Objective: German Teacher and Language Specialist in Education and AI LANGUAGES
Fluent: Dutch, English, German
Intermediate: French, Spanish
EDUCATION
Paralegal Certificate @ Center for Legal Studies
Chicago State University, Chicago, IL, 2026
Professional Educator License
University of Phoenix, AZ, 2017-2018
Foreign Language-German PreK-12 endorsement
Technology Instruction 9-12 endorsement
M.S. in Telecommunications
Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, 2009-2011
M.A. in German Instruction in Secondary Education
University of Amsterdam, 2007-2009
M.Sc. (Drs.) in Communication Science
University of Amsterdam, 1999-2003
TRANSLATION
Dutch AI Language Expert, 2025 - present
● Evaluation and locations of AI output
Sphynx legal translator (FBI external client), 2025 Xplanation Translation Services (currently: LanguageWire), 2014-2017 TEACHING
Cadre Substitute Teacher
Chicago Public Schools, 2025 - present
German Teacher
Fenwick High School, Oak Park, Illinois, 2021 - 2025
● Developed a unique textbook-based German curriculum for German 1-3 and AP German
● Sponsoring German Club
● Teaching Python, CAD and Data Science
● Developing and implementing German language curriculum
● Facilitating different World Language Tours in The Netherlands and Germany, 2008-2014
● 2018 Golden Apple Nominee
Titus Brandsma Lyceum, Oss, The Netherlands, 2013 – 2014
● German teaching for grades 6-12 beginner to advanced -
● Facilitated student trips to Aachen and Berlin, Germany