CV Resume
CV Resume
Current Experience
English Teacher
2022 – Present
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Skills
Creativity
Academic English
Problem Solving
Critical Thinking
Entrepreneurship
Cross-cultural Communication
Proofreading
PC Building
Time Management
English
Writing (Article, Technical, Web Content)
Communication
Remote Work
Foreign Residency
Truthfulness
Search Engine Optimisation (SEO/SEM)
Typing Speed (75wpm 100% accuracy)
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
Virtual Reality (VR)
Teaching
Adult Education
Teaching English as a Second Language
Receptionist Duties
Goods Receivable
POS (Point-of-Sale)
Journalism
Customer Service
Customer Experience
HTML
Google Analytics
Qualitative Research
Quantitative Research
Small Team
Large Team
Small Business
Large Business
Website Design
Online Business
Jewellery Design
Australian Registered Business
Brand Image
Troubleshooting (software and hardware)
Complex systems understanding
Computer Hardware
Proton and Steam
Wine Staging
WordPress
Spreadsheets
Microsoft Excel
LibreOffice Calculator
Whilst at The Hills Technical College (TAFE NSW), I achieved both a Certificate of Intermediate Excel and a Certificate of Advanced Excel.
Word Processing
Microsoft Word
LibreOffice Writer
In my Word Processing unit at Macleay College as a part of a Diploma of Journalism, I received formal training for Microsoft Word usage. LibreOffice Writer is the open source alternative to Microsoft Word.
Presentations
Microsoft Powerpoint
LibreOffice Impress
In my Computer Studies unit at Macleay College as a part of a Diploma of Journalism, I received formal training for Microsoft Powerpoint usage. LibreOffice Impress is the open source alternative to Microsoft Powerpoint.
Image Editing
In my Computer Studies unit at Macleay College as a part of a Diploma of Journalism, I received formal training for Adobe Photoshop usage. Gimp is the open source equivalent to Photoshop.
Video Editing
In my Video Journalism unit at Macleay College as a part of a Diploma of Journalism, I received formal training for Final Cut Pro. Two open source variants I have commonly used are Kdenlive and Openshot Video Editor.
Audio Editing
In my Radio Journalism unit at Macleay College as a part of a Diploma of Journalism, I received formal training for Pro Tools. Audacity is a widely used open source equivalent.
Layout Format Software
In my Print Editing and Production unit at Macleay College as a part of a Diploma of Journalism, I received formal training for InDesign. This involved making magazine covers, and page layouts across different forms of media.
Operating Systems
Windows
Linux Ubuntu Distribution
Linux Pop! OS Distribution
I have a good grasp of internal structures within Windows and Linux. I have been using Linux on and off since about 2013. I understand the basic differences between the major distributions and the benefits of others like Kali, Debian, Mint, etc.
I understand BIOS and UEFI. I understand basics of command line, speciality programs like flatpack, snap, package installers, synaptic and dependencies, advanced wine use (wine staging, winetricks, winecfg, etc), etc.
Browsers
Webkit / Blink / Chromium / Gecko Browsers
Brave
Firefox
IceWeasel
Tor
Chrome
Edge
I have used a wide range of browsers over my life and am aware of some of their backend infrastructure and forking.
Education
Certificates
2022
Certificate
Freelancing Foundations
Get a Remote Data Science Job
Learning Design Research
Design the Web: Creating CSS-Only Navigation Menus
User Experience for Web Design
Skills That Set Data Scientists Apart
A History of Web Typography
Designing Websites for Performance
HTML: Tables
Planning a Web Design Portfolio: Growing Your Freelance Business
Design the Web Styling a Numbered List
Design the Web: Add a Twitter Timeline
Certificate of Shorthand
2010
Certificate
Australian Centre for Independent Journalism
High School Diploma
2006
Certificate
Electives: Information Processes and Technology (IPT), Business Studies, Ancient History and English Extension I and English Extension II.
School Diploma
Kellyville Public Primary School 1995-2000
Marayong Heights Public Primary School 1994-1995
Prior Experience
ELICOS Teacher
2022 – Present
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Good recruitment company – Completed the minimum 4ish weeks of trial here before being offered a contract at Lonsdale.
English Teacher
2022 – Present
Remote
I taught online at this platform for approximately six months before starting an in-person teaching role. I teach here still casually to a small amount of students.
English Teacher
2020 – 2022
Remote
Obtained a 4.93/5 star rating from 2730 reviews out of 5618 classes over a 2 year period. I mostly taught Japanese adults, though sometimes to koreans or taiwanese and occasionally children, on DMM & Engoo.
DMM (outsourced company) – My teaching profile was registered on both engoo.com and dmm.com.
Bibo Global (old) / Engoo (changed their formal name to product name) – Contract was signed.
95% of students originated from DMM but the formal hire company outsourcing teachers was Bibo Global / Engoo.
