I am newly back to Canada after over four years of teaching English abroad. I taught in Korea over the last two years as head teacher at an academy and I was highly sought after as a private tutor for conversation classes and TOEFL study. I am looking for students now in any age range. I’m available any day of the week. Please see my resume below!


RESUME:

SKILLS

- Advanced creative writing and analytical skills

- A proactive and positive attitude

- Ability and resilience to manage complex situations

- Willingness to learn new skills through study and teamwork


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES

1. Professional Teaching Experiences: 7 years

2. Professional Journalism / Editorial Experiences


 PROFESSIONAL TEACHING EXPERIENCE


• ESL INSTRUCTOR (Spring 2010)
BEC Education Centre, Seoul, Korea

• HEAD ENGLISH TEACHER (March 2008 – January 2010)
English Street Academy, Seoul, Korea


• ESL INSTRUCTOR/TUTOR (Winter/Spring 2007)
Alice Education
Seoul, South Korea

• ENGLISH AND HUMANITIES INSTRUCTOR (January 2006-July 2006)
Yoon Academy (teaching children from 4 to 15yrs of age)
Seoul, South Korea

• TUTOR (January 2006 – March 2006)
Fortune Corp, Tutoring
Seoul, South Korea

• ESSAY WRITING INSTRUCTOR (March 2005 – Present)
Cho Online Education

• ENGLISH CAMP INSTRUCTOR (2004-2005)
Surrey School District, KISSV
Vancouver-Surrey, Canada

 PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISM / EDITORIAL EXPERIENCES

• DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKER, WRITER, EDITOR, NARRATOR (Summer 2006)
One Day in Daechuri (2006, documentary)
Daechuri / Seoul, South Korea

• SCREENWRITER / SUBTITLE EDITOR (2006)
The Scrub Towel (2006-2007, feature film, dir. Hwang, Cheol-Min)
Seoul, South Korea

• FREELANCE EDITOR / PROOF-READER (Nov. 2005-present)
Seoul, South Korea; Sydney, Australia

• EDITOR / COLUMNIST (1999-2004)
The Peak, Simon Fraser University
Vancouver / Burnaby, British Columbia


EDUCATION

• CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY (2005–2007)
Master of Arts Degree Program in Humanities
California, USA

• SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY (2001-2004)
Bachelor of Art Degree in English
Vancouver, BC, Canada



• YONSEI UNIVERSITY East Asian Studies Dpt. (Sept.-Dec. 2001)
Exchange Student Program
Seoul, Korea

• LANGARA COLLEGE (1997-1998)
Transfer student


AWARD / SCHOLARSHIP

• CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY (2005)
Full Mark (12/12) in Graduation Writing Examination (GWE)

• SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY (2002)
Scholarship in Excellent Academic Achievement

• SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY (2002)
SFU Students Photography Contest
The First Award in “PERSON”
The First Award in “PEOPLE”

• GOLDEN KEY STUDENTS SOCIETY (2002)
Excellence in Academic Achievement

TRAINING

• BRITISH COLUMBIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (July 2004)
Travel and Digital Photography
Vancouver, BC, Canada

• VANCOUVER FILM SCHOOL (2003)
Film Location Scout
Vancouver, BC, Canada