Teacher, Headstart Group, Hong Kong
03/13-06/13
Taught IELTS to P4 and P5
English Teacher, Jolly Kingdom, Hong Kong
12/12-03/13
Teaching English to children of different ages at language centre
Private Tutor, Elite Tutors, Hong Kong
site:
http://www.elitehktutors.com/index.php
01/13-03/13
Tutoring students English and History, from primary to A level
Journalist, Open Magazine, Hong Kong
site:
http://www.open.com.hk
09/11-11/12
I write a monthly column in Chinese on various issues with my Chinese pen name
Proofreader, Little Beauty ,
11/12-11/12
Proofread, corrected and retranslated winery marketing brochure
Supply Net Teacher, Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups Jockey Club Ping Shek Youth Space, Kowloon
09/12-09/12
Taught early years, and primary from P1 to P7
Taught secondary school students using Cambridge syllabus
Supply Net Teacher, Kiangsu Chekiang College in Kwai Fong, Hong Kong
site:
http://www.chsc.hk/ssp/sch_detail1.php?lang_id=1&sch_id=175
08/12-08/12
Taught summer course
Organised debate between two groups of students about pros and cons of school uniform
Coordinated educational games to encourage confidence
Helped students prepare for assessment
Coordinated educational games to encourage confidence
Supply Net Teacher, Heung Yee Kuk Secondary School, Yuen Long, New Territories,
08/12-08/12
Teaching class of 38 students
Teaching grammar
Teaching vocabulary
Teaching about global warming and sustainable development
Teaching vocabulary
Project Manager, Tembo Solutions, Hong Kong
site:
http://www.tembosolutions.com
05/12-07/12
Re-developed static HTML website with multiple language pages into database driven multilingual MYSQL/PHP/ JavaScript website for Hong Kong trading company, Tembo Solutions.
Hand coded HTML and JavaScript to create multilingual dynamic DHTML pages with content in English, Portuguese and Chinese.
Created MySQL tables and transferred content from static HTML pages to database.
Developed secure online CMS (content management system) for users to update MySQL tables.
Wrote JavaScript to show and hide different language versions on web pages.
Translated web content from English to Chinese.
Net Teacher, Lo Yu Chik Primary School, Kowloon
site:
http://www.twghlycp.edu.hk/
02/12-06/12
Teaching English
Prepare lessons
Playing educational games
Writing reports and evaluations
Playing educational games
English Teacher, Ozu Bookshop, Shenzhen
site:
http://site.douban.com/ozubook/
05/12-06/12
Hosted English Conversation Salon
Invented weekly themes
Researched themes
Played songs and videos
Researched themes
Parent Helper, Kennedy School, Kennedy Town
site:
ks.esf.edu.hk
04/11-06/12
Gave support to students in English and maths classes
Assisted students with classroom activities
Painted and decorated classroom
Painted and decorated classroom
Supply Net Teacher, True Light Middle School, Hong Kong
06/12-06/12
Taught Primary School students on summer course
Organised educational games
Played educational videos
Taught students to sing songs
Played educational videos
Writer, Wikipedia, Hong Kong
site:
wikipedia.org/joe_chung
05/12-05/12
Wrote Wikipedia article on Hong Kong author and political activist Joe Chung
Educational Consultant, IQBB, Shenzhen
site:
http://www.iqbb.com.hk
10/11-03/12
Wrote PHP script to detect browser language and redirect to page with content in user's language
Translating and writing marketing presentations and website.
Interpreting between staff and managers
Teaching toddlers in English classes through singing, dancing and playing
Training and managing assistant teachers.
Copy Writer, Swire, Hong Kong
site:
http://www.swire.com/
10/11-11/11
Wrote sales brochures for retail developments
Translator, Freelance , Hong Kong
07/11-07/11
Translated chapters of the book by prominent Hong Kong author
Project Director, UPCS, Shanghai
site:
http://www.upcs.cc
08/10-04/11
Managed sales office, train sales staff
Monitored construction of villas and landscaping of estate
Conducted market research, monitor competitors, wrote staff service training manual
Entertained customers
Freelance Web Developer, Jorginho Football, Hong Kong
site:
http://stephen-t.com/jorginho/jorginho.php
05/10-06/10
Designed website for Brazilian ex-international soccer player Jorginho
Created website template with Dreamweaver
Selected photographs. Edited photographs with photoshop and assembled content for site
Edited HTML template with hand coded HTML
Translated data/content from Portuguese to English
Produced content in English for website.
