J.D. Hill
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- School: Texas State University
- Campus:
- Department: Philosophy
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Location:
601 University Dr
San Marcos, TX - 78666 - Dates at Texas State University: March 2012 - April 2019
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Would take again: Yes
For Credit: Yes
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Mandatory
online
Good
Philosophy with J.D. Hill was a struggle. The reading list was overwhelming. His expectations were totally out of line for a first year intro to Philosophy class.
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Would take again: Yes
For Credit: Yes
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Mandatory
online
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The class does require a fair amount of time, but as long as you participate you can easily make an A. Professor Hill is constantly there to remind you about due dates, and always includes funny puns and jokes into his emails. I was skeptical about taking an online class, but Professor Hill made it both easy and entertaining.
Biography
Texas State University - Philosophy
Strategist, Consultant, Coach, Teacher, Analyst, Ethicist, Bridge-Builder
Management Consulting
JD
Hill
Austin, Texas
I am excited by the ‘whys’ that force getting my hands dirty, addressing problems rather than symptoms. At my core is a knack for generating a roadmap to achieve a goal, and inspiring others into mutual trust and coaction with contagious enthusiasm.
My entrepreneurial soul emerged young, starting my first venture in sixth grade. Recognizing there were no concessions at the site of my Little League games, I encouraged my best friend to help set up shop selling soda, candy, and snacks at 100% margins on weekends, hiring others to work for candy during our games. That summer we averaged over $2400 a month. Not bad for 11 year old kids who played ball well enough to make the all-star team.
Numerous adventures followed leading to infatuation with strategic management, operations, building efficient systems, and lifelong learning, pushing me to undertake endeavors in various capacities and a variety of fields on four continents. Whether in an office, a rainforest, a conference room, beating the street, or in the heart of Africa, and as a consultant, headmaster, analyst, board member, coach, volunteer, entrepreneur, speaker, manager, or professor, my enthusiasm for new challenges and solving complex problems continues.
Needing a caring ethical professional who delivers? Contact me: jdeverehill@gmail.com
Specialties: Leadership with Integrity, Relationships & Alliances, Critical Thinking, Consulting, Operations, Strategy, Efficient Systems, Complex Problem Solving, Program & Project Management, Research, Teaching, E-Learning, Curriculum Design, Course Development, Strategic Management, Organizational Development, Lean Process Design and Improvement, Change Management, Marketing Strategy, Defining Scope and Objectives, Big-Picture Visioning, Top to Bottom Implementation, Public Relations, Future Trends, Scenario Planning, Forecasting, Budgeting, Data Analysis, Negotiation, Stakeholder Retention, Staff Development, Abstract Creative Thinking, Ethics, Storytelling, Smiles.
Experience
Lifeboat Foundation
Advisory Board Member
The Lifeboat Foundation is a nonprofit nongovernmental world-class think tank with a rich cognitive diversity of philosophers, economists, biologists, nanotechnologists, AI researchers, educators, policy experts, engineers, lawyers, ethicists, futurists, neuroscientists, physicists, space experts, and other top thinkers encouraging scientific advancements helping humanity survive existential risks and possible misuse of increasingly potent technologies.
Member of:
Business Board
Complex Systems Board
Cosmology Board
Diplomacy Board
Education Board
Ethics Board
Futurists Board
Human Trajectories Board
Methods for Discovery & Solution Finding Board
Philosophy Board
Religion/Spirituality Board
Robotics/AI Board
Social Factors Board
Space Settlement Board
Sustainability BoardGitega International Academy
Headmaster
• Directed and oversaw design, functionality and efficacy of the first English language boarding school in the world’s poorest and hungriest country with day-to-day educational leadership. Launched the academy through the inaugural opening and two initial years of operation earning repute as the nation’s premier secondary school.
• Recruited, trained, supervised, and valued a multicultural staff of 65 from ten countries including volunteers.
• Taught leadership classes, exemplifying strong guidance and moral character.
• Secured over $3,500,000 in endowments in a 24-month period.
• Directly instigated a revenue increase from $0 to $344,000 by the second year of operations (excluding endowments), in a nation with an estimated per capita GDP of $200-$400.
