jamesvp

NICOLE MCGOWAN
123 Nevernever Lane Levittown, NY 11756                  *                  xxxxxxx@aol.com                  *                  555-555-5555
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Objective: 		To obtain a position as a Business Teacher

Education:		Dowling College									Oakdale, NY
1/01 – present		Candidate for the Degree of Masters in Secondary Education
			Overall GPA: 3.58
9/93 – 12/98		Dowling College 									Oakdale, NY
			Bachelors of Science in Business Administration
			Overall GPA: 3.37

Certification:		New York State Provisional Certification, Business and Distributive Education, K-12.

Work Experience:	Mineola High School  - Full-Time Business Teacher (Leave Replacement). Mineola, NY
3/02 – 6/02
	Instructing a highly diverse student population in Criminal Law Business Analysis, Graphic Processes, and Computer Applications to 9th through 12th grade students.
	Established comfortable, student-focused, two-way communication that empowered students to enjoy the learning process
	Identified students individualism and developed lessons to accommodate different learning styles, maximizing student comprehension .
	Used positive classroom management techniques to assist in the positive transition from teacher to teacher.
9/01-12/01		General Douglas MacArthur High School - Full –time Student Teacher	Levittown, NY
	Instructed a student population while teaching Keyboarding, Research Skills, and Computer Programming to 10th through 12th grade students.
	Implemented positive classroom management strategies to encourage proper behavior and respect others.
	Appling active learning techniques while motivating students to participate in classroom activities and open themselves to learning.
	Supported the regular classroom teacher in the implementation of interesting and through lesson plans as well as preparing test materials and monitoring testing.
	Observed staff members to develop a larger understanding of different teaching methods.
19/99 – 8/01		Bertucci’s Brick Oven Pizzeria  - Assistant General Manager		Westbury, NY
	Managed and controlled all day functions.
	Coordinated training of staff including team building games and exercises
	Maintained decision-making authority regarding training, evaluating, and scheduling.
	Responsible for budgeting and generating a profit and loss report
11/97 – 11/99		Arthur Avenue – Manager						East Meadow, NY
	Managed and controlled all day-to-day functions responsible for guest satisfaction.
	Responsible for all cash reconciliation.
	Communicate with upper-management to provide input for improvement.

Computer Skills: 		Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, PageMaker, HyperCard, and Internet.

Personal Accomplishments:
	Co-founder of the Bryan S. Wakefield Memorial Foundation.
	Participate annually in Presents for Peiatrics at Stony Brook Hospital.
	Organize Annual Academic and Athletics Scholarship Fundraiser.

Excellent personal and professional references on request