Bachelor of Arts in English (Creative Writing Concentration)
Western Michigan University, 2001 – 2006
(with a 1-year hiatus to work for Missoula Children's Theatre)
2001 Williams Scholarship
2003 WMU Creative Writing Award for Drama
2005 American College Theatre Festival Honoree
Working History
2010: English Teacher; Cheonan SLP, Cheonan-si, Chungnam-do
Afternoon & evening program with classes ranging from kindergarten through middle school. Trained other teachers, managed the development of brand new drama curriculum, founded a Korean language study group for foreign teachers.
2009: Freelance Chess Tutor; Kalamazoo, MI
Trained adults and children as young as 5 to improve opening knowledge and cognitive abilities such as logical thinking, memory, spacial perception, and self-confidence.
2009: Tour Actor; Commedia Zuppa Children’s Theatre, Kalamazoo, MI
Toured elementary schools in Philadelphia, PA; hands-on interaction with children ages 5-12 in conveying a complex story and in teaching them about theatre.
2008: Assistant Stage Manager, Central Works Theatre; Berkeley, CA
2007: Artistic Intern, Crowded Fire Theatre; San Francisco, CA
Personal Introduction
# Special Skills
- Intermediate Korean and Spanish, beginner in French
- Creative writing (plays, poems, short stories, and someday novels)
- Acoustic guitar, singing, knowledge of music theory
- Familiar with popular office and publishing software (MS Office, etc.)
- Administrative software/hardware troubleshooting & optimization
- Programming in C/C++, ActionScript 3.0, JavaScript, etc.
Web development (especially Flash)
- 2/3D digital graphics & animation