Factory Inspector, Unival, Hubei
10/07-10/09
Conducted factory inspections
Photographed factory production lines and facilities
Interpreted from Chinese to English at business negotiations
Interpreted from Chinese to English at business negotiations
Business Development Manager, Infinitum Sports, Shanghai
site:
http://www.infinitum-sports.com
11/08-05/09
Write sales and marketing copy and developed website
Negotiated partnership with Breast Cancer charity. Located commercial sponsors.
Interpreted between managers, staff, customers and service providers; recruited and managed staff
Negotiated to bring Amazon exhibition from Brazil to Shanghai
English Teacher, Scholastic, Shanghai
site:
http://www.scholastic.com.cn/web/index.asp
11/08-01/09
Taught playgroup classes
Translator, Rotam, Hong Kong
site:
rotamhk.com
05/07-10/08
Translated documents from Portuguese to English
Recruited second translator
Editor, Editura Abril, Beijing and Hong Kong
site:
http://www.abril.com.br
02/08-08/08
Interpreted, guided and provided cultural and logistical support for Brazilian film crews during Beijing Olympics
Organised visits for journalists, writers and film crew
Photographer, Golden Bridge, China
site:
goldenbridge.com.br
07/08-08/08
Provided Web development and IT consulting service
Inspecting factories in China
Photographing factory production lines and transmitting data to Brazil
Interpreted between Chinese and Mandarin
Teacher, Le Beaumont, Hong Kong
site:
http://www.alihk.net/web/eng/index.php
02/08-07/08
Taught kindergarten classes for toddlers and Jolly Phonics classes for 3 to 6-year-olds
Taught grammar classes for 5-8 year olds
Made lesson plans and teaching aids
Decorated Classroom
Made lesson plans and teaching aids
Translator, Digital Design Shanghai, Shanghai
site:
didesign.com.cn
01/08-02/08
Translate documents from Chinese to English
Translator, Talking China, Shanghai
site:
http://www.talkingchina.com/en-us/default.aspx
01/07-02/08
Translated real estate magazine articles and other documents from Chinese to English
Marketing Director, Xpress Printing, Shenzhen
06/07-09/07
Entertained clients
Inspecting factories
Following-up sales enquiries
Writing company sales and marketing brochures
Following-up sales enquiries
Sub Editor, Business Forum China, Shanghai
site:
http://www.businessforum-china.com/
04/07-07/07
Edited two issues of magazine
Sales Executive, Harbin Pharmeceutical, Harbin
11/06-06/07
Entertained clients in our showroom
Explained our estate management service to clients
Researched local real estate and luxury goods market
Copy Writer, HSBC, Shanghai
site:
http://www.hsbc.com
06/07-06/07
Edited marketing copy for HSBC Premier launch
Translator, Mission Hills, Shenzhen
site:
http://www.missionhillschina.com/
01/07-06/07
Translating golf mansion marketing brochures
Interpreter, China Brazil Chamber of Commerce Business, Sao Paulo
site:
http://www.cbcde.org.br
06/03-06/07
Guided Tour Groups
Interpreted at business meetings
Interpreted at international trade negotiations
Interpreted at international trade negotiations
Photographer/Interpreter, Editura Abril,
01/07-01/07
Planned visits to 7 cities; Harbin, Guiling, Shanghai, Xian, Guilin,Yangshuo, Macau and Hong Kong
Provided consultancy and advice on China
Guided and interpreted for Brazilian travel writer/ journalist
Photographed people, sites, restaurants and cities for Viagem e Turism, Brazil's bestselling tourism magazine
Guided and interpreted for Brazilian travel writer/ journalist
Director, IWCPA, Shanghai
site:
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200611/30/eng20061130_326858.html
05/06-11/06
Designed online wine quiz with hand coded HTML and JavaScript
Managed coding of HTML and tested HTML coded pages
Planned and gave talks at company trainings and roadshow wine tastings
Translated wine sales and marketing literature from Chinese to English
Wrote wine marketing and training copy.
