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Lake Washington School DistrictSubstitute Teacher
Sep. 2024Redmond, Washington, United States• Teaching various grade levels encompassing all subjects. ► Teacher Certifications by Washington State's OSPI (#611520H)
☑️ French
☑️ Spanish ☑️ Mathematics (Middle & High School levels)
☑️ Computer Science
☑️ Social Studies
☑️ History ► Teacher Certifications by Texas's TEA (#1904279) ☑️ French (EC-12) ☑️ Spanish (EC-12) ☑️ Mathematics (6-12)
☑️ Business and Finance (6-12)
☑️ English as a Second Language Supplemental (EC-12)
Bellevue School DistrictFrench Teacher (0.4 FTE)🗼Badminton Team Coach 🏸@ International School & Substitute Teacher
Sep. 2024 - Dec. 2024After 49 days of teaching, I was extremely disappointed by the lack of teacher support I encountered at Bellevue School District and resigned from this position for personal reasons. International School is #2 of Washington State in the 2024 US News ranking of HS and a 6-12 grade choice public school in the Bellevue School District. All students at IS study French for all 7 years and have opportunities to develop their skills through reading, writing, speaking, and listening opportunities. I guided and inspired 54 ninth-grade students during 2 periods (1 & 2) of French 3 to develop competencies to communicate effectively, interact with cultural competence, and participate in multilingual communities at home and around the world, according to the World Languages K-12 Learning Standards. Specifically, I…
● Planed, created, and designed lesson plans in collaboration with the other French 3 teacher at IS and with Bellevue College staff to offer dual credits to my students.
● Prepared lessons by speaking at least 95% of the time in French to my students, using songs, cultural videos, spoken questions, and answers as a form of comprehensible input, and engaging students in TPR.
● Maintained a Teams group and a OneNote for each class period to share class information with students.
● Managed classroom and students' behavior per school policy by establishing rules, routines, and classroom procedures and enforcing them accordingly.
● Tutored students before and after class.
● Participated in a PLC and PDs.
● Conferred with parents or guardians regularly and interacted with other teachers, counselors, and administrators to resolve students' behavioral and academic problems.
● Used computers, audiovisual aids, and carefully selected cultural materials to supplement my lessons.
● Coached the badminton team, which was made up of 50+ middle schoolers, to play competitively by training them twice a week with a team of 10 high school assistant coaches I trained.
Monte Cristo Services LtdCommercial Boat Captain (25-GRT Master w/ Sailing & Towing Endorsements) ⛵️ ASA Sailing Instructor⚓️
Mar. 2024● U.S. Merchant Mariner: 25-GRT Master, Near Coastal with Sailing & Assistance Towing endorsements. (Merchant Reference Number: 8663817, Exp. Date: 26-Mar-2029)
This credential, issued by the U.S. Coast Guard, allows commercial operations of U.S. Flag vessels operating with motors or under sails on the Great Lakes, Inland routes, and Near Coastal waterways, up to 200 miles offshore, with the following volume restrictions:
- uninspected vessels (6 passengers or less) up to 100 GRT
- inspected vessels (7 passengers or more) up to 25 GRT Gross Register Tonnage (GRT) refers to the total internal volume of a vessel, as measured under the Regulatory Measurement System. A 25-GRT vessel can be up to 40–65 feet long, and a 100-GRT vessel can be 70 feet long or more, depending on the type (motor or sailing), hull (monohull or multihull), construction material, design, and commercial uses. ● American Sailing Association (ASA) Instructor (ASID: 2023195096), certified to teach knowledge and skills for the following course levels:
☑️ ASA 101 (Keelboat Sailing 1)
☑️ ASA 102 (Keelboat Sailing 2)
☑️ ASA 103 (Coastal Cruising)
☑️ ASA 104 (Bareboat Cruising) ☑️ ASA 105 (Coastal Navigation)
☑️ ASA 106 (Advanced Coastal Cruising)
☑️ ASA 114 (Cruising Catamaran)
☑️ ASA 116 (Dinghy and Outboard)
☑️ ASA 118 (Docking) ● Hold a valid USCG Merchant Mariner Medical Certificate (Credential Number: 663933, Exp. Date: 19-Dec-2028). ● Marine Radio Operator Permit (MROP) by FCC for commercial radio operation. (FRN: 0035626241) ● First Aid, Child & Adult CPR, AED by Emergency University (USCG Accepted Course, Exp. Date: 5-Dec-2025) ● Safety at Sea (SAS) Offshore course by US Sailing completed in San Diego, CA on 03/02/2024. Holder of SAS Offshore Certification (Exp. Date: 2-Feb-2029) ● Enrolled in APCA Drug Testing Consortium ● Hold a valid Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) card (Exp. Date: 21-Mar-2028).
