Brian Kong

1630 Humansia Apt. 103-1001, Sangam Dong, Mapo Gu, Seoul, Korea
Cell: 010-8004-9894 Home: 02-790-9890
Email: kongpd_@naver.com

 	Job Objective 	

Instruct and mentor Korean students to become comfortable and proficient in understanding the English language, along with implementing cultural acknowledgement and interpretation.

 	Linguistic Abilities and Qualifications 	

§   Seven years of experience in working with multi-national groups
§   Fluent in speaking, writing, and reading Korean and English languages
§   Three years of management supervisory experience
§   Four years of experience teaching English, Toefl, SAT, and conversations at Academies
§   Proficient in organizing and managing large scale events and projects
§   Continuous adaptor and proficient in leading big groups of people

 	Work Experience 	

Instructor, JnU English Academy (Ilsan, Korea)	July. 2012 to Present
§   Instructed TOEFL and NEATS classes for middle school and elementary school students
§   Instructed English conversation and writing classes for middle and elementary students for the TOEFL and NEATS exam.
Instructor, Seoul Subway Line 9 (Seoul, Korea)	June. 2012 to Mar. 2013
§   Instructed business conversation, debate, and discussion classes for adults using current issues and interest topics
Instructor & Interviewer, HiEnglish (Seoul, Korea)	June. 2012 to Dec. 2012
§   Interviewed clients of corporations and organizations to assess and evaluate employees’ English comprehension and conversational level
Administrations and Reproduction (Seoul, Korea)	Mar. 2010 to Feb. 2012
§   Translated and bridged interaction in meetings between U.S. Army Corp. of Engineers, including its contractors) and its Korean counterparts
§  Aided administration personnel in organizing reproduction schedules and plans, and assisting in distribution, for a U.S.-Korea joint construction and engineering company
Freelance Translator (Seoul, Korea)	May 2008 to Present
§   Translated  technical  research  papers,  presentations,  and  proposal  documents  from Korean  to  English  and  English  to  Korean  using  Microsoft  and  Macintosh  computer system and software
§   Handled numerous projects under strained schedules and met deadlines punctually
Program Manager, JME (Seoul, Korea)	Jan.2007 to Aug. 2008
§   Served as the program manager for an English Academy
§   Managed promotions and marketing, oversaw programs and schedules, and supervised teachers and students
§   Instructed classes for TOEFL, SAT, and English Literature.
Assistant Producer, The Legend (Seoul, Korea)	Jan. 2006 to Jan. 2007
§   Worked as an assistant producer for Weta Digital, a New Zealand VFX company that produced visual effects for King Kong, Lord of the Rings, and other major films
§   Handled secured production funding, managed budgets, implemented strategies to kept
track of production schedules, and interpreted for the production crew
§   Managed successfully an overseas production team in Kyrgyzstan for two month
TOEFL Instructor, JML Institute (Seoul, Korea)	Summer of 2004 and 2005
§	Worked as a TOEFL and TEPS Instructor at a language institute during the summer sessions
§	Instructed test strategies and study methods mainly focusing on vocabulary, listening, and reading comprehension sections

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 	Education 	

Candidate BA, Criminal Justice (August 2013)
University of Maryland University College, 2008 to present
Achievements: Deans List (2008), Overall GPA 3.54/4.00

Seneca College of Applied Arts and Science
General Arts and Science, January 2002 to December 2005

 	Special Skills 	 Technical:
§   Expert with Macintosh OS and Microsoft Windows OS
§   Skilled in a variety of office tools and softwares, including Microsoft Word, Excel, Power
Point, Publisher, Adobe Acrobat, Final Draft, Numbers, and Hangul Programs
§   Skilled in graphic and visual tools of Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom, After Effects, Final Cut, and Windows Movie Maker.
Language:
§   Proficiently bilingual in Korean and English
§   Experienced in multicultural atmospheres and adept in intercultural communications

 	Reference 	 Reference Available on Request.