Menderes

Menderes Kekevi

Personal Details

Name:Menderes Kekevi
Address: 20 Illinska Apt 1 Kyiv 04070
Phone:[open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section)

Professional Profile

Exceptional teaching, project management, interpersonal, critical thinking, planning, decision making, time management, organizational, customer service, verbal communication, interpersonal, analytical, team work, problem solving, leadership and report writing skills as indicated from the classes taught independently at Progress and from the outstanding results achieved in university projects (Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical/Computing).

Career Summary

Business English Academy Apr 2021 – Present
Ipsos Market Research Company Jun 2015 - Mar 2020
Melbourne Language School Jun 2011 – Mar 2015

Career History

Business English Academy Apr 2021 – Present

Position: Native English Teacher
Key Responsibilities:
Provided verbal and written communication and business and conversation English language lessons to beginner, intermediate and advanced level students for teenagers and adults.
Provided online and in company private and group conversation lessons to IT and marketing companies in General and Business English.
Prepared overseas students for university English language entrance examinations.
Planned and prepared integrated classroom and individual lessons using a communicative language teaching methodology.
Utilized the terminology of traditional grammar and located information in a textbook.

Key Achievements:
Improved the verbal and written skills of students to an advanced level by assessing and evaluating according to test requirements.
Successfully completed level placement tests for new enrolling students.
Successfully developed effective learning strategies and resources resulting in the highest achiever teacher award.
Improved the process for the level placement test procedure for new students, which resulted in 100% of students successfully completing the course.

Ipsos Market Research Company Jun 2015 – Present

Position: Native Corporate English Teacher
Key Responsibilities:
Prepared business and general English lessons.
Proofread and edited corporate presentations and written tasks.
Provided tips on how to communicate with native English speakers in meetings and
small talk.
Recommended methods to avoid repetitive mistakes of non-native speakers.
Tested new students for level placement and monitored progress of students.

Key Achievements:
Improved the verbal and written skills of students from lower intermediate to an advanced level.
Successfully moderated speaking clubs and improved student’s vocabulary.
Developed American corporate cultural awareness of students.
Successfully improved student’s knowledge of phrases, collocations and idioms in business English.

Melbourne Language School Jun 2011 – Mar 2015

Position: Native English Teacher
Key Responsibilities:
Prepared business English classes, speaking and grammar activities.
Provided tutorial and group classes.
Prepared grammar, reading, writing, listening and speaking classes for young learners, teenagers and adults from beginner to advanced levels.

Key Achievements:
Successfully prepared students for Cambridge, YLE, PET, KET, FCE, CAE, IELTS and TOEFL exams and achieved a 100% pass rate.

Education

TERTIARY:

Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical/Computing) 1997-June 2001
Monash University
Distinction grade achieved for thesis project involving development of an underwater exploratory vehicle.

Professional Development

In progress TESOL Express 160 Hour TEFL Advanced Certificate Online Course.

Technical and Computer Skills

Highly proficient in Windows XP/2000, Microsoft Word/Excel/Powerpoint/Access, Project Manager, CATIA v5, AutoCAD, SAP, Lotus Notes 5 and Internet Explorer.

Hobbies and Interests

Playing tennis and keen interest in go-carts, fitness, cars, travelling and playing guitar.

Referees

Referee details to be provided upon request.