NICHOLAS CROOK
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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Dedicated, focused Education Assistant and International Educator excelling at analyzing and resolving challenges, prioritizing, completing multiple tasks simultaneously, following through to achieve project objectives. Adept at streamlining organizational success through a remarkable ability to collaborate with foreign nationals, leading clients, and key stakeholders to achieve corporate, team, customer, and individual goals. Motivated community and professional liaison with exceptional core values, such as substance, style, conviction, and grace, designed to provide logistical and creative support in all areas of production. Keen understanding of the importance of globalization in today’s modern environment, leading academic successes abroad, incorporating extensive knowledge of local laws and cultural and political challenges.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts in Music August 2008
University of North Texas
GPA 3.2
Graduate Student
Masters of Library Science (not completed) August – November
Indiana University School of Informatics 2018
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
English Teacher
Le Quy Don Private Secondary School, Hanoi, Vietnam January 2020 – present
English Teacher December 2018 -
Long Cheng Middle School, Shenzhen, China November 2019
English Teacher
Cannan Kindergarten, Hong Kong August 2017 – July
2018
English Teacher
Ngo Quyen Primary School, Hanoi, Vietnam June 2016 – June 2017
English Teacher
English First Kids and Teens, Shenzhen, China June 2015 – June 2016
English Teacher
Mitama Junior High School/Otsuka Elementary School, Fujikawa, Japan March 2012 – December 2012
Assistant Preschool Teacher
McKinney Street Baptist Church August 2011 – January 2012
English Teacher
ENS Academy, Incheon, S. Korea June 2010 –June 2011
Customer Service Associate
Lowe’s Home Centers, Denton, Texas 2006 –2010
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE
Office Assistant
School of Education, Dean’s Office, Indiana University, Indiana August 2018 –
November 2018
Assisted dean with visiting faculty, alumni relations,
Education building events, course catalog maintenance,
board meetings, and data entry.
Managed and organized proprietary HR documents of
Education School personnel
Received and directed visiting faculty and guests of the dean
Administrative and Education Assistant
Texas AHEC East-Area Health Education Center, Dallas, Texas January 2013 –June
2015
Championed Community Based Education program,
coordinating with key stakeholders for student rotations.
Instrumental in assigning medical students from UT Medical Branch
into clinical rotations in the DFW area.
Streamlined UT Southwestern medical students’ rotation schedules
through Ventanilla de Salud program at Mexican Consulate in Dallas, TX.
Facilitated talent acquisition, recruiting new physicians & clinical
sites to take medical, PA, and NP students.
Coordinated suturing lesson with High School Teachers and UTMB
medical student – Arlington Lamar High School, Arlington, TX.
(Health Careers Promotion – also an AHEC Program).
Designed, developed, and launched presentations with local
community clinics. (Ex. Affordable Care Act).
Worked Bi National Health Week Symposium (UT Arlington)
and Health Fair (Health Fair also at Mexican Consulate)
Attended AHEC Advisory Board meetings with other health
institutions (Los Barrios CHC, JPS Health, UTSW PA).
Spearheaded successful operations through exemplary performance
of administrative duties, such as expense reports, check requests, IDR’s,
and service requests through PeopleSoft system, as well as coordinating
appointments for AHEC director with Texas State Senators/Reps. at Capitol.
SKILLS
Competitive Cultural Understanding
Community Liaison
Strategic Planning & Analysis
Education Technology
Staff Recruitment & Retention
Project Management
Organizational Development
Chinese Language Skills
Donor Relations
Orientation & Onboarding
Training & Development
Performance Management
REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST