William T. Kennedy
Additional Resume Information
University of Georgia
- Member, Insurance Society
- Member, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity (professional music fraternity)
- Member of various musical organizations including: Concert Band, Wind Ensemble, Saxophone Ensemble, and Redcoat Marching Band
- Photographer, The Red and Black Newspaper
Continuing Education (Insurance)
Certificates for course work in:
- ISO (Insurance Services Office) Commercial Property Insurance Forms
- ISO Commercial Casualty Insurance Forms
- Basic Commercial Umbrella Underwriting
- Public Speaking
International Education Services
- Taught courses in international communications at major Japanese corporations located primarily in the Kansai region. Companies taught at include: Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Mazda Motor Corporation, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Nippon Motorola, Otsuka Pharmaceutical, Santen Pharmaceutical, and Sumitomo Bakelite.
- Conducted intensive seminars on general marketing principles, negotiating skills, and business presentations.
- Supported the sales staff by giving demonstration lessons to prospective clients.
- Taught classes in business writing.
Manager of Instructional Development
International Education Services
- Developed, updated, and proofread administrative and course materials.
- Held orientation and training sessions for new instructors.
- Planned and conducted follow-up training sessions.
- Observed, evaluated, and provided feedback on instructors' lessons.
- Reported on the activities of the Osaka office to senior management in Tokyo on a monthly basis.
Toza Gaigo Gakuin
- Managed teachers, schedules, and lesson content at the local level.
- Assisted teachers in planning lessons.
- Trained teachers in new courses.
- Assisted the school staff in sales and administrative activities.
- Evaluated new students' speaking and listening abilities to determine proper level placement.
- Achieved high scores (averaging over 90%) in monthly evaluations by students.
- Reported to education department management on educational issues at the school on a weekly basis.
Curriculum Manager
Toza Gaigo Gakuin
- Maintained educational standards through the training, observation, and evaluation of teachers.
- Reported to upper management on teacher development.
- Developed and implemented original course materials.
- Wrote outlines for the suggested usage of original and published course materials.
- Held monthly teachers' meetings.
- Conducted training sessions on new courses.
- Met with teachers to discuss and solve problems.
Toza Gaigo Gakuin
- Planned, coordinated, and conducted general orientation and initial training for new teachers.
- Evaluated and reported to management on the progress of trainees.
- Planned and conducted periodic follow-up training sessions for all teachers.
Get English School
Administration
Work to ensure overall smooth operation of the school by developing and implementing new administrative forms and systems. Those currently in use include:
- A five-tier student level system
- Individual student progress report forms
- Informational documents for students on new courses
- Instructor profiles for presentations
- Teaching guidelines for specific classes
- Oral and written pretests for new and prospective students
Educational Content
- Designed and developed all materials for a sociolinguistic discussion class, an Internet usage class, and a course on home page making.
- Designed and started a writing class and an extensive reading program.
- Write oral and written tests for current business classes.
Instructor Hiring & Training
- Assist in resume screening, interviewing, and instructor selection.
- Conduct orientation and training for new instructors.
- Hold informational meetings with instructors on new programs and other changes at the school.
- Wrote guidelines for screening resumes and developed forms for more efficient and effective interviewing.
