Joseph Olson
725 Sprague St. Edmonds WA 98020
t hejoeme@gmail.com - 425.778.0353
Objective
To further develop my knowledge and passion for education with a position as an ESL teacher in Korea.

Education
University of Washington (Seattle, WA)					                             September 2005 – August 2009
·	B.A. English Literature
·	Cumulative GPA: 3.09 English GPA: 3.3
·	Relevant course work:  Pedagogical theory directly related to the creation of lesson plans for EFL classes. Linguistics

Experience
Work: Hess Education						                                                   February 2010 – March 2011
www.Hess.com.tw,  Taipei, Taiwan
·	Taught students, ages ranging from 8 to 15, English as a second 	language in a cram school setting. Students came with a variety of 	different levels of competence with the English language.
Volunteer: Project Pipeline					                                                         June 2008 - September 2009
Project Pipeline
·	Worked with Project Pipeline in various local schools tutoring under performing students in reading comprehension and writing skills.
Work: University of Washington Event Services				                              September 2009 –  November 2010        
University of Washington Student Hub Event Services
·	Worked with a variety of clients to setup and oversee business and social events. Also responsible for training new workers in the proper setup and use of audio and visual equipment. 
Volunteer: Teen Feed					                                                                          May 2009 – August 2009       
The Teen Feed Non-profit organization
·	Responsible for helping meal teams feed homeless youths from ages 15 	to 25. Job mostly entailed low level counseling for homeless teens, as 	well as quelling any potential verbal or physical altercations among the 	teens.
Community
Hess Dragon Boat team:                                                                                                                                 April 2010 – June 2010

·    Participated in Taipei as a rower on a Hess company sponsored competitive dragon boat racing team as a part of dragon boat festival. Our team trained for several months before the event and was able to compete in the official 2010 Taipei dragon boat race.