Teaching and Related  Experience

7/09 – present    Doil Elementary School, South Korea

§        Teach English (ESL) in South Korea

§        Weekly Teaching Responsibilities:

§        Lead Teacher – four 3rd and 4^th grade classes/week.

§         Lead Teacher -- four 5^th and 6^th grade classes/week.

§        Serve as Co-teacher for ten 3rd and 4^th grade classes/week.

§         Serve as Co- teacher for eight 5^th and 6^th grade classes/week.

§         Lead Teacher – teach one 1st and 2nd grade class/week.

§         Total weekly classes taught = 27

§         Responsible for preparing lesson plans, grading and evaluating student’s progress and determining which areas need more instruction. 

§         Prepare script/materials and serve as anchor for the “Friday Morning English Broadcast” -- a weekly televised broadcast to 1,000+ students throughout the school.  

9/08 – 5/09            Alexandria Public Schools, Virginia

§         Substitute Teacher for all grades, all subjects.

Summer 2008       George Mason University, Virginia

§         Co-Teacher for a college-level geography, geology, environmental science and history course Virginia from the Ground-up – Southwest

§         Responsible for teaching history portion of course involving class presentations, lectures and class discussions. 

4/06 – 6/08           Arlington County Public Schools, Virginia

•  Teacher for all grade levels.
• Administered lesson plans left by teachers and developed my own when needed.
• Facilitated classroom discussions and interaction. 
• Made the material easy to understand and interesting to my students.
• Engaged and motivated my students to strive for excellence in their education.                                                                            

7/05 – 4/06           Washington D.C. Public Schools

§         Full-time Substitute Teacher for the Reading Across the Curriculum Project. 

§         Provided a comprehensive development program for increasing reading proficiency of D.C. public school students. 

§         Conducted four classes daily at Anacostia, H.D. Woodson, Caradozo and Eastern Senior High Schools. 

§         Provided classroom management and prepared lesson plans to improve student reading.

8/04 - 7/05           George Mason University, Virginia -- Department of Information Technology

§         AV Technician in charge of installing software on computers for upcoming classes.

§         Assisted professors access their computer files.

§         Serviced classroom computers, LCD projectors and audio equipment.

1/93 – present       Volunteer for D.C. Cares and Habitat for Humanity

• Project Manager and Team Leader responsible for coordinating large group projects.
• Helped organize and train volunteers for DC Cares Day – a day that involved over 35,000 man hours and utilized over 8,000 volunteers. 
• Worked on numerous projects involving soup kitchens, homeless shelters, environmental cleanup and disadvantaged children centers. 
• Project Manager on three D.C. Public School playground reconstruction projects.
• Computerized six school libraries.
• Conducted general school maintenance at sixteen schools. 
• Participated in other community based projects such as Secret Santa. 

Education            Bachelor of Arts in Integrative Studies, George Mason University, Virginia

§       Concentrations in education, and Social Studies.

§       Graduation in July, 2008.

• Deans list 2006 & 2007.
• Recipient of several academic scholarships and grants.

Additional Experience

3/00 –4/04          Presentation Services, Inc

• Manager of Audiovisual (AV) Services & Assistant Technical Director
• In charge of special projects and large shows at prestigious downtown hotels including the D.C. Hilton.
• Responsible for technical direction and management of AV productions requiring up to 20 AV technicians and valued in excess of $250,000. 
• Insured proper setup and operation of all AV equipment.
• In charge of client relations to insure repeat business.
• Addressed client questions and concerns regarding billing, equipment needs, and special effects for upcoming shows/meetings.

12/98 – 3/00          Projection Presentation Technologies -- Assistant Technical Director

• Responsible for all technical aspects of large events in the ballroom numbering up to 5,000 guests. 
• Managed lighting, sound, projection and most client relations. 
• Reviewed contracts to assure correct delivery of equipment. 
• Assisted clients make their events both successful and memorable.
• Skilled operator of most AV equipment.