CV
Employment and Service
Jun 2022 – present
English as a Second Language Instructor at Goodwill Industries of the Columbia Willamette.
· Taught ESL and US Citizenship Test Preparation classes for employees and community members.
· Adapted and designed curriculum.
· Volunteered at the PDX Youth Job Fair, helping young people practice mock job interviews.
Dec 2021 – May 2022
Technician at Blue Kangaroo Packoutz of Vancouver, Washington.
· Inventoried, packed, moved, and cleaned household items in houses that had fire or water damage.
· Trained and led teams of temporary workers
· Interpreted for Spanish-speaking employees.
Jul 2021 – Nov 2021
Production Technician at SERVPRO of Southwest Portland, Oregon.
· Mitigated water, fire, and mold damage in houses and commercial buildings.
· Worked in demolition, structural drying and monitoring, biohazard cleanup, soot cleanup, contents management, and inventory.
Oct 2019 – Jun 2021
High School Teacher at Promise – An International School, Shwepyitha Township, Yangon, Myanmar.
· Strengthened students' reading, writing, and research skills, and provided academic and personal guidance both in person and online.
· Developed and taught the following curricula over two years:
· English as an Additional Language (7-10th grade)
· English Language Arts (10-12th grade)
· Religious Studies (11th grade)
· Global Perspectives and Research (11-12th grade)
· Pastoral Care (8th and 12th grade)
Jun 2019 – Sep 2019
High School Teacher at Brainworks Services Company Ltd., Thingangyun Township, Yangon, Myanmar.
· Developed students' reading, writing, and research skills.
· Developed and taught the following curricula:
· English Language Arts (7th grade)
· Global Perspectives and Research (7th grade)
Oct 2016 – Mar 2019
English Language Specialist at the Payap University Language Enhancement Center, Chiang Mai, Thailand. (Prepared adult English language learners to start college or advance in their careers in the tourism industry.) Courses taught:
· Intensive English Level 1 (CEFR A2); Level 2 (CEFR A2-B1); Level 3 (CEFR B1-C1)
· English for Hotel and Tourism (30-hour course)
· English Certificate Program at Tham Hin Refugee Camp (30-hour course)
Apr 2014 – Jun 2014
Teaching Assistant for Dr. Sigrid Lew, Certificate Course in Foundational Linguistics: Phonetics and Phonology, Payap University.
· Prepared teaching materials
· Managed student learning and homework
Oct 2012 – Feb 2013
Teaching Assistant for Dr. Larin Adams, AL 608 Sociolinguistics, Payap University.
· Adapted lecture PowerPoints for ease of learning for non-native English speakers
· Managed student learning and homework
Aug 2011 – Jun 2012
English Teacher at Kang He Cram School, Kinmen, Taiwan.
· Taught test-prep, vocabulary, grammar, and fluency in English to students aged Kindergarten to Adult
Oct 2010 – Jun 2011
English Teaching Consultant at Kai Xuan Primary School, Kinmen, Taiwan.
· Developed a bilingual program for students in grades 1-6
May 2010 – Aug 2010
Teaching Assistant for Dr. Greg and Angela Thomson, Ling 480 Learner-Directed Second Language Acquisition, University of North Dakota.
· Managed homework
· Helped students improve their self-directed language-learning skills through guided lab sessions
Education
2016 MA in Linguistics, Payap University, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
2010 Graduate course in Ethnographic Methods in Field Linguistics, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND.
2010 BA in Liberal Studies, Charter Oak State College, New Britain, CT.
2006 Certified Legal Assistant / Certified Paralegal, National Association of Legal Assistants. (Issued Sep 2006; expired Sep 2011.)
Research
2021 Allomorphy in the Duru dialect of Rawang. Paper presented at the 30th Annual Meeting of the Southeast Asian Linguistics Society. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJRE1hMU8OU
2016 Annotated bibliography of Nungish. https://zenodo.org/record/3996184
2016 Direction and time reference in the Rvmøl (Dvru) dialect of Rawang, from northern Myanmar. MA thesis in linguistics at Payap University, approved May 2016. Advisor: Dr. Elissa Ikeda. https://inter.payap.ac.th/wp-content/uploads/linguistics_students/Nathan-Thesis-2016.06.27-for-final-printing-a.pdf
2016 Three cislocative markers in Nungish. Paper presented at the Payap University Research Symposium, Chiang Mai, Thailand, February 12, 2016. (Peer-reviewed)
2015 The logic of kinship terms in Rawang. Paper presented at the 25th Annual Meeting of the Southeast Asian Linguistics Society, Chiang Mai, Thailand, May 27-29, 2015.
2014 THIS and THAT in an undocumented dialect of Rawang. Paper presented at the International Conference on Sino-Tibetan Languages and Linguistics, Kunming, China, October 17-19, 2014.
2010 Prior ages: Boethius in the words of Chaucer and Queen Elizabeth I. BA Capstone Project, Charter Oak State College, New Britain, CT.
Languages
· English (native speaker)
· Mandarin Chinese (intermediate conversation and reading)
· Spanish (intermediate conversation and reading)
· Thai (basic conversation)
· Rawang (basic conversation, reading, and writing)
· Burmese (beginning reading and conversation)