* 2007 - 2008
: University of London London
: MSc International Relations
- Global economy / International development & Trade / Politics
* 1999 - 2002
: University of London London
: BA History
Working History
* May 10 – Date
: Red Kite Yurts
: Scotland
: General Manager
: Red Kite Yurts have firmly established itself as Scotland’s first choice for Yurt purchase and hire. I was engaged to maximise market share and drive sales, while simultaneously implementing improved production methods and rationalising the supplier base, in order to capitalise on this growing market.
• Overall responsibility for all areas of the business
= Business development and Marketing
• Building a full production team from the ground up including recruitment, training and ongoing development
• Production Control, Product Development, Quality Control
• Procurement, Supplier Management, Cost Reduction
• Finance and Accounts
• Negotiated multi-year contracts with major new clients
• Leveraged the lucrative wedding market and dramatically increased the value of orders through product development and successful marketing
• Production has been streamlined and strategic purchases of machinery have resulted in an improvement in the cost / profit ratio
• Recruitment and training of key staff has meant increased productivity and lower production costs
• An investor has been found (February 2011) which has solidified Red Kite Yurts ability to respond to this fascinating market.
• Red Kite Yurts has been recognised (December 2010) as a small business with excellent growth potential and has been engaged on the government ‘Business Growth Pipeline’.
* Apr 09 – Apr 10
: M&Y Data Solutions
: China
: Senior delivery Manager
• Direct Line Management responsibility for an all-Chinese delivery team of 20 and indirect responsibility for a data capture team of 120
• Engaged to review processes and implement improvements which resulted in cost savings, increased profits, better communication between the various Global offices
• Liaised directly with the Chinese CEO, based in Beijing, and the British CEO, based in Cardiff and with the sales teams based in the UK, USA, Australia, New Zeeland and China
• Direct responsibility for the delivery of time critical and sensitive major data capture projects for clients across the western world (Australia, New Zeeland, North America, and across Europe)
• Dramatically improved the quality of project delivery and client service management through training of the Chinese Delivery team
• Heavily involved in assisting the UK based sales team with bid proposals, drafting new contracts and managing existing contracts to ensure that business risk was mitigated and revenue was maximised
* Feb ’08 – Mar ‘ 09
: PPL Group
: London
: Recruitment manager
• Management of a team of recruiters and resourcers
• Relationship building internally and with blue-chip Financial Services clients
• Direct responsibility for the end-to-end recruitment process
• Policy / strategy formulation and database development
• Conducted telephone and face-to-face interviews with manager and director level candidates in the Financial Services sector
• Negotiated recruitment and office management contracts
• Revamped recruitment process for search / selection of candidates
= 75% of candidates are now drawn from centralized network, rather than external sources
= Money and time saved on candidate searches
• Marketing / Sales / Business development
• Earned two promotions within first year
• Major accounts:
= Barclays Bank, United Bank of Switzerland, Legal and General (insurance), Norwich Union (financial services), Bank of America, Royal and Sun Alliance (insurance)
= BP, Somerfield, Carphone Warehouse, Tube Lines, Cancer Research, Sky TV
* Jun ’07 – Mar ‘ 09
: Red-Kite Yurts
: Scotland
: Marketing Coordinator
• Developed marketing strategy / Organized marketing events
• Leveraged existing accounts / Developed new business
• Assisted Managing Director in financial planning / sourcing of materials etc
• Achievements:
= Gained increased market exposure
= Focus moved from ‘sales’ to ‘hires,’ resulting in increased profits
= Successful marketing events translated into new orders
* Mar ’06 – Mar ‘07
: Dong Buk Elementary School
: S. Korea
: Lead Language instructor
• Led the English language program for two years
• Responsible for creating and rolling out language program, including training of teachers in teaching materials and methods
• Built relationships with Korean teaching and management faculty in a traditional Korean school, previously unexposed to foreign staff.
>>Leadership:
• Planning and implementation of English Language curriculum
• Creation of new instruction methods and facilities
• Organization and running of residential English camps for up to 75 children
• Chaired monthly meetings with school principal and faculty
• Developed English language courses and curricula
• Analysis of English Language industry in Korea and implementation of recommendations
• Created progress reports for management team
* Sep ’04 – Feb ‘06
: STL Language Institute
: S. Korea
: Lead Language Instructor / Curriculum planner
• Analysis of teaching methodologies and implementation of improvements
• Devised a new, successful, language program for gifted students
• Contributed to a rise in student numbers from 95 to more than 140.
• Responsible for interviewing, hiring and training new teachers
• Chaired weekly progress reports with the director
* Aug ’03 – Jul ‘04
: OSS English Academy
: S. Korea
: Language instructor
• English Language instruction (all ages and abilities)
* Jul ’02 – Aug ‘03
: Prudential Insurance
: Scotland
: Database administrator
• Assisted with major project to update life insurance database
Personal Introduction
# Objective
To secure a teaching contract in South Korea. I am currently in Seoul. My documents have been ordered and are due in Korea by the end of the week.
# Skill Set
• Four years teaching experience South Korea
• Educated to Postgraduate level (University of London)
• Developing and implementing new teaching curricula
• Teaching students with wide range of abilities from Kindergarten to university writing programs and adult business classes
• Friendly, yet mature and professional approach to teaching
• Very culturally aware and able to work well with peers and management, both Korean and Western
• IT adept and an excellent communicator
# Profile
I am an experienced English language instructor with a diverse range of experience and an excellent educational background, to postgraduate level. I take a mature attitude to work and understand my responsibilities as an employee and a teacher. I appreciate the value of fun in learning and believe that planning is a very important key to success in teaching.
I have a proven ability to build, develop and manage culturally diverse teaching teams with confidence. I have experience in creating English language programs including building a specific language course around a number of standard American high school text books.
I have recent business experience including a year’s contract in China as a senior manager. I have an excellent ability to train and develop staff, including the development and implementation of successful language-based and business training programs.
Profile
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