Resumé
| Personal details | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth: | 24th January 1970 |
| Place of birth: | Glastonbury, England |
| Nationality: | British |
| Marital status: | Married |
| Education | |
| 1975–1982 | St. John's Infant School and St. Benedict's Primary School, Glastonbury |
| 1982–1986 | St. Dunstan's Comprehensive School, Glastonbury 7 GSCE 'O'-levels: English language, English literature, mathematics, French, German, physics, chemistry, geography |
| 1986–1988 | Strode College, Street 2 GCSE 'A'-levels: French, German 1 GCSE 'O'-level: Computer studies |
| Higher education | |
| 1989–1993 | University of Wolverhampton, England BA Modern languages (German and Russian) Included study abroad in Free University of Berlin and University of St Petersburg Graduated with BA Honours degree (upper second) |
| Work experience | |
| since 1993 | Freelance: Translator: business correspondence, contracts, technical texts, theological discourses, etc. English tutor, specialising in teaching children of immigrant families (from Turkey, Russia, Korea and others) Editorial work in English and German |
| since 1998 | Also: Website design and programming in HTML, JavaScript, PHP and CSS. Image editing, graphic design, creation of logos and texts, website design consulting. Editing technical documentation. Working with NoteTab, Corel Draw, MS Word, MS Publisher |
| since 2005 | English language teaching at the Christopher Hills School of English, Hanau. |
| Social commitments and leisure | |
| 1988–1989 | Volunteer work in senior citizens' residential home, Herrenberg, Germany |
| 1994 to spring 2004 | Assisted in setting up the English language Methodist Church in Berlin. Trained as a lay preacher; social work and psychological assistance; standing in for the pastor; drafting, designing and editing the newsletter and website; member of the North German Annual Conference; liasing between German and English-speaking congregations. |
| 2003 to spring 2004 | Stand-up comedy in the Kookaburra Comedy Club, Berlin, Germany |
| Interests | |
| Creative writing Cycling and hiking |
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