Gary Ihar
Gary "Igor" Ihar (hereinafter, Gary) is a project manager, college instructor, technologist, Career Network Ministry's volunteer, and an independent recruiter currently residing in the Washington DC metro area.
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Resume
Gary lists his entrepreneurial spirit, thinking "outside the box," and finding "a way to get it done" as his strongest abilities.
Professional Experience
11/2017 - Present Cloud Project Manager, Educaship Alliance LLC, Dumfries, Virginia - Project Management. Manages CNM Cloud Project to create managed learning environments that support digital services for the Career Network Ministry, Vienna, Virginia
- Systems Engineering. Contributes to systems design and makes final decisions on architecture
- Software Coding. Contributes to and directly oversees coding endeavors and their implementations
11/2018 - 12/2019 Shanghai Jian Qiao University Instructor, Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology (partner), Shanghai, China - Teaching. Taught a variety of business and management courses for undergraduate students matriculated into airport management and aviation maintenance program
5/2012 - 6/2018 U.S. Department of State Project Director, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Washington, DC - Project Management. As a subcontractor, directed projects for official visitors invited by the U.S. Department of State through the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP)
1/2009 - 5/2018 Adjunct Management Department Instructor, Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology, Flushing, New York - Teaching. Remotely taught a variety of courses for undergraduate students matriculated into management programs
9/2010 - 10/2017 Independent Recruiter, Trainer, Curriculum Developer, Technologist, Freelance – Virginia, New York, Washington, DC, and remotely - Recruitment. As a recruiter for The Economic Group, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, secured 250+ new hires for various clients, including Skolkovo Innovative Center, Moscow, Russia
- Hands-On Training. Designed and led hands-on training for 3,200+ people in accounting, project administration (based on both PMBOK® Guide and Agile methodology), HTML/HTML5, CSS/CSS3, JavaScript, and PHP web languages
- Curriculum Development. Designed an innovative curriculum for the U. S. Marine Corps Flight Student Language Program, as well as learning program for entrepreneurs, c-level executives, and startup business officers requested by a venture capital group
- Lecturing. Presented a lecture on multicultural management for Washington DC Chapter of Project Management Institute (PMI®), Wasgington, DC, USA
- Technology Development. Designed an enterprise platform using ERP software, email software, video sharing software, and e-learning software for an Ukrainian client
7/2010 - 7/2011 U.S. Marine Corps Culture Instructor, Professional Solutions LLC (government contractor), Quantico, Virginia - Teaching. Taught for the Center for Advanced Operational Culture Learning (CAOCL)
12/2006 - 11/2014 Ural Federal University Consultant, The Economic Group (contractor), Yekaterinburg, Russia (remotely) - Consulting. Advised the university leadership on Bologna Accord, learning management systems, educational software implementations, and business opportunities
7/2007 - 5/2009 Instructor, Lecturer, Curriculum Developer, Programmer, Freelance – New York City, New York and remotely - Lecturing. Presented a lecture on international marketing campaigns at School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) of Columbia University, New York, USA
- Teaching. Developed and taught extracurricular business courses for Ural Federal University, Yekaterinburg, Russian Federation, and Belarusian State University, Minsk, Belarus
- Programming. Coded the first version of Opplet.net using PHP, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
7/2006 - 12/2007 Adjunct Business Department Instructor, SUNY Westchester Community College, Valhalla, New York - Teaching. Taught business courses including general marketing, international business, and international marketing for undergraduate students matriculated into business programs
- Web Development. Using basic web languages, developed educational webpages in order to support students.
Community Service
2/2012 – Present Vice President -- Belarusian Community Center, Brooklyn, New York 2/2012 – Present Lead -- Digital Team, Career Network Ministry at McLean Bible Church, Vienna, Virginia 4/2012 – Present Organizer -- Hands-On Training meetup group, https://www.MeetUp.Com/TechDC
Educational Credentials
- Ph.D. student, Marketing -- Belarusian State Economic University, Minsk, Belarus
- M.B.A., Business Administration -- Belarusian State University, Minsk, Belarus
- M.S./B.S., Mechanical Engineering -- Belarusian-Russian University, Mogilev, Belarus
Code Development Competencies
- Development tools -- Eclipse IDE, GIT, Apache Subversion (SVN); Android Studio
- Core web tools -- SSH, SSL certificates, BIND (DNS server software)
- Web languages -- HTML/HTML5, SVG, XML; CSS/CSS3; JavaScript/Node.js; PHP/Yii
- Web platforms -- Linux/Ubuntu, LAMP stack, SQL, NoSQL, API/RESTful API
- Web protocols -- DNS/DNSSEC, TCP/IP, FTP, HTTP/HTTPS, IMAP, TLS/SSL, LDAP
End-User Applications Competencies
Server-Side Systems Competencies
Document Software Competencies
- Digital visualization -– Axure Pro, Balsamiq
- Graphic production -- Adobe Creative Suite (including InDesign, Photoshop), CorelDRAW, Inkscape
- Learning materials -- Moodle, Instructure Canvas, Sakai, Blackboard Learning System, Desire2Learn, SuccessFactors
- Office suites such as Microsoft Office, LibreOffice, etc. -- document processors, presentation programs, spreadsheet editors, personal information managers, desktop-publishing apps
- Video production –- Camtasia
- Web design –- Elementor Page Builder
Conference Software Competencies
- Live presentation -- SmartBoard
- Webconferencing -– Cisco Webex, GoToMeeting, Skype for Business, Jitsi, Apache OpenMeetings, BigBlueButton, etc.
Professional Certifications
Project Management Professional® | PMP® Number 1646031, Project Management Institute®, Pennsylvania, USA
Aspirations
Currently, Gary lives in the Washington DC metro area, but is open to relocation and/or travel both domestically and worldwide.
For the current project
- As the instructor, Gary has always been excited about a combination of formal training and apprenticeship. As the recruiter, Gary has always experienced difficulties to find qualified candidates for his major clients such a venture capital group, angel investor, and startups. To address this discrepancy, Gary is managing CNM Cloud Project. Currently, the current, second phase of this project is at about 98% completion, which is scheduled for December of 2019.
For the next opportunity
- In his next opportunity, Gary is looking for some combination of employment and learning. Being alphabetically listed, Gary's:
- Research areas include computer science, education, human development, human resource administration, learning, and/or linguistics.
- Promising occupations include:
- in education -- (math, physical science, and/or other) teacher, (business, culture, English, and/or science) faculty member, (technical) trainer, etc.
- in new developments -- project manager, product owner, Scrum master, project sponsor, team lead, mentor, etc.
- in recruitment -- recruiter, senior recruiter, technical recruiter, etc.
- in technology -- chief information officer, chief technology officer, information technology manager, instructional technologist, etc.
- Industries include education, recruitment, vocational training, and workforce development.