James Fickbohm

Experience

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  Kudos Inc.

  Jun 2008 - Sept 2009

  Tech Manager

  Tech Manager, where I worked on the website, designed the newsletters and sent them out, and handled tech support as well as customer support. Took a department six months behind schedule and in three months had it running a week ahead of deadlines. Extensive use of Adobe Dreamweaver to design newsletters and web pages. Designed art and manipulated photos using Photoshop on a regular basis. Use of PowerPoint to design presentations and Excel spreadsheets to track data. Fully proficient in Word and Adobe Acrobat in editing books and informative essays. Skilled in customer service and other soft skills. Ability to motivate others to accomplish tasks Copy edited and proof-read books for export to digital format such as Kindle. Show less

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  West Business School

  Sept 2009 - Oct 2010

  Lecturer

  Started as a business management lecturer; where I taught Economics, Finance, Marketing and Personnel Management under the Business Management Diploma. I later switched to teaching English as a Second Language when school shifted focus to become a language school.

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  Canadian Education College

  Oct 2010 - May 2011

  Lecturer

  Taught as a lecturer, substitute and did private tuitions as well. Knowledgeable in handling both large classes and one-to-one lessonsConducted private tuition for employees of Japanese and Korean corporations

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  AEC College for professional studies

  May 2011 - Aug 2013

  Senior Lecturer

  Taught as a lecturer of Restaurant Services, Basic Restaurant Services, and Food & Beverage Operations at the AEC School of Hospitality. In addition, designed and taught the Hospitality English course for incoming students. Taught as an English lecturer for the AEC Malvern House School of English programmes and operated as Level Master for all levels of English (from Elementary to Advanced). In addition, worked as Business English lecturer and as a multimedia designer for various school projects, including the school handbook from 2011-2012. Show less

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  JINSHUI DISTRICT MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

  Aug 2013 - Sept 2015

  Senior Lecturer and Writer/Editor

  Taught English as a second language to primary grade school students at P3-P5 level. Rated a high-quality teacher and created dozens of quality worksheets, reading materials and PowerPoint lectures. Wrote a series of Primary education textbooks (P2-P4) for the International English project under Jinshui District, Zhengzhou, China. In addition, worked as editor for previous textbooks, making substantive and stylistic edits, as well as copy editing.

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  PSB Academy

  Sept 2015 - now

  Associate Lecturer

  Teaching as associate lecturer of language at PSB Academy, which is ranked as one of Singapore's Top 3 Private Education Institutions. Trained students in public speaking and presentation skills for a business environmentTrained economics and engineering students in academic paper writing