Experience

Dublin Cultural Institute

• Ireland
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Academic Manager

  • Jan 2013 - Present

  Responsible for overseeing the day to day academic running of the school. Promoting teacher excellence and ensuring the consistent delivery of the curricula to the highest standard. Ensure standards for course preparation, delivery and assessment are maintained and reviewed on a regular basis. Providing documented framework for all teaching methodology & pedagogy. Researching and compiling all documentation relating to school academic policy and procedure, syllabus, teacher’s handbook, student’s handbook etc. Developing a syllabus for each class level. Monitoring the punctuality and availability of all teachers. Making sure classes start and finish on time. Arranging cover for all teacher’s absences for holidays and illness and substituting at short notice for unavailable teachers Evaluation, observation of, and feedback to, teachers Ongoing teacher development, training and support and Organising and chairing staff meetings Recruitment, interviewing and induction of new academic staff Selection and purchase of course books and materials Compiling and creating supplementary resources and teaching materials Enrolling and induction of new students. Conducting a short interview with students on first day and placing of students in class at appropriate level. Dealing with student queries and issues relating to teachers, classes etc. Providing academic support and guidance to students Ensuring all procedures well understood and adhered to among academic staff. Be in daily consultation with the Director and Office Manager. Ensure that supporting technologies are maximised for efficiency. Regulatory compliance – Ensure that required processes and documentation are in place to meet the academic standards and requirements of the accrediting bodies and regulators (ACELS/QQI etc.). The storing and maintenance of academic documentation Responsible for some DCI social media presence – Facebook group, Instagram posts etc. Show less



Panologic 360

• Mexico
• Information Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Training Team Lead

  • Nov 2010 - Nov 2012

  Responsible for leading the Dublin training team as well as coordinating training across the global sites. This involves constantly improving the syllabus whilst also delivering a high standard training plan to new hires and refresher training to existing hires. Responsible for recruiting new members of the training team internally and managing this team to maintain the highest standards for training. Core competencies: evaluating the accuracy of data, with specific task of identifying patterns in data and using judgement to take decisions on data quality within a goal oriented project team. The role requires high levels of attention to detail and working to set targets. Other tasks undertaken have been Quality Checking and Meta Quality Checking, as well as working with team members from other smaller language markets Show less



Dublin Cultural Institute

• Ireland
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Overseas Agent

  • Sep 2009 - May 2010

  Travelled to Mexico to gain a foothold in student recruitment within the Mexican market for my former school, Dublin Cultural Institute. I visited various cities setting up a network of contacts with the aim of sending Mexican students to Dublin to Study English. This role involved visiting schools and universities and giving presentations to make Mexicans aware of the advantages of going to DCI to study English. I was successful in getting a large number of students to come to DCI.

• General English Instructor

  • Sep 2006 - Sep 2009

  Responsible for developing specialised TEFL syllabuses appropriate to a variety of students’ learning needs, preparing lessons and teaching classes. Lessons designed with a degree of dynamism to inspire high degree interest and capture the enthusiasm of learners. Responsible for general administrative duties, related to enrolments, assessments, organisation and management functions.



The Horner School of English

• Ireland
• Education Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Business English Instructor

  • Jul 2006 - Sep 2006

  Responsible for teaching “Intensive Executive Courses”. Students came from business backgrounds and had a high-level of English speaking ability. Business terminology and related vocabulary was a central part of my programs development. Responsible for teaching “Intensive Executive Courses”. Students came from business backgrounds and had a high-level of English speaking ability. Business terminology and related vocabulary was a central part of my programs development.



Nova Multimedia Group

• Osaka, Osaka, Japan

• On-Line English Language Instructor

  • Mar 2005 - Jun 2006

  Responsibilities included teaching students of varying ability and demographic via the internet to students all over Japan. The main focus was conversational English, however grammar, comprehension, pronunciation and vocabulary were also taught in what were known as “weak-point” courses. Responsibilities included teaching students of varying ability and demographic via the internet to students all over Japan. The main focus was conversational English, however grammar, comprehension, pronunciation and vocabulary were also taught in what were known as “weak-point” courses.



The Citco Group Limited

• Cayman Islands
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Fund Trader

  • Sep 2003 - Mar 2004

  Responsible for placing numerous trade orders from clients onto system. Preparation and posting of documentation to Fund Administration companies worldwide. Dealing with constant client queries. Key requirements: efficiency, speed, accuracy and attention to detail Responsible for placing numerous trade orders from clients onto system. Preparation and posting of documentation to Fund Administration companies worldwide. Dealing with constant client queries. Key requirements: efficiency, speed, accuracy and attention to detail



GAM Investments

• Switzerland
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Fund Administrator

  • Feb 2001 - Jun 2002

  Responsible for calculating daily pricing by systematic process of a variety of funds, registering and cross checking data. High levels of accuracy and attention to detail were essential. Responsible for calculating daily pricing by systematic process of a variety of funds, registering and cross checking data. High levels of accuracy and attention to detail were essential.