TEACHING EXPERIENCE

September 2015-Dece 2015 Oral English Teacher

                                              Anyang Institute of Technology, Anyang, China

                                              Teach Oral English to University Students

August 2014-January 2015 Oral English Teacher

                                              Beihai International School, Beihai, China

                                              Teach Oral English to Grades 7, 8 and 10

Feb. 2014-July 2014          Business Law Teacher

                                            Guangxi University of Nationalities, Nanning

                                            Teach Chinese Legal Environment of Business

Sep. 2013-January 2014    Academic English Writing Teacher

                                             International Department of Jiangsu Meicun High School, Wuxi

                                             Teach Academic Writing for the Academic English Program

Sep. 2012-July 2013          Director of Academics—Chengdu Experimental High School Affiliated with Peking University

                                            Supervise Foreign and Chinese teachers of the International Department

                                            Create Curriculum and Class Schedules

                                            Evaluate teachers and direct teacher performance

                                            Teach TOEFL and English courses

Sep. 2011-July 2012        English Teacher--   

                                          Cambridge Eaton High School of  Hangzhou Normal University-Qianjiang                                                                               College (International Centre)

                                           Head of seven teacher English department. TOEFL, IGCSE, A level, IELTS

                                           IGCSE level oral English to Cambridge private high school students

Sep.2010-July.2011         English Teacher--   Zhejiang Sci-Tech University of Hangzhou, China

                                           Oral English teaching to second year English major students

                              LEGAL EXPERIENCE

2008 --- 2010                   INTEX RECREATION CORP.

  Assistant General Counsel

  Manage legal department of international manufacturing and distribution company.   Managed corporate litigation,       chiefly including products liability and intellectual property cases.  Achieved cost-effective solutions to problems of      products liability, patents and trademarks, insurance, and manufacturing, importation and distribution.  Drafted and      negotiated international commercial contracts. Teaching business English to Chinese businessmen.

1998 --- 2008                   SOMPO JAPAN CLAIM SERVICES (AMERICA), INC.

 Assistant Vice President and In-House Counsel

Manage claims department and direct personal injury and property damage litigation.  Analyze, evaluate and direct complex and high exposure products liability litigation throughout North America for Japanese manufacturers and their North American subsidiaries.  Teaching business English to Japanese businessmen.

1992 --- 1997 INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION     

Corporate Counsel

Analyzed, evaluated and directed complex litigation.  Achieved cost-effective solutions to problems of construction contracts and defects, employee relations, environmental and toxic tort, personal injury and property damage, and insurance.  Drafted and negotiated business contracts and real estate leases.

1990 --- 1992 CUBIC CORPORATION Senior Attorney

Managed claims department and directed personal injury and property damage  litigation.  Analyzed, evaluated and directed complex products liability and personal injury claims through discovery, settlement negotiations and trials.  

1986 --- 1990 MAKITA U.S.A., INC.

General Counsel

Managed corporate litigation, chiefly including products liability and employee relations cases.  Achieved cost-effective solutions to problems of products liability, employee relations, trademarks, insurance, and manufacturing, importation and distribution.  Drafted and negotiated commercial contracts and real estate leases.

1985 --- 1986 YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, U.S.A.

Products Liability Defense Counsel

Directed complex motor vehicle products liability litigation through analysis, evaluation, discovery, settlement      negotiations and trials.  Supervised outside counsel and investigators.  Researched product and technical information

and the law.  Prepared expert and fact witnesses for depositions and trials.

1984 --- 1985 AMWEST SURETY INSURANCE COMPANY   

Claims Attorney

Investigated, researched, analyzed, evaluated and negotiated claims against payments, performance and other surety bonds. Directed litigation through discovery, settlement negotiations and trials.  Supervised trial counsel.

· Proven ability to handle caseload in excess of 300 claims.

· Expanded and reorganized claims department from staff of three employees to staff of 15 employees.

1979 --- 1983 UNITED STATES AIR FORCE Judge Advocate

Represented Air Force in claims, courts-martial, discharge actions, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission hearings, and other legal and administrative proceedings.

EDUCATION

Legal: Juris Doctor, The Ohio State University  1978

Pre-legal: Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, The Ohio State University  1975

Native English speaker.  In-depth teaching experience at university and international high school level, including TOEFL. Proven success achieving cost-effective solutions to complex litigation and a broad range of other legal problems of business.  Proactive training of Human Resources Departments to fully comply with legal requirements of employee relations.  Training of claims adjusters to effectively and efficiently manage complex claims and litigation.  Skillful drafting and negotiating of commercial contracts and real estate leases.