Wylie ISDClinical Teacher (Student Teaching) 🗼 Co-taught French 2, 3, 4/AP
Jan. 2024 - Apr. 2024Wylie, Texas, United States● Co-taught at Wylie High School (Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area) in the classroom of an experienced certified French teacher, who mentored and evaluated me during 70 school days, along with a Field Supervisor from Teachworthy, who also assessed me. ● Co-taught 75+ grade 9-12 high school students daily during 5 periods encompassing 4 different levels of French: French 2/On-level & Advanced, French 3, and French 4 (AP). ● Tutored French twice a week during lunchtime and co-sponsored The French Club. ● Studied at the same time at Teachworthy (Alternative Certification Program) to become a certified EC-12 French teacher (Early Childhood through 12th grade), certified by the TEA (Texas Education Agency) with the clinical teaching route. Coursework encompasses teaching, pedagogy, psychology, classroom management strategies, special education, mental health disorders, suicide prevention, child development, and teenager growth and development. ● Completed 2-Day Capturing Kids' Hearts (CKH) course, a nationally recognized training. ● Completed 30+ hours of field-based experiences in classrooms observing French, Spanish, and Math teachers in TEA-approved high school classrooms in Arlington, Dallas, and Wylie Independent School Districts before starting this clinical teaching experience. ● Received a Texas Standard Teacher Certificate (#1904279) valid for 5 years after meeting all program requirements for the following endorsements:
☑️ French (EC-12) ☑️ Spanish (EC-12)
☑️ Business and Finance (6-12)
☑️ English as a Second Language Supplemental (EC-12)
Monte Cristo Services LtdInternational Marketing & Localization Consultant
Feb. 2023As an International Marketing and Localization Consultant, I help companies and organizations market and sell their products and services overseas.
Monte Cristo Services LtdPrivate Tutor
Feb. 2023Bellevue, Washington, United States► Teacher Certifications by Washington State's OSPI (#611520H)
☑️ French
☑️ Spanish ☑️ Mathematics (Middle & High School levels)
☑️ Computer Science
☑️ Social Studies
☑️ History ► Teacher Certifications by Texas's TEA (#1904279) ☑️ French (EC-12) ☑️ Spanish (EC-12) ☑️ Mathematics (6-12)
☑️ Business and Finance (6-12)
☑️ English as a Second Language Supplemental (EC-12)
AmazonLocalization Program Manager ⭐ Amazon Devices (Alexa)
Sep. 2019 - Jan. 2023Greater Seattle Area● Was responsible for the localization and QA activities for Amazon cloud-based voice services Alexa software in 17 locales (including French & Spanish) and iOS/Android apps of Eero device routers in 15 supported languages. ● Managed project scope, time, quality, and budget for the following localized content: UI, UA, marketing, DTP, audio, video, legal, packaging ● Maintained constant upstream engagement with software developers, software architects, product managers, and project managers on internationalization, localization requirements, and best practices while under heavy workload. ● Facilitated tool and continuous process improvements to streamline project productivity with lean methodology. ● Interviewed and assessed 20+ candidates using Amazon Leadership Principles during screening, interview loops and debriefs with bar raisers.
Expedia GroupLocalization Project Manager
Sep. 2015 - Aug. 2019Greater Seattle Area☛ Expedia Group: World's Leading Online Travel Agency (OTA) with over 20 brands present in more than 60 countries, including Expedia, Hotels.com, HomeAway, Vrbo, Orbitz, Egencia, Hotwire, Travelocity, CruiseShipCenters & Trivago. ☚ ● Managed localization project scope, time, quality, and budget in 50+ languages, with both customer and travel agent-facing content (UI, UA, chatbot, marketing, DTP, audio, video, legal, HR, training & IVR). ● Maintained close relationships with global stakeholders: engineering, content, product management, UX, design, marketing, legal, PR, HR, finance, training, and geography teams. ● Launched machine translation post-editing (MTPE), after running successful pilots and evaluation phases. ● Implemented a JIRA Service Desk intake system to triage, track and prioritize incoming localization requests. ● Created and maintained localization documentation with a Confluence and Salesforce knowledge base. ● Forecasted, monitored, and reported KPI metrics on translation volumes, quality, speed, and cost during status meetings. ● Managed and resolved daily linguistic queries with internal linguists and external language resources located
worldwide. ● Adviced stakeholders on I18n guidelines, best practices for content globalization, global content performance, as well as cultural and geopolitical concerns. ● Worked closely with language resources, content managers, writers, web developers, and QA teams to uncover pain points, mitigate risks, and implemented process improvements thanks to lean methodologies. ● Collaborated tightly with resources (internal and external) on establishing and managing language assets: TM, glossaries, and style guides. ● Elaborated QA and QC strategies to ensure product quality with UATs, site audits, and scoring methods. ● Worked with an agile software development framework (Scrum) to localize UI projects and interact with Product Owners, Scrum Masters, and development teams.
Indeed.comLocalization Vendor Manager
Jul. 2011 - Jun. 2015Austin, Texas☛ Indeed: World’s #1 Search Engine for Jobs. Now part of Recruit Holdings - TYO: RCRRF. ☚ ● Handled a network of LSPs and internal linguists to localize global content (UI, iOS and Android strings, DTP, audio, video, HR, legal & transcreation) in 27 languages in an Agile software development environment.
