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Dr Phillip Liberakos

Lecturer/Senior Lecturer Of Business Studies
London,Merton
Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers.
Voltaire
Dr Phillip Liberakos

Summary

  • To obtain a full-time academic position as Senior Lecturer/Lecturer/Professor within a University or College and/or full-time employment within the Academic administration, that will allow me to apply my skills and expertise, to positively contribute to the success of an organization or institution. To work with an employer that will provide professional growth, participation, and welcome innovative solutions; thereby fostering an environment of continued learning, wisdom, collaboration, and ongoing developments.
  • Fluent in Greek and English, intermediate French, and elementary but functional Serbian/Croatian languages.
  • Excellent IT skills with Office Applications, ANGEL, Desire2Learn systems, Aula, and Blackboard.
  • Over ten years of leadership experience in Higher Education in the UK, Ontario and Quebec in Canada, US, and Greece.
  • Demonstrated ability in preparation and delivery of lectures, on site, hybrid or online, and effective curricula development.
  • Experience in general Banking and Financial Services.
  • Advanced knowledge of Economic, Data Skills for Business, and accounting theories and practices.
  • Excellent knowledge of SPSS, Excel, Tableaux, Sequel, Auto-CAD and Math-CAD, and Financial Accounting packages (Sage etc.).
  • Excellent knowledge of the application of economic and fiscal policy analysis, planning, reporting procedures and public fiscal theories and practices.
  • Ambitious, self-motivated, capable, and goal-oriented individual who can effectively function under high pressure and strict deadlines.
  • Highly analytical and resourceful individual who can independently anticipate concerns and develop potential resolutions and manage workloads to ensure all objectives are satisfied.
  • Excellent research skills on Social and Economic Development (SED), Leadership, Organisational Change Management (OCM), Human Resource Management (HRM), and Data Skills for Business (both quantitative and qualitative).

Overview

10
years of professional experience
11
years of post-secondary education
4
Languages

Work History

Coventry University London Campus
London, United Kingdom

Associate Lecturer/Senior Lecturer Business Studies and Economics/ Research Fellow
9 2021 - Current

Job overview

  • Associate Research Fellow Dissertation (352LON, 6012MHR, 7022MHR), Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship (M180LON), Contemporary Issues in MHR (M177LON), Sustainability and Social Responsibility (M186LON), Research Methods (M136LON), Data Skills for Business (4001MHR), Global Diverse Teams Environment (4000MHR), Operations Management (5003MHR), Entrepreneurship &Business Planning (343LON, 4002MHR), Principles of Project Management (7016MHR), Leadership in Project Management (7000MHR), Professional Financial Reporting and Analysis (M117MHR), Global Strategic Management (7009MHR).
  • Developed strong relationships with students, fostering a positive classroom environment conducive to learning.
  • Participated and led committee meetings to remain aware of developments in subject.
  • Collaborated with fellow lecturers to develop interdisciplinary lesson plans that connected subject matter across various fields of study.
  • Streamlined grading process with efficient rubric creation, ensuring fair assessment of student performance.
  • Remained accessible as resource for students during ample office hours, encouraging questions and providing academic advice and tutoring.
  • Improved curriculum design by collaborating with colleagues to share best practices and innovative teaching strategies.
  • Served as academic advisor for students, guiding them in course selection and career planning.
  • Conducted individual research projects to actively contribute to institution's research work.
  • Coordinated study abroad programs, broadening student horizons through international exposure.
  • Transformed company culture by promoting diversity, equity, inclusion principles throughout all organizational levels leading to increased morale among staff members.
  • Analysed data to determine which theory to select for further research.

Edinburgh Napier University

Academic Researcher
01.2017 - 01.2021

Job overview

  • DBA successfully completed with final thesis submission on 05/03/2024
  • Thesis: “Exploring Leadership Challenges for Academic Leaders in Higher Education in Ontario, amidst Public Policy Reforms”.
  • Conducted comprehensive literature reviews to ensure projects were informed by current knowledge and trends in the field.
  • Enhanced research quality by implementing rigorous data collection and analytic methods.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to apply research findings in practical applications, bridging the gap between academia and industry.
  • Presented research findings at national and international conferences, fostering interdisciplinary collaborations and knowledge exchange.
  • Mentored junior researchers and graduate students, guiding them towards successful project completion and professional development.

Conestoga College/Doon, Brantford, and Guelph
Kitchener, Ontario

Professor of Economics
01.2012 - 01.2017

Job overview

  • Delivered lectures in undergraduate level degree, certificate and diploma level programmes, courses for the Business Department of the College in Economics, Business Studies, and Continuing Education online courses using ANGEL, and Desire to Learn (D2L) online systems.
  • Organized and detail-oriented with a strong work ethic.
  • Learned and adapted quickly to new technology and software applications.

