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Sydney, Australia

Employed as an IELTS and a Cambridge PET teacher for ongoing class preparation for exams. Organise and run weekly practice exams and provide support and guidance to academic team at GEC. Carry out further General English teaching classes on an ad hoc basis when available.

Sydney, Australia

Conduct daily lessons for multi-level adults encompassing a range of skill-building activities for speaking, writing, reading and listening. A high majority of clients are seeking IELTS or other exam preparation techniques. Teach English language skills to students from kindergarten age requiring phonics through to adulthood. Self Employed English teacher.

Sydney, Australia

Conducted small group and individual classroom activities based on differentiated learning needs. Planned and supervised class to fully engage students and develop confidence and fluency. Taught English language skills to students from Pre-school age through to young adults, including HSC support and TOEFL preparation.

Singapore

Set up and managed English language business in Singapore. Engaged 3 teachers; sourcing their contacts and supervising their achievements. Large client base including relocation agencies, Japanese firms - Paris Miki, JAL - Korean summer school, Singaporean Healthcare provider, Korean Radio, Korean construction company and private individuals. Mainly.

Singapore

Specialised part-time ESL teacher for the Japanese community of Singapore. Promoted to lead teacher after 3 months. Was responsible for curriculum development, lesson planning, delivering the training and assessing feedback. Clients were a mix of Japanese business people and their families with a strong emphasis on “survival skills” and developing.

Frankfurt Am Main Area, Germany

Testing team manager in charge of merging 2 well-established IT support teams maintaining daily billing systems for Deutsche Telecom. This involved extensive restructuring of current working procedures and ensuring delivery of high quality, efficient system support on time and within budget, as well as eliminating duplication and day to day staff management.

Portsmouth, Manchester, Client Locations United Kingdom

IT Consultant Employed as an analyst programmer in IBM UK head offices looking after internal billing systems and managing regular on-call weekend shift work. Promoted to internal fast-track programme as IT Consultant advising major IBM clients about their infrastructure and IT requirements: Barclays Bank, several Government departments, Birmingham Police.

Manchester, United Kingdom

As a Retail Management trainee, gained invaluable experience in shop floor management before being promoted to Head Office as a Buyer, eventually responsible for a range of vegetable produce procurement and pricing for over 400 outlets nationwide.