BANAN SHAMSEDDIN

Professional summary

BANAN SHAMSEDDIN, banan.trainer@gmail.com | +90 531 294 1240 | linkedin.com/in/bananshamseddin, with approximately 5 years of experience.

Education

• Designed and delivered applied AI professional learning for approximately 50 university academics and faculty members,
• Master’s Degree in English Language Teaching (ELT)
• Instructional Design — University of Illinois

Professional experience

• Independent AI Learning & Capability Consultant / Instructional Architect | MENA Region | 2021–Present
• Designs institutional learning programs and capability pathways for educators, trainers, researchers, academic leaders, and
• workplace professionals.
• Converts needs and performance goals into outcomes, structured journeys, applied tasks, assessment logic, trainer resources,
• and quality frameworks.
• Selected work includes Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Türkiye, and Syria; current portfolio includes institutional programs, faculty
• development, teacher capability, research skills, and train-the-trainer.
• Director of Growth & Institutional Development | Training Development & Consulting Association, Saudi Arabia | 2024–Present
• Contributes to professional learning portfolio development and the design and positioning of scalable institutional offerings.
• Designed and supported research- and faculty-development initiatives, including the Smart Researcher learning and automation
• ecosystem.
• Academic Director | Leaders Academy, Türkiye | 2019–2024
• Managed professional development for teachers and school leaders, supervised curriculum development, and led digital-learning
• initiatives.
• Academic Director | BigBen Academy (Remote) | 2020–2023
• Built professional learning pathways for educators and researchers, managed trainers, and maintained instructional quality
• across programs.
• Stage Manager | Zemas International School, Türkiye | 2018–2019
• Head of English Department | Al Maaref International School, Dubai | 2016–2018
• Led curriculum and teacher development and supported academic performance improvement.

Professional certificates

• AI-enabled workflows. Delivered programs have reached 1,000+ learners, alongside 40+ professional training packages designed.
• International AI Driving License
• training packages
• International AI Driving License | Innovation Excellence Center, UAE
• Smart Researcher Program | Training Development & Consulting Association, Saudi Arabia
• Faculty Development & Research Capability | Training Development & Consulting Association, Saudi Arabia
• Training, for submission to the Saudi Ministry of Education. The proposal is under consideration and is presented here as design
• Director of Growth & Institutional Development | Training Development & Consulting Association, Saudi Arabia | 2024–Present
• Qatar: Designed a compact professional AI program for the International Federation for Training & Development. UAE: Developed AI
• enabled training and educational automation workflows, including registration, follow-up, assessment, reporting, and
• communication integrations; also produced CPD training packages for Eshraqat Center. Syria (2026): Designed and delivered
• Google Certified Trainer (2025)
• The American Board Certified Trainer
• Saudi Digital Academy (through Beyond AI Academy) Beyond AI Academy Training Development & Consulting Association (Saudi