Experience

Wenzhou-Kean University
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee
• Composition Lecturer

  • Aug 2023 - Present

University of Dundee
• United Kingdom
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee
• English Lecturer

  • Jan 2023 - Aug 2023

Nazarbayev University
• Kazakhstan
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee
• HoD Zero Year Program

  • Jul 2021 - Jan 2023

University of Technology and Applied Sciences
• Oman
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Academic Management Professional

  • Sep 2018 - Jul 2021


University of Nizwa and freelance

• Language Instructor

  • Sep 2017 - Sep 2018

  As an ELT consultant I have a wide range of management and training experience and am available for remote consultancy projects in: • ELT Management • Teacher Training • Corporate Training • Materials development In my Language Instructor role my responsibilities are: • Teaching pre-foundation students English • Improving study skills and raising confidence in English language use. • Invigilate examinations, complete all administration as required, provide student reports. Show less



University of Nottingham

• United Kingdom
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Summer Pre-sessional EAP Tutor

  • Jul 2017 - Sep 2017

  • Taught pre-masters students English skills for studying in the UK • Taught critical thinking skills, essay writing and giving presentations. • Taught pre-masters students English skills for studying in the UK • Taught critical thinking skills, essay writing and giving presentations.



British Council

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director English and Examinations Ukraine

  • Aug 2015 - Jul 2017

  • Teaching Centre management of over 100 staff.• Strategic lead for delivery of 14,000 English examinations yearly.• Responsibility for producing, monitoring and reporting on the financial plan and marketing action plan.• Overall assurance of delivery of academic quality.• Partnerships management for numerous key contacts with ministries, international and Ukrainian partners.

• Director Porto

  • Aug 2012 - Aug 2015

  • Centre management of 65 staff and large turnover..• Strategic lead for delivery of 14,000 English examinations yearly.• Responsibility for producing, monitoring and reporting on the financial plan and marketing action plan.• Digital Strategy lead for Portugal marketing and academic delivery.• Partnerships management for numerous key contacts on: premises, cultural representation and examinations protocols.

• Director Teaching Centres

  • Aug 2010 - Jul 2012

  • Overall responsibility and running of Korea’s three Teaching Centres with annual income of £4.5M.• Direct line management of the Customer Services, Partner Premises. Managers, Academic Managers, Digital Manager, and Operations Manager. • Responsible for ensuring quality delivery of all academic provision.• Led on marketing and quality assurance of full academic offer.• Taught as substitution and for any high level, VIP clients.



British Study Centres Oxford

• School Director

  • Aug 2008 - Jul 2010

  • Planned the strategic and financial growth of the centre and led on quality of academic delivery. • Defined and followed up on the school’s organizational objectives. • Liaised with key partners, both nationally and internationally. • Managed all key staff and oversee development of the main teams. • Led on the performance management systems. • Planned the strategic and financial growth of the centre and led on quality of academic delivery. • Defined and followed up on the school’s organizational objectives. • Liaised with key partners, both nationally and internationally. • Managed all key staff and oversee development of the main teams. • Led on the performance management systems.



British Council Malaysia

• Malaysia
• Education Administration Programs

• Deputy Director English Language Services

  • 2006 - 2008

  • Planned long-term growth in the centre financially and academically.• Responsible for setting and meeting financial targets for the teaching centre.• Line managed 3 academic managers, the registrar and 3 teachers. • Timetabled over 40 teachers in over 50 course types on a termly and weekly basis.• Recruited for all new teachers and academic managers.

• Operations Manager

  • Aug 2004 - Jul 2006

  • Responsible for timetabling for over 40 teachers. • Line managed 7 teachers and was a DELTA local tutor.• Led on the Business English courses programme and developed several new courses. • Negotiated contracts for all business courses, including specialised EAP courses.• Certified teacher trainer and delivered specialised training to Korean teachers in phonology.

• Corporate Training Manager

  • Aug 2002 - Jul 2004

  • Performance Management Professional Development trainer for the whole of Saudi Arabia.• Negotiated new contracts for short specialist courses and long-term general English language training with companies such as Saudi Electricity and Nestlé.• Taught numerous management training and EAP courses.• Designed and piloted a highly successful IELTS preparation course.



British Council Russia

• Teacher of English

  • Sep 2000 - Jan 2002

  • Taught mainly offsite business, EAP and ESP classes to clients and groups around Moscow and Saint Petersburg. • Delivered one-to-one lessons to numerous VIPs and business heads. • Taught mainly offsite business, EAP and ESP classes to clients and groups around Moscow and Saint Petersburg. • Delivered one-to-one lessons to numerous VIPs and business heads.



Sakha Diamond Bank

• Head of English

  • Jan 2001 - Aug 2001

  • Responsible for the design, delivery and administering of courses in the bank. These included: o One-to-one, conversational classes to the director o ESP courses in banking to a small group o Secretarial skills to receptionists. • Oversaw the design and writing of the bank’s promotional materials. • Responsible for the design, delivery and administering of courses in the bank. These included: o One-to-one, conversational classes to the director o ESP courses in banking to a small group o Secretarial skills to receptionists. • Oversaw the design and writing of the bank’s promotional materials.



Language Link

• Cabo Verde
• E-Learning Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Teacher of English

  • Jan 1998 - Dec 1999

  • Taught students of all levels and backgrounds in general English, business English and ESP. • Delivered numerous offsite corporate courses, mainly ESP, in mining, engineering and finance. • Taught students of all levels and backgrounds in general English, business English and ESP. • Delivered numerous offsite corporate courses, mainly ESP, in mining, engineering and finance.