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Richard H. Mahn孟以明
380 South Yuping Road, Chang Ning Dist., Shanghai, China 200051
 
CAREER OBJECTIVE
As a recent postgraduate of Chinese studies with experience teaching English in China, I am seeking a career in an academic environment that provides cultural and linguistic education to both Chinese and Western learners in Shanghai.
 
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Gender: Male
Nationality: American
Age: 35
 
EDUCATION
BSc Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Minor in Mathematics
         University of Idaho           Idaho, USA
         1993 – 1997          
         GPA: 3.4 (on a 4-point scale)
 
MSc Master of Chinese Studies 汉学硕士
         University of Edinburgh / University of Glasgow      Edinburgh, UK
         2007 – 2009
         Included 6 months intensive advanced language study at Nankai University in Tianjin, China
         Class representative
 
Other        Chinese language studies 
         New Century Language & Culture Center          Tianjin, China
         2003 – 2006
         Awarded Certificate of Chinese Language, Advanced Level
         Completed all five books of the Chinese Made Easier series
 
         Tianjin Normal University                  Tianjin, China
         Spring 2007
         Advanced language and culture classes
 
 
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Lead Software QA Engineer, GLOBEtrotter Software, Inc.
San Jose, CA    1998 - 2000
·         Designed QA test suites for company’s complete line of products.
·         Instructor for customer training course held 4 times a year around the country.
 
Web Application Developer, Wish Solutions, Inc.
Campbell, CA, USA 2000 - 2002
·         Designed, developed, and enhanced the gift registry services we provided for many online stores.
 
Web Application Developer, Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center
Boise, ID, USA 2002 - 2003
·         Implemented applications for the hospital’s patient web site, allowing patients to manage their medical records and sign-up for health-related classes.
 
English Teacher, Tianjin Peace Institute for Global Language Studies
Tianjin, China 2003 – 2004; 2007
·         Taught introductory and business English, and IELTS preparation classes, to young adults and adolescents.
·         Taught English at companies, such as  at BoHai Oil Company for senior engineers to meet their career objectives.
 
Web Site Developer, Genisys Inc., EPR and Business Solutions
Tianjin, China 2005 - 2006
·         Implemented dynamic, multilingual web sites by use of a content management system.
 


English Teacher, Shenyang Korean International School
Shenyang, China      January 2006 - July 2006
·         Taught Korean kindergarten and elementary school students oral English. Oversaw the design of foreign language department’s curriculum and learning materials.
 
Technical Specialist, Fisher’s Document Systems
Boise, ID, USA August 2006 - January 2007
·         Managed the installation and maintenance of computer network servers and installation of client software, including the setup of VoIP phones.
 
 
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Programming & Databases: C++, Java, Perl, Oracle, MySQL, Microsoft Access
Web Development: Drupal CMS, Dot.Net (C#), PHP, Dreamweaver
Applications: Microsoft Word, Excel & PowerPoint; OpenOffice, Photoshop
Operating Systems: Windows XP & Vista, Linux, MacOS
 
 
References and Letters of Recommendation available upon request