• English Language Examiner- KET and PET examiner with BEDA at Colegio Obispo Perelló, Madrid (June 2017)- English Exam, Oposiciones a Técnico y Diplomado Económico del Estado (Spanish public contest to the post of State Higher Technician and the post of Technician in Economics with the Ministry of Economics) (March-April 2016, 2017 & 2018)• Training & teaching: - Designing, planning and delivering courses on Spanish culture, food and wine for chefs from Japan, China, USA, UK, Germany, Denmark, Switzerland, Brazil, Mexico and others (2009-10). - Summer school educator, Runnymede College (Madrid, Spain). Monitor in English-speaking summer school tasked with creating and supervising outdoor activities for children aged 9-17 (1996-98)- Business English: 2-week course delivered for INEM students in Madrid through temp agency (July 2003)•PR consultancy: Providing PR and communication consultancy in a number of PR and communication agency pitches and projects for agencies, including Cohn & Wolfe and Mind the Gap. •Social Media consultancy: Development of online communication strategy. Optimization of online presence: web re-design, definition of social media presence in relevant sites & social media etiquette training for staff. Online reputation safeguard and enhancement. Online crisis management. Blogger event production. Influencer engagement.•Editorial and publication design consultancy: Combined design and editorial projects including the production of yearly activity report for Madrid Tourism Board or corporate website production. Information leaflets for a UK-based charity, Feed the Children (Pro bono)•Journalism: Articles published in the UK, US, Spain and India. Contributions on Spanish current affairs to BBC, Euronews and ABC.•Translation: Academic and economic papers, fiction and press articles from/into Spanish/English.

English Teacher at private, bilingual, “concertado” school (Access through BEDA language assistant programme). Teacher at both Primary (5th and 6th grade) and Secondary levels (1st through 4th ESO and 1st & 2nd Bachillerato). Curriculum development (English through traditional & task-based learning), class organisation, material production & evaluation, focusing on oral proficiency.

Design and delivery of Journalism workshops at bilingual private school. Design and delivery of 4 journalism workshops for students aged 12-17 in order to allow students to produce Journalism and PR items for the school’s 50th anniversary. http://50anniversary.runnymede-college.com/ http://www.slideshare.net/SaulAparicio2/presentations

English Teacher at Vocational Training public school (Access through asistentes de conversación nativos programme of the Madrid Regional Gov and Education Ministry). Teacher of students aged 17-35 in public school in the neighbourhood of Tetuán (Madrid). Curriculum development (English through traditional & task-based learning and professional development), class organisation, material production & evaluation for the following disciplines: • Advanced Certificate in Event Management • Advanced Certificate in Tour Guiding• Advanced Certificate in Admin and Finance • Certificate in Administration • Advanced Certificate in Web Design • Advanced Certificate in IT Networks and Systems• Certificate in Micro-computing Systems and Networks

• Contributing directly to strengthening the firm’s corporate image through public relationships, hosting VIP clients, and positioning the company as an innovator and specialised content curator. Tasks involved in this targeted communication have involved website content production and management, social media management, presentations and printed materials for congresses and specialised publications, production of the corporate magazine, or articles for scientific congresses and seminars. • Building and leading an R&D department, and implementing a management system (UNE166002-compliant). Locating expertise to develop R&D projects, locating partners, negotiating collaboration agreements and supervising contractors, negotiation of confidentiality agreements and intellectual property rights, preparing funding proposals for grants (over €1.5 million in grants and interest-free loans raised since 2011). R&D fiscal tax break management (department yearly budget €700k). • Lifecycle management of as many as 10 research & development projects. Grant, budget, project and team management. Liaison with overseas researchers and co-operators Total staff managed: 15.

• Producing an internationally distributed food, wine and travel magazine (USA, UK and Ireland) in cooperation with the Spanish Institute of Foreign Trade (dependent on Ministry for industry, trade & tourism)• Acting Editor-in-Chief tasked with designing production schedules, defining thematic and editorial guidelines, selecting resonant article subject matter and defining the most appropriate tone.• Commissioning copy and graphic materials from freelance journalists, photographers, illustrators, chefs and winemakers as well as supervising and managing the design and advertising teams. Ensuring timely delivery, compliance with editorial guidelines and controlling quality. Editing materials and drafting content (articles, editorials....)• Overseeing the design, layout, colour separation and printing. Organising all aspects of production• Distributing the magazine as an insert/supplement through international newspapers including The Times (UK), The Irish Times, The New York Times, Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, Seattle Times and San Francisco Chronicle (print run- approx. 900,000 per issue)• Management of teams of 10 to 15 freelancers in 4 different countries per project.

•Fully accountable for the management of all international and external communications and public relationships including: website content production and management, drafting press releases & information packages, designing and producing promotional materials.•Producing the internal & stakeholder communication plans and coordinating communications with other national sections of the Association•Responsible for the organisation and planning of various events including seminars, art exhibitions, presentations, prize ceremonies and galas. Designing communication plans for events.• Securing guest speakers and hosting guests at events, including high ranking EU officials, former heads of state, ministers and diplomats. Arranging interviews and meetings with the press.• Negotiating and securing funds through company sponsorship and managing their presence at events

• Writing, editing and translating for ICEX magazines, publications and websites.• Providing voice-over for ICEX promotional videos• Website content management