CURRICULUM VITAE (RESUMÉ)

• Excellent ability to convey complex information in clear and simple terms
• First-class administrative and organisational skills
• Have Qualified Teacher Status and CELTA
• Excellent written and spoken English
• Fluent German; conversational Japanese; basic French
• A high level of computer literacy
• Proven ability to work effectively both individually and as part of team
• Attention to detail
• Facilitation skills – trained in Six Sigma techniques
• Strong analytical capability
• Experience of living in and adapting to foreign cultures

Sept. 2003 - July 2004

Tudor Grange School, Solihull, UK

Graduate Teacher Programme Trainee, teaching German at Key Stages 3 & 4 and Maths at Key Stage 3, and a member of Year 11 pastoral team. Attained QTS in July 2004. Repeatedly commended for wide range of resources produced and shared with colleagues. Second school placement was at Moseley Language College during summer term.

August 2001 - Nov. 2002

Goodrich Control Systems, Solihull, UK
(formerly TRW Aeronautical Systems and Lucas Aerospace)

Apr. - Nov. '02: Business Development Information Manager, providing direct support to the VP - Business Development with the production of a wide variety of reports, briefings and presentations. Building on existing communication, analysis and networking skills and developing new reporting processes for use throughout the organisation. Also delivering some in-company training.

Aug. '01 - Apr. '02: Product Planning Analyst, responsible for preparation and delivery of a series of workshops to determine long-term company strategy across a range of product groups. Using and developing skills in analysis, communication and facilitation across a range of levels in the organisation.

July 1999 - July 2001

Hikone Nishi High School, Shiga-ken, Japan

Assistant Language Teacher on the government-sponsored JET Programme, team-teaching English to classes of up to 40 students at three high schools. Responsible for the preparation of all lessons taught plus the English Club's activities at my base school and two prefectural English festivals. Also passed Level 3 of the Japanese Proficiency Test with 87% overall.

July 1997 - July 1999

Lucas Aerospace , Solihull, UK
(now part of Goodrich Corporation)

July '97 - July '99: Market Analyst: part of a small team responsible for long-term forecasting of activity in the company's markets, for use in deciding company strategies. This entailed working to tight deadlines; extensive market research; interpretation and analysis of large amounts of complex information; formulation of presentations to convey complex data in clear and simple terms.

Sept. 1993 - July 1997

Lucas Aerospace , York Road, Birmingham, UK
(now part of Goodrich Corporation)

Oct. 1991 - Sept. 1992

Dornier GmbH, Friedrichshafen, Germany

1-year industrial placement in the Elektronik-Service Department, repairing satellite communications equipment and improving fluency in German.

2004

Graduate Teacher Programme (QTS attained in July 2004)
Newman College of Higher Education

2003

UCLES CELTA (Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults)
Solihull College

1996-1998

HNC Business & Marketing (part-time)
Solihull College

1989-1993

First class BEng (Hons) in Electronic Engineering with European Studies (German)
University of Salford

1984-1989

Five GCE A-levels (1989) at grades A-C; STEP examinations (1989) in Physics (Grade 2) and Mathematics (Grade 3); nine GCE O-levels (1987), all at Grade A
Whitehaven School (comprehensive)

• Voluntary leader on National Trust Working Holidays – taking care of a week’s domestic arrangements for groups of 10-12 people, as well as participating in conservation work
• Was university Hiking Club Social Secretary for two years, and subsequently set up and maintained for several years a flourishing organisation for ex-members
• Run a small business hosting overseas guests for packages of English tuition and sightseeing (see tanukihouse.com)
• Duke of Edinburgh’s Bronze and Gold Awards
• First Aid at Work certificate (September 2002)
• Created and established a sizeable personal website which can be found at http://tanuki.org.uk

Date & place of birth:
Nationality:
Gender:

13th November 1970; Whitehaven, UK
British
Female