OBJECTIVE
To obtain a position teaching English as a Second Language.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
 Excellent at interacting with people from all cultures and backgrounds
 Able to adapt to any situation by remaining flexible and easy-going
 Excels at and enjoys working in both independent and team-oriented settings
 Creative and energetic
 Passionate and Dedicated to any task given
 Exceptional organizational skills
EDUCATION
Honours BA Psychology University of Waterloo
 Graduated at approximately 95th percentile for attaining an excellent GPA
 Specialization in Cognitive and Social Psychology: examining trends and phenomena in everyday behaviour
 Proud to attend one of the leading Psychology departments in Canada and the world
 Learned to work effectively both independently and as part of a team
 Acquired important knowledge surrounding human behaviour and effective interaction skills
WORK EXPERIENCE
Account Director of User Experience PMG Intelligence Inc.
2009-2010
 Worked independently to develop a User Experience business for a company formally in market research
 Developed all aspects of business from setting up a usability lab to attracting potential clients
 Created and carried out usability studies with external participants
 Effectively developed and maintained relationships with existing and new clients
 Helped out other aspects of the business in user experience downtime including facilitating and moderating focus groups, data analysis and report writing for market research studies
User Experience Analyst Research In Motion.
2008-2009
 Worked on a team to improve the User Experience of BlackBerry smartphone devices
 Created and carried out usability studies with internal and external participants
 Successfully presented results to development teams to implement recommendations
 Collaborated with other teams to determine the best course of action to achieve optimal results
 Creatively developed methods of eliciting appropriate data
Psychology Research Assistant University of Waterloo.
2006-2008
 Responsible for study creation, implementation and data analysis
 Creatively developed operationalizations to test hypotheses
 Responsible for scheduling and meeting participants to complete psychology studies
 Worked independently with little to no supervision to complete research studies
 Trained and supervised incoming research assistants
Tutor – Advanced Statistics University of Waterloo.
2008-2009
 Hired to help individuals with advanced statistics concepts and formulas
 Reviewed material with students as well as taught any concepts which needed extra attention
 Effectively explained concepts in a way each student could understand
 Aided each student to increase their working knowledge of statistics as well as test performance