Jeremy C. Brundage
11F-1. No. 151, Sec. 2, Keelong Road, Taipei, Taiwan
Ph: 0931-045-282 (C) * Between 12pm & 1pm and After 7pm
Email: jcbrundage@gmail.com

EDUCATION & TRAINING
St. Francis Xavier University – Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada 2005
Bachelor of Arts Degree with Joint Majors: Political Science & History

St. Mary’s University – Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 2005
ESL/EFL Certification

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
IV American Academy – Da’an, Taipei, Taiwan 　 2007~2008
An independently owned and operated educational institution. IV Academy operates under the Open Court Reading curriculum. The curriculum is used in many America schools in the public sector. The students who participate in this curriculum progress at the same rate as children in the American school system would. This program is especially tailored for students learning English as a second language.

SUNSHINE AMERICAN SCHOOL – Muzha, Taipei, Taiwan 　 2006~2008
Sunshine has an enrollment of around 600 students in their morning, afternoon and evening classes and provides an extensive list of materials to help facilitate the learning process. There are several branches in Taipei area with a prestigious reputation. The majority of students are able to conduct ideas in English after a short period of time.

AMERICAN EAGLE – Neihu, Taipei, Taiwan 　 2006~2007
A branch school in the American Eagle educational franchise. American Eagle Institution is well-known for its standardized curriculum and well-organized staff training and teaching method.

AMERICAN EAGLE – Yangmei, Taoyuan County, Taiwan 2006
An independantly owned and operated school in Yangmei for the last 10 years and has an excellent reputation for a place where students can not only learn, but also have fun during the learning process.

ESL Teacher
--Responsible for teaching children whose ages ranged from 3 to 21 years old
--Prepared day to day lesson plans for classes and pay attention to students’ development in English by giving regular tests and practicing reading and writing as well as speaking and listening.
--Worked in a team environment and conducted regular weekly staff meetings for discussing students progress, school administration improvement, and develop teaching methods and learning approaches.

SAINT MARY’S UNIVERSITY (TESL CENTRE) – Halifax, Nova Scotia 　2005
One of the leading English language centres in Canada, the TESL Centre at Saint Mary’s Univesity offers a variety of English and teacher-training programs carefully designed to meet the needs of both post-secondary students and prospective teachers.

Tuitor / ESL Teacher
-- Responsible for teaching adults and college students
--Created and implemented a wide range lesson plans for the university students and professionals enrolled in the Intensive English Program. These lesson plans had to take into account the differing levels of English use amongst the students and address the general learning style of the class.
--Prepared the students for their TOEFL/ Can Test evaluations.

OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE
FREELANCE EDITOR –Taipei, Taiwan
--Edited articles, papers and documents written by Taiwanese students and provide suggestions on writing skills.
--Revised business letters, English presentations for business professionals
--Aquired high profile clients such as The Taiwanese Institute of Economic Research.

OUT THERE ADVENTURE CENTRE – Calgary, Alberta 　 2005-2006
Out There Adventure Centre is a small independently owned outdoor company in the heart of downtown Calgary. They have successfully competed with major chain outlets in metro Calgary for the past 4 years.

Shipper / Receiver
--Responsible of shipping and receiving.
--Entailed the reconciling of invoices and communicating with vendors and distributors in North America. This was a tremendous amount of responsibility given that the company was still in its early years and a major set back in shipping could spell disaster for an independantly owned business.

COMPUTER SKILLS
• Intermediate level skill in Microsoft Office Suite and familiar with other commonly

used office software packages
• More than proficent in use of Microsoft Windows XP, Vista and Internet Explorer
• Confident in use of LAN systems
• Basic HTML programming skills
• Familiar with Unix- and Oracle-based software
• Highly competent in learning new programs and technological functions
• Able to type over 180 wpm

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
St. FX University Judo Club – Antigonish, Nova Scotia 2003 - 2005
Founding Member

Kano Kai Judo Club – New Glasgow, Nova Scotia 1995 - 2000
Member

PERSONAL INTERESTS
• Politics, journalism, teaching, reading, writing
• Judo, Mountain Biking and Swimming