High School Training

M. Bruce Ellerd

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Chula Vista, CA 91911

Cell: 619-***-****

Email: ab2nvs@r.postjobfree.com

HIGHLIGHT OF QUALIFICATIONS

Travel and travel training experience from first hand travel experiences and planning/coordinating travel for individuals, groups, and managing travel agents. Providing hands-on experience in creating a travel department for individual and small group recreational travel and entertainment.

Training Agents for providing travel arrangements for companies. Consulting with corporate clients on travel options and providing detailed itineraries. Travel specialist for personal, entertainment, and business sites including: SeaWorld Parks and Entertainment Company (with parks and venues in California, Texas, Florida, Pennsylvania, and Virginia), Cruise Specialist, Thailand Golden Agent specialization, Japan Travel Specialist, SuperClubs Specialist, all-Inclusive Travel Specialist, Asia Travel Specialist, and Jordan Travel

Specialist.

Supervisory experience as an educational environment while working for domestic and international

educational companies. Planning and coordinating teachers/schedules, classroom requirements, student

needs, and assisting teachers with needed content support. Ability to coordinate/manage multiple projects at one time and balancing workload based on multiple priorities for projects.

EXPERIENCE

Lower Left Travel Services Assistant Travel Manager

San Diego, CA USA September 2012-Present

Establishing and managing the company’s new start-up subdivision to expand their travel offering to

recreational and entertainment based travel for individuals and groups

Negotiation with all new vendors to provide company income sufficient for market penetration and growth

Day-to-day operation of the travel agents and operational planning to meet corporate goals

International Work Experience with ESL365 and private consulting September 2011 July 2012

International Consultant

April 2011 June 2011

Travel Agent Trainer/Graphic Design Instructor Abu Dhabi, UAE February 2011 April 2011

Travel Agent Trainer Dammam, Saudi Arabia

Providing clients with a training environment for students to understand their potential for intellectual, emotional, physical, spiritual and psychological growth in the travel industry. Responsible for organizing and implementing the training and curriculum program that results in travel agents achieving academic success in accordance with agency guidelines.

Providing students with better understanding of graphic design software to help them better achieve

success in their classes at the local private high schools and colleges. Students learn the skills of design, computer art, and editing in Adobe software, including PhotoShop, Illustrator, and InDesign.

English Teacher Al Ain, UAE September 2011 July 2012

Supervising Online Placement Testing program for the Al Jehili Institute of Technology and Sciences and providing leadership support for all school online programs. Lead teacher and providing support in helping to plan and coordinate teachers, teacher schedules, classroom requirements, student needs, and assisting teachers with needed content support.

Teaching junior college students English usage in reading, writing, speaking, and listening for students that have completed their bachelors degree in a technical field.

Providing appropriate individual and small group instruction in order to adapt the curriculum to the needs of the pupils with varying intellectual abilities, and attitudes. Use of in-classroom smartboards and interacting with iPhone and tablets

ESL/EFL Instructor Al Ahsa, Saudi Arabia September 2010 May 2011

Lead teacher; providing support in helping to plan and coordinate teachers, teacher schedules, classroom requirements, student needs, and assisting teachers with needed content support.

Teaching junior college students English usage in reading, writing, speaking, and listening for students that have completed their bachelors degree in a technical field.

Students practice using English in their technical fields and practice

Creating all required course planning documents, including: syllabus, planning scope and sequence, unit plans, rubrics, weekly overviews, and daily lesson plans.

Graphic Design/ESP Instructor Abu Halifa, Kuwait March July 2010

Teaching junior college students courses in Digital Images, Digital Imaging, Professional Practice, and Digital Production.

Students learn the skills of design, computer art, and editing in Adobe software, including PhotoShop, Illustrator, and InDesign.

Working with and teaching students to utilize the English language for specialized business uses and

creating video, audio, and animation for school and district events.

Working in an ESP environment with students with limited or no English experience. Teaching in a junior college ESP atmosphere.

ESL/Graphics Design Instructor Kuwait City, Kuwait January 2010 June 2010

Teaching elementary, junior high, and high school students English usage in reading, writing, speaking, and listening to help them with their private school work.

Providing students with better understanding of graphic design software to help them better achieve

success in their classes at the local private high schools and colleges. Students learn the skills of design, computer art, and editing in Adobe software, including PhotoShop, Illustrator, and InDesign.

ESL/EFL Instructor Subhan, Kuwait September 2009 March 2010

Teaching students in an entry level English learning environment. Students learned English using the US Military DLA method of training and support materials.

Working with and teaching students of all ages to utilize the English language for specialized business uses relating to the military.

Teaching students to speak, read, and write American English from the United States, instructing students on the differences between English as used in the United States and used in other native English countries.

Sweetwater Union HSD Graphic Design Instructor

Chula Vista High School, USA September 2006 October 2009

Visual and Performing Arts Department September 2003 January 2007

Experience with Student Information Systems

Demonstrated experience with technology in classroom and curriculum delivery. Teaching classes in:

Multimedia Design, Computer Art, Graphic Design, Photography, and Televideo Production.

Experience with Learning Management Systems.

Working with and teaching students to utilize the English language for specialized business uses and

creating video, audio, and animation for school and district events.

Teaching students to prepare and write professionally looking documents needed for District events.

EDUCATION

California Department of Insurance

Participating in training and licensing procedures for California Department of Insurance license. Holder of Accident and Health license; Expiration of license 12/31/2014

Participating in training and licensing procedures for California Department of Insurance license. Holder of Life-Only license; Expiration of license 12/31/2014

TESOL Training International

Foundation Program (June 2009): extensive training for planning and conducting English classes for

students of all ages outside the USA

Advanced TESOL Diploma (September 2009), specializations in Teaching Adolescents, Teaching Adults,

and Teaching for the TOEIC Exam. [Master’s degree equivalent, 120 hrs. of in classroom coursework]

Teaching Credential

Career Technical Education credential (January 2009)

Regional Occupational Program (ROP) Preliminary Teaching Credential for Multimedia Production (June

2006)

San Diego State University

Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration (Marketing), (May 2001)

Certificate in Meeting Planning (June 1997)

Mesa Community College

Associates of Science, Business Administration (August 1998)

Associates of Arts, Psychology (May 1998)

Business Administration Certificate (May 1998)

Graduated with honors

AWARDS

Award of Appreciation from Sweetwater Union High School District’s Visual and Performing Arts

Department for assistance with drama productions, August 2005, August 2004, August 2003.

SUHSD Board Member Pearl Quinones Letter of Appreciation for assistance with 2003 California Latino

School Board Member Association meeting, October 2003.

SUHSD Board of Trustee’s Letter of Recognition for assistance with 2003 Mariachi Festival. August 2003.

Ericsson’s “Five-Star” award from Proposal Department, August 2000.

Qualcomm’s “Qualstar” award from North American Sales Department, May 1999.

Qualcomm Proposal Engineering and Management Department, “Employee of the Quarter” Award from,

September-December 1998.

Qualcomm Marketing Department’s “Keys To Our Success” Award, June 1998.

U.S. Navy Honorable Discharge.

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