James Michael Ringwood        Phone: 607-761-1669
	Endicott,  New York, USA
				 Email: jimringwood@hotmail.com
				Citizenship: USA
Personal Statement
Most recently I have worked as a history teacher In an International school  and as a consultant in 2010. I also coach students of all ages in many different areas in English. My background is human development and motivation.
My Education 	
	Baccalaureate degree in Liberal Arts, major in Sociology 1992 	University 	of Colorado, Boulder Colorado,USA. My work experience is not limited to teaching. I have worked in Sales for major multi national companies like Marriott and Tyco.
Relevant Teaching Experience
Panasastra University,  Monireth Street, Phnom Penh, Cambodia 
	09/09 until July 19th 2010. I worked as a lecturer of English for foundation year 	students. I taught grammar, vocabulary, listening, speaking and writing to 	University students. I have also taught private off site groups through the 	University such as Banks or NGO’s anything from conversational English to 	English for business purposes and English for Human Resources professionals.

Norton University, Street 19, Phnom Penh, Cambodia   01/09 until July 09.
	I have worked as a Listening and Speaking lecturer with year two and year 	three University students. I made up tests, assigned homework, created 	assignments and managed class curriculum and student’s overall learning 	experiences. I also taught Culture Studies and substituted for other subjects 	when needed. References available upon request.

English Tutor and teacher, Pusan, South Korea, Herald School  from 05/08-09/08 
	I worked in the classroom with children aged 6- 17 and also with adults 	performing in a variety of different functions. I taught phonetics to younger 	students and also Business English to company workshops in the Pusan 	shipyards. I was a TOEFL class instructor and also did workshops on academic 	writing and grammar for select students. 

English Tutor, Taipei Taiwan 1994 and 2002 
	I worked in Taipei two separate times. In 1994 I worked for a small language 	institute called Read and Play teaching to younger children and when I returned 	to Taiwan in 2002 I mostly tutored adults in Business English and 	conversational English. 

Social Studies Teacher and Recreational Teacher, Alternative Homes for Youth, 	Lakewood, Colorado USA from 1991 until 1993. I worked with At risk youth 	as part of my baccalaureate thesis and then continued on full time after 	graduation. Students were aged 13-18 and were in a therapeutic group home 	setting.

Additional Work Experience  I have worked extensively in sales in the fields of 	resort sales, technology consulting, and internet software applications.  Please 	ask me for further details on my other skill sets.

Personal Interests and Accomplishments   I went to University in Colorado for the ski racing opporunities and that lifelong passion evolved in to my expertize in Alpine skiing, Telemark skiing, backcountry ski touring and big mountain descents. Some first descents. I also became a very solid traditional gear rock climber leading up through 5.11 (YDS). I have climbed such world famous classics as the Naked Edge in Eldorado Canyon and Country Club Crack in Boulder Canyon.