PETER ALEXANDER STOREY

721 Rhodes Avenue

Toronto, Ontario M4J 4X5

(416) 406-0374

petstorey@gmail.com

OBJECTIVE

Seeking the position of ESL instructor

PROFILE

• Strong commitment to public service
• Teaching ability with a broad educational background
• Adept in building student rapport and responding to their needs
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Proven proficiency in academic research (library background)
• Ability to work well independently, as well as in a team environment while maintaining a professional, polite and friendly manner with staff and the public
• In-depth computer background and experience with proficiency in Microsoft XP (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Fluency in oral and written French; general knowledge of Mandarin, German, Italian, Spanish, Latin, Hebrew and Classical Greek
• Passion to travel and learn more about world cultures with travels in England, Ireland, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany, Spain, Greece, Russia, Turkey, Egypt, China, Taiwan, Vietnam and Cambodia

WORK EXPERIENCE

ESL Language Instructor 2008 (presently)
Edi Parkjeong Foreign Language Institute, Toronto
• Teach English to elementary and high school students in the areas of writing, grammar, vocabulary, speaking, listening and pronunciation
• Prepare high school students to write TOEFL and SAT university entrance examinations

LAN Administrator; Programmer; Call Centre Management 1991-2004
University of Toronto, Information Technology Services Department
• Worked with colleagues and vendors to develop and administer Local Area Network systems in the university’s central library system
• As LAN administrator, responsible for the functioning of approximately 400 staff and public computers
• Programmed and developed financial accounting package
• Administered technical call centre

EDUCATION

Teaching English as a Second Language program, University of Toronto.

Master of Library Science (Honours), University of Toronto.

Master of Arts, Art History (Honours), University of Toronto.

Bachelor of Arts, Art History (Honours), McGill University.
Bachelor of Arts, English Literature / Theatre (Honours), Concordia University.

RECENT ACTIVITIES & CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES

OLA Super Conference, Toronto

Old Testament Hebrew, University of Toronto

Japanese language course, George Brown College

AFFILIATIONS

Archaeological Institute of America
Canadian Society for Mesopotamian Studies
Canadian Company of Pilgrims
Ontario Library Association (OLA)
Royal Ontario Museum (member)
Society for the Study of Egyptian Antiquities
Toastmasters International

INTERESTS

Art and architecture (East and West; ancient, medieval and modern)
Documentaries
Language and linguistics
Performing arts (theatre, opera)
Travel and photography
World history and cultures