curriculum vitae

 Shwana Akoi

January 1st 1986

Male – Married

Shwana.akoi@rtvi.edu.iq

Rania-Iraq

Summary

Over 10 years of experience working with companies in the Kurdistan Region, in academic teaching as well as extensive knowledge in coordination and supervision of administrative work in HR department. I'm able to work under pressure, and meet deadlines. I have strong abilities in communicate clearly and negotiate successfully. Finally, yet importantly, I'm able to work overtime and work over the weekend if necessary.

Academic title: Lecturer

Education

September 2017 – October 2020

PHD of Business Administration

Cyprus International University – Nicosia - Cyprus

Thesis Title: The impact Human Resource Development Practices on organizational Performance: the mediating role of human capital.

Courses covered in this degree:

·         Advanced Research Methods

·         Strategy in Theory and Practice

·         Data Analysis and Computer Application in Business Seminar

·         Advanced Managerial Economics

·         Management and Organizations

·         Case in Business Ethics

·         Critical Thinking Skills and Leadership Wisdom

November 2019 – June 2020 (30 ETCT)

Pedagogical Training for Teacher Professional Development 

University of Human Development – Sulaymaniyah - Iraq

Modules covered in this Training Course:

·         International Communication Technology ICT

·         Research and Development

·         Student Centered Learning

·         Innovative Pedagogy and Assessment

·         Competence Based Education

·         Ideapreneurship and University Work Environment

September 2012 – July 2014

MA Degree of Business Management

University of Kurdistan Hewler – Erbil – Iraq

Thesis title: The effectiveness of online recruitment and selection in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. 

Courses covered in this degree:

·         Advanced Human Resource Management

·         Managerial Accounting

·         Management Information Systems

·         Research Methodology

·         Organizational Theory

·         Accounting Information System

·         Strategic Marketing Management

·         State and Economic Management

September 2007 – July 2012

BA Degree of Business Management

University of Kurdistan Hewler – Erbil – Iraq

Courses covered in this degree:

·         Project Management

·         Business Ethics

·         Strategic Management

·         Financial Analysis

·         Entrepreneurship

·         Intermediate Accounting

·         Project Management

·         Introduction to Political Economy

·         Accounting I

·         Introduction to Marketing

·         Oil and the Global Energy Market Place

·         Human Resource Management

·         Modern Global Political Economies

·         Management Information System

·         Accounting II

·         Introduction to Computer System

·         Principles of Economics

·         Introduction to Sociology

·         Introduction to Politics

·         Mathematics

·         Introduction to Business Management

·         Ethnography in Global Perspective

·         Introduction to International Relations 

September 2006 – July 2017

Foundation Program – English Skills

University of Kurdistan Hewler – Erbil – Iraq

Courses covered in this degree:

·         Module 2 (Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking)

·         Module 3 (Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking)

·         Module 4 (Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking)

·         Module 5 (Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking)

Academic Publications

All my academic publications are available at:

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=6iB4K0UAAAAJ&hl=en

or simply search for “Shwana Akoi” in the google scholar

Work History

September 2023 to Present

Head of Quality Assurance and Scientific Affairs

Role and Responsibilities:

·         Assessment of Teachers` Portfolio

·         Assessment of Student Feedback

·         Assessment of Continuous Academic Development CAD

·         Mongering Scientific Affairs and Quality Assurance issues

·         Program Development

August 2022 to September 2023

Lecturer at University of Raparin (Part-time)

Teaching below courses:

·         Organizational Behavior

·         English for Business

August 2022 to September 2023

Lecturer at Haibat Sultan Technical Institute

Teaching below courses:

·         Human Resource Management

·         Principles of Accounting

·         Bank Accounting

·         Correspondent Banking 

September 2020 to September 2022  

Lecturer at Komar University of Science and Technology – Sulaymaniyah – Iraq

Teaching below courses:

·         Managing People and Organization

·         Introduction to Business

·         Conflict Management

·         Marketing Management

·         Hospitality and Tourism Marketing

·         Intermediate Accounting I

·         Managerial Accounting

·         Management Information Systems

·         International Business Environment

·         Business Analytics

·         Organizational Behavior

September 2019 to July 2020

Lecturer at Qaiwan International University – Sulaymaniyah – Iraq

Qaiwan is a UTM franchise university in Sulaymaniyah city of Iraq. Teaching below subject: Thinking of science and technology

October 2016 – July 2019

General Manager at Maple Vocational Institute & Maple Kindergarten – Rania – Iraq

•         Monitor instructional and managerial processes to ensure that program activities are related to program outcomes and use findings to take corrective actions

•         During which I was responsible for HR duties such as hiring and firing, payrolling, training and development, etc.

