Athena is an English-language training center. I work with the company's national academic and curriculum teams to raise the quality of the company's instructional materials and teaching methods.

I taught undergraduate courses in financial accounting, finance, and accounting to foreign (i.e., non-Chinese) students at the University's College of International Exchange.

Responsible for reviewing sales and marketing activities to ensure compliance with the FCPA, local laws and regulations, and MSD standard operating procedures. Worked closely with Country Compliance Officer and senior sales and marketing personnel.Other activities include developing training materials; training staff; and participating in a major audit.

Engaged in a broad-based civil litigation practice with a primary emphasis on medical malpractice, product liability, and other varieties of personal injury litigation. Drafted pleadings, motions, briefs, and memoranda. Conducted discovery, argued motions, took and defended depositions, examined witnesses at trial, and served as the firm’s principal liaison with high-value Spanish and Portuguese-speaking clients.• Won the argument that prevented the dismissal of the institutional defendant… Show more Engaged in a broad-based civil litigation practice with a primary emphasis on medical malpractice, product liability, and other varieties of personal injury litigation. Drafted pleadings, motions, briefs, and memoranda. Conducted discovery, argued motions, took and defended depositions, examined witnesses at trial, and served as the firm’s principal liaison with high-value Spanish and Portuguese-speaking clients.• Won the argument that prevented the dismissal of the institutional defendant which ultimately paid more than two-thirds of the $6 million settlement in a case involving the negligent discharge of a young schizophrenic patient who rendered himself quadriplegic after seeking treatment for suicidal thoughts.• Used the defendant hospital’s maintenance records to document that management had known for more than ten years that the room in which a leukemia patient developed a life-threatening lung infection due to a mold infection had persistent ceiling leaks, thereby preparing the ground for a lucrative confidential settlement.• Neutralized a defense attempt to use a Department of Human Services record to insinuate that our clients had exhibited a pattern of neglect toward their injured child by locating a record proving that the Department had in fact exonerated the parents of any neglect. Show less

Taught courses in Latin American fiction. Designed syllabi. Wrote and corrected quizzes and examinations.• Designed innovative courses for non-traditional students.• Integrated film, visual arts, and historical perspectives into literary instruction.

Designed and taught graduate and undergraduate courses in Latin American poetry, fiction, and culture. Mentored students. Served on doctoral dissertation, MA thesis, and faculty committees. Evaluated manuscripts for the Duke University and University of North Carolina Presses.• Served on the editorial boards of two scholarly journals.• Represented the University of North Carolina on the Duke-UNC Latin American Studies Group, taking an active role in the group’s organization of… Show more Designed and taught graduate and undergraduate courses in Latin American poetry, fiction, and culture. Mentored students. Served on doctoral dissertation, MA thesis, and faculty committees. Evaluated manuscripts for the Duke University and University of North Carolina Presses.• Served on the editorial boards of two scholarly journals.• Represented the University of North Carolina on the Duke-UNC Latin American Studies Group, taking an active role in the group’s organization of conferences and symposia.• Designed and taught poetry classes which placed a strong emphasis on close reading. Show less

Same responsibilities as in the previous entry.

Taught Spanish grammar, composition, and introduction to literature courses. Designed, corrected, and graded papers, examinations, and quizzes. Assigned final course grades.• Developed an extensive set of practice exercises to supplement the grammar exercises in the assigned undergraduate Spanish language textbook.• Supplemented second-year courses with an introduction to Spanish and Latin American cinema, using selected films to spark classroom discussion and to suggest topics for… Show more Taught Spanish grammar, composition, and introduction to literature courses. Designed, corrected, and graded papers, examinations, and quizzes. Assigned final course grades.• Developed an extensive set of practice exercises to supplement the grammar exercises in the assigned undergraduate Spanish language textbook.• Supplemented second-year courses with an introduction to Spanish and Latin American cinema, using selected films to spark classroom discussion and to suggest topics for composition.• Increased students’ awareness of the Spanish-speaking world by requiring them to give regular oral reports concerning ongoing events in selected Spanish-speaking countries. Show less