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Chris Pink

Chris Pink

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Director, Language Testing North America at ILSC Education Group

  • Education

    • Earl Haig Secondary School

      1993 - 1996
      OSSD

    • McMaster University

      1996 - 2001
      Bachelor of Science (BS) Neuroscience

      Neural Computation combined disciplines of psychology, biology, mathematics and computer science

  • Experience

    • ECC Sisa Language Institute

      Jan 2001 - Jan 2003
      EFL Teacher

      Taught English literacy and speaking skills to students from four to 14 through innovative lessons, games and challenges

    • The Language Exchange

      Jan 2003 - Jan 2007

      Counselled, tested and placed students, hired and trained instructors, designed and evaluated curriculum, wrote and designed marketing materials and proposals. Creating lesson plans and teaching English as a second language to classes of 8-12 international students

      • Director of Academics

        Jan 2007 - Jan 2007

      • ESL Instructor

        Jan 2003 - Jan 2007

    • Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology

      Jan 2003 - Jan 2003
      The Learning Centre Tutor

      Tutoring students with special needs and language barriers, aiding them with writing, research, organization and time management skills.

    • Higher Score

      Jan 2008 - Jan 2009
      Director of Development

      Taught advanced specialist test preparation courses. Developed courseware, web content and advertising.

    • Ability Education

      Jan 2008 - Jan 2008
      Cambridge Preparation Curriculum Designer

      Creation and teaching of test preparation course to young adult learners from diverse cultural backgrounds

    • Global Village Toronto

      Jun 2009 - Aug 2019
      Director of Programs

      Managed 20 direct reports, including unionized teaching staff and all day-to-day operations. Hired, trained, scheduled, disciplined, terminated, mentored, coached, performance managed staff. Created and led strategic projects. Counselled students and problem-solved student issues. Delivered student orientations, seminars, business and sales presentations. Responsible for communications and negotiations with teachers’ union, international agent accounts, external service providers and partner high schools. Show less

    • Centre of English Studies (CES)

      Sept 2019 - Nov 2020
      Exams Centre Director

      Manage our testing division, CES Exams Toronto, offering a suite of high-stakes English and university admissions tests, including IELTS, OET, CELPIP, TSA and BMAT. IELTS Test Centre Administrator.

    • ILSC Education Group

      Nov 2020 - now
      Director, Language Testing North America

      Overseeing ILSC's language testing operations in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, New York and San Francisco.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Certified ESOL Speaking Examiner

      Cambridge English
      Jan 2009

    • TESL Canada Standard Two Permanent

      TESL Canada
      Jan 2007