Summary:

Ø        Native English speaker from U.K.

Ø        M.A. Honours Degree Philosophy, Upper second 2:1 (Glasgow University)

Ø        TEFL Certificate 80 hours course completed in Thailand December 2008

Ø        8 years sales management experience in financial services

Ø        5 years as sales and business training consultant - involved in design and delivery of training to direct and intermediary sales force

Ø        City & Guilds Skills Trainer Assessor module

Ø        City & Guilds Design & Delivery of Training module

Ø        Mandarin Chinese spoken and reading, will sit upper intermediate HSK 5 exam in March 2015

2004 – 2008

Ø        Standard Life PLC, Regional Corporate Sales Manager  

Ø        Responsible for recruitment, managing and developing a team of Corporate Pensions/Sales Consultants dealing in employer pensions market.    

 2000-2004

Ø        Standard Life PLC, Corporate Sales Manager

Ø        Managed Corporate Sales Consultants in Manchester, Chester, Leeds, Birmingham

1995–2000   

Ø        Standard Life PLC, National Training Consultant

Ø        Design and delivery of skills and knowledge training to Standard Life sales representatives.

1991-1995

Ø        Standard Life PLC, Sales Consultant, Glasgow Office

Ø        Managed panel of sales accounts; solicitors, accountants and small and intermediate Independent Financial Advisers

1983-87

Ø        HM Inland Revenue (UK Civil Service)  - Assistant Collector of Taxes

Ø        Large accounts office based role working for UK Government in collection of UK income tax. 

EDUCATION    

Ø        1987–1991 University of Glasgow, M.A. (Honors) Philosophy, 2:1 (won class prizes in each of my first 3 years at Glasgow University)

Ø        City and Guilds - Skills Trainer and Assessor 1999

Ø        City and Guilds - Design and Delivery of Training 1999

Ø        Served as Lieutenant with Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders T.A. Following commission from Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. 1985-1988

Ø        TEFL International Teaching Certificate December 2008

CHINESE STUDY  

I have been living in China the past 4 years and have studied Mandarin Chinese at a private school in Hainan, the Taipei Language Instutute in Taipei and the past two and a half years full-time at Hainan Univesity. I am able to speak and read at a decent intermediate level. I will sit HSK 5 exam in March 2015.

CHARACTER   

I am an energetic, outgoing and friendly person who gets on well with people. I have a genuine interest in different cultures and have adapted well to life in China. I am enthusiastic and enjoy new challenges.