Michael Donlan is an experienced, highly productive program manager excelling at any responsibility....
MICHAEL FRANCIS DONLAN, JR (Page 1) Washington DC 20008 Tel: 312.415.6215
[email protected] PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY/GOALS Experienced, highly productive program manager excelling at any responsibility Fluency in both Japanese and French (near-native French ability) 6 years management experience with The Rotary Foundation overseas fellowship 8 years teaching experience both in the USA and in Japan Strong in languages, effective English business writing and presentation, as well as multi-cultural interpersonal relations
EDUCATION Georgetown University, Washington, DC Bachelor of Science in Languages cum laude TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) Institute TEFL Certification
CURRENT POSITION International Language Institute Intensive English Language Instructor/Private Tutor
May 1992 GPA: 3.58 August 2009 Chicago, IL
February 2011- Present Washington DC
Instructing TOEFL preparation English language courses 5-7.5 hours/day, 5 days/week, both group and private classes. Scoring mock TOEFL exams daily Selected as school's strongest writing instructor; selected to design and teach twice-weekly writing workshop
PRIOR MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International Rotary Centers Specialist
2002-2009 Evanston, IL
Responsibilities • Organized the 2002 launch and continued maintenance of the Rotary Centers Program, a Master’s Degree Level Fellowship Program budgeted at over $5,000,000 annually, focusing in studies of peace and conflict resolution and consisting of partnerships with universities worldwide – www.rotary.org/rotarycenters. • Managed above partnership personally with Duke University, UNC (Chapel Hill, NC), Institut d’Etudes Politiques (Sciences Po, Paris), University of Queensland (Brisbane, AU) and International Christian University (Tokyo, JP) • Authored detailed annual evaluations of above-cited universities based on both personal observations made during site-visits, and on participant reports • Participated in and assisted with annual selection of 60 qualified candidates Accomplishments • Independently developed system and conducted candidate interviews via videoconferencing and via SKYPE, resulting in an annual conservation of $200,000 to the Foundation by eliminating the need for in-person interviews • Demonstrated both strong interpersonal and linguistic skills by representing The Rotary Foundation (in English, French, and Japanese) both domestically and internationally at fund-raising events, program-related conferences and conventions, partner university site-visits, and by creating relationships with governmental, non-governmental, and peace-related organizations in Tokyo, Brisbane, and Washington DC in order to generate employment opportunities for current fellows and program alumni • Successfully anticipated and prevented impending program withdrawal of strongest partner university by personally handling university’s grievances and successfully fighting for the university’s demands with upper management, an action which later proved to save the fellowship program overall • As detailed below, recovered over $100,000 annually with exceptional fund stewardship ability Skills Demonstrated • Working from The Rotary Foundation Secretariat in Evanston, IL ,successfully managed fellowship operations simultaneously at 3 partner universities (from a considerable distance without the benefit of in-person contact, one domestic, two overseas) as well as the supervision of 50 program participants • As the strongest English-writer of the entire Educational Programs Division, I would pen program-related letters on behalf of the General Secretary of Rotary International, as well program-oriented speeches given by Rotary Foundation Trustees • Used Japanese and French language ability to translate relevant university documentation into and from English • Recognized for my exceptional stewardship of limited program funds, I successfully identified funding anomalies, discrepancies, as well as "padded" expense requests/reports originating from either program participants or partner universities resulting in the recovery of over $100,000 annually
MICHAEL FRANCIS DONLAN, JR (Page 2) Washington DC 20008 Tel: 312.415.6215
[email protected]
Chase Securities Inc. (Currently JP Morgan Chase) Administrative Coordinator – Private Placements
1998-2000 New York, NY
Managed Private Placement's division revenue tracking and deal "pipeline" for reporting to corporation head of Global Investment Banking Reduced, controlled, tracked, audited and verified deal expenses, resulting in savings of over $5,000 per deal Handled all division's legal compliance matters Planned and personally arranged for all staffing in division
JAPAN WORK EXPERIENCE Marui Department Store (Japanese national department store chain) Customer Service Representative/Interpreter
1995-1996 Tokyo, Japan
Was chosen as first-ever and only non-Japanese on staff of 160 Acted as interpreter for Shibuya (one of Tokyo's busiest areas) branch All responsibilities and duties executed in Japanese language
Time TI Communications (Japanese affiliate of Time/Life) English Language Instructor
1995-1996 Tokyo, Japan
Instructed on-site intensive language courses for Japanese Corporations (JVC, Hitachi, Nippon Steel) to high-level executives Instructed at Tokyo area colleges to continuing education students Developed relevant teaching curriculum, including course material selection and planning
Interfield Corporation English Language Instructor
1993-1995 Tokyo, Japan
Instructed up to 15 courses per week of 90-minute duration to Japanese University Students, number of students per class ranged from 2 to 9 Developed course curriculum and content for TOEIC and TOEFL preparation classes Conducted private student counseling, both evaluating student strengths and developing strategies for student improvement
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 120 hour TEFL Certification, Chicago, IL, August 2009 TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) Institute 100 hours of training with 20 hours of student teaching Passed Japanese Language Proficiency Test Level 1 (highest level), December 1995 Superior Information LLC Completed course on trading stock options; currently using skills to supplement income Stellar Forex Consulting Group, Chicago, IL Completed Computer Currency Exchange Course Computer Skills: Microsoft Office Suite, Videoconferencing software, PeopleSoft Volunteer Work: Worked for six months with recovering alcoholics and addicts in Boca Raton, FL. Continued addiction counseling during period of unemployment in Chicago
