Resume

Academic Experience

Over 20 years experience teaching overseas in both Japan and China in a broad range of ESL subjects to both university students and professional, upper management business personnel

Teaching specialties include: creative writing instruction, listening methodology, persuasive public speaking, positive cross-cultural communicative skills, concise vocabulary acquisition, directed writing skills for publication, curriculum development and administration of academic testing.

 

Professional Employment History

2005 to present	Freelance writer, Whatcom Independent, Bellingham, WA, USA
2003 to 2005	Keller Williams Realty, Bellingham, WA, USA
2003 to 2005	Klepinger and Associates, Bellingham, WA, USA
1980 to 2003	University Adjunct Professor, Nagoya, Japan
1980 to 2003	Mutual Trading Company, President, Nagoya, Japan

 

Professional Development

• Past candidate for U.S. Congress, Second Congressional District, State of Washington
• Notary Public, Sate of Washington
• Licensed Real Estate Agent, State of Washington
• Licensed Real Estate Agent, State of California
• Licensed Private Pilot, Federal Aviation Administration

 

Academic Education /Certificates

Master of Arts Degree	Education major (Supervision and Administration, San Jose State University, Mott Foundation Distinguished Fellowship Grant for Academic Excellence
Bachelor of Arts Degree	Political Science (major); Speech Communication (minor) San Jose State University
Foreign Expert’s Certificate	State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs, People’s Republic of China

 

Military Service

United States Army, assigned with 5th Special Forces (Airborne), Staff Judge Advocate Office, Republic of South Vietnam, 1966-1968

 

Published books available on Amazon.com

• Where The Action Is: Pure Regular Verbs, Barron’s Publishing
• Write English Right: An ESL Homonym Workbook, Barron’s Publishing
• LAND, a novel, Trafford Publishing
• CHINA HOUSE, nonfiction, Trafford Publishing

 

Academic publications

• The Australian/Japanese Homestay Program, La Trobe University Press, Victoria, Australia, 1996
• How to Conduct a Successful Japanese ESL Overseas Homestay Program: Basic Concepts and Strategies, Journal of Sugiyama University, Journal of Sugiyama University, Nagoya, Japan, 1995
• A Basic Guideline for Teaching Effective Public Speaking to ESL Students, Journal of Sugiyama University, Nagoya, Japan, 1994
• Intensive English Vocabulary Building as a Method for Improving Total English Comprehension, Journal of Sugiyama University, Nagoya, Japan, 1993

 

Research interests

Curriculum development, teacher training, ESL workshop presentations and proper oral presentation skills, ESL debate, and applied strategies in critical thinking

 

Personal interests

Music and art appreciation, reading, writing both fiction and nonfiction for publication, freelance writer, traveling, furniture refinishing, language acquisition, classic movies and films, politics, international relations, wine tasting, walking, writing poetry and song writing