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Beijing, China

Global

I wrote the difinitive guide to managing teachers in a for-profit enterprise.

Beijing, China

Directing business and consultancy operations and servicesMarket IntelligenceProject ManagementDevelopment of internal processesBusiness DevelopmentFinancial control, accounting, and budgetsHead of Beijing Field StudiesEvents coordinationIntegration of services and vendorsProduct management for AI and tech productsExecuting partnerships and agreements

Beijing, China

Delivering high-level professional development services for Mainland China and Global MarketsCovering the markets:- At-home Learning- Professional and Managerial Skills- Intercultural Communication- Government Education Bureaus Online content development Asynchronous and Synchronous DeliveryInstructional DesignFace-to-Face content deliveryProject.

Beijing

Working out of the head office covering 6 campuses in Beijing and the only campus in ShanghaiProviding management, project support, organizational support, and working closely with other departments to deliver on organizational goals and KPIs

Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

• Responsible for the English Department staff, goals, structure, and KPIs for 8 campuses across 4 cities.Created and responsible for delivering the ED department revitalization action plan.
• 8 project programs
• 39 individual projects
• 23 operational dutiesSelected to lead management training at the ED National ConferenceBuilding Professional Development program including:
• On-boarding trainings
• On-going development trainings

Chengdu

• Change Management
• Created a new standard of talent development and promotions
• Transitioned product delivery to an Aims-based approach - was adopted at the national level
• Restructured the recruiting and placement department
• Rewrote the career ladder and headcount for the center and regional levels
• Reviewed and re-wrote JDs to match current needs

Global

• Creating Training Courseso All of our courses are tailor made for the cohort and unique. We do not use any pre-made curriculum like textbooks or language programso Creating and teaching monthly Cooking classeso.
• Hiring new staffo Recruiting, interviewing, and hiring of 4 teacherso Creating 3 week training and transition plan for new teacherso Creating a professional development plan for new teacherso Bi-weekly to monthly.
• Translation and editing serviceso Editing academic papers for 27 clients to dateo Translating business reports, correspondence, and projects for our six business clients, consistently up-selling services such as.
• Setting up work location and business plano Designing, setting up, and running annual convention stands at the Erfurt Education Conventiono Running 4 direct marketing plans in public spaces of Erfurto Designing and.

Shanghai

Culture innovator, trainer, and consultantTraveled as an internal consultant to nearly all of the 43 centers in all regions in China, many on 58 separate occasions with successive Academic Managers.Worked on-request by Regional Directors to develop teams and leaders, and deliver problem-specific training workshops.Helped create ground-level roll-out plan.

Suzhou, China

Managed the academic program of the Disney English centers in Suzhou. Oversaw up to 24 local chinese and foreign staff, and worked with dozens more support and sales staff in the center.Was responsible to build and maintain the brand of the The Walt Disney Company and Disney English, as well as provide an engaging and fertile environment for the highly.

Ningbo, Zhejiang, China

Opened Ningbo Center 1:Was commended by my line manager for completing opening tasks over a week ahead of schedule.Worked closely with other department managers assist their staff with opening duties.Worked closely with the CM and LLD in creating a marketing strategy.Have been commended by both managers for completing tasks in a “Leading the way” fashion.

Shanghai City, China

Participated in Operations and Development of the opening of the XuJiaHui center:Assisted in training operationsAssisted in building the Welcome Packet for new teachers.Assisted in the development of the on-boarding programDeveloped and delivered a Cultural Conversations Workshop for new AT/FT pairsDeveloped and delivered a Culture Shock workshop for new.

Managed and taught classes of around 60 local chinese college students and adults. Wrote curriculum, implemented lesson plans, evaluated student preformances.

Psychology, Psychology, Counseling

Activities and Societies: SJU Rugby Football Club

Teaching English As A Foreign Language For Children, Education

A specialized TEFL certification for the express purpose of developing young minds and the development of speaking, reading, and writing.

Master'S Degree, Innovation And Entrepreneurship