PROFILE

A multilingual postgraduate with considerable international professional experience and a strong academic background complete with excellent research training as well as outstanding interpersonal skills. I am highly motivated and possess proven teamwork and leadership qualities in addition to possessing refined problem solving, analytical and project management skills. Capable of outstanding results in a group or individually, I seek a professional environment that will enable me to capitalize on my international experience and allow broad based professional growth.

KEY SKILLS

· Ability to plan, design and execute an independent project or research project to high standards.

· Excellent public presentation skills to groups of up to 40 people incorporating various media including PowerPoint developed whilst presenting seminar papers during my graduate studies.

· Strong research skills gained whilst undertaking two comprehensive research projects and in my internship.

· Sophisticated organizational and team working skills gained in-group case study work and in the work environment.

· Precise analytical and critical evaluation faculties gained in research project work.

EDUCATION

Oxford University: St Anthony’s College (09/09-present)

DPhil: The development of Hanafi Fiqh within a Chinese Islamic paradigm

Oxford Brookes University, Oxford (9/2004- 9/2005)

Master of Arts, Historical Studies [History of Fascism]

Main Subjects Areas:

 • International Eugenics  • Ideological history of Fascism

Thesis: The role of orthodox and political religion in modern authoritarianism: A comparison of Mussolini’s Italy and Suharto’s Indonesia.

The study undertook a heuristic approach in analysing the nature of totalitarian ideology. In juxtaposing Mussolini’s Italy with Suharto’s Indonesia, which I assert had the characteristics of a functioning totalitarian state, a generic fascist paradigm was established which cold be used to assess fascism and/or totalitarianism within the post modernist era.

Brunel University, London ((9/1999-7/2002)

Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) History and American Studies 2.1

Main Subjects Areas:

 • American Civil War   • US Foreign Policy   • World War 2  • 20^th century Europe   • 20^th century America

Thesis: An analysis of the impact of Gladstonian Liberalist ideology on social policy.

EMPLOYMENT HIST

Shanghai Australia Unistar Vocational College (09/10-present)

• Teach TAFE to senior high school students

• Helped in establishing the curriculum within defined boundaries.

• Gaineing crucial experience in resource management, organizational skills and leadership.

Oxford Public Affairs, Oxford (9/09-06/10)

• Senior Researcher tasked with designing and conducting research as per client briefs.

• Part of consultancy staff on client briefings. Lead translator of Mandarin to English as needed at briefings.

• Draft research documents and undertake editorial work on documents.

• Liase with clients in face-to-face meetings.

• Completing DPhil in ’Sino-Islamic’ Relations’

 East China Normal University, Shanghai China (09/07-07/09)

• Lecturer at ECNU, teaching undergraduate and postgraduate level courses.

• Teach courses in English, 20^th Century Western History and Media Analysis.

• Played a key role in establishing the curriculum within defined boundaries.

• Gained crucial experience in resource management, organizational skills and leadership.

Liaoning Normal University, China-Missouri State University (Dalian Campus, China) (01/07- 06/07)

• Lecturer. Teaching undergraduate and postgraduate level courses.

• I taught English for Academic Use, Western Philosophy and American History

• Set and invigilated exams.

• The institution is in partnership with Missouri State University in the United States and thus all teaching and courses are held to an internationally accredited standard.

Tianjin University, Tianjin, China (10/05- 06/06)

• Lecturer at TU.

• Taught courses in English Language and Modern History.

• Responsible for creating and marking end of Semester examinations. 

• Gained crucial experience in resource management, organizational skills and leadership.

POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY

Founder and Chair of ENCU Overseas Teacher-Student Association.

• Founded a social group to enable international staff and students at ECNU to forge social and professional links.

• Played a leading role in the promotion and marketing of events across campus and in the wider community.

In Academia

• Senior member of ECNU academic curriculum committees for English and History.

• Responsible for setting and grading exams in various institutions.