State University of New York SUNY/New York College
Thessaloniki, Greece

Professor/Assistant to the Associate Dean
01.2002 - 01.2012

Job overview

  • Served as Programme Coordinator, Senior Lecturer/ Professor, and Student Advisor
  • Liaised with Empire State College in New York concerning graduation (programme completion, committees, ceremonial, etc.)
  • Assembled faculty and administrative meetings to discuss programme and course delivery, programme and instructor assessment surveys, and student evaluation
  • Coordinated student dissertation process in Financial Accounting
  • Supervised Business Studies programme coordination including evaluation of curricula development, compliance of criteria set by affiliated organization and other internationally accredited bodies
  • Delivered lectures in Undergraduate and Graduate level courses for Business Studies and Economics, Statistics and Mathematics for Economists, Financial and Managerial Accounting, Capital Markets, Investing, Business Strategy, Social and Economic Development and Organisational Management.

University American College
Skopje, North Macedonia

Visiting Professor
01.2010 - 01.2011

Job overview

  • Delivered Undergraduate level lectures in Financial Accounting
  • Delivered lectures in Managerial Accounting for the Executive MBA program

Hellenic Air Force
Thessaloniki, Greece

Lecturer
01.2011 - 01.2012

Job overview

  • Developed and delivered lectures on Financial Mathematics & Economics (for logistics and support officers/students of of Hellenic Air Force units of SYD/HAF/SEDES).

Anatolia College of Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki, and Kavala, Greece

Examiner
01.2011 - 01.2012

Job overview

  • Examiner of Certification of English Language Competency and English Language Proficiency Tests for/on behalf of Michigan State University (MSU–CELC/MSU - CELP)

Education

Edinburgh Napier University
, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Doctor of Business Administration from Leadership & Organisational Change Management
10.2017 - 09.2021

Schiller International University/University of Roehampton
, London, UK

Master of Business Administration (MBA) from International Business
01.1991 - 08.1992

McGill University
, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Diploma in Management
01.1990 - 01.1991

Concordia University, Loyola Campus
, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Bachelor’s Degree (BA) from Double Major Economics & Statistics
09.1983 - 10.1987

Skills

Student Engagement

Phonenumbers

  • UK, +44 (0)208-544.0918
  • Cell Phone, +44 (0)7983-927.321
  • Ontario, Canada, +1-519-7444815
  • Cell Phone, +1-519-7223792

Emailaddresses

phillip.liberakos@gmail.com

Socialmedia

  • Instagram
  • What’s App
  • Viber
  • Skype
  • Facebook
  • Messenger
  • LinkedIn

Professionalassociationslicenses

  • Educational Service Membership, DFE (TRN – 0106992, England, UK).
  • Association of Universities & Colleges Membership, OAED (No. 285/2009/Greece).
  • Officially Appointed by CCLC (London, ON, Interpreter/ Translator (English, Greek, French)
  • Financial Services Memberships, IMRO & FIMBRA
  • Travel Services Memberships, ABTA (No. 17343) & ATOL (No. 2802) in the UK.

Degrees

  • DBA
  • MBA
  • BA

Accomplishments

  • Achieved by contributing with my recently presented research study on Shared Leadership and Organisational Change Management in Higher Education, and completing my Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA) successfully.
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Software

SPSS, EXCEL, SEQUEL, TABLEAU, MATH CAD, AUTO-CAD, SAGE LINE 50/100

Affiliations

  • Society of Human Resource Management
  • UCU member, London, UK

Interests

Travel, architectural design, sports activities

Work Preference

Work Type

Full Time

Work Location

On-SiteRemoteHybrid

Important To Me

Career advancementCompany CultureTeam Building / Company RetreatsPersonal development programs

Timeline

Edinburgh Napier University

Doctor of Business Administration from Leadership & Organisational Change Management
10.2017 - 09.2021

Academic Researcher

Edinburgh Napier University
01.2017 - 01.2021

Professor of Economics

Conestoga College/Doon, Brantford, and Guelph
01.2012 - 01.2017

Lecturer

Hellenic Air Force
01.2011 - 01.2012

Examiner

Anatolia College of Thessaloniki
01.2011 - 01.2012

Visiting Professor

University American College
01.2010 - 01.2011

Professor/Assistant to the Associate Dean

State University of New York SUNY/New York College
01.2002 - 01.2012

Schiller International University/University of Roehampton

Master of Business Administration (MBA) from International Business
01.1991 - 08.1992

McGill University

Diploma in Management
01.1990 - 01.1991

Concordia University, Loyola Campus

Bachelor’s Degree (BA) from Double Major Economics & Statistics
09.1983 - 10.1987

Associate Lecturer/Senior Lecturer Business Studies and Economics/ Research Fellow

Coventry University London Campus
9 2021 - Current
Dr Phillip LiberakosLecturer/Senior Lecturer Of Business Studies