Manager, O Gaucho Restaurant, Sao Paulo
10/05-01/06
Managed busy restaurant with nine staff
Recruited and trained staff
Introduced uniforms and menus
supervised cooking, service, purchasing and book keeping
Introduced uniforms and menus
Project Manager, BeST Web Design, Sao Paulo
01/02-12/05
Set up own company to develop commercial web sites with ASP and LAMP in Sao Paulo Brazil
Recruited and managed Brazilian intern programmers
Developed content and managed development of three multilingual websites: photography site, English language song lyrics study tool with mp3s and Personal website for Mandarin Language teacher
Hosted web sites on IS 2000. Translated content from Portuguese to English and Chinese and vice versa.
Set up PCAnywhere and supported users remotely using PCAnywhere. Supported users with disabilities with software and hardware solutions.
Lecturer, Faculdade Rio Branco, Sao Paulo
site:
http://www.riobrancofac.edu.br/site/default.aspx
09/05-12/05
Taught Chinese Studies to undergraduates
Researched and wrote lecture slides
Web Developer, Museum of the Person, Sao Paulo and London
site:
http://www.museudapessoa.net
04/00-06/05
Developed multilingual website in Chinese, Spanish, Portuguese and Japanese to collect content from users in China and Japan
Managed and supervised web content producers and web developers
Wrote content for site in Portuguese, English and Chinese
Translated content from Portuguese to English for website
Intepreter, Corus, Santos
03/05-04/05
Interpreted on training courses in steel smelting of equipment manufactured by Cosipa
Private Tutor, Private Tutor, Sao Paulo
01/02-01/05
Taught English conversation to adults privately and in small groups
Supervised construction of online learning site
Marketed my service through local media advertising
Corrected essays and advised on overseas study
Marketed my service through local media advertising
Translator, Editura Abril, Sao Paulo
07/04-07/04
Translated Rio pocket city guide
Assistant to Photographer, Alex Robinson Photography, Sao Paulo
site:
http://www.alexrobinsonphotography.co.uk
01/03-06/03
Designed and produced multilingual photography portfolio website for professional photographer Alex Robinson
Supervised PHP web developer and liaised with client
Selected photos and edited photos with Photoshop.
Created online slideshow with Flash
Assisted with lighting on photography shoot
Researcher, Going There, Sao Paulo
site:
going-there.com
02/02-08/02
Collected data on So Paulo for relocation business
Research of local schools for expats children
Research of local transport and business opportunitiesfor expats
Writing and editing of research results
Research of local transport and business opportunitiesfor expats
Surveyor, H2o, London
08/01-12/01
Surveyed water mains for Thames Water
English Teacher, Dialogus Idiomas, Sao Paulo
site:
www.dialogoidiomas.com.b
04/01-08/01
Taught BBC business English
Web developer, American Express, London
site:
http://theteam.co.uk/
06/00-07/01
Rewrote AMEX credit card application forms by hand coding HTML and Javascript
Recruited, supervised and mentored junior programmers
Web Design Trainer, Head-To-Head Training, London
10/00-02/01
Taught principles of Web designed to six form students
Taught use of Dreamweaver and Photoshop
Taught basic HTML hand coding
Showed students how to set up their own home page
Company Director, Vivid Technology, London
08/98-01/01
Applied for contracts to provide IT and web development services
Managed company payroll and tax
Hired and supervised staff
Web developer, PCCW, London
site:
http://www.now.com
08/00-11/00
Wrote javascript DHTML code for content management system
Integrated ActiveX object into system to accelerate FTP uploads
Supported users of content management system technical support
Farmworker, WWOOF (Willing Workers on Organic Farms), Scarborough, Kent, Home Counties
site:
http://www.wwoof.org.uk/
11/86-07/00
Weeding
Digging
Harvesting
Labouring
Harvesting
Computer Programmer, Henderson Global Investors, London
site:
http://www.henderson.com/
08/98-08/99
Located and re-formatted non-compliant dates in Japanese Excel spreadsheets
Wrote VBA script to indentify dates with Y2K date issues
Wrote technical documentation for users (in English and Japanese)
Junior Computer Programmer, European Financial Data Services, London
site:
http://www.ifdsgroup.com/
12/97-08/98
Programmed tax module of fund administration system
Rewrote functional C code as Object orientated C++ code
