EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

At present I am engaged as a freelance online English teacher working for a Russian based school (July 2013)  In addition to which I am engaged on a full time basis at a Turkish language school called New York Studio formerly (Berlitz), Istanbul.  There I teach young children aged between 9 and 12 years, General English to adults as well as Business English.  I was initially employed by the school between March of 2013 and July.  However, I was invited to return in February 2014 to resume my teaching position.

Previously I worked extensively in China.  April 2010 to February 2013.

There  I taught English, International Baccalaureate, at the World Foreign Language Middle School. Specifically I worked for the Middle Year Programme. 

Before that, from September 2011 to July 2012, I was employed by a Canadian International school once again in Shanghai.  There I taught writing, reading, speaking skills, drama and social studies. During the 2011 and 2012 season I also taught English on a part time basis at Jiaotong University.  Before these appointments, I taught general English in a number of Chinese schools covering a variety of different abilities and skills ranging in age between 1^st grade through to senior level. 

During my period of work in Shanghai I also contributed as a guest lecturer and academic advisor for The Association of International Accountants

In addition to the above outlined skill and achievements I taught private IELTS preparation classes.

I arrived in Shanghai, China in April of 2010.  I was contracted by an agency that works with public schools supplying native English language speakers/ teachers to various public schools. 

In the summer of 2010 I taught at an English summer camp in Inner Mongolia.  There I taught Junior grade.  Further to that I returned to Shanghai to teach for two weeks at a Canadian summer camp that specialised in intensive training of students in preparation for them to travel to Canada to study at university there.  I later returned to the Canadian summer camp in 2011.

In February of 2011 I joined UNISTAR, an Australian/ Chinese teaching venture where I became their resident ‘writing’ teacher.  The company dealt with Chinese vocational students who wished to find work in the Australian (New South Wales) aeronautics industry. 

 Bachelor of Business Administration, Heriot Watt University. Edinburgh, Scotland.
Training Lead Development Board Lecturing Certificate D32 (media and communications)
Teaching English as a Foreign Language Classroom Certificate (120 hours).
Pitman’s Elementary Typing.
B.B.C Radio Training ‘Langham House’ London. Radio production and presentation.
Member of the Academic Panel of the Association of International Accountants (China)
Member of the European Council of Journalists
Current Clean Driving License

 As an actor:
In 2011 I performed the part of the Italian consulate in the television series, XUE ZHAN CHANG KONG.
In Shanghai I was able to, once again, do some Voice Over work contributing to the production of a video game. I have acted and ‘voiced’ many corporate videos.
I have also worked on a theatre project as an actor. I continued to perform ‘small' roles in several commercial movies and corporate videos.
In July of 2012 I worked as a model for arrival of the Louis Vuitton Autumn collection of clothes in Shanghai.