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· Designed and implemented a solid student support program that provided consultations and interventions to assist students’ learning.· Lead Local Immersion Program.· Lead Foreign Immersion Program.· Organized and administered Foreign Language Mentoring Program.· Organized and administered brown bag sessions for students to assist their learning.· Fostered an atmosphere of inclusion and respect with all employees.· Actively pursued learning opportunities to ensure professional, organizational and leadership skills.· Developed a professional network and collaborated with various Agency and IC components to broaden my perspective and to exchange ideas.· Contributed to corporate priorities and invested in my own professional development.

· Applied the latest instructional methodologies to meet highly customized student needs and conducted language proficiency testing in reading, speaking, and listening comprehension for skill evaluation.· Delivered programs that provided students with the foreign language communication skills and cross-cultural awareness allowing them to live and work abroad effectively and to perform other language-related duties.· Demonstrated knowledge of relevant regional history, culture, politics, and economy.· Engaged in program and education management.· Provided a variety of language support services worldwide.· Provided first class training for intelligence professionals in German including the latest technology and teaching techniques.· Taught language skills to a wide range of adult learners, from beginners to advanced and near native speakers.· Experimented with new learning techniques and technologies and seized new opportunities to enhance learning.· Gained experience in creating products for course management systems in Moodle.· Identified client needs, created assessment instruments, and designed, developed, and delivered appropriate learning solutions.· Represented staff’s capabilities in client briefings and sought opportunities to build strong client relationships.· Worked alongside seasoned intelligence professionals with depth of knowledge in a range of topics to improve officers’ knowledge and skills.

· Taught English and Math to ESL-students.· Conducted training sessions in soccer and basketball as an assistant coach.· Consulted students on potential career choices.· Consulted with parents on their children’s progress.

Education record

Ma, Instructional System Design (Isd)/Esol

Phd, German Literature

Ma, German Literature

Bs, Psychology/Pre-Dentistry