RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
ESL Teacher – Hainan Middle School, Haikou, Hainan, China 09/2014 to Present
English Foreign Language teacher at top middle school in Hainan:
Required to create course curriculum for grade 8 and 9 English classes.
Responsible for creating all worksheets and visual aides.
Adhere to communicative teaching style to enhance learning experience.
Provide interactive environment by use of various videos, games, group work activities.
ESL Teacher – Hebei United University, Tangshan, Hebei, China 09/2013 to 06/2014
HUU is one of the premier universities in Hebei province:
Responsible for creating curriculum for Oral English and Hotel Management classes.
Created all worksheets and visual aides.
Provided IELTS training upon request to students and HUU faculty.
Class sizes ranged from 30 to 170 students
ESL Teacher – EF Tangshan, Tangshan, Hebei, China 06/2012 to 06/2013
EF Tangshan is part of the EF Education First education organization:
Responsible for creating classroom materials for EF classes and public school classes to supplement curriculum.
Responsible for tracking attendance, progress reports, progress updates on EF software.
Report weekly attendance numbers to EF Director of Studies on weekly basis.
Help facilitate weekly demo classes to assist the Sales and Marketing department.
Taught students as young as 3 up to their early 20s.
Volunteer ESL Teacher – CLUES, St. Paul, MN 2012
C.L.U.E.S. (Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio), a non-profit organization, is a leading provider in behavioral health and human services in Minnesota. Key responsibilities:
Taught a beginner’s level English class to adult learners in small to medium sized groups.
Responsible for creating and implementing lesson plan for classes.
Successfully managed time of class to ensure all aspects of lesson plans were covered.
Senior Employment Counselor — HIRED, St. Paul, MN 2009 - 2012
HIRED is a non-profit organization that provides personalized and innovative work solutions.
Key contributions:
Created a Sales curriculum for our ELL Customer Service and Sales Training.
Assisted students develop English vocabulary and provided job search assistance.
Provided a fun and welcoming environment that enabled students to practice their speaking and listening skills.
Facilitated group orientations to educate groups about training programs and enrollment processes.
Worked on various projects and supervised a wide variety of aspects for each project such as: marketing, recruiting, community outreach, weekly and quarterly reporting to various stakeholders (i.e. federal, state agencies, NPOs, local Workforce Centers, local colleges).
OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE
Branch Manager – PA Staffing, Kenosha , WI 2007 - 2009
A mid-size staffing agency responsible for filling open positions with large to small professional offices and manufacturing companies in the southeastern region of Wisconsin. Key contributions:.
Responsible for weekly, monthly, quarterly reports, sales, marketing, oversaw recruiting efforts, etc.
Managed staff of 6 in-office employees and 3 teams of on-site teams (teams located on-site of manufacturing companies.)
Client Service Manager – Spherion, Lincolnshire, IL 2004 – 2007
A large-size staffing agency responsible for filling open positions at Hewitt Associates, a Human Resource Outsourcing company, from call center staff to paralegals and executive admins. Key contributions:
Counseled employees regarding behavioral and performance issues, documented and took corrective actions as necessary, including terminations, and assisted in conflict resolution.
Communicated and coordinated various aspects of On-Premise operations to ensure compliance with established policies and procedures.
Managed up to 170 contracted employees.
Promoted from Client Service Supervisor to Manager.
Account Supervisor – Staff Management, Kenosha, WI and Saint Louis, MO 2002 – 2004
A mid-size staffing agency based out of Chicago, Illinois. Key contributions:
Recruited and supervised temporary staff on-site at Deluxe Video (Pleasant Prairie, WI) and Proctor and Gamble (Saint Louis, MO).
Responsible for entering attendance, payroll, and reporting to Account Managers.
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Volunteer – Tangshan Public Church, Tangshan, China 2010 - 2011
Assisted members of the local church to speak and read English passages out of the Bible once a week.
Volunteer – Harding High School, St. Paul, MN 2010, 2011
Conducted interviewing sessions to help seniors become more comfortable speaking to others.
Provided constructive criticism when necessary to help seniors improve interviewing skills.
Conducted an audit on students’ projects to make sure all necessary documents were included in their senior portfolio.
EDUCATION
Teaching Knowledge Test (TKT) Young Learners Certificate – University of Cambridge 2013
TESOL Certification – TESOL Training International – 120 hour certificate 2012
Bachelor of Arts – Advertising – Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 2001
