Dante Segura

Experience

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  The Anglo Mexican Foundation

  Mar 1992 - Jul 1995

  Coordinator of Cultural Events
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  Centro Escolar Cedros

  Mar 1996 - Jul 1999

  English Department Coordinator and Teacher of EFL
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  Cambridge Assessment English

  Jan 1998 - now

  Speaking Examiner
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  Metropolitan Language Services

  Jul 1999 - now

  Director

  Independent Consultancy firm, providing educational, training and coaching opportunities for teachers and trainees.Specialised translation and interpretation services from and to languages such as English, French, and Spanish.Team leader for projects which include business relationships with local, regional, national and transnational companies which require such services for their professional development.Strong managerial, team-work and business skills to conduct groups of people pursuing common goals. Show less

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  International House

  Jul 1999 - Aug 2000

  Teacher of EFL for company classes
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  Universidad Panamericana

  Aug 1999 - Jun 2000

  Teacher of EFL
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  United Airlines

  Jul 2000 - Jan 2001

  Customer Relations Representative
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  Jan 2001 - now

  Speaker & Workshop facilitator

  Extensive experience as a speaker in academic and commercial seminars, including:• MEXTESOL National & International Conventions (Puebla 2001, Monterrey 2002, Morelia 2004, Zacatecas 2005, León 2006, 2007, León 2008, Veracruz 2010, Puerto Vallarta 2012, Querétaro 2013, Puebla 2014)• MEXTESOL Academic Saturdays (Mexico City, Celaya, Querétaro, Ciudad Obregón, Hermosillo, Guanajuato (2001, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013)• Dayton Academic Days 2013-2015 (Mexico City, Guadalajara, San Luis Potosí, León, Monterrey, Texcoco, Tlalnepantla)• FIID PROULEX (Guadalajara 2013)• Angloforum (Mexico City 2013-2014)• Best of British ELT (Mexico City 2013-2015)• 3a Jornada Académica PNIEB (Toluca, 2013)• University of Dayton Academic Talks 2012 (San Luis Potosí, León, Tlalpan, Iztapalapa, Chapultepec, Puebla, Tultitlán, Lindavista, Mérida, Texcoco)• British Council PNIEB training: Forming the Future of ELT in Mexico (Toluca 2012)• Universidad Panamericana Teachers' Conference (Aguascalientes 2009)• Encuentro Académico UAA (Aguascalientes 2008, 2009)• Pearson Longman Academic Days, 2007, 2008, 2009 (León, Querétaro, Mexico City, San Luis Potosí, Aguascalientes, Guadalajara)• 13er Encuentro Académico PROULEX (Guadalajara 2007)• VENTESOL (Venezuela, 2002, 2004)• Macmillan Forum, 2002, 2003, 2004 (Caracas, Maracaibo, Bogotá, Quito, Tampico, Puebla, Guadalajara, Mexico City, Tijuana, Celaya León, Veracruz, Hermosillo, Ciudad Obregón, Culiacán, Puebla, Oaxaca)• Skyline Congress 2003 (Quito, Guayaquil, Caracas, Bogotá)• ICDA & CCDA Annual Conference for Teachers of English 2003, 2004 (Santo Domingo & Santiago, Dominican Republic)• ASOCOPI National Teachers' Conference (Cúcuta 2002)• Fullbright Commision Academic Conference (Quito 2002) Show less

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  Grupo Macmillan

  Jan 2001 - Dec 2006

  Academic and Marketing Consultant

  Academic support to schools, via training, consultancy and programme development.Responsible for diverse teams of academic consultants and sales representatives throughout a number of countries in Central America, South America and the Caribbean.Market research, project developer and executor of business strategies in 10 countries.Speaker at numerous local, regional, national and international conferences.

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  Pearson Education

  Jan 2007 - Feb 2010

  Sales support through academic services to schools, i.e. teacher training, programme development, consultancy, etc.Lecturer and workshop facilitator at numerous national events, e.g. Mextesol national and regional conferences, SEP (Ministry of Education) conventions, etc.Managerial and team-work skills to work with and co-lead groups of consultants and sales representatives, setting up local and regional projects.Business and public relations skills that allow me to have close contact with directors and coordinators of schools and academic organisations at all levels. Show less

  • Editor - Classroom Link

    Jan 2008 - Feb 2010

  • Academic Consultant

    Jan 2007 - Jan 2010
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  Universidad de León

  Aug 2008 - Feb 2012

  English Language Teacher

  I gave English language classes to students at the Language Centre. I successfully prepared students to sit the TOEFL test and teachers for the Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English for various semesters.

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  Grupo CAMEX

  Dec 2009 - Dec 2011

  Owner and General Manager
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  Own

  Feb 2010 - now

  Freelance Academic Consultant and Speaker
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  Rye School of English

  Sept 2010 - Aug 2011

  • English Language Teacher

    May 2007 - Aug 2011

  • Branch Manager

    Sept 2010 - Jul 2011
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  CENGAGE LEARNING EDITORES

  Jun 2011 - Feb 2012

  Academic Consultant
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  Babel Language and Culture

  Jul 2011 - Jun 2012

  Academic Director
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  University of Dayton Publishing

  Jan 2012 - Aug 2015

  Head of Academic Services
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  British Council

  Oct 2015 - Feb 2020

  • Academic Consultant

    Sept 2013 - Feb 2020

  • Project Coordinator

    Oct 2015 - Jun 2018
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  Instituto Mexicano

  Jan 2016 - now

  English Teacher
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  Richmond Publishing / Español Santillana

  Feb 2016 - Jun 2018

  Academic Consultant

  Teacher training and consultancy in private schools.

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  Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas A.C.

  Sept 2019 - Dec 2022

  English Teacher

  Classes of English for Academic Purposes to students from different undergraduate and postgraduate degrees.

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  SICAM

  Feb 2020 - Jul 2020

  English Teacher

  English Teacher in face-to-face and online lessons, preparing students to take the Examen Nacional para Aspirantes a Residencias Médicas.

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  Delta Learning

  Jul 2020 - now

  Book Author - ELT

  Author of Read On series, a reading comprehension skills book for Senior High School in Mexico.