Skills
Exceptional people skills – Confident, articulate and professional communicator
Can manage tight deadlines, large workloads and groups independently
Builds excellent client relations
Offers creative problem-solving
Engaging writer, expert editor, proofreader and grammarian
Multitasker, able to handle multiple projects concurrently
Education
1998–2001
BA English, University of Wales, Aberystwyth, UK
2009
Cambridge CELTA, ITC, Bournemouth, UK, .
2015-2016
GNVQ Sports Development
College of Sports and Fitness, Sydney, Australia
Experience
2015
Teacher
Ability, Sydney, Australia.
Created, delivered and managed Academic English/IELTS course required for university entry at a top 5 southern hemisphere college. Excelled independently in this role with minimal supervision and training.
Increased pass rate from 70 to 90 percent;
Supervised 12+ academic reports concurrently, projects that focused on current global socio economic, political and cultural factors and successfully developed participants data analysis skills;
Mentored academic presentations and thesis writing to PHD standard;
Achieved high appraisal in periodical reviews from Director of Studies; { Managed stresses and time constraints of others, allowing them to complete their own workloads;
2009–2015
Teacher
MLS College, Bournemouth, UK
Mentored Academic English and Creative Writing, IELTS exam and Business English courses.
Demonstrated adaptability and creative thinking due to the unpredictable nature of teaching;
Showed forward thinking in course structuring, thorough organization in preparation (that often demanded hours of overtime), and commitment, providing cover when necessary;
Showed strong classroom management skills by mitigating the stresses of large and diverse groups with professionalism, tact and integrity;
Consistently nominated top 3 educator with high appraisal from senior management;
Appointed Sports Coach in my 1st year, fully competent at student welfare, health and safety, CPR, EAR and First Aid Certified – all of which were achieved on the job; 2008–2009 Administrator, Welsh Assembly Government, Cardiff, Wales.
Worked in the Dept of Environment performing all branch administration, maintaining the client database, assisting with policy work and dealing with clients and the public on a daily basis.
Contributed directly to Wales’ environmental law by drafting policy and public consultations;
Gained valuable accounting skills as Finance Co-ordinator, monitoring branch budget and project spending;
Garnered new skills as Business Continuity Co-ordinator, and did the contingency planning for all Depts, and led emergency response exercises for the whole of the Welsh government.
2003–2007
Translator, Interpreter, Teacher,
International, Paris/Chicago.
French/English Translation at a Business Management and Training organization providing clients with a fast and accurate translation service
French/English Interpreter to doctors attending conferences in Chicago
Teacher of International Business English Languages
Language
English (Native language)
French (Business Level)
Italian (Competent)
Ukrainian (Conversant)
German (Competent)
Interests
I am fond of English language and literature, and a keen reader and creative writer. I enjoy learning languages, and can speak 5 languages to varying degrees. Musician I’m a songwriter, singer and composer. I’m active in many areas of music from performing to sound engineering
