Teach English to immigrants, create community among diverse nationals

Richard F. Armstrong

801-***-**** **** Lesli Mari Ct, Florissant, MO 63033 ********@***.***

POSITION DESIRED: Teach English to Foreigners

EDUCATION University of Phoenix-Online MA in Adult Education/Distance Learning 2004

Brigham Young University, Provo, UT

BEEDE (Bilingual ESL Endorsement Distance Education), all A’s 2004

BS in Accounting, Business Composite minor, cum laude 1974

LICENSES TEFL (TESOL) Certificate (Teach English as Foreign Language)

Currently inactive:

Teaching Certificate, Secondary, Level 2, Utah (Endorsements:

ESL, Math Level II, Spanish, Business Core, Distance Learning

CPA (1975-1996); Insurance - Life, health, property & casualty; Securities - Registered Representative (Series 6/63/26)

EXPERIENCE Business/Non-Profit/Corporate

Director/Treasurer, All One People Inc., non-profit (Africa) 2002 - 2008

Independent Contractor (Accounting Supervisor), Esso Angola 2001

Trained staff, bilingually, account reconciliation and collections

Owner of Bed & Breakfast, Manti, Utah 1996-2000

Provided advertising, accounting, taxes, payroll, etc.

Financial Analyst/Accountant, Exxon Company 1974-1996

Supervision, Balance Sheet/Fixed Assets,

Tax Audit defense, Reporting, Marketing

Teacher

ESL Technician (elementary level), Nebo School District 2003 – 2005

American Leadership Academy (Math, Spanish) 2005 – 2006

Paradigm HS, (Math, Spanish, Business, Computers) 2006 – 2009

English in China at China Women University (Beijing) 2009 - 2010

English in China at Hailiang School (Zhejiang) 2011 – 2013

English at language schools in Boston, MA & Provo, UT

Adult education (ESL to immigrants, ABE) in St Louis 2022 - 2023

SKILLS Excellent writer, team player, self-starter, healthy, accounting, life-long learning, service, online genealogy research, Internet, Computer applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Windows, Quickbooks, data entry)

LANGUAGES Spanish and Portuguese -- Speak, read, write both fluently;

Mandarin and Italian – Speak, read, write at intermediate level

OVERSEAS TRAVEL Lived in Brazil, Singapore, Angola, China; Visited 34 other foreign countries

ACHIEVEMENTS Father of five, Grandfather of 23

Passed full CPA exam on first try, served Portuguese & Spanish missions

Genealogy research to help patrons in Italy & Spanish/Portuguese countries

REFERENCES Letters, Diplomas, Transcripts will be supplied upon request

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