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Sam Pickett - 18 months experience teaching in Japan
by Sam Pickett
Sam PICKETT 2 - 1 - 3 Saitama-shi Minami-ku Daitakubo, J& F House Urawa Tel. 080 4044 2797 E-mail. sam.pickett00@gmail.com Gender: Male DOB: 10th February 1985 Enthusiastic, self-motivated, TESOL qualified teacher with a passionate commitment to the learning experience. Strong background in verbal and written communication, amateur novelist and aspiring professional writer. Education 2009 - 2010 Australasian Teaching Academy. Successfully completed Advanced TESOL Diploma (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) with the following specialisations: Teaching to Adults, Teaching to Children, Teaching Grammar, Tutoring, Teaching in the Hospitality Industry 1997 - 2002 Epping Boys High School, Sydney, NSW Australia. Successfully completed all Year 12 subjects, graduating with a Higher School Certificate. Work Experience Teaching Experience (Japan): Private/Other English Teacher * Teaching English in cafes and offices in Tokyo and Saitama prefectures in one-on-one English lessons. Average of 14 x 1 hour lessons per week. * Teaching a group of 4 students Business English. * Also taught a class of 20 beginner at International College of Tourism (Horindo) for 6 months in 2010. 03/2010 ? 08/2011 ? Private English Teacher, Tokyo, Japan English Teacher * Teaching English to groups of 2-10 students ? 90minute lessons. * Teaching Private lessons ? 40 minute lessons. * Preparing lessons using pre-made school materials. Including a variety of styles. 05/2011 ? 08/2011 ? Linguage Corporation (Linguaphone and LOne schools), Shinjuku and Ginza, Japan. Other Experience (Australia): Project Manager * Primarily responsible for coordinating the Nielsen Consumer Confidence survey; a bi-annual online project run in over 50 countries worldwide. * Responsible for assisting in the creation of a global costing tool, which is currently used company-wide. * Responsible for coordinating several online projects with various companies and internal departments. 2008-2010 - The Nielsen Company (aka. ACNielsen), Sydney NSW Australia Operations Executive * Primarily responsible for sampling and broadcasting online surveys to a panel of over 90,000 customers. * Responsible for writing and editing the monthly newsletter for all customers. 2007-2008 - The Nielsen Company (aka. ACNielsen), Sydney NSW Australia Operations Coordinator * Primarily responsible for correspondence via email and telephone with customers. * Responsible for training new staff members on complaint resolution and general admin tasks using training documents and procedures that I created. * Assisting management with professional emails (editing and reviewing). 2003-2007 - The Nielsen Company (aka. ACNielsen), Sydney NSW Australia Telephone Interviewer * Primarily responsible for contacting and interviewing members of the Australian public via telephone. 2003 (2 months) ? Colmar Brunton Research, Sydney NSW Australia 2003 (3 months) ? AMR Interactive, Sydney NSW Australia Grocery Assistant * Primarily responsible for packing the shelves and cleaning the floors of the supermarket. 1999-2000 - Coles Supermarket, Sydney NSW Australia Relevant skills * 18 months experience teaching English in Japan. * Strong English communication skills, both written and verbal. * Computer skills include competency in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook. * 10+ years experience using Windows and Mac Operating Systems. * Basic Japanese language skill. Memberships, associations and certificates * The Australian Academy of Tai Chi and Qigong ? certificate for completion of 8 week Tai Chi course. * The Toastmasters association ? attended meetings on the art of public speaking and verbal communication skills. * University of NSW (UNSW - Basic Photography course). * Excellence Award ? The Nielsen Company ? for the creation of procedural documentation and successful resolution of thousands of customer complaints over a short period. Interests / Hobbies English language, writing (novels, short stories, journals), music, playing the guitar, people, travelling, nature, health and wellbeing. |
