Highly driven, dedicated and energetic professional. I have directly provided teaching instruction to both adults and children for more than a decade in military, private and public institutions. I am very energetic and passionate about education and learning as a whole, with a focus on individualized learning styles. I believe my focus in how the student prefers to learn ahs been the success point in my interaction with the student. I am trained and experienced in youth peer to peer conflict resolution.
Visionary mentor and creative change agent with a proven track record of improving and expanding education onto others. Co-director of non-profit youth mentoring agency founded in Trinidad & Tobago, providing academic and sporting support/resources. Coached youth soccer team to ages 5-11 years old. Participated as a dedicated member in mentoring youth particularly facing domestic abuse. Trained/taught youths in areas of their holistic development by providing direct in-classroom social emotional lessons and counseling. Volunteered at the Boys and Girls Club; participated in the Big Brother program in the capacity of military veteran. Provided health and safety lessons, as well as culinary lessons via Home Economics classroom sessions to students aged 12-16. Certified in the US Air Force Trainer Course; training upwards of 15 personnel in automotive repair, stresses and safety standards. Polished written and verbal communication skills. Highly respected by former senior managers, junior staff and peers as a straightforward, fair, thorough, disciplined and extremely dedicated individual. Proficient in guiding and completing multiple projects, new construction and renovation activities.

I am a conscientious and motivated individual with a passion for education, an outstanding academic background in applied mathematics and theoretical physics, and excellent communication skills.

Education is at the heart of my current role as senior engineering technical writer at MathWorks, where my job consists of writing and organising the documentation for wireless communication software packages. While this job has provided intellectual fulfilment and given me the opportunity to work as part of cross-functional and multicultural teams in the context of a private software company with mathematics at the heart of its products, I am looking to experience a more interactive and less sedentary work environment, where I can connect with students and adapt my approach to suit their individual and collective needs.

My teaching experience includes private tutoring roles undertaken while studying for my BSc, assisting with undergraduate mathematics tutorials throughout the duration of my PhD, and giving lectures and leading tutorials while working as a research associate. I have worked with a range of age groups and levels, which spans teaching S1 mathematics to 11-year-olds, teaching mature students mathematics and engineering at the undergraduate level, and lecturing and tutoring Masters-level topics in applied mathematics and theoretical physics. I’ve genuinely enjoyed these teaching experiences and their associated challenges and triumphs, and have felt first-hand the satisfaction that comes from seeing students demonstrate genuine understanding and achieve their goals.

Through my education and work experience, I have cultivated skills essential to teaching such as organisation, flexibility, communication.

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I have experience presenting and working in schools as part of my work for the Youth Inspire Project. During presentations I had a key role in explaining how to complete tasks set and providing support for the students whilst completing their work. The activities included engaging the whole class and asking for answers to be offered or hands raised, and work in smaller groups with a presentation back to the whole class. This is beneficial experience as these are common methods used in the classroom to teach topics. In addition, I have also held many roles where I have lead groups or trained newer staff. This experience is transferrable to that of a teaching role as I have provided help whenever colleagues or members in my team have needed it and been required to explain how certain work should be completed. For example, in my role as a legal assistant at Freeths LLP I often will explain how a task should be done and the reasoning for doing a task to the other legal assistants. Similarly in a classroom a teacher would have to explain a task or piece of homework they would like the classroom to complete. I have repeatedly communicated in this way at my previous job at McDonalds and my work for the Death Penalty Project.

I believe my personality is equipped for this job role as I have the necessary confidence and hardworking spirit required. As can be seen from my resume I have consistently worked in customer facing roles or on voluntary projects that require teamwork. Due to this my confidence in communication has improved greatly. I am used to talking and working with a variety of different people and know how to adapt myself well to different social situations. I believe this to be a key skill of a teacher as every student and colleague at a school will be different to the next and it is important to have confidence in communicating so you can easily adapt. In addition, when looking at my resume you can see I have always maintained good grades and have attended a highly ranked university for my degree whilst always working a job. I also secured a job at a prestigious law firm before graduation from my degree due to my commitment in achieving my goal of working at a law firm. I have always worked hard as demonstrated and would continue to do so in this role to support student and colleagues.

Finally, I would highlight my strongest skills as my excellent ability to communicate and problem solve. As a result of working in customer facing roles, I am confident in my ability to communicate and resolve issues. These skills were used on a daily basis in my four years at McDonalds when talking to customers about the service being provided and my colleagues who I communicated with in order to deliver this service. I have the ability to explain how processes work, how tasks need to be done or the context of certain situations in order to resolve problems. I believe one of the most important skills of someone in a teaching role is their ability to communicate. To communicate information to students in a clear and engaging way is vital to the learning of students.