Objective

• Teaching position or a Lab tutor position where I can gain employment in an organization in which I would have a full disposition to contribute myself entirely without reservation to its greatest success and where I will have the opportunity to maximize my skills, talents, and capacities, thus obtaining the means to further my educational development.

Summary of qualifications

• 2002 - Present Brigham Young University - Hawaii Laie, HII
• Student Administrative Assistant for the Vice Presidency.
• Financial records and forms.
• High computer skills in Microsoft XP, Excel, PowerPoint, Projects, Office, Publisher, Photo Editing, and iMovie.
• VIP's arrangements and tours.
• High phone skills and communication and interpersonal skills.
• Fast-learning and organizational skills.
• Awards in customer services and excellence with VIP's and executive committees.

Work experience

• 2002-2002 Polynesia Cultural Center Laie, HI
• Multilingual Tour Guide
• Assigned to work with VIP's and Super-Ambassadors, and Ambassadors.
• Ability to communicate in 4 languages (English, Portuguese, Spanish, and German) having English and Portuguese native speaking fluency.
• High customer service skills in the maintenance of the professional speech, up front arrangements, and politeness with the clients.
• Awarded received by PCC for the best employee in July 2002.
• Named Excellent employee by the Customers in August 2002.
• On call Employee status.

Education

• Jul, 2002-Dec, 2003 Brigham Young University -Hawaii Laie, HI
• TESOL (App. Linguistics) B.A.
• •  Major in TESOL.
• •  Minors in Linguistics and in Psychology.
• May, 2002 LDS Business College Laie, HI
• A.S. General Education / A.A.S. Communications.
• Honors graduation.

Extracurricular activities

• Student Researcher at Brigham Young University – Hawaii
• Linguistic Research in Language Acquisition, Language Attrition, Short term Memory Tests, and Phonological Memory Tests.
• TESOL practical teaching and special studies.

Professional memberships

• National TESOL member.
• BYU-Hawaii TESOL Society member.
• Hawaii TESOL member

Interests and activities

• play piano, swim, read and spend time with my family.

Volunteer experience

• Hawaii-North Shore Learning Center, tutoring at night once a week for ESL students in the community.

Patents and publications

• Pending publication on a paper presented at the 4th bilingual conference at Arizona State University in Tempe, AZ in 2003.

Languages

• Portuguese, English Native-like language skills (OPI Adv. High)
• Spanish as a Second Language (Fluent)

Awards received

• Awarded from Alice Pack Foundation student to attend TESOL 2003 conference.
• Awarded by Brigham Young University Hawaii as a research student to present studies in language acquisition, language attrition, phonological and short memory tests in the international convention of Bilingualism in Tempe, Arizona State University, being one of the presenters together with Dr. Lynne Hansen.
• Perpetual Education Fund (Wilkinson).
• Alice Pack Scholarship CGPA higher than 3.7