I wish to use my TEFL training along with my year of experience teaching in Ukraine to further assist those wishing to learn the English language, in a fun and relaxed atmosphere. I now live in Kharkov, Ukraine with my wife and two children, it is a lovely city and has given me much and I wish to “give back.” Learning languages helps to remove barriers to communication; this creates understanding and fosters trust. It is my little way of making the world a better place to live.
02/2017 to current Echostar IT English classes
03/2018 to current Infuse Media IT English classes
04/2018 to current Levaint IT classes
06/2018 to 09/***********/2017 to 09/2107
American Language Camp, Buymerovka (2018 Head teacher led to other teachers)
Plan and conduct lessons to facilitate fast learning for children in a 2 week camp setting. Ages of children ranged from 5 to 17. There were ************ hours with beginners, then 2 hours with advanced students. A short video on a warm up can be seen here: http://lager-buymerovka.com.ua/english.html (http://lager-buymerovka.com.ua/english.html)
04/2017 to current
English teacher at LangHouse
Choose and plan my own lessons and activities in accordance with our client’s desires. Mostly working with IT businesses
03/2017 to current
English-Speaking Conversation Club Teacher
I host this club at the Korolenko State Scientific Library in Kharkov
The club can be found on Facebook @ *****s.English.Fun
Groups range from 5 to 25 people
Facilitate English speaking for students of mixed ages and sexes
Educate a wide range of professional levels, from high school students to the head of a biology department at a local university
Plan all lessons using Power Point, flash cards, and a white board to help students better understand new concepts and grammar points.
This is a FREE club
11/2016 to 02/2017
English teacher for school in Kharkov Ukraine
Teaching level *********** speaking classes; and level 4 through advanced Conversation clubs
Instruct lessons taken from the curriculum provided by the school
Focus on student participation with a strong focus on kinesthetic learning style
06/2012 to current
Teaching English Virtually:
Skype: my wife and two children, Russian speaking professionals
Polyglot: 20 + people, Russia, Ukraine, Australia and Romania
Viber: 5 people, mostly early teens to late 20’s
10/2014 – 9/2015
Craft Electric
Training Electricial Apprentices in all aspects of reading, understanding and applying the National Electricial code.
Classes were multi-cultured and some were not native speakers of English
Conducted lessons twice a week, there were two goals, that I needed to achieve with my lessons:
To get the apprentices the required hours to take their Journeyman test.
Make sure they had the knowledge to pass the test
10/2013 – 10/2014
Department of Defense; Veterans Administration
Training co-workers in the proper techniques for communicating with disabled patients.
Facilitated the gathering of experts to train our employees
Oversaw the training and evaluated the trainees
Challenging and rewarding experience, I do not know sign language, that was part of the program
03/2012 – 10/2013
Department of the Interior; National Parks
Worked with the administrator to develop training programs for the tour guides of non-English speakers.
Developed the plan to assure the millions of visitors to the National park that do not speak English could still have a knowledgeable visit.
Set the goal to make sure we had different language speakers dispersed throughout the park, to offer help as soon as possible.
12/2007 – 12/2010 (laid off)
Lin R Rogers Electric
Responsible for weekly safety training,
Development and implemented a training program for electrical apprentices.
ooCreated on the job training, from scratch, for different phases of the job
Planned and delivered weekly safety meetings to adhere to Governmental safety standards
11/************
Phoenix Industrial
Developed and implemented a training program for apprentices.
We had 2 new electrical apprentices and 4 who wanted to become apprentices.
Facilitated small group training
Implemented a buddy system for one-on-one help for each apprentice
3/2000 – 11/2006
Silcott Enterprises
Owned and operated a Satellite television store in Kalispell Montana.
Hired and trained 11 installers, and 5 office personnel and operated 2 store fronts
Managed supplies and inventory
Designed advertisements
Trained sales force on ethical sales
Scheduled the routes for the installers
TEFL/TESOL Certificate Number: ETEFL***********
Bachelor of Science (Cu Laude)
Marketing Management and Business Administration
Denton U*****************
Other skills and training
Computer Skills: Word, Excel, Power Point
First aid and CPR
Lead bible studies
Journeyman Electrician
Boy Scout troop leader (Eagle scout)
US Army NCO academy
US Army Race Relations
PHONE Show contacts (Kyivstar) also Viber
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