Ed Britton

Ed Britton, BSc, MA, ACC

Professional Roles

2008-ongoing            Ed Britton, China Coach                                Xiamen, Fujian, China

Leadership and Cross Cultural Coach

·         Leadership and executive training and coaching

·         Organizational management and development

·         Capacity Building Specialist for International Association of Coaching

·         Member of Executive Council of the International Association of Coaching

·         Serve private coaching clients

2010-ongoing            Tianjiao Institute, Xiamen, China

Head of Education (China)

·         Report to Owner-President

·         Lead training school operations

·         Organizational & business development in PR China

·         Lead program development and implementation

·         Development & delivery of international coaching service

·         Delivery of training programs

2008-2010                  SearchSino Market Research, Xiamen, China

Organizational Development

·         Report to Owner-President

·         Leadership and human resource development

·         Executive coaching

·         International business liaison

2004-2008                  Engpower Education                                Xi’an, Shaanxi, China

Director of Teaching

·         Report to Board of Directors

·         New initiatives and business development

·         Program and curriculum development

·         Consultation with company Board of Directors

·         Professional personnel recruitment and development

·         Company policy development

·         Contract development and management

·         Educational program delivery

·         Delivery of training programs

2002 - 2004                North Island College                                 Campbell River, Canada

Associate Dean, Technology and Tourism

·         Report to Dean of Technology and Trades

·         Business development and marketing

·         College education program management

·         Contract development and management

·         Budget development and management

·         Delivery of training programs

1986 - 2002                North Island College                                 Campbell River, Canada

Instructor/Department Chair (1993)

§  Report to Dean of Technology and Trades

§  Development and evaluation of college programs (Environmental Studies and Applied Biology)

§  Chair, Provincial Environmental Programs Committee

§  Department level supervision of college programs

§  Member, President’s strategic planning committee.

§  College instructor; delivery of training programs

1997-1999                  Association of Professional Biologists of BC

Board Member

·         Education committee member

·         Professional development program proposal development

·         Ethics program and reviewer

·         Professional examination reviewer

1981 - 1986                Fisheries and Oceans, Canada                           Vancouver, Canada

Biologist, Government of Canada

§  Report to Senior Biologist

§  Technical development and writing

§  Statistical program development and management

§  Animal husbandry

Professional Association  

2010                          Society for Human Resource Development

Member

2010                          International Association of Coaches

Executive                  Member of the Executive Council

2010                          LDS International Society

Member

2009                          International Coach Federation

Certified Coach

2008                          Asia Pacific Alliance of Coaches
Singapore

Member

Education

2009                          Certified International Professional Coach Training Program;

Certified Coach         Asia Coach Center, (based in Seoul, Korea)

(ACC)                       

1997-1999                  Royal Roads UniversityVictoria, Canada

Master of Arts GPA 4.0

Leadership

§  Program outcomes include the ability to identify, analyze and build solutions to organizational problems; manage positive organizational change; apply technology to empower organizations; develop effective problem solving teams; manage the organizations’ internal and external political environment.

§  Thesis topic: Continuing professional education and competency assurance

1995-2004                  Association of Professional Biologists of BC

Registered Professional Biologist

1990-1993                  Lakehead University                                          Thunder Bay, Canada

Environmental Assessment University Certificate

§  environmental, social and economic governance

§  public consultation and mediation process

§  biophysical issues and resolution

§  socio-economic issues and resolution

1978-1981                  Simon Fraser UniversityBurnaby, B.C.

Bachelor of Science Degree

§  biological sciences major

1973-1975                  B.C. Institute of Technology                                      Burnaby, Canada

Forest Technology Diploma

§              fish, wildlife and recreation specialty

Community Service

President, Central China International District Branch, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Responsible for expatriates in the greater central China area.

Languages 

English – first language

Chinese – second language (daily life)