Experience

Jerudong International School

• Brunei Darussalam
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Key Stage 4 Coordinator

  • 2019 - Present

• English Teacher

  • Aug 2015 - Present

• Academic Admin Researcher

  • Nov 2013 - 2019

  I support the Academic staff through researching certain areas of best practice and writing reports on my findings that are concise, well-referenced and focused on practical implementation.Additionally, I help coordinate the acquisition of textbooks. We are looking to migrate to electronic textbooks and resources in order to avoid shipping costs and delays. I am working with senior management to create a short term and longer term strategy for textbooks at the school by investigating the resources they currently use, harnessing the school communities and through establishing ties with publishers Show less

• Publications Editor & Designer

  • Nov 2013 - 2015

  I have joined the publications team at JIS to lend my expertise to school publications, especially in development editing, copy editing and typesetting in InDesign. I have redesigned the information booklets for parents and I am in the process of researching what students, teachers and parents need from their homework diaries.



PODS (Positive Outcomes for Dissociative Survivors)

• Publications Officer

  • Sep 2013 - Jul 2014

  PODS (Positive Outcomes for Dissociative Survivors) works to make recovery from dissociative disorders a reality through: training, informing and supporting. At the moment I am designing new print layouts for various publications so that we can begin to update our style and communicate more effectively. Increasingly I will take on development editing, copy editing and proofreading all material for publication. I'm very grateful that I can continue my professional development whilst supporting survivors. Show less



Cambridge University Press

• United Kingdom
• Publishing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Editorial Assistant, Textbook Development Team

  • Sep 2011 - Jun 2013

  I supported the Development Editors and Design Editor in the Textbook Team. This included: Market research Finding reviewers and coordinating reviews Photo research Illustration logs Sourcing permissions Branding and uploading textbook resources Process invoices & book orders SAP purchasing, from requisitions to POs to service entry sheets Developing systems to keep track of the above Additionally, some of my larger projects include: Designing online guidebooks in InDesign Designing custom headers for online resources pages in Photoshop I have introduced some improvements, such as a script that allows mail merge from Lotus Notes and a way to maximise reviewers' acceptance through better use of html and Google Analytics. Show less



Creative Collective

• New Zealand
• Advertising Services

• Co-founder and Gumbo Director

  • Sep 2010 - Jun 2011

  I founded this student society to promote the Arts on campus, especially with non-Arts students. Part of this includes workshops and encouraging people to present projects they are working on. In one project, we coordinated a book written by over 100 students and staff. I also developed and marketed our brand. I founded this student society to promote the Arts on campus, especially with non-Arts students. Part of this includes workshops and encouraging people to present projects they are working on. In one project, we coordinated a book written by over 100 students and staff. I also developed and marketed our brand.



Ripple student paper

• Head of Copy-Editing

  • Oct 2010 - May 2011

  I created and launched an online wiki scheme for commissioning, editing, reviewing and generating feedback. To do this I recruited and trained over 150 copy-editors as well as my replacement for after I graduated. I created and launched an online wiki scheme for commissioning, editing, reviewing and generating feedback. To do this I recruited and trained over 150 copy-editors as well as my replacement for after I graduated.



Belgrave Tutorial Centre

• United Kingdom
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Tutor in Maths and English

  • Sep 2010 - May 2011

  I tutored three classes at three levels:Year 6, Year 9 and Year 11. The students were predominately lower ability. I worked hard at creating interesting lessons and I especially loved to inspire my students to enjoy literature. I tutored three classes at three levels:Year 6, Year 9 and Year 11. The students were predominately lower ability. I worked hard at creating interesting lessons and I especially loved to inspire my students to enjoy literature.



National Back Exchange

• United Kingdom
• Public Safety
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Freelance graphics designer

  • Oct 2010 - Oct 2010

  I created icons following my design for their new logo. As they were unused to giving briefs, I presented all the necessary features to the client. I created icons following my design for their new logo. As they were unused to giving briefs, I presented all the necessary features to the client.



Rainbow Preschool

• United Kingdom
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Teaching Assistant

  • Aug 2006 - Jul 2007

  I was responsible for a class of fifteen under 5s. I independently developed and taught the curriculum, which included creating appropriate materials. I was responsible for a class of fifteen under 5s. I independently developed and taught the curriculum, which included creating appropriate materials.