2606 Briarwood
Magnolia, Arkansas 71753
H: 870 234 8291

2007 - Present
Jiangsu College of International Education
GAC Instructor
Nanjing, China
Taught advanced courses in the Global Assessment Certificate program and counseled Chinese high school students preparing to study in the United States

Curricula Taught

  • General Science Levels 2 and 3
  • Information and Communication Technology (IT) Levels 1, 2 and 3
  • ACT Test Preparation

2005 - 2007
Jiangxi College of Finance and Economics
English Instructor
Jiangxi, China
  • Developed curricula and instructed Chinese college students in spoken English and listening
  • Made various presentations in impoverished, rural villages within Jiangxi, China to facilitate cross-cultural communication
  • Provided training in teaching methods to Chinese English faculty

1997 - Present
Part -time and Volunteer Experience
  • Summer 1997: Camp Mitchell, Petit Jean, Arkansas - Counselor’s Assistant (Volunteer)
  • 1998 – 2001: Little B’s Mexican Restaurant, Magnolia, AR – Server
  • 1999 – 2001: Farmer’s Bank and Trust, Magnolia, AR – Computer Technician
  • 2001 – 2005: Brick Oven Pizza, Conway, AR – Server, Cook, Managerial duties
  • 2005 – 2007: Daniel’s Foreign Language School, Jiangxi, China – Private Tutor
  • 2006 – 2008: Animals Asia Foundation, China - Volunteer
  • 2007 – 2009: Nanjing Recording Studio, Nanjing, China – Voice actor

2001 - 2005
Hendrix College
BA Anthropology
Conway, Arkansas
  • 3.2 GPA
  • Lambda Alpha national honor society for Anthropology, Member (2005)
  • National Conference for Undergraduate Research, Presenter (Indianapolis, 2004)
  • Anthropology club, President (2003-2005)
  • Arkansas Archaeological Survey, member
  • The Profile, Staff Writer
  • KHDX, radio DJ

Technology
  • Windows, Mac, Linux
  • HTML, CSS, XML
  • Javascript
  • Office applications, including Excel
  • Database software, including Access
  • iWork suite and Open Office
  • Publisher
  • Dreamweaver and Frontpage
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • iMovie
  • Final Cut Pro
  • Audio editing (Audacity and Garageband)
  • Computer virtualization
  • Social networking

Other skills
  • Some spoken Mandarin Chinese
  • 74+ WPM typing speed
  • Four years experience working cross-culturally in a foreign country
  • Web and graphic design experience
  • Photography and photo-editing experience
  • Letterpress and print design experience
  • Digital video editing experience
  • Experienced public speaking
  • Proofreading and copy editing experience for professional documents
  • Teaching and other pedagological experience

For examples of my design and digital editing work, please visit my portfolio.

To get to know me a little bit better, please visit my blog.

Or return to the homepage.

Last updated June, 2009