RESUME - Luis D’Elía
Luis Alberto D'Elía
in CANADA: 3852 110 Street, Edmonton, AB, CANADA T6J 1E4 in SPAIN: Calle Bisbe Serra 16, Bloque C Piso 4, Puerta 6, Benicassim CP 12560, SPAIN E-mail ______
TEACHING
2000-present MINISTRY of ALBERTA EDUCATION. Pedagogical assessment and translation of curricular material
2004-Present UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA, Faculty of Education, Edmonton, AB.
Adjunct Professor, Educational Policy Studies,. Researcher on science teaching.
Lecturer for undergraduate courses on educational policy studies.
2002-2009 UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA, Faculty of Education, Edmonton, AB.
University Facilitator in Professional Field Experiences for Student Teachers.
2004-2006 EDMONTON PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD. Metro College. Edm., AB. Teacher
Continuing Education program.
2001-2004 EDMONTON HISPANIC BILINGUAL ASSOCIATION, Edmonton, AB.
Spanish Teacher, level I.
1998-2001 INNER CITY HIGH SCHOOL, Edm., AB.
(Full-time) Teacher of Biology, Science, Social Sciences and Fine Arts
1994/1995 UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA, Faculty of Nursing, Edm., AB.
Co-Instructor in a Senior Health Course fielded in Guatemala. Facilitated travelling health educational workshops across Guatemala with different groups of Canadian nurses.
1994 RUNDAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL and ST. BERNADETTE SCHOOL, Edmonton, AB.Science Youth Worker. Created/implemented programs to help children stay in school by using science incentive projects (funded by federal government).
1994 ALBERTA VOCATIONAL COLLEGE ROYAL ALEX. HOSPITAL
Edmonton, AB.
Instructor Assistant. Training program on language interpretation in the workplace for hospital personnel.
19931994 UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Edm., AB.
Teaching Assistant. Microbiology laboratory courses: Microbiology 193 and Microbiology 265.
1989 Teaching Assistant. Microbiology 370-immunology laboratory course.
1986-1988 MINISTRY OF PROVINCIAL EDUCATION, Colegio Nacional de Bariloche and Escuela Comercial, RN, Argentina.
Chemistry Teacher for grade 11 high school.
ESCUELA DE HOTELERIA, TOURISM & ACADEMIA PERITO MORENO, Bche., RN, Argentina.
English Teacher. Designed the Hotel Personnel English language curriculum & taught it in the hotel and gastronomy school, in tourism agencies as well as in the Academia.
BIOLOGICAL/ HEALTH SCIENCES
19901992 UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Edm., AB.
Full-time Research Technician. Assisted in researching bacterial-growth conditions for the production of a biodegradable plastic. Published work
1989 Fulltime Research Assistant, Worked in a project involving ozone treatment of Infectious-Pancreatic-Necrotic-Virus-infected hatchery waters.
1985 LABORATORIO "PASTEUR" DE HERMOSO CAMPO, Hermoso Campo, Chaco, Argentina.
Clinical Laboratory Manager. Set up and opened a small Clinical Laboratory and extended it to 10-patients/day operation.
1977 LABORATORIO CLINICA DR. ZABALIA, Islas del Ibicuy, E.Rios, Argentina.
Clinical Biochemist Operated small medical laboratory and attended isolated communities. Established epidemiological screening tests.
1974-1976 MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND WELFARE of the Province of E. Rios, Hospital Gral. San Martin, Parana, E.R., Argentina.
Clinical Biochemist. Performed professional duties in different sessions of the hospital's Central Laboratory.
TRANSLATION/INTERPRETATION (Spanish-English-Spanish)
2000-present MINISTRY of ALBERTA EDUCATION. Translation of curricular material
CENTRALIZED INTERPRETING (& TRANSLATION) SERVICES (CIS), Family Center, Edmonton, AB, Canada. Translator of legal, educational, and medical documents. Interpreter in medical interviews.
1980-present AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL CANADA, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Translator of documents.
1995.1999 IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE BOARD (Federal Government Canada), Calgary, AB. Interpreter/Translator. Legal interpretation/translation services at immigration
hearings/inquiries.
1995 CENTRALIZED INTERPRETING SERVICES, Edm., AB.
Spanish/English/Spanish Interpreter in health and community areas.
1994 TRANSGLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS INC., Edm., AB.
Proofreader/Editor of books on health--English to Spanish.
1987 LAKE TRAVEL, Bariloche, Argentina.
English/Spanish Tour Guide Interpreter. Covered three water & land tour circuits in the lakes & mountains of the South Andean region of Bariloche in Argentina.
LOCAL/INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT and ADVOCACY
2003 SOMBRILLA REFUGEE SUPPORT SOCIETY, Canada-Guatemala. Volunteer Director. Also liaison with Caritas Argentina-Sombrilla Canada project
1996-1997 THE SUPPORT NETWORK, Edm. AB.
Project Coordinator. Coordinated the training of 11 Latin American leaders in Mental Health Crisis Prevention Intervention and Postvention.
1996 THE MENNONITE CENTER FOR NEWCOMERS, Edm., AB
Project Coordinator. Conducted and followed up a population research on relevance & accessibility to Mental Health Crisis Services by the Latin American Community. Organized and co-facilitated Suicide Prevention workshops.
