Personal Statement


I am a creative person and have a diverse range of skills to offer. I am intelligent and have a love of learning so the ability to learn new things in a work setting is important to me.

I thoroughly enjoy finding and implementing solutions to problems, either in a team setting or alone, I enjoy communication in any form and have a natural ability to successfully impart knowledge to others.

My background of having a Deaf parent has given me a good appreciation of the difficulties faced by students of a 2nd language.

I have been teaching mostly Chinese students for just over 9 years, 7 of those years in China, and I enjoy the challenges and experiences that living in China brings. Also my diverse background
allows me an appreciation for nuance.



Education and Training


2005 Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language
National Institute of Studies(Graduate 07/10/05)
2005 Job Search Skills
Workbridge
2001 – 2001 Certificate in Multimedia
1995 New Zealand Sign Language Interpreting
Auckland Institute of Technology
1988 – 1992 Open University Distance Study Program
BA Engineering (Second Class Honours)


Interests


Computer Technology, Website Design, Languages, Communication, Arts and Sciences, and Audio Engineering.
Learning as much as I can about cultures, reading and music are also passions.