English Camp Instructor
2019
Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
I taught children English in-person for a week long school camp in Germany. Playing games and teaching beginner English to young students.
English Teacher
2018-2019
Remote
Taught approximately 400 classes to small groups of Chinese students online on this platform after I had moved from China to live in Germany. Alo7 operates by pairing a native teacher with individual schools in China. Schools pairing clumps of 2-5 children with a teacher for 10 week blocks of group lessons.
English Teacher
2018
Happy Learning English / Beijing Hang Xin International Culture Exchange
Guiyang, Guizhou, China
Teaching Chinese children (aged 5-18) in person at a private language school in Guiyang, China. I held classes on afternoons and weekends with three different age groups of children; 5-8 years old, 8-10 years old, and 10-12 years old.
Freelance Photographer
2015 – Present
Remote
Over the past decade I have developed Royalty Free images whilst studying multiple professional courses.
Freelance Writer
2013 – Present
Remote
Over the last decade I have produced written content across multiple small scale websites. My roles have included feature writing and blog post copywriting content. I have also managed and created content for business pinterest accounts. Alongside creating video entertainment, utilising SEO-optimized pieces and Ahrefs keyword tracking.
Freelance Designer
2013 – 2017
Remote
I ran my own online jewellery business on eBay.
More
Front Desk Receptionist
2013
Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia
Front Desk Receptionist and Greeter for Toll at the small Airport in Bankstown.
Retail Stock and Customer Service Clerk
2011-2012
Castle Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Store Filler at an Office Supply Store in the Stationary department.
Head Office Receptionist – Flooring Branch
2011
Silverwater, New South Wales, Australia
Switchboard Operator and Goods Receivable Clerk for all Management staff across Australia. Maintained switchboard independently. Directed calls to each department. Developed a knowledge of store locations. Polite and courteous to all franchise head management calling the Head Office.
Answering incoming calls, remembering store managers names and store details, alongside diverting calls throughout the office. Inputting goods receivable data into SAP and Excel spreadsheets from the warehouse underneath the office.
Apprentice Baker
2010
Cherrybrook, New South Wales, Australia
I quit this employment due to travel issues not due to dissatisfaction with the role. In this position I had a rotating roster of early morning and late nights. I received block training for baking skills at Technical College.
Sales Assistant / Storepersons
Goods Receivable and Customer Service Clerk
2009
Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia
This role consisted of store filling, goods receivable for deliveries, customer service and sales. This was the first role I learnt goods receivable.
Medical Receptionist / Switchboard Operator
Switchboard Operator
2008
Westmead, New South Wales, Australia
Answering phone calls at the call center for Specialist Services, which is a company that employs specialist doctors who become shareholders in the business. I had the responsibility of answering calls in a polite and professional manner. Directing calls to specific doctor’s receptionists, entering data into the house system for appointments and doctor updates, handling inquiries about pay, directing patients to their elected surgeries, making appointments, conversing directly with doctors and upheld being punctual and holding a professional appearance.
Sales Representatives and Agents
Outside Cold Sales Representative
2008
Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia
In this role I learnt the extents of my sales ability, in trying to sell Green energy. I learnt skills in cold sales, how to approach people in their homes, and learnt to develop my own personal understanding on the topic of one’s belief of consent. For example, knowing the limits and extents I felt comfortable pushing for a purchase. Did this job casually as a second job whilst working for Coles Group.
Sales Support Worker / Food Trades Assistant
POS Customer Service Assistant and Bakery Assistant
2004 – 2008
Stanhope Gardens, New South Wales, Australia
I worked in two departments and in two stores over the four years. I temporarily relocated to a new store (Rouse Hill) when it freshly opened and needed staff. Upon employment I was operating a register, handling money and processing purchases, whilst giving customer service through store knowledge. I sought to have an index of memories for all locations of items in the store. Secondary department was in the bakery. Role consisted of packing consumables, alongside producing small items like icing cakes and making donuts. Whilst in the bakery for 2 years I worked early weekend hours 5am-2pm, during my later teenage years.
Data Entry Clerk
2007
Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia
Inputting data entry and reorganised filing system. Helped to get the system get up to date from a backlog. Did this job casually as a second job whilst working for Coles Group.
Telephone Service Representative
2006
Kings Langley Pizza
Kings Langley, New South Wales, Australia
The role consisted of taking orders either through phones or in-person at the store. Spent my time learning to remember names, ingredients and recipes of all the things one could order. Did this job casually as a second job whilst working for Coles Group.
Buffet Waitress
2003
Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia
Bistro job which consisted of serving customers, handling money, and tidying up.
Delivery Contractor
2000 – 2002
Castle Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Learnt to work to a schedule. Job consisted of folding hundreds of pamphlets during the week, and then delivering them on weekends.
