Education

Nov 2008 – Jan 2009             Concordia University ‘Oxford Seminars’             Montreal, Canada

100 hour TESOL/TESL Certificate with Specialization in Teaching Business English

• Honours distinction

Sept 2001 – May 2005           Dalhousie University                          Halifax, Canada

4 year Bachelor of Arts – Double Major French & Spanish

• Deans Honour List 2001-2005

Teaching Related Experience

May 2009 – Present              KNS’ Language Institute                           Kaohsiung, Taiwan

English Teacher

• English teacher to students between the ages of 5- 14 years of age

• Lesson planning, test writing, and homework preparation

• Examination preparation for Cambridge Exams (Starters, Movers, Flyers)

Sept 2005 – Dec 2008           Mosaic Sales Solutions                       Montreal, Canada
Manager and Mentor

• Managed over 300+ Field Representatives, 10 Coordinators and 3 Field Managers in all aspects and provided them with the tools required to successfully operate and implement demanding marketing programs

• Responsible for the progression of employee long term development and advancement

• Succession Planning of 3+ Senior Managers

Jan 2005 – May 2005            Dalhousie University                           Halifax, Canada            
Language Tutor

• Delivered educational aid and assistance in French to first year University students

Sept 1999 – Sept 2001           Defilippo Family                            Monte Carlo, Monaco

Teacher and Care Taker

• Provided sole responsibility of a five year old child

• Undertook all tasks related to child care; including meeting his educational, physical, emotional and social needs

• Responsible for teaching English to child on basic reading, speaking and writing

Work Experience

May 2002 – Sept 2008          Mosaic Sales Solutions                       Montreal, Canada
National Account Manager

• Overall responsibility for over 45+ projects ranging from planning to execution to post-analysis on a National basis for Anheuser-Busch InBev and Procter & Gamble 

• Managed 2.6M worth of business for Procter & Gamble over the course of 2 years

Awards/Certificates Received

• Teaching English as a Foreign Language Certification (2008-2009)

• Recipient of Mosaic Idol Scholarship (2001)

• Recipient of Dalhousie University Lockward Scholarship (1997)

Language Skills

• Fluent English and French

• Intermediate Spanish

Travel Experience

• Completed a semester abroad at the Institut d’Etudes Francaises pour Etudiants Etrangers located in Aix-en-Provence, in the South of France (2004)

• Completed a semester abroad at the Universidad de Salamanca located in northern Spain (2003)

• Spent 2 years working in Monte Carlo, Monaco (Sept 1991 – Sept 2001)

• Various European countries during my time abroad: France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, England, Switzerland, Germany (Sept 1991 – Sept 2001)

• Africa: South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana (1 month)

• South America: Peru, Ecuador (1 month)