Résumé of
Dan Anderson
Mililani, HI 96789
Personal Information
Educational Level: Bachelor's in Arts Degree
University of San Francisco
English Ability: Native level
Japanese Ability: Basic level
Other Languages: Signing Exact English
Professional Profile
Specialties - Adult
- including but not limited to:
• Basic English Communications
• Advanced English Communications
• Conflict Resolution
• International Corporate Communications
• Assertiveness Training
• Conflict Resolution
• Cultural Differentiation
• Negotiations
• Presentations Development
Summary:
I am an educator, first and foremost. I am creative, flexible, a team player, well experienced and well liked by my students, both adults and children.
Philosophy
I believe in "doing the job" to the best of my abilities, not just "for the clock" or "for the paycheck". The phrase of "whatever it takes to do my best for all" is a motto of mine.
Work History
Dec, 2005 - Present
Company: DynEd
Position Title: Curriculum Development Team Member/Narrator
Writing/designing distance learning for international pilots, worldwide, to meet the International Civil Aviation Organization requirements to speak English proficiently.
July, 2005 - November, 2010
Company: Select-Tokyo
Position Title: Educator/Program Developer
Training in the corporate sector to companies including Sanofi Aventis, Clariant Industries, Tokyo Heater and many others.
Classes/intensive training classes included corporate communications, Presentation Development, Assertiveness Training/Conflict Management, and more.
Apr, 2009 – March 2010
Company: IES
Position Title: ALT
Assistant Language Teacher at Edogawa Junior High School in Kasukabe, Saitama-ken. Assist in lesson development, assist English Language Teacher in the classroom with pronunciation and grammar, graphics products to aid in teaching and to develop game programs for students.
Also visit three elementary schools weekly (one school per week - one school twice a month) to teach classes to 1st through 6th grades, using unique materials and teaching styles to assist the students in learning and retaining their English speaking skills.
Dec, 2006 - Mar, 2009
Company: Interac/All Nippon Airways
Position Title: Pilot Evaluator/Examiner
Interview and evaluate English skills of pilots to determine their speaking abilities, in coordination with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and Japan Civil Aviation Board (JCAB) requirements. Licensed by JCAB to perform this responsibility.
Teach communicative English to Cabin Attendants for international flights.
Apr, 2005 - Jul, 2006
Company: Westgate Corporation
Position Title: University Educator
Teach English communications to university students
- basic to advanced communication skill levels
Design and implement lessons
Taught at Tokyo University of Science and Shibaura Institute of Technology
Jan, 2001 - Apr, 2005
Company: IMI
Position Title: Educator/Trainer
Training in the corporate sector to companies including Sharp, Inc., Yamanouchi, Hitachi, Japan Tobacco, and many, many others.
Classes/intensive training classes included corporate communications, Presentation Development, Assertiveness Training/Conflict Management, and more.
Aug, 1999 - Jan, 2001
Company: English Club
Position Title: English Teacher
Teaching English as a Foreign Language to children and adults of all levels
Taught TOEFL
Additional Information
Interests
Intercultural communications, philosophy, photography, flying private aircraft (fixed wing and rotor), nature walks, computer graphics, and onsen, to name just a few.
Licensed by JCAB as Examiner/Interviewer/Evaluator
Awards
President's Honor List throughout my entire college history
Class President while at University of San Francisco
Graduated with GPA of 3.833
Letters of Recommendation available upon request.