Masters of Art in Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language (MA TEFL/TESL), Colorado State University (CSU), Fort Collins, CO, GPA 3.72, May 2009.
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (BSME), CSU, Fort Collins, CO, GPA 3.48, May
Working History
* Instructor
- October 2010 – December 2010
- Nakhon International City School, Nakhon Sri Thammarat, Thailand
- Instructed science to 7th grade students. I designed unit plans, lesson plans, pacing guides, and created and adapted materials to meet the learning benchmarks by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).
* Instructor
- September 2009 – September 2010
- YBM, Youngdeungpo, Seoul, Korea
- Instructed low to advanced conversational and business English to adults. The business classes required more materials to be adapted or created.
* Instructor
- January 2007 – March 2007
- CSU Intensive English Program (IEP), Fort Collins, CO
- Instructed and assessed intermediate level reading and vocabulary. Several examples of projects were produced for course materials, lesson plans were prepared, and communicative web-based and in-class activities were developed.
* Technician
- June 2002 - August 2002
- CSU Engines and Energy Conversion Laboratory, Fort Collins, CO
- Maintained engines, stripped and painted pipes and tanks, and landscaped.
* Mathematics Tutor
- January 2001 - May 2001
- CSU Individual Math Program (IMP), Fort Collins, CO
- Tutored college algebra, logarithmic functions, numerical trigonometry, and analytical trigonometry. Problem sets were reviewed with the students and final tests were graded.
Personal Introduction
* Objective
- To motivate and facilitate the learning of English as a foreign language and to provide opportunities for students to become more successful with achieving their goals.
* Skills Summary
• Organize and plan projects while prioritizing the tasks needed to satisfy a goal
• Provide communication between individuals with technical or language oriented disciplines
• Design effective curricula and independent researcher
• Excellent application of student centered methods
* Technical Skills
• Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) with IronCAD and ProE Wildfire
• English for Specific Purposes (ESP) in technical writing for engineers - Needs analysis and course design based on research
* Awards
• Society of Aerospace Engineers (SAE) Aero Design West Competition, most innovative design of a functioning radio controlled aircraft by a team of six individuals, 2004
• CSU Engineering Days Competition for Mechanical Engr., 1st Place - Aero Design West, 2004
• Freshmen group project qualified for the National IronCAD Competition, 2000
• James J. Garvey Graduate English Language Scholarship, for demonstrating strong research and synthesis of syntax relevant literature.