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Personal Details and Accomplishments

An excellent communicator, confident in dealing with people from all walks of life. Ambitious and focused whilst appreciating the need to remain flexible.

Skills
Communication:

  • Skills enhanced by giving presentations as part of my courses. 
  • Confident and inspiring public talk. 
  • Excellent verbal and dialogue skills. 
  • Working more than ten year as a community facilitator and preacher allowed me to enhance my communication skills.

Problem solving:

  • Experiencing as a community members and associations mediator in Khmer-Canadian Buddhist Cultural Center has enriched me in dealing with all controversial issues.
  • Degree courses allowed me to enhance my analytic and problematic solving skills. 
  • Working as a leader of community-based development and with the grass root people helped me to learn how to solve problems as they arise in the complex manner.

Team Work:

  • During my ten years experiences in working with grass root level of people and community-based enhancements have provided me an outstanding insight of team work management. This includes time management, negotiation, commitment, and communication; and helps me realized the essence of team work building.
  • As part of my degree, I have also participated in group projects and team work presentation at the international conference.

IT Skills:

  • I have knowledge of, and am competent in the use of Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel and Power Point. 
  • I am a confident internet user and have used the web to research many topic areas for my courses and relating works.
  • I am confident to create simple websites using html, java script, css and dream weaver. It is part of my creativity and innovation to communicate with people around the world who share similar vision and background through web pages. I have built more than ten community webpages and blogs.  

Languages:

  • Khmer: native language.
  • English: typically expert user with fully operational commands in English that present a wide range of listening, speaking, writing and reading demands.
  • Thai: expert user with fully operational command: appropriate, accuracy and fluency with complete understanding, able to read and write very well.
  • Lao: very good user in operational command of the language with only occasional unsystematic inaccuracies.

Education:
2006 – Present                              Political Science - MPS
University of Hawaii                      expected to graduate in May 2008
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

1998 - 2001                              B.A. Philosophy (2nd Honorary)
Mahachulalongkorn Buddhist University     Faculty of Buddhism
Bangkok, Thailand

1997 – 1999                          Pariyatti Dhamma Certificate
Preah Piren Dhamma School  Distinct Three Grades Intensive Courses  of Higher Education in Buddhism
Bangkok, Thailand                                           
Ethics and Way of Life

1991 – 1993                                            Baccalaureate School
10 January 1979 High School              Twelve Years of Compulsory
Siem Reap, Cambodia                          Public School

Certificates:
2006 – 2007         Asia Pacific Leadership Program (APLP)
East-West Center           Graduate Certificate                                         
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, USA
 
August 2004              Certificate of Teacher of English as a   Foreign Language Program
University of Calgary                       
Calgary, Canada

June 2004                            Certificate of the ProfessionalTeaching Development Program for Second Language Teachers of the Southern Alberta Heritage Language Association (SAHLA)
University of Calgary  
Calgary, Canada                                              

2002 – 2003                                           Graduate School
Silpakorn University                            Faculty of Archaeology
Bangkok, Thailand                                Major in Oriental Epigraphy

Graduate Courses Taken
Spring 2002
Course Code 314303: Sanskrit Grammar and Composition SU: 4.00          GR: S
University of Silpakorn, Archaeology Department, Major: Oriental Epigraphy
Bangkok, Thailand

Spring 2002
Course Code 314401: Phonology        CR: 2.00          GR: B+
University of Silpakorn, Archaeology Department, Major: Oriental Epigraphy
Bangkok, Thailand

Spring 2002
Course Code 314404: Paleography I              CR: 2.00          GR: A
University of Silpakorn, Archaeology Department, Major: Oriental Epigraphy
Bangkok, Thailand

Fall 2002
Course Code 314406: Paleography in Southeast Asia         
CR: 2.00          GR: B+
University of Silpakorn, Archaeology Department, Major: Oriental Epigraphy
Bangkok, Thailand

Fall 2002
Course Code 314440: Sanskrit Grammar, Composition and Translation CR:4 GR: B
University of Silpakorn, Archaeology Department, Major: Oriental Epigraphy
Bangkok, Thailand

Fall 2002
Course Code 314460: Cambodian Phonology                       
CR: 2               GR: B
University of Silpakorn, Archaeology Department, Major: Oriental Epigraphy
Bangkok, Thailand

Fall 2002
Course Code 314464: Modern Cambodian Literature         
CR: 2               GR: A
University of Silpakorn, Archaeology Department, Major: Oriental Epigraphy
Bangkok, Thailand                     

Fall 2006
Business (BUS) 669: Directed Reading and Research         
CR: 2.00          GR: A
University of Hawaii at Manoa, Hawaii, USA

