest and maximized receptive learning by educating students using hands-on instructional techniques.
- Alleviated learning gaps and effectively instructed students on basic theology and good pastoral practices through introduction of cutting edge educational tools and teaching aids.
- Participated in lesson planning and curriculum implementation to promote quicker rollout and delivery.
- Supported student learning objectives through personalized and small group assistance.
- Promoted physical, mental and social development by implementing classroom games and outdoor recreational activities.
- Assisted and mentored students in groups of up to 10 by reviewing lesson teachings and putting those into practice.
- Oversaw groups of students at school and off-site locations, maintaining optimal safety and security.
- Supported classroom activities, including tutoring, grading homework and reviewing exams.
- Assessed student assignments to check quality and completeness before submission for grading.
- Distributed learning materials such as worksheets, textbooks and supplemental activities.
- Created lesson materials, visuals and digital presentations to supplement lesson plans.
- Partnered with teacher to plan and implement lessons following school's curriculum, goals, objectives and philosophies.
- Delivered personalized educational, behavioral and emotional support to individual students to enable positive learning outcomes.
- Tutored struggling students individually and in small groups to reinforce learning concepts.
- Recorded grades for coursework and tests in online reporting system.
Volunteer High School Teacher
ALLIANCE HIGH SCHOOL
SOROTI, UGANDA
12.2010 - 03.2013
- Organized classroom supplies and decorated walls to create fun, nurturing settings and meet learning needs.
- Instructed groups of up to 170 students and provided individual support as needed.
- Fostered team collaboration between students through group projects for the English class.
- Established and enforced rules of behavior to drive social development and maintain positive interactions.
- Assessed student learning progress and comprehension with routine tests and standardized examinations.
- Sat in on classes of fellow teaching professionals to learn innovative methods for dispensing information to students.
- Scheduled appointments with parents to discuss student progress and classroom behavior.
- Administered quizzes and tests to assess student understanding of material.
- Used tests, quizzes and other assignments to gauge students' learning and determine understanding of course materials.
- Drove student learning by establishing clear classroom plans and group objectives, as well as actionable strategies to achieve each goal.
- Helped students develop self-esteem and life skills by fostering healthy conflict-resolution, critical thinking and communication.
- Developed and distributed study guides to reinforce lecture details and help students with test preparation.
Lecturer
SOUTHERN SUDAN INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE
AWEIL, NORTH BAR EL GHAZEL, SOUTH SUDAN
05.2010 - 11.2010
- Shifted between informal and formal methods of teaching to create multi-layered web of learning, incorporating experiments, practical activities, discussions and projects into lessons.
- Graded quizzes, tests, homework and projects to provide students with timely academic progress information and feedback.
- Offered career assistance to students by conducting mock interviews, providing relevant job opportunities and teaching networking skills and strategies.
- Probed, encouraged and facilitated class discussions by building discussions into lessons, asking open-ended questions and using techniques to track student participation and actively solicit input.
- Assisted and identified at-risk students to eliminate student barriers to learning.
- Used variety of learning modalities and support materials to facilitate learning process and accentuate presentations, including visual, aural and social learning modalities.
- Created positive and safe learning environment for students by setting and enforcing classroom code of conduct.
- Mentored diverse student population to promote cultural diversity for ethnic and racial groups, disabled and LGTB community.
- Supervised junior lecturers' course development and recommended refinements to enhance student learning.
- Held weekly office hours to work with struggling students one-on-one and increase GPAs.
- Graded assignments according to strict institutional policies and upheld guidelines for academic integrity while disciplining plagiarism and cheating accordingly.
- Maintained interdisciplinary study as guiding principle, establishing partnerships with faculty in other departments to draw parallels with other subjects.
- Delivered lectures at appropriate pace and pronunciation for optimal audience comprehension by non-native English-speaking students.
- Arranged syllabus, developed schedule, and determined reading list for varied courses simultaneously, giving students appropriate time to complete assignments and absorb information.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Social Sciences
KYAMBOGO UNIVERSITY
KAMPALA, UGANDA 08.2006 - 02.2010
High School Diploma -
ALLIANCE HIGH SCHOOL
SOROTI, UGANDA 02.1999 - 12.2004
GED -
OMUGENYA PRIMARY SCHOOL
SOROTI, UGANDA 02.1993 - 12.1998
Skills
Story pitching
Software
Interests
Travel and sight seeing
Reading and Story telling
Listening to great uplifting music
Timeline
Director/Owner
AIRIAMET COFFEE SHOP
01.2020 - Current
Country Director
ARROWS+HOPE INC, UGANDA
07.2018 - 10.2020
Lay Minister
GARAGE CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES
05.2018 - Current
Professor's Assistant
KINGDOM LIFE TRAINING CENTER
02.2014 - 02.2017
Volunteer Country Director
LOVEWORLD COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE (LOCODI)
08.2013 - 01.2020
Volunteer High School Teacher
ALLIANCE HIGH SCHOOL
12.2010 - 03.2013
Lecturer
SOUTHERN SUDAN INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE
05.2010 - 11.2010
Bachelor of Arts - Social Sciences
KYAMBOGO UNIVERSITY
08.2006 - 02.2010
High School Diploma -
ALLIANCE HIGH SCHOOL
02.1999 - 12.2004
GED -
OMUGENYA PRIMARY SCHOOL
02.1993 - 12.1998
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