Experience

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  Quest newspapers

  Jul 1991 - Sept 1994

  Market research manager

  A similar role to that at Leader, supplying the sales force with useful and relevant sales material. This position had not existed prior to my arrival at Quest so the first few months were dedicated to the development of market research services. Managerial support on special projects was also a function of this position.

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  Leader newspapers

  Sept 1994 - Sept 1997

  Marketing services manager

  Primarily responsible for the commissioning of all research data, and interpreting this into useable sales material, and advertising and research proposals. Client presentations with other managers and sales staff were also a regular part of this role. Market share analysis, writing business plans for various projects and project management were other major aspects of this position.

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  Pacific publications

  Sept 1997 - Aug 1998

  Research manager

  VICTORIAResponsible for all research needs based in Victoria. Similar role to that held in newspapers, but with more emphasis on project work for specific magazine titles.

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  British english school

  Jan 1999 - Jun 1999

  English teacher

  Taught English to primarily Turkish students, using skills learned on the job & through home study, and utilised many of the training skills from previous roles.

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  Kelly temp services

  Oct 1999 - Dec 1999

  Administration officer

  Three-month assignment with National Australia Financial Management providing general office support for 40 customer service consultants.

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  Crane distribution limited

  Apr 2000 - Jun 2001

  Marketing services coordinator

  Primarily a communications management position, this role entailed editing two internal newsletters for customers and staff, managing all corporate communications eg advertising, press releases, brochure and catalogue publication, and the corporate internet site.

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  Quest newspapers

  Jul 2001 - Dec 2002

  Development consultant

  This limited tenure contract focused on the research and development of the newspaper group as a whole, specifically analysing the existing products, their distribution, readership, commercial potential and service to the communities they reach.

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  Qut (queensland university of technology)

  Feb 2002 - Oct 2002

  Tutor, introduction to multimedia technology

  Instructional support for undergraduate creative industries (arts) students on multimedia applications and the development of web sites. Included workshop style classes on software as well as discussion and review of lecture and reading materials.

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  Career employment australia (cea), embassy ces

  Mar 2002 - Jun 2002

  Relief esl teaching

  Relief teaching in the Adult Migrant English Program at CEA, instructing both recent arrivals and long-term unemployed migrants in intermediate English. Students from a wide variety of backgrounds and literacy levels provided a challenge for lesson planning and execution.

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  Martin college

  Jul 2002 - Dec 2002

  Commerce teacher

  Delivery of commercial content-based courses for certificate-, diploma- and accreditation-year students, in preparation for their university studies. Instruction was in business related courses of varying lengths (2-9 week modules) including Management & Organisational Behaviour, Media Studies, Consumer Behaviour, Market Research, Marketing, Supervision and Business Communication.

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  Hawthorn lotus english centre

  Feb 2003 - Jul 2003

  Marketing manager & acting centre manager

  Responsible for writing the marketing plan & instigating the new direction for the centre. Responsibilities included copywriting & media planning, coordinating printers, & directing staff on translation and graphic design. In addition to marketing duties, I also taught part time on the corporate English program. I was acting centre manager after the decision was taken to disband the partnership between Melbourne University Private and Lotus College, the local partner, and wind up the centre. Show less

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  Ila vietnam

  Feb 2003 - Mar 2003

  Substitute teacher

  Instructor in elementary and intermediate general English classes for 60 hours over a 5-week period. Responsibilities besides teaching included accurate keeping of class records, lesson planning, and administration and marking of exams.

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  Acet english school

  Aug 2003 - Sept 2003

  English instructor

  Teaching 30 hour pronunciation and speaking course to pre-intermediate and intermediate learners. The course covers individual sounds, linking and intonation, focusing on difficulties specific to Vietnamese learners.

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  Rmit university vietnam

  Aug 2003 - Jun 2011

  Assist at risk students with their study skills as well as other issues such as study planning and timetabling, organisational skills, some personal counselling and coaching. Taught various levels at RMIT Vietnam's English Faculty, mainly from lower intermediate to upper intermediate, as well as reading and listening skills on the 50 hour IELTS preparation course. Substitute teaching, examination invigilation, exam marking and moderation all formed part of this role.Australian Centre for Education & Training (ACET

  • Academic Advisor & Lecturer - Advertising

    Feb 2006 - Jun 2011

  • ENGLISH LANGUAGE INSTRUCTOR

    Aug 2003 - Jan 2006
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  Private tutor

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2005

  Language teacher
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  International choir & orchestra of hcmc

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2010

  Singer & pr officer
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  International choir & orchestra of ho chi minh city

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2010

  Pr officer

  Managed the marketing communications and ticket sales promotions for the international choir and orchestra performances.

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  Google

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2010

  Admin for vietnam parents network

  Google group for parents of mostly pre-school aged children living in Saigon...

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  Qut (queensland university of technology)

  Jun 2011 - Nov 2012

  Masters student

  Student Advisor at CQ University until August 2012 (fixed term contract) and a student in the Master of Education (Career Development) program at QUT.

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  Cquniversity

  Mar 2012 - Feb 2013

  Student advisor & learning skills coordinator

  Completed a five month fixed term contract at CQU as a student advisor whilst completing my M Ed studies. Continued at CQU in the role of Learning Skills Coordinator on another six month fixed term contract, managing learning support services whilst the incumbent was on sabbatical.

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  Tafe queensland brisbane

  Nov 2014 - Jun 2015

  Assist students across all TAFE courses at Southbank to develop their study skills through active, individual tutoring and mentoring in learning and academic skills. Administration officer for a nationally funded government project on promoting leadership in aged and residential care providers. This role involved updating, formatting and proof reading a training package of workshop materials for the "Emerging Leaders in Aged Care" program. Documentation included all course materials, facilitator guides, and supporting documentation and research that went into the final project, which was delivered to the Dept of Health & Ageing in Canberra in Dec 2014.

  • Academic Skills Advisor

    Feb 2013 - Jun 2015

  • Administration Officer - temp full time contract

    Nov 2014 - Dec 2014
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  Online courses australia

  Jun 2015 - Nov 2016

  Resource editor

  Primarily editing course materials and assessments for Certificate IV and Diploma level courses. Providing support to the writing and development teams as well as marketing.

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  Queensland department of education

  Dec 2016 - Jan 2018

  Editor

  Editing resources for the Curriculum to classroom (C2C) project.

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  Qut (queensland university of technology)

  Feb 2018 - now

  Languages officer

  Managing the administration of the Brisbane Universities Languages Alliance (BULA) cross-institutional enrolment process for 300+ students who choose to study a second language as part of their undergraduate studies at QUT. QUT students can choose to study a second (or third!) language at The University of Queensland or Griffith University.