EILEEN KRAMER

Eileen Kramer

Career Objective:

Teach ESL to adult language learners. Use my skills and experience in high tech to teach Business English and English for Academic Purposes.

Summary of Qualifications:

· Over ten years teaching adult learners, including three years teaching ESL

· Effective at managing multi-level classroom and engaging learners

· Experienced at teaching basic, intermediate, and advanced computer skills

· Freelance textbook copyeditor and academic journal proofreader

Education:

Master of Arts in Teaching English as a Second Language

School for International Training, Brattleboro, VT

TESOL Certificate

Boston Academy of English, Boston, MA

American Management Association

Classes in managing employees and dealing with challenging clients

Bachelor of Arts in Social Work and Bachelor of Science in Biology

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

Professional Teaching Experience:

Senior Lecturer

Boston University Center for English Language & Orientation Program, Boston, MA (2008)

· Teaching business communications and English for international business to students preparing for undergraduate and graduate studies

· Developing curriculum, course syllabus, and materials for teaching business English and assisting students in achieving cultural competence in the global business world

Computer Instructor

Quinsigamond Community College, Worcester, MA (2008)

· Teaching workplace computer skills to multi-level class with a focus on students becoming competent in business writing and all MS Office applications

English for Employment Instructor

International Institute of Boston, Boston, MA (Summer 2008)

· • Taught English for employment at the intermediate level, preparing students for job interviews and vocational training

ESL/EAP Teacher

Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa (Winter 2008)

· Taught English for Academic Purposes and CALL to first-year engineering students and Business English to first-year IT students

ESL Teacher

Hudson-Maynard Adult Education, Hudson, MA (2005-2007, 2008)

· • Teaching ESL to adult language learners with a focus on developing workplace computer and writing skills

ESL Tutor

Literacy Volunteers of Massachusetts, Boston, MA (2005)

· Tutored a Romanian adult in advanced and business English

· Met goal of helping the student get into a technical program for career advancement

Adult Ed Teacher

Adult Education in Acton, MA and Brookline, MA (1996-2006)

· Developed a new course for publishing field

· Taught proofreading and copyediting to adult learners

· Organized a publishing networking group to share job leads and skills

Related Experience:

Freelance Copyeditor, (1987 to present)

· Proofreading academic journals for MIT Press

· Copyediting textbooks for major publishers including Addison-Wesley,

American Psychiatric Association, Elsevier, McGraw-Hill, Microsoft Press, Prentice Hall

· Technical editor on O’Reilly and Associates books, including Unix Power Tools, Learning GNU Emacs, TCP/IP Network Administration, and X Windows series

Director of Web Development, Shareholder.com, Maynard, MA (1998-2007)

· Built web development department from the ground up when the company was a start-up

· Recruited, trained, and managed a team of twelve developers in producing financial websites for high-profile public companies

· Wrote documentation for Cold Fusion development environment

· Continually recognized as leading the most productive team in the company

Professional Affiliations:

TESOL, MATSOL, Cambridge Academic Editors Network, Editorial Freelancers Association (Central MA Coordinator), Bookbuilders of Boston

References: Available Upon Request