Resume Jefferson Mendoza - Teach in Japan

Teach in Japan - Resume

JEFFERSON O. MENDOZA
Current City: Kawasaki City, Kanagawa, Japan
Hometown: Montreal, Canada
Email: jmendortaz@gmail.com

EXPERIENCE:

06/2008-09/2010
CHUNG DAHM LEARNING, Seoul, South Korea
ESL Teacher:

• English Native Speaker (Canada);
• Proven track record for high student retention rate and popular among students;
• Teach different levels: beginner to advanced English (30hrs/week);
• Students’ age ranges from elementary to high school;
• Teach groups of 5 to 15 students per class/6hrs per day;
• 2 years experience teaching TOEFL/iBT (selected by manager);
• Create lesson plans for personalized teaching;
• Strong Reading/Writing teacher;
• Recipient for overall best class performance: October 2008/January 2010/August 2010);
• Teach intensive programs;
• Assist with training teachers with no or little teaching experience;
• Passionate/compassionate Teacher.

06/2009-09/2010
PRIVATE TUTORING, Seoul, South Korea
ESL Teacher:

• Teach weekly class to one-two middle school students;
• Create lessons based on students English level;
• Teach reading and writing.

March 2008
CALIAN TECHNOLOGIES LTD., Kingston, ON, Canada
Reporter:

• Actively took part in a simulation exercise for the Canadian Forces;
• Wrote “events” about troop’s movements;
• Interviewed soldiers “on location”;
• Attended press conferences: questioned the Forces “on-going” events (i.e. hospital bombings and casualties (Canadian soldiers/ Refugees/ Enemy Forces).

07/2004-01/2005
CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY, Montreal, QC, Canada
Television Professor Assistant:

• Selected to teach groups of 30 students: two or three groups per semester;
• Taught students about video editing software, camera handling (mini DV format cameras), and great shooting techniques;
• Oversaw student productions as part of end of semester assignments;
• Monitored 6 cameras worth $5,000 each;
• Responsible for scheduling video editing booths;

• Called-in for computer glitches/camera problems from students;
• Presented camera handlings/past productions in class while professors were away;
• Received positive feedbacks from students/teachers for enthusiasm and solid knowledge of medium.

08/2002-11/2005
RADIO STATION CKUT, Montreal, QC, Canada
Host/Producer/Reporter/Control Room Coordinator:

• Promoted from weekly guest to host after two months at station;
• Produced and hosted Filipino show for weekly broadcasts of music and hard news;
• Responsible for finding topic for show, and proofread scripts;
• Fill-in guest for other community shows;
• Extensive live experience;
• #1 Filipino show under my leadership;
• Managed team of 4 and recruited community members to volunteer for the show;
• Received rave reviews from listeners and station managers about show content;
• Main interviewer: local/national/international guests within the global Filipino community.

09/2001-05/2002
THE VANIER ECHO, Montreal, QC, Canada
Editor-in-Chief:

• Launched defunct campus newspaper;
• Recruited students and managed staff of 12;
• Set-up office, found computer equipments, and oversaw budget;
• Own monthly meetings with cross-functional teams;
• Actively presented students’ concerns to student body;
• Received rave reviews from students, staff, and teachers about newspaper content.

SKILLS
Languages/ Computers
• Fluent in English, French, Tagalog (Filipino), and some Korean knowledge;
• Adobe Pagemaker/Photoshop, QuarkXpress, CoolEdit, Filemaker Pro, iMovie, Final Cut, Excel, Lexus-Nexus, News Star, Microsoft Outlook, and NOVA Plus.

EDUCATION
Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada
• BA degree, Specialization Journalism (2005);

Vanier College, Montreal, QC, Canada
• Diploma of Collegiate Studies in Liberal Arts (Honors Program);
• Main recipient of the Vanier College Student Life Award (2002).

REFERENCES Available Upon Request.