Social Worker and Advisor for the integration and assistance of refugees and asylum seekers living in Weiterstadt, Germany. Responsibilities include ensuring access to medical care, education, and language programs for refugees officially under consideration for asylum, and coordinating between official and volunteer efforts to facilitate integration. Above all else I work to be a reliable and trustworthy contact for the people I work with, helping them handle whatever obstacles they encounter with either the bureaucracy or with general integration into and understanding of German culture and society.

Freelance writer and blogger-Active film critic and purveyor of media culture at francnoir.blogspot.com-Volunteer contributor and editor of the Nippon Connection Blog at https://blog.nipponconnection.com/ Past Project: contributing writer for blog.grads.co.uk/, a British jobs site specifically designed to help recent graduates begin their careers. My articles can be found at the following link (also found below): http://blog.grads.co.uk/author/noah/

-As part of the all-volunteer team organizing the annual Japanese Film Festival Nippon Connection, I assist with the English translations, corrections, and editing for all online, print, and media material related to the festival. -Since 2016 I also work on the official festival blog (https://blog.nipponconnection.com/), contributing articles and helping with the organization and formatting of the site.

-Specializing in executive search activities within the Industrial Equipment sector, covering the entire EMEA region-Roles placed include Plant Manager, Regional Sales Director, Quality Manager, Product Manager, Applications Engineer, Key Account Manager, Supply Chain Manager, and Technical Sales Engineer-Clients included: Horiba, ESAB, Colfax Fluid Handling, Oilgear, Danieli, De-Sta-Co, Schindler, Atlas Copco, Outotec, Sulzer Pumps, and Gardner Denver-Primary tasks center on candidate management; identifying and interviewing key profiles, handling candidate communication throughout interview process (key sources include LinkedIn and Xing)-Additional responsibilities include regular mapping out of structures and reporting lines of companies within relevant Industrial sectors, as well as seeking new business development opportunities-Total revenue generated: over $200k -Total number of placements: 16

-Part-time instructor at Eifert, teaching Business English to small groups of professionals in the Frankfurt am Main area.-Have conducted classes at: Deutsche Bank, Schaeffler, Telekom, Valovis and AREVA at locations in Frankfurt am Main, Langen, and Darmstadt.

-Assist and support office with data entry, resume sourcing, support calls, and file updating-Proficient in using Sage ACT!, a web-based profile-sharing program where we store information on current and past contacts and candidates-Source for Financial and HR positions throughout the US, including: HR Director, National Financial Sales Director, Wealth Managemer, Business Development Manager

-Assistant for the Manager of Global Talent Acquisition at Troy (Recruitment)-Screens/sources resumes for job openings, e-mails/phones applicants to facilitate interviews -Attends/participates in phone screens face-to-face interviews and de-briefs-Experienced in using online resume databes (LinkedIn, CareerBuilder, niche websites) and applicant tracking systems (Taleo)-Screened/Sourced for following fields: Chemical Production, Finance, Sales, Marketing, Facilities, Human Resources, Safety, Administration, Customer Service, IT, Sourcing/Purchasing, Process Safety

-Trained in use of shop/carpentry tools -Responsible for set building/striking, operating sound/light systems and heavy shop tools/equipment, supervising rehearsals/performances

-Participant in 14 stage productions (8 in cast, 4 on production staff, 2 in both cast and production staff)-Notable roles played: Dracula in Dracula, Orsino in Twelfth Night, Professor in The Bone Violin, Claudius/Polonius in 15 Minute Hamlet-Notable production roles: Dramaturg/APM for Creation of the World, Technical Director for Mr. Marmalade/Lend Me A Tenor, Props Master for 2009: A Space Oddity/One Acts 2012