To obtain a position in an international company where I can use my language skills.
Civilian
Military
Bachelor of Arts, May 1994 Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY Major: Spanish University of Salamanca, Spain Semester Abroad, Fall 1993 Associate in Arts, May 1992 Marion Military Institute, Marion, AL Major: Spanish
Second Lieutenant Commission in the US Army Reserve (Age 20) 1992.
Near fluent in Spanish and Portuguese, intermediate Japanese (written and spoken).
Proficient in Windows 95 / 98, Mac OS9, Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, Front Page, Adobe Page Mill, Corel Draw, Corel Photo.
Assistant Manager, Linguaphone Academy, Yokohama
Japan (1999-Present)
- Manage school when manager is away.
- Do weekly and monthly school reports.
- Process instructors's time cards and calculate hours worked.
- Train new teachers to develop their own teaching styles.
- Evaluate teachers' performance and help them improve.
- Assist manager maintain and update monthly and weekly schedules.
- Teach various levels of English to large and small groups.
- Develop new lesson curriculum for each level to be used company wide.
- Make lesson plans based on various functions and topics.
- Create new teaching materials i.e. flashcards, worksheets, student handouts, and games.
- Share information and ideas with other assistant managers.
- Promote and plan school activities and events where the school must make a 10% profit.
- Coordinate school clubs for students with common interests.
- Design and make posters for events and clubs, and decorate classrooms.
- Assist sales agents and meet prospective students one to one.
- Provide students with feedback counseling and motivation.
- Facilitate and direct conversation in the lounge area.
- Evaluate students' English abilities and determine appropriate levels.
- Advise students with developing more affective study methods.
- Determine when students are ready for the next level.
English Teacher, Nova Intercultural Institute
Japan (1995-1995)
- Taught classes to small groups in all levels of English.
- Instructed students from elementary school to businessmen.
- Developed new teaching materials and created new ways to present target language structures.
- Proofread business letters, presentations, school reports, and personal correspondences.
- Helped pupils with constructive feedback, evaluations, and counseling reports.
- Encouraged shy or people with low confidence to speak.
- Initiated conversations, guided discussions and introduced new vocabulary.
- Demonstrated lessons and interacted with potential customers to our school/business.
- Gave oral tests, listening for sentence structure, pronunciation, verb tenses, fluency, and confidence.
Executive Officer, US Army Reserve
Binghamton, NY (1992-1993)
- Developed and implemented the 1993 - 94 Yearly Training Plan for Bravo Company.
- Organized and supervised training within the company and battalion.
- Coordinated events between companies and within the company.
- Evaluated and selected personnel.
- Delegated responsibilities to subordinates.
- Confronted and corresponded with both civilians and military personnel.
- Motivated soldiers during difficult situations.
- Operated high tech precision equipment, heavy machinery, and handled explosives.
- Spoke in public giving briefings or presentations, and taught classes.
- Inspected and tested teams and equipment.
- Represented and commanded the company in absence of the commander.
- Assessed risk and safety factors for soldiers in training.