Employment

2015 (current)

Black Country Teaching Agency, Stourbridge

 Position Cover teacher- providing a range lessons in several local secondary schools and colleges

2012-14

Beijing Normal University Zhuhai, Guangdong, China

 Position Lecturer, School of Foreign Languages- prepared and delivered American culture, English and other lectures and seminars to undergraduates and Chinese staff

2010-11

Shengli-New Zealand School, Dongying, Shandong, China

 Position English teacher- prepared and delivered sessions to 16-18 and occasional 12 year olds, and college students

2008-09

Hongsung High School, Chungnam, South Korea

 Position English teacher- prepared and delivered sessions to 16 year olds, adult groups and other teachers

2003-07

Select Education & Supply Desk, Wolverhampton & Connex Education, Birmingham

 Position Cover teacher- provided lessons under national guidelines in 40 secondary and other schools

Nash’s Coaches, Smethwick & Kingswinford Coachways

 Position Coach driver- met collection and drop off times, finding new routes at short notice; included French Alps

Wolverhampton Grammar School

 Position Music teacher- taught theory and history

University of Wolverhampton, Walsall

 Position Lecturer, Music Department- prepared and delivered musicology and aesthetics lectures to third-year undergraduates

2001-02

Forte Hotels, Brierley Hill

 Position Administrator - took bookings and resolved queries

Telewest, Brierley Hill

 Position Customer service representative- processed wide variety of customer calls

Adecco, Wolverhampton & Extra Personnel, Dudley

 Positions Office assistant, archivist, data entry clerk, waiter and assembler

1997-98

Waterstones Bookstore, Birmingham

 Position CD Seller, classical dept- advised and served customers, and placed orders

The Saracen’s Head, Dudley

 Position Barman- served in a busy environment and dealt with cash

1988-94

Rock Roofing, West Bromwich

 Position Director (two years)- dealt with accountants, bankers, solicitors and insurers, credit control and final tendering, overseeing most aspects of a successful contracting company, turnover £750k-1m

 Position Principle manager/ estimator (four years)- carried out marketing and sales, measuring and pricing enquiries and multiple contract organization: meetings, health and safety, buying, transport, coordinating workforce of 15-25, wages, invoicing and debt collection. In addition for several years similar responsibilities relating to a smaller associate domestic paving company, and assisted with two further wholesale roofing and bituminous products companies

 Position Semi-skilled fixer/ labourer (six months)- fixed new waterproofing and moved heavy and dangerous materials

Education

2000-01

The University of Birmingham

Postgraduate Diploma in International Studies (dissertation Human Rights in the West and East Asia)

1999-2000

The University of Sussex

Master of Arts in Music (dissertation The Musical Aesthetics of Kant and Hegel)

1994-97

The University of Wolverhampton

Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Philosophy (dissertation The Self)

1981-87

High Arcal School, Dudley

A levels in Geology and General studies, and nine O levels

2009-10 & 2011-12

PhD Music (thesis Musical Minimalism and Indian Philosophy)

Studied at Edinburgh and Lancaster universities for a doctorate degree, yet to be completed due to funding issues

2002-03

Postgraduate Certificate in Education (incorporating 130 hrs teaching)

Studied at Wolverhampton university for a college teaching qualification but withdrew due to gaining university work