# Education and Training
* 2010 Forklift Drivers License
Within this 3 day course we learned all the correct safety regulations that are crucially important when dealing with heavy machinery such as a forklift as well as being able to
control the machine in the correct manner.
* 2003 – 2005 Sydney University USW
- Studied: B.A Arts
- Majored in Social Studies of the Australasian Pacific.
- Course involved: All aspects of social relations within local Australasian nations past and present.
* 2004 (TESOL)
: International English Teacher License issued in Sydney June 2004
- Course involved: Preparation for ESL teachers that wish to go abroad.
* 2002
: Tertiary Preparation (Senior High)
- Certificate (TPC) Kingswood TAFE
- First Aid Certificate: As part of my occupation health and safety class.
Working History
* October 09 – September 2010 Stanford American English school - 新竹 台灣Hsinchu Taiwan
This was a full time position were I was with a single group of kindergarten aged children teaching them all aspects of the English language from reading writing to phonics etc.
* September 08 - September 2009 - Top Start Language School – 日本国岩手県盛岡市
Morioka Japan (full time)
This position consisted of about 19-20 teaching hours a week as well as uncountable office and preparation time where I was needed to sort out future schedules for students and attend to costumers and or students. The students ages ranged from 5 – 85 years. Kinder, elementary and adult classes.
* Summer 2008 Inhu University program – 인후대 - 인천 서울 한국 Incheon, Seoul Korea
Position: Summer English camp Teacher for 4 weeks teaching children aged 8 – 16 years.
* August 2007 - July 2008 - Linko High School – 林克臺北台灣 Linko Taipei count Taiwan (full time)
This was more of a voluntary work experience role so I was able to get my feet wet and gain some hours working in this particular line of work that I was interested in.
English teacher of high school students aged 11 – 18 .
Position also involved preparation of final exams, organizing class curriculum for
each separate grade, as well as checking students work.
* July 2006 – March 2007 – ELA Exchange Program
Social Development Worker – Managua, Nicaragua (Paid Work Experience)
During this time I ventured to aim for a more meaningful direction where I spent 8 months in Managua working on a work experience project as a social development case worker taking down data, surveying unemployment rates, average
income and economic growth but predominantly working with the youth of Managua organizing a number of activities that they enjoy.
Activities included baseball, soccer, skating, cooking, and English classes.
This was an incredibly rewarding experience and proved to be a positive start to my
future career working with young people.
* November 2002- February 2006 - Sicilian Restaurant – Penrith Sydney, Australia
Position: Waiter/Bar Tender Part Time Cook.
Duties: Customer service, telephone inquiries, taking orders, kitchen hand duties
preparation and cooking of various Italian and western dishes also experienced with the use of a wood fire pizza oven.
Personal Introduction
# Languages
Native: English
Intermediate: Italian & Spanish
Elementary: Chinese
# Hobbies include
Photography, Guitar, reading and football.
At the moment I am currently in the never ending process of learning Chinese