• Designed and developed experimental curricula based on the immediate need to learn English as a second language and develop critical thinking and problem solving skills that were lacking. Average grades jumped from 50% to 73% by the second year.
• Offered frequent public addresses internationally on television and at universities, events, and conferences.
• Responsible for creating and maintaining school website and advertising, public relations, facility operations and improvement, student boarding procedures, organizing and supervising chapel and extracurriculars, scheduling, producing budgets and reports, collaborating with high-ranking government officials, managing regulations, policies, and procedures under approved government standards, and the overall well-being of the students and staff.
• Dramatically surpassed student enrollment estimates, at 228% in year one and 215% in year two.
• Managed operations and diverse complex programs and projects through development lifecycle with emphasis on stakeholder expansion and retention, impacts and data analysis, scope, assumptions, creating and executing communication plans, constructing and improving lean processes, finance, and quality assurance.Gitega International Academy
Board of Directors Member
Regularly developed agenda and facilitated Board meetings.
Johanson Hill
Principal Strategy Consultant
Partner in strategic consulting firm providing effective insight in marketing and branding strategy; relationship and human capital development; change and transformation management; ethics and sustainability enrichment; thought leadership, innovation, and vision implementation; and comprehensive integral strategy in private and public sectors.
Texas State University
Lecturer - Department of Philosophy / Program Faculty - Office of Distance and Extended Learning
• Develop, maintain, and teach integrated internet courses supporting intra-departmental initiative to expand online offerings.
• Teach Critical Thinking and Ethics courses. Lecture, design and grade essays, quizzes, and exams, assign grades, engage pupils in a lively and fun atmosphere, develop philosophical activities, exercises and thought experiments for discussion.
• Demonstrate appropriate class preparation in support of course objectives including teaching scheduled classes, conducting impartial monitoring, assessment, evaluation, and record keeping of student performance with continuing proactive course curriculum development, assessment, revision, modification, and development pertinent to improved student learning outcomes and community practice.
• Utilized advanced technology skills for communication and teaching 21st century learners, including merging technology and student outcomes into the curriculum with effective application of instructional technology and training faculty in Microsoft Office and TRACS course management system.
• Demonstrate strong commitment to student-centered learning with practice of current pedagogy and andragogy supporting a variety of learning styles and a wide range of instructional delivery systems while making sure my students know I really do care about them as individuals.UnityCo
General Manager
• Lead operations of entertainment agency, consulting group, and internet retailer, specializing in program management and marketing and branding strategy. Identified inefficiencies leading to lean process improvement. Conducted trend analysis, and niche identification to support sales of goods and services, as well as production of live events, partnering with venues in the Phoenix, San Diego, Los Angeles, Dallas, and Austin metro areas to plan and produce events with over 10,000 attendees.
• Performed under own name gaining considerable demand as a DJ and host for shows and major corporate events.
Education
Texas State University-San Marcos
MA
Applied Philosophy and Ethics
Baylor University - Hankamer School of Business
BBA
Entrepreneurship - emphasis on strategic management and analysis
• Graduate of the 4th ranked entrepreneurship program in the nation (2004 ranking). • Only undergrad to graduate the John F. Baugh Center for Entrepreneurship FastTrac New Venture Program (as of 2004). • Spearheaded business plan creation for business owners as a FastTrac New Venture Program consultant. • Conceived and executed symposium, comprised of university professors and scientists nationwide.Texas State University
Lecturer - Department of Philosophy / Program Faculty - Office of Distance and Extended Learning
• Develop, maintain, and teach integrated internet courses supporting intra-departmental initiative to expand online offerings. • Teach Critical Thinking and Ethics courses. Lecture, design and grade essays, quizzes, and exams, assign grades, engage pupils in a lively and fun atmosphere, develop philosophical activities, exercises and thought experiments for discussion. • Demonstrate appropriate class preparation in support of course objectives including teaching scheduled classes, conducting impartial monitoring, assessment, evaluation, and record keeping of student performance with continuing proactive course curriculum development, assessment, revision, modification, and development pertinent to improved student learning outcomes and community practice. • Utilized advanced technology skills for communication and teaching 21st century learners, including merging technology and student outcomes into the curriculum with effective application of instructional technology and training faculty in Microsoft Office and TRACS course management system. • Demonstrate strong commitment to student-centered learning with practice of current pedagogy and andragogy supporting a variety of learning styles and a wide range of instructional delivery systems while making sure my students know I really do care about them as individuals.