1993-1995 PUEBLO PARTISANS, Edm., AB.
Volunteer. International community development.
Mayan indigenous community partnership projects.
1992-1994 CHANGE FOR CHILDREN, Edm., AB.
Volunteer project liaison. Secured initial funding from different organizations in Canada for a Day Care/Training project in an Argentinean shanty-town.
1994 WECAN COOPERATIVE, Edm., AB.
Science youth worker. Worked in a community -project aimed at decreasing the student drop-out rates in two elementary schools of the northeast in Edmonton.
HUMAN RIGHTS
1998-2010 AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL CANADA (English Speaking), Ottawa.
(National) Police & Human Rights Team Coordinator. Responsible for the coordination of the work on prevention of international police human rights violations, and promotion of human rights in Canadian police and some international police.
1993-1996 AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL CANADA (English Speaking), Ottawa.
Brazil/Uruguay/Paraguay/Argentina Coordinator. Responsible for the overall coordination of the works undertaken by Amnesty International Canada on those countries.
1982-1985 AI EDMONTON. Local Andean Regional Action Network Coordinator.
Organized and delegated work on human rights issues on countries of the Andean region to a group of 20 AI members. Newsletter Editor. Responsible for gathering, processing and editing information for publication in the monthly Amnesty International (AI)-Edmonton Group Newsletter.
Selected CONFERENCES
(in all conferences I have presented my research work)
2008 *CANADA: Edmonton, University of Alberta, Educational Policy Studies. Research Poster. Science Teaching for Youth at Risk
2007 UNIVERSITY of ALBERTA. Research Poster on Educational Professional Development Design (New Research Findings)
2006 * SPAIN: Granada, Comparative Education Soc 2006 (International) Conference. Research Findings on Educat. Professional Models.
* ITALY: Prato, (Education) Management (International) Conference 2006. Police Educational Program Planning – Research Findings.
* CANADA: University of Alberta: Poster on Educational Program Planning- Research Day, April 2006.
2004 * CANADA: ATHABASCA UNIVERSITY, Education for Human Rights. Peace Education Conference
2003 MONTREAL: LAW COMMISSION of CANADA, International Conference on Security. Police Education & Human Rights.
UNIVERSITY of TORONTO, OISE, Lifelong Citizenship Learning Conference. Adult Education for Human Rights.
ALBERTA SOCIAL FORUM, Professional Development Models. U. of Alberta
2002 UNIVERSITY of ALBERTA, Educational Policy Perspectives Conference. Comparative Studies on Educational Prof.Development Program Planning Designs.
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RESUME - Luis D’Elía
BUSINESS
1994-1996 FEED 5000 AMIGOS, Edm., AB. Manager. Created and ran a home- based company to employ people with language barriers.
ARTS
2000-2009 LATIN AMERICAN FOLK MUSIC GROUP (“Musicasur”). Musician.
1995-2009 Painting exhibits and expositions from 1995 to the present, in Edmonton, Alberta: ECSTT exposition, JURAS Gallery, LATIN AMERICAN ART Exposition
1990-1994 TUPAC LATINAMERICAN DANCING GROUP, Edm., AB.
Dancer of Latin American folk music. Performances in Alberta and BC.
EDUCATIONAL HISTORY
2003
UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA, Edmonton, AB, CANADA.
Master of Education, Adult & Higher Education.
1998
UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA, Edmonton, AB, CANADA.
Bachelor of Education, Biological Sciences/Spanish.
1989
UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA, Edmonton, AB, CANADA.
Bachelor of Science, Biological Sciences.
1970
FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF Sta MARIA, Rio Grande do Sul, BRAZIL.
Philosophy and Theology.
1975
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF CORDOBA, Cordoba, Cba., ARGENTINA.
Bachelor of Science. Post-Graduate in Clinical Biochemistry.
Selected PUBLICATIONS:
Microbiology Dept, U. of Alberta, Edmonton: on Azotobacter sp bacteria. OISE, U. of Toronto, on Professional Development Programs & Human Rights. Law Commission of Canada, Montreal, on Police Education & Human Rights. International Journal of Knowledge, Culture and Change Management, Italy and Australia; and Commission for Educational Studies in Europe, Spain; on Professional Development Planning Models & Human Rights. U of A, Dept. Educational Policy Studies: Journal of Contemporary Issues in Education. On the education of Argentineans in the Post-economic collapse era. Chapter of Book: Global Perspective on Adult Education. Palgrave Macmillan Publishers: NY, USA.
ADDITIONAL TRAINING
Alberta Vocational College, Alberta, CANADA. Training to train community interpreters.
Royal Life Saving Society, Alberta, CANADA. National Lifeguard.
Canadian Red Cross Society, Alberta, CANADA. Water Safety Instructor.
BGS Incorporated, Edm. AB, CANADA. Home-based enterprising training.
University of Alberta, Department of Biological Sciences, AB, CANADA. Transmission Electron Microscopy. Basic TEM and microphotography.
American Society of Clinical Pathologists, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Advanced Clinical Immunology workshop.
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