● Managed the budget of the localization department. ● Led the localization and launch of 7 new web properties in APAC. ● Implemented CAT tools, translation memory, style guide, and glossary. ● Drove the selection and implementation of a crowdsourcing translation API to localize some user stories during weekly sprints. ● Trained and mentored other employees in globalization vendor management, localization, and I18n best practices. ● Supported localization of new features in French, performed linguistic QA, and recommended A/B testing hypotheses. ● Pioneered a program, including recruitment, training, and management of a worldwide pool of 50+ freelancers, to perform 8 initiatives:
— Conducting QC: translation quality, SERP comprehensiveness, and geodatabase database accuracy.
— Establishing computational linguistics rules for NLP, NLU, and NLG.
— Improving SEO keyword targeting, SEM landing page optimization, and PPC conversion.
— Completing label classification to perform taxonomy for ML and search algorithm improvements.
— Performing App Store Optimization (ASO).
— Reviewing and translating user-generated content.
— Handling customer service requests.
— Generating sales leads through competitive research.
DaktronicsInternational Marketing Manager for Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Latin America
Jul. 2007 - Jul. 2011Brookings, South Dakota☛ Daktronics: World Leader in LED Video Display Technology - NASDAQ: DAKT. ☚ ● Managed a marketing team of 2 people. ● Produced marketing plans and managed marketing budgets for 4 regions: EMEA, and Latin America. ● Led the localization of 5 websites for international regions and translated into French for France and Canada. ● Developed and created marketing and sales support collaterals, including brochures, advertisements, newsletters, emails, blogs, e-books, webinars, product specifications, datasheets, case studies, videos, and slide decks in 6 languages. ● Planned, organized and attended 23 international conventions and conferences, where Daktronics exhibited its digital out-of-home (DOOH) solutions on booths. Tasks included:
— Serving prospects in French, German, Spanish, and English
— Taking care of the booth design and selection of exhibited products, including prototypes, with engineers, product managers, and senior management
— Managing the production of HD video content with Daktronics Creative Services and its video producers.
— Participating in the equipment set-up with technicians.
— Organizing the on-site lodging for the team attending.
— Coordinating the demonstration equipment shipment and temporary export-import to cross international customs (ATA Carnet) with the logistics manager. ● Handled brand marketing initiatives by planning and executing SEO, SEM, social media, mobile, affiliate marketing, and PPC advertising campaigns with marketing automation platforms. ● Managed PR, including being the international media contact and distributing news releases with photos for new product launches and installations worldwide. ● Acted as an interpreter (Spanish, German, and French) at the U.S. plants during factory tours given to international clients, architects, designers, business partners, consultants, and journalists. ● Conducted market research, competitor analysis, benchmarking, market segmentation, and built marketing personas.
BMW MotorradWorldwide Export Sales Intern
Jul. 2006 - Dec. 2006Munich, Germany☛ Worldwide Motorcycle Special Customers Sales Department. ☚ ● Prepared offers for international requests for tenders for motorcycles and rider equipment for Special Customers (Law enforcement agencies, military, armed forces, and private security companies). ● Enhanced sales by leveraging contacts with importers, police departments, and BMW subsidiaries in various countries. ● Organized two events as the project manager and acted as an interpreter (English, German, and French) to honor 10+ VIP customers and business partners at the Munich headquarters, including during factory tours.
IBMChannel Manager Intern for France, Belgium and Luxembourg
Jul. 2004 - Jul. 2005Paris, France☛ Storage Division. ☚ ● 1-year internship done as a gap year between the 2nd and 3rd year of studies at SKEMA business school. ● Interviewed and hired 10 new business partners to sell IBM products. ● Increased revenue by analyzing sales and organizing marketing follow-ups to provide special offers on storage products. ● Created and translated newsletter advertising new sales offers in French and updated the website to increase the e-commerce sales for France, Belgium, and Luxembourg. ● Maintained inventory and supply chain for disk and tape systems at the wholesalers.
ShorexForum Organizer Intern
Jun. 2003 - Aug. 2003London, United Kingdom☛ Wealth Management Event Organization ☚ ● Responsible for personal invitations by telephone to 200 Swiss Bankers as VIP guests to attend The Wealth Management Forum Geneva 2003. ● Recruited sponsors for The Wealth Management Forum Geneva 2003.
McDonald'sStaff Member
Jun. 2001 - Aug. 2001Toronto, Canada☛ McDonald's Franchise Restaurant: located on Yonge Street in Downtown Toronto. ☚ ● Served guests, took orders, and prepared food and beverages during the night shift. ● Honored as “Employee of the Month” in August 2000.
Hershey Entertainment & Resorts CompanyFood and Beverage Host
Jun. 2000 - Aug. 2000Hershey, Pennsylvania☛ Hersheypark: 121-acre family theme park with 76 rides, adjacent to Hershey's Chocolate World in the city of The Hershey Company. ☚ ● Chosen to participate in the Hersheypark Summer Program with 40+ other international student workers. ● Interacted with guests, as well as prepared food and beverages. ● Honored as “Outstanding Employee” in August 2000
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