Jairo Hernan Garcia CV

JAIRO H. GARCIA
375 Highland Av. NE, Unit 709, Atlanta, GA, 30312
(404)-210-7575 – jhgarcia@globaledtech.com

Co-Funder and General Director GlobalEdTech, Inc

AREAS OF RESEARCH

-        Education of Sustainability in Higher Education
-        Sustainability in Technical Education
-        ICT and Sustainability

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

Doctorate in Educational Technology
Pepperdine University, Los Angeles, CA, course work completed 2005
Dissertation Title: “Assessment of Education for Sustainable Development in Institutes of Higher Education
in Latin America and the Caribbean”
Comprehensive Areas: Education for Sustainable Development, Higher Education, ICT, Economy.
Dissertation Advisor: Elizabeth Reilly, Ed.D.

M.S. in Telecommunications and Network Management
Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, 2001
Final Project - Independent Study: “Instructional Online Tools for Wireless Interactive Communications”

B.S. in Electronic Engineering and Telecommunications
Universidad del Cauca, Popayan, Colombia, 1993
Thesis: “Automatic Accounting System for VAX-VMS”

A.A. Technology in Electronic and Communications
Electronic and Communications Institute of Technology, Bogotá, Colombia, 1988
Institute sponsored by the ITU and the National Telecommunications Company to train and recruit the
most qualified high school students in Colombia.
Thesis: “Emulator of the Processor NEAX 61-K”
Distinction: Laureate.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Pepperdine University, 2003-present: Researching, learning, and practicing teaching methodologies and
evaluation techniques with national and international higher education and k-12 educators. Visited and
evaluated teaching methodologies and evaluation systems at the following institutions of higher
education: UCLA (07/2003), Harvard University (10/2003), MIT (10/2004), Oxford University (04/2004), and
Cambridge University (04/2004).

IT corporate training:

Nortel, 2001-present: Provide IT training to national and international corporations in the areas of
computer networks and security.

South American Exchange, 1995-1997: IT training to national and international employees in the areas of
computer networks.

Classroom teacher: Sequoyah Middle School, Doraville, GA, 2004.
Volunteer teacher for the Junior Achievement Program - taught middle school students the “Economics
of Staying in School”.

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE

As a doctoral student:
Visited UK higher education institutions (Oxford and Cambridge) -2004

As a corporate trainer:
Provide on-site training to IT personnel in the areas of computer networks and IT security in: Rio de
Janeiro - Brazil, Istanbul -Turkey, Santiago - Chile, Buenos Aires - Argentina, Lima - Peru, Mexico D.F.-
Mexico, and San Juan- Costa Rica.

Personal
Lived in Bogotá, Colombia (1965-1993)
Lived in Vancouver, Canada (February-November 1993)
Living in USA since 1995

LANGUAGES
English (fluent), Spanish (fluent), Portuguese (fair), French (basic), Italian (basic) Russian (basic),

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Secretary Atlanta IEEE Section
Chair Atlanta IEEE Education Society Chapter
International Engineering Consortium
International Forum of Educational Technology and Society
American Society for Engineering Education
Comparative International Education Society
Association for Information Technology Professionals - Education Special Interest Group Society of
Hispanic Professional Engineers

IT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Co- Founder Director Educational Technology, GlobalEdTech, Atlanta, GA, 2005-present
Duties: Research and development of ICTs for educational institutions interested in achieving a global
presence.

Network Consultant Engineer, Nortel, Atlanta GA, 2000- present Endorsed with Job Complexity Index (JCI)
4. JCI measures the level of complexity in the field of computer networks engineering, ranking from 1
(lowest) to 4 (highest).
Duties: Network engineer consultant and IT trainer specialist for The Coca-Cola Co. L2-L7 networking,
WLAN, QoS, VoIP, and IP Video Conference. Computer networks designed included 20 national locations
and the following international locations: Buenos Aires, Argentina; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Santiago de
Chile, Chile; Lima, Peru; San Jose, Costa Rica; San Juan, Puerto Rico; Mexico D.F., Mexico; Windsor, UK;
Ballina, Ireland; Brussels, Belgium; Paris, France; Athens, Greece; Istanbul, Turkey; Beijing, China;
Bangkok, Thailand; Sydney, Australia; Cairo, Egypt; Casablanca, Morocco; Abidjan, Ivory Cost; Nairobi,
Kenya; Maputo, Mozambique; and Johannesburg, South Africa.

Network Control Analyst, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, 1997-2000
Duties: Designed, installed, and maintained Vanderbilt MC computer network consisting of 14000 stations
and 120 servers in 7 campus buildings.

International Video Consultant, Pfizer International, New York, NY, 1997
Duties: Designed, installed, and maintained Pfizer international video network.

Telecommunications Manager, South American Exchange, New York, NY, 1995-1997
Duties: Developed and managed SAE International Telecommunications network.

Telecommunications Manager, Telecommunications Company, Colombia, 1988-1995
Duties: Maintained the telecommunications network for the national telecommunications company in the
Southeastern region consisting of 20 central offices and responsible of providing communications to
600,000 subscribers.