LIFE OBJECTIVE
Make education more accessible, direct, and concise by creating interactive learning materials and environments designed for personal computing devices.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS & SKILLS SUMMARY
- Self-Published Rifled Walls of Faith as a fundraising initiative for the United Nations World Food Programme.
- Personal Action-Research resulted in new-language retention being increased by as much as 20% if visual aids are presented simultaneously along with new vocabulary being taught.
- Designed & Introduced Tokai University’s first online study modules for the ESL Communication course.
- Set up Bridge-Linguatec’s ESL school in the Atacama Desert to serve local Executives of BHP Billiton.
- Chosen by the Council of Local Authorities for International Relations to deliver keynote speeches to English educators and Japan Exchange and Teaching Program participants of Northern Japan.
- Spanish and Japanese daily conversation fluency.
- Built custom vehicles in own garage for daily driving needs and recreation.
- Master of Education- Instructional Technology: American Intercontinental University- Hoffman Estates, Il- 2008
- Bachelor of Arts- English Literature: Montana State University- Bozeman, MT- 2001
- TEFL Certificate: Bridge-Linguatec- Santiago, Chile- 2003
- Creating Cross-Content Collaborative Design Modules. Presented May 24, 2009 at the Research Institute of Educational Development. Tokai University. Tokyo, Japan.
- Modern Learning Theories and Foreign Language Acquisition. Keynote. Presented November 13, 2008 at the Council of Local Authorities for International Relations. Japanese Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme. Yamagata, Japan.
- Designing Online Collaborative Learning Environments. Presented October 11, 2008 at the Association for International Relations in Yamagata. Yamagata, Japan.
- Modern Tools for Designing Instructional Content. Research Presented September 28, 2008 at the Research Institute of Educational Development. Tokai University. Tokyo, Japan.
- Bridging the World’s ESL Students: Oceans Apart, Learning Together. Presented August 6th, 2008 at WorldCALL 2008. Fukuoka, Japan.
- Updating our Teaching Media. Presented September 30, 2007 at the Research Institute of Educational Development. Tokai University. Tokyo, Japan.
- Here is a link to download a sample stand-alone e-learning module authored in Lectora as a .exe file.
- Other e-learning and design software used regularly includes: Microsoft Office Suite, iWork, Trivantis Lectora Publisher, Adobe CS Web Premium, Audacity, iMovie, WireTap Studio, Acorn, RapidWeaver, ScreenFlow, TextWrangler, Ulysses, iTunes Producer, QuickTimePro.
- Rifled Walls of Faith; a journal of confession September 2010 - Present: Fundraiser / Author. Wrote and self-published a novel as a fundraiser for World Food Programme. The novel explores the origin of individual thought and the reality of a collective higher consciousness. Roughly 50% of proceeds get donated to World Food Programme depending on which distributor sells the book- the book’s homepage, the iBookstore, or Amazon.
- Tokai University- Yamagata Preparatory August 2005 - Present: English Instructor / Instructional Technology Trainer. Have been continually redesigning the yearly curriculum as well as all classroom materials and exams in all media types for nearly 300 students along 5 proficiency levels. Actively involved in providing technology-based instructional design training to fellow English Instructors throughout the Tokai system around Japan. Personal research project has discovered that students will remember 20% more language being taught if simultaneous visuals are delivered in place on non-simultaneous visuals, like flashcards, for example.
- Nova Corporation April 2004 - August 2005: English Communication Instructor. Provided daily, private communication lessons for children and adults following a strategic curriculum aimed at developing foreign language fluency in various speaking scenarios. Proven testing designs and text books delivered courses that focused on daily communication in Business English and TOEIC.
- Sonoma Outfitters September 2003 - March 2004: Sales Associate. Provided direct assistance to customers seeking information based on experience with technical climbing equipment and other outdoor gear for skiing, hiking, kayaking, and backpacking.
- BHP Billiton- Cerro Colorado, Iquique, Chile April 2003 - September 2003: English Instructor for International Executives. A team of 3 set up the school and classrooms for Bridge Linguatec’s Iquique branch in the Atacama Desert. Students were evaluated and assessed before designing an educational curriculum based on their ability and objectives for studying ESL. Private and small group lessons in Business English were provided using a variety of textbooks and video.
- Kirkwood Ski Resort, Kirkwood, CA January 2001 - March 2003: Ski School Administration Supervisor & Marketing Associate. Set up lessons for instructors and dealt directly with the public. Photo shoots for film, brochure and catalog production were also done for the Marketing Department.
- 1996 - 1997 Season: EMT Pro Ski Patroller: Provided mountain safety, aided in avalanche control with high explosives, performed treatment to injured persons inside the protocol of a California State Licensed Emergency Medical Technician.
- Montana State University- Bozeman, MT 2000-2001: Exponent Opinions Columnist. Provided the bi-weekly University Newspaper with entertaining opinions that were designed to challenge the current trends in political thought and popular culture.
- Arterial Vascular Engineering / Medtronic Inc., Santa Rosa, CA 1998: Coronary Stent Engineering Technician. Produced the catheter-production hand tools through strict tolerances to allow the world’s leading coronary stents and catheters to be manufactured in adherence to FDA guidelines.
*References available upon request.