Michelle Ann Peterkin

WORK EXPERIENCE MICHELLE PETERKIN LANGUAGE INSTRUCTOR | BERLITZ | JAPAN August 2016 – May 2018 ____ Teaching English presented a great opportunity to live in Japan and acclimatize to another culture. I taught at a Language centre in Tokyo for 2 years while studying the language and traveling to observe Japan’s historic and contemporary architecture. RESEARCH ASSISTANT | KOREA RAIL NETWORK AUTHORITY | DAEJONG, SOUTH KOREA PROFILE A professional Urban and regional Planner from Jamaica with three years international experience in South Korea and Japan. Working on projects related to Sustainable development and green growth on all platforms. CONTACT - St. Catherine, Jamaica- SKILLS December 2015 – January 2016 ____Worked jointly as a Research assistant for the Director of the Overseas Business Unit at the KRNA, in South Korea. I was in charge of a project involving public-private partnerships among developing countries and South Korea for the development of Sustainable Rail Transportation Networks. COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION OFFICER | HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INTERNATIONAL | ST. CATHERINE, JAMAICA May 2015 – July 2015 ____Worked closely with the Project Manager on redevelopment projects that geared towards creating resilient communities in St. Catherine, Jamaica that are susceptible to natural hazards. I spearheaded the BRACED project for three communities supporting situation analysis and activity development serving as ‘eyes and ears’ on an as needed basis in the community. DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT (INTERN) | PORTMORE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL | PORTMORE, JAMAICA July 2014 – March 2015 ____Assisted in the provision of technical and organizational support to the Directorate of the Disaster Risk Unit. During my tenure, I had successfully produced drafts of the Portmore Shelter Management Policy and the Portmore Comprehensive Disaster Plan. DEVELOPMENT PLAN PROJECT OFFICER (INTERN) | PORTMORE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL | PORTMORE, JAMAICA June 2012 – September 2012 ArcGIS ____Assisted in the preparation of the Portmore Municipality Redevelopment Master Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access) Urban and Regional Planning Project Management Plan. Working with a team of 10 to successfully produce 60 per cent of the zoning maps for the Municipality. EDUCATION SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT & REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENT | KDI SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY AND MANAGEMENT | SOUTH KOREA August 2015 – December 2017 LANGUAGES English Japanese Korean ____MASTERS IN DEVELOPMENT POLICY The Development Policy program at KDI encourages interdisciplinary study but provided a curriculum that fostered professionals for the Official development assistance (ODA.) through the DP program I was able to participate and contribute in the Habitat III Policy Framework and the United Nations Conference in South Korea. URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING | UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY | JAMAICA August 2010 – November 2014 ___BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING