I'm a very experienced American teacher with an MBA who has taught ESL, Economics and Business courses from A Level to University, and IELTS exam preparation in China and Southeast Asia. I'm interested in a position teaching Economics or Business courses in a high school or university, preferably in southeastern China. I would also consider teaching IELTS preparation or a combination of subjects. I'm currently residing in Vietnam, and my Skype user name is nyants6 My resume is listed below, and I look forward to hearing from you.

With kindest regards,

Brian Hurley

Brian Hurley

Hanoi, Vietnam

Cell Phone: 01639696207

E-Mail: brianhurley6@gmail.com

Nationality: American

Education: Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY. MBA Concentration: International Business.

Saint Michael’s College, Colchester, VT: BA – Business Administration.

Via Lingua – TEFL program, Czech Republic, January, 2002.

Experience:

October through November 2016 - Short contract to teach A Level Economics, Ray Academy, Hefei, China.

July 2014 – Sept. 2015: Have been tutoring IELTS students from Danang, Vietnam. Have also done some Business and Economics tutoring.

June – 2013 – June 2014: Havina Language Center, Hanoi, Vietnam: Taught an IELTS course and a Business English Course to working adults. I also privately tutored IELTS students and did Corporate Training at VCC, a Hanoi Architectural Firm.

September 2012 – June 2013: English Teacher: Dong A University, Danang, Vietnam.

September 2011 – December 31, 2011: Lecturer in Marketing and Critical Reasoning for credit from Staffordshire University, England, British University of Vietnam, Hanoi.

December 2010 – July 2011: Pannasastra University, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. I taught ESL and Economics to students who would go on to take classes taught in English.

September 2009 – September 2010: Hanoi Banking Academy, Hanoi, Vietnam. I taught a one-year foundation English course for students who will attend the Academy with all courses taught in English. Most of the students will spend one year at Sunderland University in England as part of the program. I taught reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills in a format similar to IELTS preparation. The teachers are selected and the standards, curricula and examinations are set by the Tyndale Group of Singapore.

March 2009 – September 2009: Teacher at Primary 4 and 5 level, International Language and Business Centre, Yangon, Myanmar. This is an international school. I Taught mostly English, but some History and Geography.

September 1, 2008 – January 15, 2009: Corporate English Trainer at Wei Chai Power Company, Weifang, Shandong Province, China. Taught Business English mostly to Engineers.

May 12 – July 15, 2008: Teacher of Oral English at the Shifanfuxiao Primary School, Huludao, Liaoning Province, China. I replaced a teacher who had to return to Canada due to an illness in the family. Student’s age range is seven to 10 years.

October 2007 – April, 2007: Teacher of Oral English at Ying Ying School of Language, Han Dan, Hebei Province, China. My students were at the beginner and pre-intermediate levels: Strong emphasis on pronunciation, word stress in sentences, and intonation: Average class size of about 15 students.

March, 2007 – August, 2007: Teacher of business courses, pre-intermediate English, and IELTS preparation at the Beijing Oz Language Training College. Primary duties included preparing students for university study in Australia.

July, 2006 – January, 2007: Full time, temporary teacher at Wall St. English and Dell English, both English training schools primarily for adults. The schools are both located in the Haidian District of Beijing, China: Taught in small groups and in classrooms: Taught some Business English courses.

February, 2006 – May, 2006: Taught one semester as Instructor of Corporate Strategy at The School of Continuing Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. Students received graduate credit for the course which they would apply toward an MBA degree from a university in an English speaking country. I commuted to Beijing one day per week from Qinhuangdao, where I was teaching Oral English.

September, 2005 – July, 2006: Oral English teacher at E&A College, Qinhuangdao, Hebei Province, China. Classroom teacher with 25 hours per week, with class sizes of about 30 students. Emphasis was primarily on listening and speaking skills.

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June, 1993 – June 2005: Independent stock and stock options trader.

1991 – 1993: MBA student at Rennsselaer Polytechnic Institute.

1980 – 1991: Member: Chicago Board of Options Exchange