Professional Summary

Experienced, highly motivated, native English teacher and tutor with experience teaching kindergarten, middle school, and high school students.

Qualifications

• Expertise in lesson planning
• Effective classroom management
• Experienced editor
• Computer proficient
• Mandarin Chinese proficiency
• 760 on SAT writing
• Excellent rapport with students
• Effective in engaging students
• Commanding voice
• Excellent classroom presence
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
• Familiar with the Chinese education system

Experience


Oral English teacher
Xin’An Middle School

09/2011 – Present
Shenzhen, China

• Responsible for improving the oral English skills of all seventeen senior 1 classes
• Assisted other English teachers in their general English vocabulary and grammar usage
• Improved the quality of the school’s only English newspaper by editing and adding a more native English feel to students’ articles


English tutor
• Experienced in tutoring kindergarten and middle school students

09/2011 – Present
Shenzhen, China
• Successfully tutored students by keeping classes interesting and engaging



Foreign editor
Xinzhong Herald
09/2011 – Present
Shenzhen, China
• Cooperated with the chief editor in improving Shenzhen’s only scholastic English newspaper
• Improved the quality of the newspaper’s articles by adding a native English feel
• Helped to ensure correct Chinese-English translations


Mentor
ScienceBridge

01/2011 – 03/2011
San Diego, California

• Mentored high school students in science labs with the goal of helping them learn and apply the experiments in their classrooms
• Participated in science training aimed at teaching high school students how to be leaders in their classrooms


Intern
Beijing Austar Hansen Packaging Technology Co., Ltd.
07/2010 – 09/2010
Beijing, China
• In charge of the translation of classified operational, management, employment, and lab results documents for the American branch
• Assisted in researching drug information and patents
• In charge of arranging and researching information regarding client companies
• In charge of researching potential client companies from around the world
• Improved in understanding about Chinese business practices


English teacher
Ershui Junior High School

07/2006
Ershui, Taiwan

• Taught English in Taiwan to junior high school students for a summer program
• In charge of preparing lesson plans and leading student activities

Community Involvement


Guest lecturer
Bao’An Public Library

11/2011 – 12/2011
Shenzhen, China

• Gave presentations to educate the Chinese on American issues and culture


Volunteer
SpineZone
01/2011 – 07/2011
San Diego, California
• Assisted spinal rehab patients complete exercises
• In charge of maintaining patient progress reports
• Engaged and motivated patients throughout the exercises


Volunteer
Sharp Centralized Pharmacy
09/2010 – 07/2011
San Diego, California
• In charge of locating and filing classified patient charts for the pharmacists
• Assisted in the unpacking and storage of pharmaceutical and medical supplies for the convenient use of the pharmacy technicians
• Arranged items to be shipped out to patients


Research assistant,
University of California San Diego

08/2009 – 06/2010
San Diego, California

• Performed protein assays using the Lowry method and Western blots
• Prepared stock solutions for communal use


Liaison
American Association for the Advancement of Science

05/2009
San Diego, California

• Served as a liaison between keynote speakers and AAAS staff
• Aided in facilitating lectures given by world-renowned scientists and public figures
• Aided in the registration for the undergraduate research symposium

Certifications

Foreign expert certificate from Shenzhen Education Bureau, 2011
TEFL certification from Peking University, 2011
TESOL certification from University of San Diego, 2011

Education

BS: University of California San Diego – Biochemistry/Chemistry, 2011
San Diego, California, USA