Wesley Thomas
French Instructor at Bishop Ireton High School- Claim this Profile
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French Full professional proficiency
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Spanish Elementary proficiency
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Russian Limited working proficiency
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Deb Fuller
Wesley Thomas is an amazing French linguist and military historian. I have worked with him at numerous living history events such as the Alexandria-Caen Sister City Committee's D-Day Annual Commemoration. He does not hesitate to jump right into speaking French with anyone and native speakers are always amazed at his lack of American accent and fluency. I helped chaperone the French exchange students visiting his school and he made sure that they had an engaging trip and didn't have to worry about anything.
Joanne Gunn
wrote a long recommendation and lost itm..sorry....will do again later
Deb Fuller
Wesley Thomas is an amazing French linguist and military historian. I have worked with him at numerous living history events such as the Alexandria-Caen Sister City Committee's D-Day Annual Commemoration. He does not hesitate to jump right into speaking French with anyone and native speakers are always amazed at his lack of American accent and fluency. I helped chaperone the French exchange students visiting his school and he made sure that they had an engaging trip and didn't have to worry about anything.
Joanne Gunn
wrote a long recommendation and lost itm..sorry....will do again later
Deb Fuller
Wesley Thomas is an amazing French linguist and military historian. I have worked with him at numerous living history events such as the Alexandria-Caen Sister City Committee's D-Day Annual Commemoration. He does not hesitate to jump right into speaking French with anyone and native speakers are always amazed at his lack of American accent and fluency. I helped chaperone the French exchange students visiting his school and he made sure that they had an engaging trip and didn't have to worry about anything.
Joanne Gunn
wrote a long recommendation and lost itm..sorry....will do again later
Deb Fuller
Wesley Thomas is an amazing French linguist and military historian. I have worked with him at numerous living history events such as the Alexandria-Caen Sister City Committee's D-Day Annual Commemoration. He does not hesitate to jump right into speaking French with anyone and native speakers are always amazed at his lack of American accent and fluency. I helped chaperone the French exchange students visiting his school and he made sure that they had an engaging trip and didn't have to worry about anything.
Joanne Gunn
wrote a long recommendation and lost itm..sorry....will do again later
Credentials
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Teaching Certification
Commonwealth of Virginia
Experience
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French Instructor
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Jan 2017 - Present
French instructor for French I-III, Honors French IV, and AP French V, grades 9-12. - VA Certified for French grades NK-12 - Run a French exchange trip between Bishop Ireton and a French HS in Paris, France. - Plan and chaperone a 10-day trip to France in the fall for Bishop Ireton students. - Coordinate activities and host families for French students in the spring. - Work with travel agents, the US Embassy, instructors in France, and school administration for trip logistics, paperwork, legal forms, and other administrative tasks associated with the trip. - Faculty adviser to the French National Honor Society - Completed AP French training
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Consultant
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United States
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Advertising Services
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French Langauge and Military Consultant
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Oct 2006 - Dec 2016
- Routinely negotiate automotive contracts in French. Translate contracts, marketing materials, and other information from English to French. Cultivate a French-speaking customer base that includes clients from France, Northern Africa such as Morocco and Algeria, Lebanon, and Niger. - Translate historical documents, scholarly articles, and other primary source material for French historical societies and museum groups. Make technical recommendations on how to accurately represent and portray French military units from WWI through the present day. Consultation includes presentations at the Virginia Museum of Military Vehicles, Alexandria's Annual Commemoration of D-Day, Sully Plantation WWII Weekend, and Military Through the Ages at Historic Jamestown, VA. - Consultant to the U.S. Army Center for Military History and the City of Norwalk, CT on the restoration of a De Bange 155 mm Model 1877 counter battery gun. o Researched period painting schemes and camouflage patterns. o Gave detailed descriptions of the wheel design for conservation efforts. o Liaised with military historians in France for the gun’s unit history and technical specifications. o Following a complete restoration using my recommendations, this piece is now listed on the National Register for Historic Places.
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Manpower
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United States
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Staffing and Recruiting
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700 & Above Employee
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Content Writer and Editor
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Jul 2004 - Sep 2006
- Edited 150 page multi-million health industry investment plan for Capitol Health Partners LLP in Washington D.C., a health industry investment firm, updated and edited a contacts/clients database for a mass mailing in preparation for the company to move to new offices in New York City. - Managed, serviced, rented out, distributed, collected and inventoried computerized “Compulead” sales lead recorders for Compusystems of Illinois. Promoted services to businesses at trade shows. Provided after sales follow up and technical assistance to verify customer satisfaction with the service. - Inventoried over 1000 in house Federal Government owned office equipment for FEMA via use of a computerized data/ barcode entry system, requiring close attention to detail as to serial numbers, product numbers, etc., as well as speed and efficiency of operation. - Payroll specialist with AFGE (the American Federation of Government Employees) verifying all payments, vouchers and advances, for accuracy before remittance or distribution to vendors or AFGE personnel. Checked amounts for arithmetic mistakes. Handled personal data in security conscious manner. Verified organization credit card accounts, handled filing, created mailings. - Researched and updated an Access contact/clients/contributors database for National Legal Center for the Public Interest, ensured that contact database records were current, accurate and well written for fund raising function. Researched private companies, fielded telephone calls, maintained files and performed various other office duties as necessary.
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The International Strategic Studies Association
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United States
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Public Policy
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1 - 100 Employee
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Researcher Writer
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Nov 2005 - May 2006
Updated the Defense Foreign Affairs Handbook, 16th edition. Wrote comprehensive chapters on 247 countries and territories worldwide. Each chapter provides: - full cabinet and leadership listings, - history, recent developments, demographics, - economic statistics, political and constitutional data (including political parties and names, voting records, etc.), - news media, - defense overview, defense structure, treaties, defense budgets and key personnel, - defense manpower, full battle orders for all military services, - details of intelligence services, key embassies abroad, insurgency groups Wrote biographies of major world leaders, compiled arms transfer tables, glossary of acronyms, and selected updated maps.
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Bishop Ireton HS
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United States
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Education Management
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1 - 100 Employee
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French Instructor
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Aug 2000 - Jul 2004
Taught French I, II, III, and IV (elementary to advanced French) to nearly 100 students. - Implemented diverse approaches to ensure both language and academic success - Created engaging, interactive lessons to reach different learning styles and levels of learner - Analyzed student learning; planned and administered a variety of appropriate assessments - Collaborated with colleagues and actively participate grade level and school level teams - Ensured effective and positive parent communication - Faculty adviser to the French Club. Planned and led tour of France for student groups.
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French Teacher
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Aug 1998 - Jul 2000
Taught French I, II, III, and IV (elementary to advanced French) to nearly 100 students. - Implemented diverse approaches to ensure both language and academic success - Created engaging, interactive lessons to reach different learning styles and levels of learner - Analyzed student learning and plan and administer a variety of appropriate assessments - Collaborated with colleagues and actively participate grade level and school level teams - Ensured effective and positive parent communication - Faculty advisor to the military history club and the hiking club. Planned and led day and overnight hiking trips to state and national parks including the Appalachian Trail.
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Education
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1994 - 1997
Florida State University
Master of Arts (M.A.), French Language and Linguistics; Minor in Western European History -
2016 - 2016
Lancaster University
Linguistics -
1987 - 1991
Stetson University
Bachelor's degree, Double Major in French and Political Science
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