Experience

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  Flycast Partners

  • Technical Writer and Marketing Analyst

    • Dec 2021 - Present

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  Hillsborough Community College

  • Tampa, Florida, United States

  • Writing Tutor

    • Oct 2019 - Dec 2021
    • Tampa, Florida, United States

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  Canterbury Consulting

  • TEFL Instructor

    • 2015 - Jun 2019

    *Designed a TEFL course for newly arrived ESL teachers, focusing on teenagers and children*Lead a two week training for new TEFL teachers*Responsible for assessing and grading their classes, presentations, and lesson plans

  • English Teacher

    • 2012 - Jun 2019

    *Individually tailored private and group classes for students of all ages and levels to suit their requirements, producing interactive and in-depth lesson plans*Instructed children, university students, and adults in grammar, usage, and conversation*Taught EFL in-company classes: law firms, engineering firms, investment funds*Specialized in job interviews, presentations, writing*Responsible for creating course plans, preparing practice exams, and assessment for all major standardized Cambridge exams – PET, FCE, CAE, CPE, TOEFL, TOEIC

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  Published Fiction

  • Published Fiction

    • 2015 - 2019

    *Boiling Rainbows – Lemon Street Press - 2019*The Stallion - NILVX Vol 1, No 3 - Fall 2017*The Cave Painter - The Bitter Oleander Vol 22, No 1 - Spring 2016*The Leper Child - The Literarti Quarterly - Spring 2016*The Singing Tree - The Tulane Review - Spring 2015

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  Mojo Books & Music

  • Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

  • Manager, Head Buyer

    • 2005 - 2012
    • Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

    *Involved in all decision-making aspects and in charge of day-to-day operations*Hired, trained, supervised, and evaluated staff*Organized publicity and marketing campaigns*Prepared annual budgets*During my tenure, the business expanded to triple its size and added a coffee bar

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  Freelance

  • Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

  • Reporter

    • 2005 - 2012
    • Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

    *Wrote articles for multiple publications in print and online*Local and national politics, human interest, character profiles, interviews, city and county council meetings, lifestyle, arts, technology, and music