WORK EXPERIENCE:
** English teacher for New Times, Xingtai, Hebei Province, June-July 2013 英语老师

** Spanish, French and German Teacher, South Bend Community School Corporation, 2011 to present.  Teach first through fourth year languages to high school students.  

** German Teacher, East Porter County School Corporation, 2010 to 2011.  Taught all levels of German to high school students.  Organized and led trip to Chicago, liaised with teachers in Austria to provide authentic language learning experiences for American and Austrian students.  Proposed new ways of using IT in the FL classroom.

**  Partner and Language Services Director, TMA Translations, Jan 2007 to present.  Developed and manage professional translation and interpretation company with revenues of approximately 1M.  

**  Freelance Technical Translator, self-employed, Jun 07- present.  Translate technical documents from German, French and Spanish to English for companies throughout Europe and the USA.

** Long-term Supply Teacher, Kemnay Academy, (Scotland) Feb 07-Jun 07.  Taught Spanish, German and French to secondary students on a temporary basis.
 
** German and French Teacher, Elkhart Community School Corporation, 2004-2006.  Taught all levels of German and second year French to high school students.  Organized and led trips to Chicago, and took students to Germany every summer.  Regularly used the white board, PowerPoint presentations, and my own website to supplement instruction.

**  SAT test prep teacher, Kaplan Test Prep, 1999-2000
Taught SAT test prep courses on a part-time basis.

** Associate Instructor, Indiana University South Bend, IN, 1999-2005
Taught Threshold Seminar, and Methods of Teaching Foreign Languages to university students.  Instrumental in the design and delivery of both courses.  Reviewed and selected textbooks, designed course materials and wrote examinations.  Lectured, engaged students in intellectual conversation, trained them to use university software, graded papers, and submitted all reports in a timely manner.

** Hospital Administrator (Captain), US Air Force, 1992-1996
Coordinated work with local and state government officials.  Held televised briefings to inform retiree community of their hospital benefits.  Held numerous town-hall meetings to educate families on their rights and responsibilities regarding hospital care.  Took and passed the DoD Proficiency Exam in German.  Served as a translator for NATO dignitaries visiting the Air Force base.  Responsible for all hospital medical records, patient relations, health insurance benefits, appointments, public relations and hospital supply.  Trained, evaluated, disciplined and promoted staff.  Supervised 15 staff members.
 

 Certified Secondary Teacher (grades 5-12) in Indiana in French, German, Spanish and Economics
Master’s of Science in Secondary Education, 2003, Indiana University
(Completed coursework for majors in German and Spanish)
Master’s in Public Affairs, concentration in International Public Affairs, 1992, Indiana University-Purdue University
Bachelor of Arts in French, Spanish, German and Economics, 1989, Indiana University
*Université de Strasbourg, France, 1 year
*Worked and studied in Germany over a combined period of a year and a half