Positions
Phi Sigma Tau Philosophy Honors Society
President, Vice President
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Phi Sigma Tau Philosophy Honors Society
President, Vice President
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Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity
Founding Father, Social Chair, Philanthropy Chair
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Phi Sigma Tau Philosophy Honors Society
President, Vice President
urn:li:fs_education:(ACoAAAGlLtwBUqv5A9AQQiVOI5UiQ4HQQIYczkk,82633741)
Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity
Founding Father, Social Chair, Philanthropy Chair
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Associated Student Government Legislature – Texas State University-San Marcos
Graduate House Representative, College of Liberal Arts
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Phi Sigma Tau Philosophy Honors Society
President, Vice President
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Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity
Founding Father, Social Chair, Philanthropy Chair
urn:li:fs_education:(ACoAAAGlLtwBUqv5A9AQQiVOI5UiQ4HQQIYczkk,167278029)
Associated Student Government Legislature – Texas State University-San Marcos
Graduate House Representative, College of Liberal Arts
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Phi Sigma Tau Philosophy Honors Society
President, Vice President
urn:li:fs_education:(ACoAAAGlLtwBUqv5A9AQQiVOI5UiQ4HQQIYczkk,82633741)
Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity
Founding Father, Social Chair, Philanthropy Chair
urn:li:fs_education:(ACoAAAGlLtwBUqv5A9AQQiVOI5UiQ4HQQIYczkk,167278029)
Associated Student Government Legislature – Texas State University-San Marcos
Graduate House Representative, College of Liberal Arts
urn:li:fs_education:(ACoAAAGlLtwBUqv5A9AQQiVOI5UiQ4HQQIYczkk,82633741)
Phi Sigma Tau Philosophy Honors Society
President, Vice President
urn:li:fs_education:(ACoAAAGlLtwBUqv5A9AQQiVOI5UiQ4HQQIYczkk,82633741)
Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity
Founding Father, Social Chair, Philanthropy Chair
urn:li:fs_education:(ACoAAAGlLtwBUqv5A9AQQiVOI5UiQ4HQQIYczkk,167278029)
Associated Student Government Legislature – Texas State University-San Marcos
Graduate House Representative, College of Liberal Arts
urn:li:fs_education:(ACoAAAGlLtwBUqv5A9AQQiVOI5UiQ4HQQIYczkk,82633741)
Phi Sigma Tau Philosophy Honors Society
President, Vice President
urn:li:fs_education:(ACoAAAGlLtwBUqv5A9AQQiVOI5UiQ4HQQIYczkk,82633741)
Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity
Founding Father, Social Chair, Philanthropy Chair
urn:li:fs_education:(ACoAAAGlLtwBUqv5A9AQQiVOI5UiQ4HQQIYczkk,167278029)
Associated Student Government Legislature – Texas State University-San Marcos
Graduate House Representative, College of Liberal Arts
urn:li:fs_education:(ACoAAAGlLtwBUqv5A9AQQiVOI5UiQ4HQQIYczkk,82633741)
Phi Sigma Tau Philosophy Honors Society
President, Vice President
urn:li:fs_education:(ACoAAAGlLtwBUqv5A9AQQiVOI5UiQ4HQQIYczkk,82633741)
Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity
Founding Father, Social Chair, Philanthropy Chair
urn:li:fs_education:(ACoAAAGlLtwBUqv5A9AQQiVOI5UiQ4HQQIYczkk,167278029)
Associated Student Government Legislature – Texas State University-San Marcos
Graduate House Representative, College of Liberal Arts
urn:li:fs_education:(ACoAAAGlLtwBUqv5A9AQQiVOI5UiQ4HQQIYczkk,82633741)
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