Met business business analysts and learned business rules
Tested code in different environments
Educational Games Developer, Team Concepts, Hong Kong and Dongguang
04/97-06/97
Supervised programming and software development of educational games
Tested software and delivered bug reports
Translator, Jiangnanyuan restaurant, Shenzhen
04/97-04/97
Tasted Shanghai cuisine in order to translate menu
Private Tutor, Self Employed, London
06/94-06/96
Taught Chinese to two Private Students
Group Leader , Only Connect, London
site:
07/94-04/96
Managed Budgets and planned activities on summer play schemes
Supervised youth workers and volunteers
Supervised children with special needs including challenging behaviour
Supervised children with special needs including challenging behaviour
Care Assistant, Ealing Consortium, London
site:
http://www.supportforliving.org.uk/
03/95-09/95
Care for insitutionalised adults in their own homes
Cook and clean and take clients on outings
Write reports, share info and plan with other staff
Manage client budgets
Write reports, share info and plan with other staff
Editor, China Now, London
site:
http://chinanowmag.com/
03/90-12/94
Commissioning articles
Editing and writing articles
Coordinating issues
Interviewing
Coordinating issues
Volunteer youth worker, Kith and kids, London
07/94-07/94
Supporting disabled children and adults on holiday camp
Teaching assistant, Beormund Primary School, London
site:
http://www.beormundschool.co.uk/
10/93-02/94
helping young boys with behavioural difficulties to learn how to read
Supervising young people with special needs
Planning recreational activities for children during summer holidays
Interviewer, Social and Community Planning Research, London
site:
http://www.natcen.ac.uk/
01/90-06/93
Interviewing respondents to survey questionnaires
Locating respondents home address
Worked on longitudinal surveys such as plus 7
Surveys on AIDS, sexual lifestyles and the National Health Service
Worked on longitudinal surveys such as plus 7
Translator, Amnesty International, London
site:
amnesty.org
01/90-06/92
Translating news reports of death penalty cases
Shop Assistant, JAC , London
04/89-11/89
Serving customers, operating till, stacking shelves, driving a van and delivering groceries
English teacher, Shinjuku Language School, Tokyo
site:
http://www.sng.ac.jp/english/
10/88-02/89
Taught English to overseas students from China
Interpreter, Great Britain China Centre, London
01/89-01/89
Interpreted between Chinese and English at business meetings for Taiwanese businessman
English teacher, YMCA, Tokyo
site:
http://tokyo.ymca.or.jp/eng/index.html
04/88-09/88
Taught BBC business English syllabus to business people
Taught English to secondary school students
Translator, China Trade Translation Company, Hong Kong
09/87-03/88
Translating legal documents from Chinese to English
Editing English translations of Chinese legal documents
Acting extra, Hong Kong Casting Agency, Hong Kong
10/87-11/87
Acted the part of Henry Pottinger signing the Treaty of Nanjing
Work Camp Volunteer, Botswana Work Camps Association, Gaberone
09/83-09/83
Mixing Cement to build houses for teachers
Teacher, Naledi Secondary School, Gaberone
06/83-09/83
Taught History
Taught Art
Taught French
Taught French
Sales Assistant, Hampstead Delicatassen, London
09/82-06/83
Served Customers
Cleaned the shop
Office assistant, Oxford Relay, Oxford
site:
www.oxfordrelay.co.uk
06/82-09/82
Sent telexes
Collected and collated telexes
English Teacher, Supermini Minds, Hong Kong
site:
http://www.supermindedu.com/
03/13-12/69
Tutoring primary school students
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Education
| Celta |
Certificate in English Language Teaching for Adults |
2010-11-02 |
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ECC Phuket |
Thailand |
| Postgrad IT Course |
Hypermedia, Programming, Artificial Intelligence |
1994-07-01 |
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South Bank University |
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| MA |
Area Studies (Far East) |
1992-11-01 |
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SOAS, University of London |
UK |
| Certificate of Proficiency |
Japanese Language |
1991-11-01 |
NA |
London |
UK |
| BA |
Modern Chinese Studies |
1987-07-14 |
2ii |
University of Leeds |
UK |
| A Level |
French |
1982-07-01 |
B |
London |
UK |
| A Level |
History |
1982-07-01 |
C |
London |
UK |
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