Philip U. Effiong
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RESEARCHER, WRITER, EDITOR, EDUCATOR
CORE COMPETENCIES
§ Created on-boarding document for TEOCO Corporation, Fairfax, VA, USA (2010 - 2011)
§ Developed a documentary script and four coffee table books to promote tourism in Nigeria (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014)
§ Researched and documented information on various themes relating to Africa for Africa Unbound, a development-focused topical magazine (2009 - 2011)
§ Supervised research on Africa as Director of Academic Research and Information at The Africa Society, Washington, DC, 2007 - 2010
§ Headed Editorial Department of Nigeria’s Presidential Research and Communications Unit (2003 - 2005)
§ Worked with the National Democratic Institute to develop a proposal for reforming the budgeting process for Nigerian lawmakers (2005)
§ Assisted with design of initial concept paper for Africare’s WISE project, which rehabilitated over 6000 vulnerable urban women (2002)
§ Published textbook, In Search of a Model for African American Drama (2000), a novel, Monty (2001) as well as articles on literature and culture in several journals and encyclopedias
§ Nineteen years university teaching experience
DEVELOPMENT WRITING / COMMUNICATION PROJECTS
South-eastern Nigeria (March - May 2010, July 2011, May 2012, April - May 2013, April 2014)
Consultant Writer-Editor
Carried out research and developed communication strategies to promote the image, administrative achievements and economic potential of the region
Africa Unbound, Arlington, VA, USA
Senior Editor, Writer & Researcher (March 2009 – 2011)
Supervised research and information dissemination on salient issues on Africa
TEOCO Corporation, Fairfax, VA, USA
Technical Writer (October 2010 – March 2011)
Prepared on-boarding document to provide information on the company’s core vision and goals
The Africa Society, Washington, DC, USA (March 2007 – May 2010)
Director of Academic Research and Information
Charged with building the organization’s research and intellectual capacity and participated in organizing media projects that highlighted and recorded economic growth in various African countries
Short-Term Writing Projects (2005 – 2006)
Consultant Writer-Editor
Wrote and edited articles for Footprint and Transport Digest magazines; edited autobiography of renowned Nigerian judge, late Justice Anthony Aniagolu
Public Communications Unit, Abuja, Nigeria (March 2003 – June 2005)
Department Head and Writer/Editor
Researched, wrote, and edited socio-political documents, which were posted on the www.Nigeriafirst.org website, and supervised the operations of the Unit’s Editorial Department.
Short-Term Writing Projects (2002 – 2005)
Consultant Writer-Editor
Wrote and edited documents for NDI, Internews (a media-based NGO), the Centre for Disease Control, USAID, Africare and the Independent Policy Group (a political think-tank)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
§ Oracle Programming, Guru Software Services, Alpharetta, GA, USA (1998)
§ Ph.D. in Dramatic Literature, University of Wisconsin – Madison, USA (1994)
§ M.A. in English & Literary Studies, University of Calabar, Nigeria (1985)
§ B.A. in English & Literary Studies, University of Calabar, Nigeria (1982)
PUBLICATIONS
Text on African American drama, a novel and several articles on literature, culture and other social issues.
ONGOING RESEARCH
Re-examining rarely known stories highlighting extraordinary, historical African achievements
RECENT PRESENTATIONS
§ “Biafran Refugees: A Tale of Endurance and Brutality,” paper presented at the Igbo Studies Conference, April 8-9, 2011, Howard University, Washington DC
§ “40 Years Later…the War Hasn’t Ended,” paper presented at the International Conference on Biafra-Nigeria Civil War: Our Stories and Lessons Learnt, 25-26 September, 2009, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
§ “A Chip off the New Block: Reinventing African Masculinity in Modern America,” paper presented at the First African and African American Studies Conference: "African Identities in the Age of Obama," 8-10 October, 2009, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SKILLS
Microsoft Word; PowerPoint; Word Perfect; Excel; Oracle 7.x, 8.x; some Web Design
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Tennis, Soccer, Chess, Scrabble, Swimming, Jogging and Cycling