Maximo Nivel S.A. San Jose, Costa Rica                                                      March 2010

TEFL/ TESOL Certification

150 hours / Internationally Accredited Program / 6 hours of practical teaching

11 hours in-class observations

Stetson University College of Law, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA        December 2002

Juris Doctor Degree

University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA                                     August 1999

Bachelors Degree in Communication: Ethnic & Cultural Communications

Pensacola Junior College, Pensacola, Florida, USA                            May 1997

Associate of Arts Degree

Primary Leadership Development Course, Kennedy War College, USA      May 1995

Honor Graduate, Certificate of Training

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Founder / Interior Decorator

Model Homes Furnishings, Sarasota, Florida, USA                             2004 - 2009

* Leased furnishings to home builders for their model homes.

* Decorated model homes and coordinated inventory.

* Created advertising campaigns.

* Constructed and maintained interactive web site.

Sole Proprietor

Nature´s Way of Hawaii, Oahu, Hawaii, USA                         1993 - 1996

* Trained and organized sales team.

* Secured consistent customers

* Established reputable client base and gained regional brand recognition.

US Army Reserves                                                      November 1992 - November 1999

Civil Affairs Brigade Headquarters, Assistant to Public Affairs Officer 

* Submitted facts of promotions and events to local newspapers to be published.

* Documented dignitary visits and wrote articles for Brigade Command newsletter.

Hospitality Industry Experience

* Drafted employee manual.

* Conducted new hire training and orientations. 

Writing & Editing Experience

* Extensive experience writing and editing news articles for publication.

* Won awards for Speech and Debate competitions.

* Published legal research paper.

* Professional Business Writing and editing at current employer.

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE

* I have lived and worked in Central America; Italy; The Bahamas,

   Oahu, Hawaii, and I currently reside near Marsa Alam, Egypt.

* I have studied in Italy and Costa Rica.

* I have traveled throughout the United States, Western Europe; the Caribbean & Mexico.

COMPUTER SKILLS

* I am proficient in Microsoft Office, Word, Excel and Quick Books.

* I have taught basic pc skills to beginners for document creation, filing and emailing.

* Earned certificate with Lexis/Nexis, the prominent legal search engine in the U.S.