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| 2017 |
Lecturing at Elite - speaking, listening, reading and TOEFL |
| 2017 |
IELTS teacher - preparing students to study abroad and sit the IELTS test |
| 2016 - 2017 |
Working as a corporate trainer for the TZUCHI English team, my role is to teach high level Conversation and ensure of the engagement of every adult student in the class. Topics vary and in most instances are based around recent media or topical TED conversations. |
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| December 2007 - Now |
Teacher / National Training officer |
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Fushan Elementary School
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Live ABC - interactive teaching page |
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After meeting my wife, I ended up moving overseas where I am using my public speaking skills, and teaching skills to train many different segments of the market. While I do have to fly to different cities occasionally, for the most part I develop the skills and abilities of students that a keen to learn about Western culture... especially Australia. |
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| March 07 – Dec 07 |
Account Manager A & B Communications
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| April 06 – Nov 08 |
Leasing Coordinator – Christie Corporate Brisbane
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| March 05 – April 06 |
Client Services Manager – Christie Corporate Brisbane
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March 04- Feb 05
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Duty Manager Conferencing – Christie Corporate
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However, working for yourself can be lonely and my brother asked me if I wanted to work in the same large national company as himself. After some convincing I agreed and ended up running the largest clients serviced department in the company's Australian operation. |
Feb 00 – March 04
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Franchise Owner - Prize-Buys Australia
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Sales & Marketing Trainer – Prize-Buys Australia |
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Prize-Buys Online - Director |
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In my previous role I attended business breakfasts and one of the CEOs that I got to know quiet well offered me an opportunity to start my own business. As it was always something that I wanted to try I seized the chance to use my sales marketing and management skills helping other company CEOs build bigger customer bases. |
| Jan 99 – Feb 00 |
Accounts Manager – The Stationary Warehouse |
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This was when I was headhunted by a close friend of mine to use my marketing and sales skills working for his family's company. |
| July 97 – Jan 99 |
National Sales & Marketing Coordinator - Lockett Marketing
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When opportunity knocked again, I found it was a cause close to my heart, helping Australian farmers get a better deal for their produce by moving consignments of fruit and negotiating better prices for the farmers. |
| Oct 96 - July 97 |
Duty Manager - Wynnum Manly Leagues Club |
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After many years it was time to change my environment and use my management and people skills in a different place. |
| Oct 95 – Oct 96 |
Hotel Manager – Wellington Point Hotel
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Responsible for all operations in a large hotel with restaurants, bars and bottle shops |
| Feb 91 – Oct 95 |
Duty Manager – Wellington Point Hotel
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Qualifications
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| 2010 - 2014 |
Graduate Diploma of Teaching - Specialising in Secondary Education
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| 2009 |
Certificate IV in TESOL - Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages |
| 2009-2012 |
Chinese - Wenzao University Taiwan |
| 1996 |
Bachelor of Business – (Marketing)
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| 1994 |
Associate Diploma – Business Accounting
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Computer_Skills
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Microsoft suite, website development, Social Media, Wikispaces |
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Interests
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Public Speaking, Writing, Innovation and Technology, teaching & training, FastCompany, TED
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