Michael Tighe

Current

• Founder at U.S. English Services

Education

• Universität zu Köln
• Staatliche Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, Hochschule für Bildende Künste,
• The Whitney Museum of American Art Independant Study Program

• School of Visual Arts
• University of Hartford

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Connections

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Industry

Professional Training & Coaching

Websites

• My Company
• Master Trainer: CLTC-C
• Master Trainer: LANCELOT

Michael Tighe’s Summary

Professional Profile:

Business English/Intercultural Training and HR development for international business

Intercultural Competence/Business English media and program creation, development and design for blended learning deployment

Intercultural virtual team leadership and intercultural virtual teamwork

Michael Tighe’s Specialties:

Business English/Intercultural Competencies Coach
Train-the-trainer: Blended Learning
Business English Program Creator and Optimizer
First-generation Certified Blended Learning Professional
Certified Online Educator
e-moderator, e-coach, e-facilitator, e-mentor
Intercultural Virtual Team Optimizer
Intercultural Virtual Team Leadership Coach
University Instructor: Cross-cultural Competency
University Instructor: Cross-cultural Management

Michael Tighe’s Experience

• Founder

  U.S. English Services

  (Professional Training & Coaching industry)

  January 1986 — Present (23 years 7 months)

  Business English/Intercultural Training and HR development for international business
  
  Intercultural Competence/Business English media and program creation, development and design for blended learning deployment
  
  Intercultural virtual team leadership and intercultural virtual teamwork

Michael Tighe’s Education

• Universität zu Köln

  Languages 1986 — 1988

  Studied:
  German, Italian, English

• Staatliche Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, Hochschule für Bildende Künste,

  Fine Arts (painting) 1984 — 1986

  Studied:
  Painting

  Activities and Societies:

  Student of Gerhard Richter

• The Whitney Museum of American Art Independant Study Program

  Fine Arts (painting) 1983 — 1984

  Studied:
  Critical Theory, Semiotics, Film Theory, Structuralism, Post Structuralism, Studio Arts

• School of Visual Arts

  Fine Arts (painting) 1982 — 1983

  Studied:
  Conceptual Art, Painting, Videography, Performance Art, Installation Art, Art Theory, Art History

• University of Hartford

  BFA (summa cum laude) , Fine Arts (painting) , 1980 — 1982

  Studied:
  Photography, Videography, Painting, Drawing, Art History, 3-D Arts, Psychology, English

Additional Information

Michael Tighe’s Websites:

• My Company
• Master Trainer: CLTC-C
• Master Trainer: LANCELOT

Michael Tighe’s Interests:

digital photography, digital videography, cooking, fine arts, international travel, painting, intercultural experience, web 2.0, languages

Michael Tighe’s Groups:

The Whitney Museum of American Art ISP Alumni Association
Cornelsen Akademie, Certified Online Educator Alumni Association
IATEFL - International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language
BESIG-Business English Special Interest Group
Academia Brasil-Europa
I.S.M.P.S.
SIETAR Germany
SIETAR Europe

Michael Tighe’s Honors:

Grants and Scholarships:
1981 Pierce Scholarship, Hartford, CT
1982 Pierce Scholarship, Hartford, CT
1983 The Whitney ISP, New York, NY
1984 The Whitney ISP, New York, NY
1987 The Heitland Foundation, Celle
1987 Art Stiftung Plaas, Lindau/Bodensee
1990 Mid Atlantic Foundation, Baltimore, MD

Michael Tighe’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
• getting back in touch