Deborah Naa Allotey
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Deborah Naa Allotey

Fashion Illustrator, Communications Specialist, MACanada
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Deborah Naa Allotey
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Deborah Naa Allotey

Fashion Illustrator, Communications Specialist, MACanada
About me
As a dynamic, innovative, and highly qualified professional, I possess fluency in multiple languages and have multifaceted experience in teaching, research, marketing, and administration coupled. I also have advanced technical proficiency in HTML, web design, and basic coding. In each of my engagements, I have proven myself to be quite adept at motivating highly efficient cross-function teams to work together to create and deliver strategic initiatives that improve engagement, expand brand awareness, and add positive effect to bottom line. With broad and extensive experience working across functions to gather solid understanding of organizational mission and vision, I am a skilled leader, trusted partner, and engaging facilitator. Within my robust track record of managing cross-functional teams and external stakeholders, I am poised to initiate standards and programs that advance organizational and engagement goals. I love fashion illustration as well and I am interested in learning more about this industry and perfecting my own art in fashion illustration. Please connect with me to learn more how my experiences, attributes, and accomplishments align to your company’s needs.
Projects
  • Unraveling Common Myths About Linguistics
    Unraveling Common Myths About LinguisticsA very fun project run by the Graduate Students in Linguistics at University of Western Ontario. This short documentary is to talk about our experiences in studying linguistics, why we love it so much and how linguistics impacts our world and everyday interactions
  • Debbie's Tribal Val's Day Bonanza
    Debbie's Tribal Val's Day BonanzaThis was a new turn to provide essential sweaters during the rainy season in Ghana. The massive patronage proved that people would purchase items that had immediate use and pleasing aesthetics.
  • Debbie's GH Rebranded at Exhibitions
    Debbie's GH Rebranded at ExhibitionsIt was a lovely opportunity to take the business to a wider expatriate market
  • Elevator Pitch for Debbie's GH Rebranded
    Elevator Pitch for Debbie's GH RebrandedA project where I made a video about the vision, mission and ideals that Debbie's stands for. Interested Investors are welcome!
  • Debbie's Christmas Bonanza
    Debbie's Christmas BonanzaA great success with sky-high sales. A surprisingly good turn-out and interest to purchase Afrocentric clothing and accessories to gift during the holiday season. I also made my brand clothing tag!
  • African Fashion Brand Setup
    African Fashion Brand SetupThis is one of my babies I am most proud of. I started my own business doing what I love! Debbie's GH focused on hand-crafting beautiful African inspired fashion clothing and accessories. The name at the time of setup was Debbie's Beads since I begun with bead-work but expanded from there.
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Work history
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    Teaching and Research AssistantWestern University
    CanadaFull Time
    In this role, I support academic faculty in collection and analysis of language data. I am also responsible for drafting academic papers for publication and presentation at research conferences. I also maintain open lines of communication with colleagues and faculty to ensure comprehensive understanding of current research projects and studies. . Key accomplishments during this time period include: ~Gaining extensive experience in logic and critical thinking. ~Succeeded in leading research team in in-depth investigation of syntax of African and Austronesian languages and publishing results in peer-reviewed journals. ~Presented findings at Canada’s most prestigious linguistic conferences. ~Demonstrates keen aptitude for public speaking and academic writing. ~Continually meets deadlines and exceeds quality standards. ~Delivered engaging and informative instruction in Syntax and Phonology to undergraduate students from September 2018 to May 2020.
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    Adjunct InstructorSoronko Academy
     - Accra, GhanaPart Time
    During this time, I led delivery of coding classes to teenage girls, teaching essential ICT skills in HTML and Web Design. In doing so, I assessed prior knowledge of students to determine areas of focus and established strong mentorships with individual students to enhance classroom environment and increase student ownership. Key accomplishments during this time include: ~ Received favorable feedback from students regarding quality of instruction. ~Proved highly efficient in explaining complex ideas and concepts to audiences with varying levels of background knowledge.
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Skills
  • Foreign Languages
  • Fashion Accessories
  • Communications
  • Fashion Design
  • Html CSS
  • Research
  • Data Analysis
Education
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    Graduate Certificate for Computational LinguisticsUniversity of California, Davis
     - Sacramento, United States
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    Master of Arts in LinguisticsWestern University
     - London, Canada
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Awards
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    Best Student PresenterCanadian Linguistic Association
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    Mary Routledge FellowshipWestern University