Time Education China, Beijing China
July 2014 – September 2014
Library Coach
Maintained the library and supported children in building reading and writing skills
• Guided children in book selection and book assessment
• Interviewed children for understanding of book content and to build fundamental reading and writing skills
• Supported children in completing company-created book reports
• Re-organized library structure
• Created library decorations
• Developed processes for student flow in the library and library coach daily tasks
• Trained a new library coach
Ivy Schools, Beijing, China
January 2013-February 2013
Floater Teacher
Traveled between pre-school campuses in Beijing as need for a substitute teacher arose, teaching age groups from nursery up to kindergarten
• Developed lesson plans as necessary for class.
• Delivered engaging and interactive lessons to learners.
• Supported other teachers in the classroom as need arose.
China Edukeys International Services, Beijing, China; Guangzhou, China
September 2012 to December 2012
Foreign Teacher
Responsible for teaching ACT Science and Computing to high school students
• Created content and activities to engage ACT Science students in preparation for the ACT test.
• Collaborated on team research of best practices for teaching ACT Science to English as a Second Language (ESL) students.
• Taught HTML webpage development.
Disney English, Ningbo, China
July 2011 to September 2012
English Language Trainer
Responsible for creating a highly engaging and effective learning experience to learners
• Delivered Disney English curriculum to learners age two to eight with energy and enthusiasm.
• Lead engaging demonstrations of Disney English lessons for potential learners and their parents.
• Developed interactive activities using Notebook software for learners.
• Prepared technology in classrooms for class demonstrations of course content.
• Prepared technology in learner waiting area to allow for interactive technology-based activities with learners.
• Aided Sales team by discussing Disney English Academics with potential learners’ parents and showing content to potential learners with their parents present.
• Presented trainings on technology software to co-workers.
• Traveled to other Disney English branches for training and development and shared training and development information with co-workers.
AYC Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand
June 2011 to July 2011
Substitute Teacher
Taught English to learners from Kindergarten to High level
• Followed lesson plans for assigned classes when prepared.
• Created lesson plans if lesson plans for assigned classes were not prepared.
• Delivered interactive and engaging lessons to learners.
Rainbow School at BanThorPhan Orphanage, Sangklaburi, Thailand
November 2010 to May 2011
Volunteer Instructor
Aided in the development of a teaching program at Rainbow School at BanThorPhan Orphanage to four to fourteen year old Thai and The Republic of the Union of Myanmar orphans
• Acted as a care-giver to orphans age four to fourteen.
• Taught English, mathematics, and gymnastics.
• Cooperatively created a school curriculum.
Sarasas Witaed Bangbon, Bangbon, Thailand
January 2010 to October 2010
Primary School Math Teacher
Taught primary school mathematics to Grade 5 students during the regular school term and Grade 3 students during the summer term
• Interactively taught math to be Grade 5 and Grade 3 students.
• Achieved a nearly 50% increase in student-pass percentage after 1 semester of instruction
Green Life Fitness, Bangbon, Thailand
May 2010 to October 2010
English Teacher
Weekend English instructor for children ranging in age from four to ten.
• Created curriculum for young learners for once a week English courses.
• Developed interactive activities to deliver English lessons, allowing learners to remain engaged in learning.
Schlumberger, Chengdu, China; Dingbian, China; Edinburgh, Scotland
December 2007 to January 2009
Field Engineer (Wireline/Reservoir Evaluation)
Field Engineer for global leader in oil field services working in Western China and training in Scotland. Tested and troubleshot data collection tools and managed crews of local Chinese operators. Traveled to oil fields to collect oil reservoir data.
• Troubleshot tool errors during pre-departure checks, ensuring successful data acquisition for clients and improving client satisfaction.
• Managed teams of up to five on one- to three-day expeditions to survey oil reservoirs in Western China using Wireline logging tools and generating revenue for Schlumberger.
• Coordinated with local drill teams to efficiently collect oil reservoir data using Schlumberger tools, minimizing lost time to client oil companies.
• Performed quality control checks for data on numerous wells during data acquisition to assure valid data for clients, maintaining Schlumberger quality image.
Manhattan Associates, Atlanta, Georgia
June 2007 to November 2007
Associate Consultant (Warehouse Management)
Consulted on a supply chain management project for a European warehouse of a Fortune 500 company operating globally, designing test cases for and testing custom software modules involved in critical warehouse management operations and authoring a software configuration guide
• Opened, triaged, and verified bugs in software modules to allow client to operate efficiently.
• Coordinated with overseas development offices in India to test software and ensure timely delivery of software package.
• Conducted quality assurance testing of three custom software modules in two weeks to meet software delivery deadline.
• Designed test cases for four software modules from software specifications to speed up testing period once software modules were completed.
• Corrected specifications of and fully tested one software module, allowing remaining team members to focus on testing other modules on a time-sensitive project.
• Authored a software configuration reference guide for a client to allow for efficient configuration of client’s software environment.
Marathon Oil Corporation, Carlsbad, New Mexico
May 2003 to August 2003
Summer Intern (Production Division)
Summarized well histories and collaborated in oil well output optimization for a worldwide petroleum company.
• Optimized production in oil wells using Lufkin Automation SROD software
• Collaborated with lead engineers on well failure analyses
• Produced summaries of well histories for 15 oil wells over 30 years old to allow for more efficient collection of well histories.
T & T Donuts, Midland, Texas
March 1997 to June 2007
Family Business
Managed all aspects of family donut shop, including:
● Interviewing and hiring employees
● Maintaining inventory invoices
● Making donuts and operating cash register and all store maintenance tasks
The University of Texas at Austin
• Electrical Engineering, B.S. May 2007
• Relevant Coursework: Organizational Behavior and Management, Total Quality Management, Operations Management, Engineering Economics, Microprocessor Applications, Embedded and Real-Time Systems, Digital System Design Using VHDL
• Asian Cultures and Languages (specializing in Chinese), B.A., May 2007
• Relevant Coursework: Advanced Conversation, Modern Readings, Introduction to Mainland China, Taiwanese Society and Culture; Decoding Classical Chinese Poetry
