Profile

I am a precise, organized, and punctual multi-lingual researcher and teacher with experience of using Swedish and English in my work. Since successfully concluding my MA in Historical Research at Lancaster University while multitasking, doing contracted research and market based research alongside my studies; I have been focusing on pursuing a career in teaching. Following my recent relocation to China, I have mainly been involved in English teaching as well as editing projects for companies such as Nokia, Microsoft and Lenovo. In general I am a highly international and multilingual person, wishing to learn more and develop myself and my career further.

Education

Lancaster University, Lancaster                                   Sep 08 – Sep 09

Master of Historical Research focusing on nationality issues in Eastern Europe and in the post soviet region.

Lund University, Lund                                          Sep 05 – Jul 08

Bachelor of Arts in History of Ideas and Science and with a minor in history focusing on political theory and linguistic methodology.

Work Experience

Master.D, Beijing – English teacher                                        Apr 11 – present

Business English teaching to smaller groups of students as well as on a one-on-one basis. Also involved organizing and holding English corners for larger groups of students on various topics. 

Waazula, Beijing – Website editor                                          Jan 11 – Apr 11

Editing content on the English website of the online retailer Waazula.com and uploading or posting instruction videos onto the website when required.

TUI China, Beijing – Marketing Editor                                              Jun 10 – Aug 10

Conducting market research on the Nordic (Swedish, Danish and Norwegian) market for travel to China and conducting translations between the above languages and English. The research was mainly conducted on businesses operating in the Nordic countries and translations were made of the available travel content.

Forestry University, Beijing – English Teacher                    Jun 10 – Sep 10

One-on-one English teaching for students at Beijing Forestry University and high school students looking to apply to courses for the following semester. Some presentations were also made to larger groups of students.

Teletech, Belfast – Customer Service Representative                  Oct 09 – Feb 10  

Responsible for delivering excellent customer support for the use and configuration of Logitech products, using computer based skills to identify, research, isolate, and resolve customer issues.

History department, Lancaster University – Contracted Researcher   Jan 09 – Mar 09  

Prepared and wrote reports on Russian media perceptions of Europe, the European Union and the west, for a lecturer at the department.

Intersperience, Lancaster – Market Researcher/Translator            Nov 08 – Oct 09

Conducting interviews, and surveying customer satisfaction with General Motors’ services, as well as providing translations between English and Swedish and between Swedish and English.  

International Office, Lund – International Mentor                 Aug 06 – Dec 06

Received incoming international students to Lund University and assisted them in their transition to a new environment through general information and the organization of get-togethers and events.

SK Ran, Malmö – Swimming-teacher                                  Jan 05 – Jul 06  

Swimming-teaching for children ages 4-15 at various levels starting from beginners and going up to advanced classes throughout the year.

Professional Training and Skills

Cambridge Advanced English test (CAE)

TEFL training

Technical Training on Logitech Applications

Languages

English – Native