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- Last Login : 2017-06-25
- Member Since : 2017-04-12
Career
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Freelance Writer
Copywriter, Blog Writer, Article Writer, and Editor
2017/03~
Write between 3,000 and 5,000 words per day on average
Create content for blogs, websites, and businesses in every industry
Specialize in academic writing (History, Anthropology, English, & Social Studies)
Edit articles and novellas (between 500 and 25,000 words)
Work for: Anglo Copy Shop, Livingston Research, Trip101, TechJunkie, BlastingNews, & more
SnapLingo
ESL Tutor
2017/02~
Conduct one-on-one sessions with elementary-aged students that involve fun and games
Create daily curriculum based on limited topic information that adapts to student needs
Conduct reading and pronunciation-based sessions with adults and kids
Escuela Falcon
Director of Programming
2016/12~ 2017/03
Bring in new students, prepare them for traveling abroad, and maintain relationships via email
Create Policies & Procedures Manual for the business
Substitute and Teach English classes as needed for students aged 4-25
Manage a team of departments, including Transportation, Homestays/Apartments, IT, & Marketing
Network and maintain relationships with local organizations & businesses to benefit student life
Northeast Yucai Experimental School
Head of Elementary Immersion Program & English Immersion Teacher
2014/11~ 2017/01
Overall: Teach 28 elementary and high school classes weekly, while developing all of my own curriculum and lesson plans, leading the weekly meetings, communicating as liaison between school administration and foreign teachers, and recruiting and hiring new foreign teachers.
Head of Elementary Immersion Program
- Built a new, small program into a large, successful program that has a stable and positive future.
- Lead the immersion program that consistently scores in the top on English exams
- Act as mediator between foreign teachers and the school administration, with a focus on peaceful conflict resolution & positively addressing miscommunication.
- Create a record of curriculum and lesson plans by archiving all documents from all teachers.
- Develop fair and consistent discipline system to handle teacher misconduct.
- Research, document, & develop detailed policies, processes, and procedures alongside the school administration.
- Conduct weekly meetings with foreign teachers to assess progress and build community.
- Plan group outings to build a positive and supportive community of foreign teachers.
- Design and conduct group workshops twice a month for 5 months
- Zero teacher turnover due to quitting and teachers' dissatisfaction
English Immersion Teacher
- Teach over 24 classes every week for 30 students in an “immersion” setting.
- Teach Social Studies, English, TEFL Writing, Drama, Science, and English Corner
- Specialize in teaching grades 1, 2, & 3; Additionally teach Grades 9 & 10 (1-5 classes per week)
- Create curriculum for all classes and prepare materials, using a mix of original and provided texts, etc.
- Maintained top English scores in the school every semester in my class.
- Flexible schedule allows for sudden changes in the program as well as helping out with extra classes.
Presort First Class
Document Control Specialist
2013/10~ 2014/10
- Coordinate all activities related to the Document Control procedure, including technical documents, drawings, and commercial correspondence.
- Maintain updated records of all approved documents, as well as maintain the files and control logs as required by all projects.
- Create Change Request process to enable accountability and transparency with every project update.
Corporate Trainer:
- Design and conduct group workshops on soft skills to improve the professional skills of the individual employees.
- Design handouts, worksheets, and outlines for each workshop.
- Design and implement independent course system using a series of training videos.
- Design incentive program to create a positive atmosphere around learning.
Technical Writing:
- Research, document, and develop detailed policies, processes, and procedures from the ground up. Includes operators, maintenance, troubleshooting, checklists, training materials, and other reports.
- Edit, standardize, or make changes to material prepared by other writers or establishment personnel.
- Maintain record of all procedural documents, versioning, and file database organization.
Software:
- Develop and Manage Drupal collaboration site for company using Open Atrium 2.
- Trained in Microsoft Office: including Excel, Outlook, Project, Visio, Word.
- Trained in Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Acrobat Pro
Education
Description
Grinnell College
2006/08~ 2010/05
B.A. in Anthropology
Activities and Societies: Student Adviser, Alternate Break, Theater,
- Student Adviser volunteer-only: worked for three years living full-time with other students, liaison between student body and college administration, trained mediator to settle disputes, organized study breaks for select group of students
- Alternate Break: volunteered full-time for a week in various urban food programs in Kansas City during fall break
- Theater: acted in a series of productions including but not limited to: 'Midsummer Night's Dream' (Titania) and 'Stovepipe' (Carolyn, lead)