As an educator, I firmly believe in the growth mindset. It’s never too late to learn something new and, by doing so, you’ll be able to reap the benefits in the future. If it weren’t for my decision to learn Japanese on a whim in 2015, I would have struggled to live in Japan for as long as I did.

If you, as my future prospective employer, are balking at the thought of having to train me to do something, please be assured: I am a quick learner as it’s pretty likely I’ll have some basic knowledge (direct or indirect) of the matter hidden away in my mind.

Employment

Education

Nagasaki City Board of Education

Role: Assistant Language Teacher

Duration: August 1st 2018 to July 29th 2023

Job description: Helping to teach English to primary and lower-secondary students at municipal schools while promoting foreign cultures.

Other notes: Refer to below for assigned schools. In Japanese, the school names will include 長崎市立 (Nagasaki-shi-ritsu) to indicate they are operated by the city municipality; i.e. 長崎市立緑が丘中学校

Midorigaoka Junior High School (September 2020 - July 2023)

Nishimachi Elementary School (September 2020 - July 2023)

Nishishiroyama Elementary School (September 2020 - July 2023)

Inasa Elementary School (April 2021 - December 2021)

Doinokubi Junior High School (August 2018 - August 2020)

Doinokubi Elementary School (August 2018 - August 2020; September 2020 - December 2020)

Nagasaki Prefecture Kaisei Bunko (August 2018 - August 2020; November 2020 - December 2020)

Additional roles and achievements:

Contributor to the 2022 Nagasaki Prefecture Skill Development Conference.

Staff member for the Nagasaki City 2022 “Go! Go! Go Glover Garden” English event.

ANZUK (Australia)

Role: Classroom Relief Teacher

Duration: May 2018 - July 2018

Job description: Supporting local schools in Melbourne by filling in for teachers who are unable to teach for the day.

Schools supported:

Westall Secondary College: EAL, humanities

Marcellin College (Bulleen): Music

Sacred Heart Primary School (Preston): Music

Fitzroy High School

Role: Interning teacher

Duration: July 2017 - October 2017

Job description: Teaching Italian for a full term at the lower secondary level as an intern from Deakin University, taking on the responsibility of planning and teaching lessons with increasing independence.

St Michael’s Grammar School

Role: Pre-service teacher

Duration: April 2017 - May 2017

Job description: Teaching Italian for five weeks at the lower secondary level as a pre-service teacher undertaking a Masters programme at Deakin University, planning and teaching lessons while guided by feedback from an assigned mentor teacher

Cheltenham Secondary College

Role: Pre-service teacher

Duration: April 2016; August 2016 - September 2016

Job description: (1) Observing Italian and English As An Additional Language (EAL) lessons for two weeks; (2) Teaching lower-secondary Italian and EAL for five weeks as a pre-service teacher undertaking a Masters programme at Deakin University, planning and teaching lessons while guided by feedback from assigned mentor teachers.

Kumon Australia

Role: English and Mathematics tutor

Duration: September 2013 - January 2017

Job description: Tutoring students in English and Mathematics at the East Malvern and Williamstown locations, providing supervision and on-the-spot feedback to improve student outcomes.

Others

Roseburn Avenue

Roles: Co-leader (2019 - present), songwriter (2019 - present), bassist (2020 - present), male co-vocals (2020 - present)

Duration: (2019 - present)

Singapore Armed Forces

Role: Supply Assistant

Duration: March 2007 - February 2009; December 2009 (Role carried out May 2007 - February 2009)

Registrations

Victorian Institute of Teaching

Provisionally registered as non-practicing (2024)

Education

Graduate Certificate in Education (Middle School Mathematics)

Australian Catholic University (Online) (2018; award received 2019)

Masters of Teaching (Secondary; Italian and English As An Additional Language)

Deakin University (2016 - 2017; award received 2018)

Bachelor of Commerce (Management and Marketing)

The University of Melbourne (2009 - 2012; award received December 2012)

Victorian Certificate of Education

St Michael’s Grammar School (St Kilda) (2006): Business Management (completed 2005), English, Mathematical Methods, Specialist Mathematics, Economics, French

Skills

Multilingualism

First language: English

Conversational level: Japanese

“Technical” level: Italian (currently qualified to teach at the beginner level)

Rusty, but still capable of some comprehension: French, Mandarin Chinese (original co-mother tongue)

ICT

Able to use a range of office suite tools, such as the Google Suite, Microsoft Office, and LibreOffice on iPadOS, ChromeOS, MacOS, Linux, and Windows.
Built Version 2.0 of this website using the Go-powered Hugo static site generator mostly through the terminal emulator for Ubuntu Linux (self-taught)

Personal skills

Continuous learner for both personal and professional growth
Able to follow instructions, and knowing/understanding how/when to deviate from them if required
Understanding the importance of asking the correct questions when troubleshooting issues