OBJECTIVE

Developing and sharing my knowledge and skills in the fields of linguistics, education and editing.

WORKING EXPERIENCE

Associate Instructor

• Indiana University (Indiana, USA): Haitian Creole (Elementary and Intermediate Courses) - French Language (replacement).
  (August 2006 –May 2009)
  

Editing Consultant

• Communication Plus SA (Port-au-Prince, Haïti)
  (since June 2002)
• Éditions haïtiennes (Pétion-Ville, Haïti): Creole-French bilingual dictionary project
  (September 2003 – August 2006)
• Indiana University (Indiana, USA): Creole-English bilingual dictionary project (off site work)
  (June-October 2002 / January-March 2006)
• Fondasyon Konesans Ak Libète (Port-au-Prince, Haïti): project «Li pou aprann»
  (October-December 2001 / July-November 2002)

Chief Editor Assistant

• Le Matin – Daily Newspaper (Port-au-Prince, Haïti)
  (January-August 2006)

Research Assistant

• Indiana University (USA): Creole-English bilingual dictionary project
  (January-June 2001 / January-June 2002 / September-December 2005)

Proofreader

• Le Matin - Daily Newspaper (Port-au-Prince, Haïti)
  (January-August 2005)
• Communication Plus (Port-au-Prince, Haïti): assistant to the Division Livres
  (December 1998-December 2000)
• Le Nouvelliste - Daily Newspaper (Port-au-Prince, Haïti)
  (November 1994-October 1995)

Translator

• Creole Trans (Miami, USA): in site and off site work
  (Freelance Translator since 1999)
• Mission Civile Internationale en Haïti OEA/ONU (Port-au-Prince, Haïti)
  (May 1997-November 1998)

Instructor

• Séminaire théologique évangélique de Port-au-Prince: Creole Linguistics and French
  (Spring 2004 and Spring 2005)
• Centre Pétion-Bolivar (Pétion-Ville, Haïti): Creole course for foreigners
  (October 1996-June 1997)
• Institut Delmas (Port-au-Prince, Haïti): French and English for beginners
  (1994-1997)

Presenter

• Radio Lumière (Port-au-Prince, Haïti): co-responsible for a show on education
  (1997-1999)
• Télé 13 (Port-au-Prince, Haïti): responsible for a show on classical music
  (1994-1995)

Chief officer

• Secrétairerie d’État à l’Alphabétisation (Port-au-Prince, Haïti)
  (December 1994-May 1997)
  Research and documentation in Haitian Creole: creole language show coordinator (TNH) / Creole orthography show presenter (TNH, Radio éducative) / Public Relations : publication, press release, shows...

EDUCATION

• Faculté de Linguistique Appliquée (Port-au-Prince, Haïti): BA in Linguistics (1988-1992)
• Indiana University (Indiana, USA): MA in French Instruction (2006-2008)
• Indiana University (Indiana, USA): PHD student in French Linguistics (incomplete - 2008- 2009)

MISCELLANEOUS

• Indiana University (Indiana, USA): workshop on language proficiency assessment with the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
  (Spring 2007 and Spring 2009)
• Secrétairerie d’État à l’Alphabétisation (Port-au-Prince, Haïti): workshop on translation (December 1996) / workshop on linguistics (April-May 1995)
• Woskshop (Lomé, Togo): litteracy workshop (November 12 - December 10, 1995)
• Institut haïtiano-allemand (Port-au-Prince, Haïti): German course for beginners (1992-1994)
• Centre de Recherches et d’Éducation Continue (Port-au-Prince, Haïti): American Accounting (1992-1993)
  

OTHER

Publications

• Assistant Editor: Haitian Creole-English Bilingual Dictionary, Creole Institute - Indiana University, 2007 : Bloomington, Indiana
• Corédacteur: Pen nan boutèy diven nan panyen banbou, FOKAL, 2002 : Port-au-Prince.
• Qui trop embrase, ...

Leisure

• Musician composer and arranger: christian music

LANGUAGES

• Haitian Creole - native
• French - native
• English - near native
• Spanish - basic notions
• German - basic notions

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