Resume

Explore my professional journey, highlighting the skills, experiences, and accomplishments that define my career path.

Work Experience

5th Grade Homeroom Teacher
Young Hoon Elementary School, Seoul, South Korea
March 2024 - present
  • Taught writing, literacy, presentations, math, and science to 5th grade Korean students
  • Integrated bespoke webapps into the classroom
  • Tracked student progress in gradebook
  • Identified students with difficulties using statistical analysis of summative and formative assessments
4th Grade Lead Teacher
Maple Bear, Seoul, South Korea
March 2023 - February 2024
  • Created a robust thematic curriculum that integrated STEAM elements in every 8-week module
  • Promoted to team lead to better integrate their curriculum across modes
  • Promoted to team lead to revamp their science education
  • Integrated bespoke webapps into the classroom for the 4th grade team
ELA Teacher
Maple Bear, Seoul, South Korea
March 2022 - February 2023
  • Taught writing, literacy, and presentations to elementary school students
  • Integrated Google Suite into the curriculum
  • Identified students in need of extra support using statistics
  • Keep a gradebook of students with automated reports for above analysis and parent-teacher conferences
Acquisition Analyst
Dovenmuehle Mortgage, Inc., Lake Zurich, IL, USA
March 2021 - December 2021
  • Analyzed incoming client data for accuracy in accordance with banking regulations
  • Utilized Python to increase efficiency by over 300%
  • Singled-out for outstanding performance, was given choice of what to pursue next
  • Trained colleagues on how to use Excel to increase productivity
  • Assisted in fixing Excel workbooks that other colleagues could not repair
Chinese-to-English Translator
Yeehe, Remote
April 2018 - June 2021
  • Translate Chinese video games, documents, and presentation decks into English
  • Used Google Sheets and Python to improve productivity of translation process
English Teacher
Avalon English, Seoul, South Korea
December 2015 - June 2020
  • Taught ELA, math, and science to elementary school students
  • Improved classroom engagement by turning in-class activities into games
  • Improved student performance through analysis of attendance, homework, test, and participation data
  • Identified students in need of extra support using statistics
  • Translated raw data into visualizations for monthly reporting and quarterly reporting
Lead ESL Teacher
Better English, Beijing, China
July 2014 - August 2015
  • Improved productivity by at least 30% via implementing campus-wide shared material storage
  • Improved new teacher training by creating orientation and training materials
ESL Teacher
Better English, Beijing, China
March 2015 - June 2014
  • Improved student performance through analysis of attendance, homework, test, and participation data
  • Motivated students by offering fun games to play after work was completed

Education

Master of Arts in Elementary Teaching – 4.0 GPA
American College of Education
2022 - 2024
Bachelor of Arts in Economics
Carthage College
2008 - 2012

Skills

Differentiated instruction

From extra support to enrichment, I create personalized learning plans and goals for each of my students.

Multi-modal learning

Every lesson that I create uses all modes of delivery and engagement.

Classroom management

From classroom jobs to consistent consequences.