Fall 2006
Management (MGT) 650: Management Topics                     
CR: 3.00          GR: A
University of Hawaii at Manoa, Hawaii, USA

Fall 2006
Management (MGT) 660: Negotiation                                   
CR: 3.00          GR: A
University of Hawaii at Manoa, Hawaii, USA

Spring 2007
Political Science (POLS) 651: Political Leadership                
CR: 3.00          GR: A
University of Hawaii at Manoa, Hawaii, USA

Spring 2007
Public Administration (PUBA) 622: Strategies of Change      
CR: 3.00          GR: A-
University of Hawaii at Manoa, Hawaii, USA

Spring 2007
Public Administration (PUBA) 667: Special Topics (Culture)  
CR: 3.00         GR: A
University of Hawaii at Manoa, Hawaii, USA

Scholarship, Honor and Award

  • Asia Pacific Leadership Program (APLP)

Freeman Foundation, East-West Center, Honolulu
Hawaii, US, 2006-2007

  • Certificate of Recognition from City of Calgary and SAHLA for Cambodian Second Language Instructing

Calgary, Alberta
Canada, 2004

  • Certificate of the Professional Development Program for Second Language Teachers of SAHLA

University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta
Canada, 2004

  • Certificate of Recognition for Youth Instruction

Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University, Bangkok
Thailand, 2003
 

  • Graduate Degree Fellowship

Silpakorn University, major in Oriental Epigraphy
Bangkok, Thailand, 2002
 

  • Certificate of Recognition for Youth Instruction

Mahamakut University
Bangkok, Thailand, 2002
 

  • Fellowship award of the Ministry of Cults and Religions of Thailand,

Bangkok, Thailand, 1998 - 2001

Conferences, Workshops and Seminar Presentations

  • August 20, 2005

“Khmer Youth Roles in a Multicultural Society”, presented at Cambodian Community Symposium organized by Cambodian-Canadian Association of Alberta, Calgary, AB, Canada

  • June 21, 2005

“Buddha teaching in dealing with domestic abuses”, presented at FaithLink’s Conference: Building Bridge to End Abuses, Calgary, AB, Canada

  • June 9, 2005

“Domestic abuses according to Buddhist perspective”, presented at Army Temple organized by FaithLink organization, Calgary, AB, Canada

  • May 29, 2004

“The meaning of Visakha Day”, presented at Visakha Day Celebration organized by International Buddhist Foundation, Calgary, AB, Canada

  • September 22, 2007 participated conference “Hawaii 2050 Sustainability Plan, Charting a Course for Hawaii’s Sustainable Future”, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

Articles and Papers (All in Khmer language)

  • Leadership According to Buddha’s Teaching, published in website and community newsletter, June 13, 2005
  • Meditation (Concentration Meditation & Insight Meditation): The Study of Benefits and Practicing Method, published in website and community newsletter, July 21, 2004
  • Buddhism & Economics, published in website, November 11, 2004
  • The Gratitude Towards Parents, published in website, December 25, 2005
  • Sociology in Buddhism, published in website and community newsletter, December 16, 2004
  • Mind is a substantial part of life that is difficult to cope, published in website, May 19, 2004
  • Theology in Buddhism, published in website, December 5, 2004
  • Religion or Spiritual, published in website, May 5, 2004
  • The Core Teachings of Buddhism, published in website, June 11, 2004
  • The Importance of Speech, published in website, November 14, 2003

Publications

  • A Constitution for Living, The Corporate Body of the Buddha Educational Foundation, Taiwan, 2005
  • Good Question Good Answer (Translation from English to Khmer), Bhikkhu Dhammika, The Corporate Body of the Buddha Educational Foundation, Taiwan, 2005

Personal Future Goals

  • Working as a freelance, teacher, public speaker or lecturer in conferences, seminars, universities or educational institutes.
  • Working in the government sector of the International Affairs in Cambodia.
  • Working at the grassroots level of people focusing on community-based development through volunteering, charity, and social entrepreneurship in order to alleviate poverty and leverage the well-being of the people.
  • Building structural base for effective administration of government, local public services, associations and communities.
  • Conducting moral enhancing outreach program in Khmer Youth Education Buddhist Center.
  • Instructing leadership development to young students, Buddhist monks and clergies to empower themselves with self-awareness, self-management, social-awareness and relationship management.
  • Aiming to achieve the initiative of Leadership Capacity Building for Cambodian youth.
  • Searching for real happiness which comes from internal peace and contentment. This can be essentially achieved by meditation. Have practiced meditation daily since 1993.

Curriculum Vitae in pdf file