Sep. 2013-Present Academic English Writing Teacher
International Department of Jiangsu Meicun High School, Wuxi
Teach Academic Writing for the Academic English Program
Sep. 2012-July 2013 Director of Academics—Chengdu Experimental High School Affiliated with Peking University
Supervise Foreign and Chinese teachers of the International Department
Create Curriculum and Class Schedules
Evaluate teachers and direct teacher performance
Teach TOEFL and English courses
Sep. 2011-July 2012 English Teacher--
Cambridge Eaton High School of Hangzhou Normal University-Qianjiang College (International Centre)
Head of seven teacher English department. TOEFL, IGCSE, A level, IELTS
IGCSE level oral English to Cambridge private high school students
Sep.2010-July.2011 English Teacher-- Zhejiang Sci-Tech University of Hangzhou, China
Oral English teaching to second year English major students
LEGAL EXPERIENCE
2008 --- 2010 INTEX RECREATION CORP.
Assistant General Counsel
Manage legal department of international manufacturing and distribution company. Managed corporate litigation, chiefly including products liability and intellectual property cases. Achieved cost-effective solutions to problems of products liability, patents and trademarks, insurance, and manufacturing, importation and distribution. Drafted and negotiated international commercial contracts. Teaching business English to Chinese businessmen.
1998 --- 2008 SOMPO JAPAN CLAIM SERVICES (AMERICA), INC.
Assistant Vice President and In-House Counsel
Manage claims department and direct personal injury and property damage litigation. Analyze, evaluate and direct complex and high exposure products liability litigation throughout North America for Japanese manufacturers and their North American subsidiaries. Teaching business English to Japanese businessmen.
1992 --- 1997 INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
Corporate Counsel
Analyzed, evaluated and directed complex litigation. Achieved cost-effective solutions to problems of construction contracts and defects, employee relations, environmental and toxic tort, personal injury and property damage, and insurance. Drafted and negotiated business contracts and real estate leases.
1990 --- 1992 CUBIC CORPORATION Senior Attorney
Managed claims department and directed personal injury and property damage litigation. Analyzed, evaluated and directed complex products liability and personal injury claims through discovery, settlement negotiations and trials.
1986 --- 1990 MAKITA U.S.A., INC.
General Counsel
Managed corporate litigation, chiefly including products liability and employee relations cases. Achieved cost-effective solutions to problems of products liability, employee relations, trademarks, insurance, and manufacturing, importation and distribution. Drafted and negotiated commercial contracts and real estate leases.
1985 --- 1986 YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, U.S.A.
Products Liability Defense Counsel
Directed complex motor vehicle products liability litigation through analysis, evaluation, discovery, settlement negotiations and trials. Supervised outside counsel and investigators. Researched product and technical information
and the law. Prepared expert and fact witnesses for depositions and trials.
1984 --- 1985 AMWEST SURETY INSURANCE COMPANY
Claims Attorney
Investigated, researched, analyzed, evaluated and negotiated claims against payments, performance and other surety bonds. Directed litigation through discovery, settlement negotiations and trials. Supervised trial counsel.
• Proven ability to handle caseload in excess of 300 claims.
• Expanded and reorganized claims department from staff of three employees to staff of 15 employees.
1979 --- 1983 UNITED STATES AIR FORCE Judge Advocate
Represented Air Force in claims, courts-martial, discharge actions, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission hearings, and other legal and administrative proceedings.
EDUCATION
Legal: Juris Doctor, The Ohio State University 1978
Pre-legal: Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, The Ohio State University 1975