Went from becoming a recreational soccer coach to an Academy and Select (competitive soccer coach)Currently hold a US Youth Soccer "G" LicensePresident and Founder of North Side Youth Soccer AssociationCurrently serve as webmaster of www.northsideyouthsoccer.org

Collaborated on planning, teaching, and assessing quality lessons. Tutored students for free after school. Worked at several fundraising events and was prominently visible at parent/teacher events and meetings. Was able to teach students chess and theater as enrichment activities. Embraced the use of technology as a teaching aid, and helped many students advance over a year of progress in as little as a semester, as measured by STAR 360 assessments.

Helped sell phones and phone accessories for Sprint. However, I mostly did troubleshooting on phones and with customer billing for Spanish-speaking customers. Worked to meet monthly sales and customer satisfaction goals.

Managed a tax preparation office with 10+ employee. I recruited, hired, and trained tax professionals to use our proprietary software and to market our services. As the manager I oversaw all returns and made sure we complied with IRS due diligence guidelines, as well as organized our files.

Taught 2nd and 3rd grade core subjects as a Bilingual / Dual Language TeacherPlanned and assessed lessons, as well as communicated with parents, students, and other support staff.Served as UIL Academic Coordinator and coached 1st and 2nd Place Oral Reading participants, and numerous medal winners in Chess Puzzle(s)Taught High School Spanish.

Collaborated with others to plan, implement, and assess high-quality lessons to 2nd and 3rd graders in a dual language setting. While there I received a Dallas Mavericks Teacher Recognition Award and recognition by the School Board of Lake Worth ($1,000 for Miller Elementary and $1000 for me). I also served as UIL Academic Coordinator, coaching a 1st and 2nd Place Oral Reading (Poetic Interpretation), and Chess Puzzle (2nd and 3rd place finishers). Embraced technology in teaching students, some of them gaining over one to two years of academic growth as measured by reading running records and STAR 360 assessments. While there I also tutored students with and without pay (starting early in the fall) and also offered enrichment classes via the use of technology and chess club.

Taught HS Spanish, Theater Arts and P.E. to at-risk youth at Fort Worth CAN Academy - River Oaks Campus. Worked with many students who were discarded from other ISDs during two half-day sessions with earlier start times and later end times than other ISDs. Also, classes started a week earlier than other ISDs. Planned and assessed lessons, maintained attendance and grade records. Maintained positive discipline in the classroom, including building meaningful relationships with students. Helped many students graduate who otherwise would not have completed school in a traditional setting. Coached boys basketball, boys soccer, girls soccer and boys flag football.

Taught in grades 1st through 5th grade as a self-contained and team (specialized subject) teacher with the exception of one year off (1999-2000).Helped improve academic achievement (TAKS scores) while teaching 3rd - 5th grades.Helped improve reading comprehension and fluency while teaching 2nd gradeSelected Teacher of the Year at two different campuses (including GPISD Bilingual Teacher of the Year)

Taught hundreds of students to play chessCoached several award-winning teams: Manuel Jara Elementary, W.J. Turner Elementary, J.P. Elder Middle School, North Side High School, Polytechnic High School, E.D. Walker MST Vanguard, and Grand Prairie Rayburn ElementaryHelped raise money to take teams to various local, regional, state and national tournaments.