•         Provide instructional resources and materials to support teaching staff in accomplishing instructional goals.

•         Build common vision for school improvement with staff. Direct planning activities and put programs in place with staff to ensure attainment of school’s mission.

•         Define expectations for staff performance with regard to instructional strategies, classroom management, and communication with the public.

•         Observe employee performance, record observations, and conduct evaluation conferences with staff.

•         Comply with district policies and state and federal laws and regulations.

•         Articulate the school’s mission to the community and solicit its support in realizing the mission.

July 2012 – November 2015

HR - Training & Competency Coordinator at Weatherford Drilling International – EBL – IQ

Weatherford had over 50 thousand employees in more than 100 countries globally.

Weatherford had 5 operating rigs in Kurdistan. Main duties and responsibilities were:

•         Support all internal and external HR related inquiries or requests.

•         Maintain digital and electronic records of employees.

•         Serve as point of contact with benefit vendors and administrators.

•         Assist with the recruitment process by identifying candidates, performing reference checks and issuing employment contracts.

•         Maintain calendars of HR management team.

•         Oversee the completion of compensation and benefit documentation.

•         Assist with performance management procedures.

•         Schedule meetings, interviews, HR events and maintain agendas.

•         Coordinate training sessions and seminars.

•         Perform orientations and update records of new staff.

•         Produce and submit reports on general HR activity.

•         Process payroll and resolve any payroll errors.

•         Complete termination paperwork and exit interviews.

•         Keep up-to-date with the latest HR trends and best practice.

Training wise was to make sure the 450+ employees we had in Kurdistan were trained properly and are competent to do their job. This requires me to maintain a separate training matrix for each rig. Thus I had monthly plans to organize training with both in-house and third party institutes.

Training Courses

·         First Aid, Cpr & Blood Borne Pathogens (Medic First Aid)

·         Basic Fire Awareness

·         H2S And CCBA (Opito)

·         Working At Heights

·         Safe System of Work (Log Out/ Tag Out, Ptw, Jha/Jsa)

·         Work Permit

·         Rigging And Slinging

·         Confined Space Entry

·         Emergency Evacuation

·         Cap (Competency Assurance Program)

·         Radar (Safety Induction)

·         Right Start (Introduction to Oil Filed)

·         WPTS (Weatherford Process Tracking System)

·         Taproot (5days) (Taproot Makes You an Incident Investigator Leader)

·         Strategic Negotiation

·         Influential Presentation

·         BIS: Basic Interpersonal Skills

·         SDP: Supervisory Development Program

·         Basic Fire Fighting

·         Manual Handling

·         Environmental Induction

·         IT Induction Program

·         Health and Safety Induction Commitment & Intervention Compliance Polices

·         Driver And Vehicle

·         Hazardous Communication

·         Working At Height

·         Defensive driving

·         PPE

·         Confined Space Entry

·         H2S

·         Lockout/Tagout Procedure

·         Emergency Response

Computer Skills

·         Very convenient around emails

·         Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook)

·         Experience in using Oracle People soft

·         Presentation software (PowerPoint, Prezi)

·         Spreadsheets (Excel, Google Spreadsheets, etc.)

·         Communication & collaboration tools (Zoom, Skype, GoogleMeet, MS Team Meeting)

Languages

·         Kurdish:   Native

·         English:    Fluent (Band 6 in Academic IELTS)

·         Arabic:     Good

·         Persian:    Good

Activities and Membership

·         Arranging academic debates in the university of Kurdistan - Hewler 2009-2012

·         Translating documents and movies for NGOs and GOs (Kurdish to English and vice versa)

·         Supervising a team consist of 23 people in a British Council festival in Erbil

·         Member of Erbil chambers of comers and Industry/Iraq.

·         Member of Institute of Cultural Diplomacy ICD – Berlin - Germany

·         Participating in the annual conference of Institute of Cultural Diplomacy in Washington-USA - ICD January 2013

·         Participating in the annual conference of Institute of Cultural Diplomacy in Rome-ITALY ICD

·         Charity campaigns for the Syrian Refugees in Sulaymaniyah Area 2016-2017

References

Available upon request