GEOFFREY HELLER
52 Majestic Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94112
(415) 518-0737
Skype ID: geoffrey.heller
geoffreyheller666@hotmail.com

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

*Over thirteen years of teaching experience
*B.S.F.S., Comparative and Regional Studies/Russian Studies, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service
*M.A., Modern European History, Yale University Graduate School
*Thematically, geographically, and chronologically extensive familiarity with history and literature
*Good reading knowledge of French, moderate speaking and reading knowledge of Russian
*Excellent communication skills, verbal and written
*Ability to manage and supervise others
*Well-developed capacity for planning and organization
*Readiness to interact constructively with people of different cultural, social, and educational backgrounds

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Communication skills
	Explained grammatical and other concepts to foreign learners of English
	Lectured on writing, American culture, and other academic subjects to university classes
	Proofread and edited articles, books, and other materials for assorted scholars and institutions

Managerial/supervisory skills
	Conducted classes ranging in size from two to fifty students
	Facilitated consideration, discussion, and analysis of topical issues among students
	Served as assistant manager of one bookstore and manager of another

Planning/organizational skills
	Prepared my own syllabi for virtually all my courses
	Devised assignments according to focus and level of each class
	Initiated NGO-sponsored project to raise public awareness of genocide as a contemporary phenomenon

Interpersonal skills
	Lived and worked in eight different countries (besides the U.S.)
	Taught individuals ranging from junior high school pupils to adult professionals
	Participated in several book discussion and public speaking groups

WORK EXPERIENCE

1989-1993    Bookstore manager, New Haven, Connecticut, and Chicago, Illinois
1993-1994    Program assistant, World Without War Council, Chicago, Illinois
1995-1996   Teacher of English in South Korea and Slovakia
1996-2001    Lector, Department of American Studies, ELTE, Budapest, Hungary
2001-2008   Teacher of ESL, writing, American and British studies in Latvia, China, Russia,
                    Azerbaijan, Mongolia
2008            Writing instructor, College Admission Prep Camp. Berkeley; program officer, 
                     Institute of International Education, San Francisco

EDUCATION
  
1981             diploma (summa cum laude),  Shaker Heights Senior High School
1985             B.S.F.S. (summa cum laude), Comparative and Regional Studies, Georgetown 	        University School of Foreign Service
1988             M.A. (with honors), Modern European History, Yale University Graduate School

References available upon request.