Jeremy Taylor60 Cloverleaf Dr. Unit 50, Ancaster, ON. L9K 1S8

Mobile: (905) 315 0519 Email: jeremytaylor2929@gmail.com

Summary:

Published Author and photographer. Entrepreneur. Accomplished communications, sales, and leadership specialist with 7 years of award-winning experience. Turned around operations for 2 companies.

Snapshot of Accomplishments and Skills:

Creativity: Ignited customer service ranking by promoting and implementing a putting contest among customers at Enterprise-Rent-A-Car which resulted in a 13% boost in customer satisfaction within 1 month

Writing: Authored extensive articles with original photography about traveling in Asia. 3 featured pieces in 1 year published in “Daegu Compass”, a foreign-based monthly magazine with a very large readership in South Korea (www.daegucompass.com) (2011, 2012)

● Maintained a popular blog chronicling my life and travels in Asia http :// www . travelblog . org / Bloggers / Jersweeklykoreablog (2010)

● Authored numerous senior-year research papers including the effects of children’s television programs on perceived body image working within the framework of cultivation theory and content analysis. Achieved highest grade in class (Brock University, 2008)

● Communication and interpersonal skills enhanced extensively through delivery of numerous presentations on a wide range of business-related areas, such as marketing, product development, and team building

● Excellent attention to detail and very thorough in project completion● Preparing lengthy documents and essays, formulating coherent arguments, persuading

through logical line of reasoning, expressing critical thought, and blogging.

Work Experience:

Visiting Professor – Kyungbook National University – Daegu, South Korea 2011-2012Responsibilities:

● Taught science, social studies, literature, language arts, and grammar from American textbooks to gifted Korean elementary and middle school students.

● Created a vast amount of personalized supplemental material to compliment the standard curriculum.

● Pioneered a philosophy of ‘formative assessment’ with a co-teacher that was very novel in the Korean educational system in assessing student performance.

● Created and implemented many tests, games, and group activities that both informed students while allowing them to develop and enjoy the classroom experience.

Results:● Consistently achieved a very high score by anonymous student satisfaction surveys every 6

weeks.● Witnessed positive student progress and growth over many months as I implemented a weekly

journal exercise to highlight student’s feelings, successes and struggles.Recognition:

● Asked to teach the highest level of gifted students after 4 months of teaching. Accepted and taught high school Level English novels to middle school students.

● Offered a yearlong contract extension in April 2012 that I humbly declined.

ESL teacher – Hanvit Language School – Daegu, South Korea 2010 - 2011

Responsibilities:● Prepared and instructed classes that were customized towards students’ individual needs● Managed weekly meetings to ensure clear communication, integration, and cooperation across

both foreign and Korean teachersResults:

● Promoted to Foreign Teacher Manager after six months of employment● Saved $36 000 annually by automating the training process through the creation of orientation

videos and other training modules● Trained and evaluated performance of other foreign teachers

Recognition:● Frequently asked to consult business matters including curriculum changes, scheduling, and

software implementation.● Conducted new hire interviews● Held in high esteem among my coworkers and Vice President made evident by their praise and

Vice President’s letter of reference

Management Trainee – Enterprise Rent-A-Car – Stoney Creek, ON 2008 – 2009Responsibilities:

● Efficient daily branch operation management, generated new corporate business, and increased overall revenue

● Promoted to independently manage a satellite branch in Grimsby Ontario after only 4 months of employment with Enterprise

● Managed and maintained daily rental fleet valued at over $300 000 ● Generated and implemented numerous ideas to increase customer service score, build

corporate business and improve employee moral Results:

● Increased Stoney Creek’s branch customer service score by 13% ● Maximized vehicle occupancy to often exceed 92%● Increased the satellite location’s customer service score by 12%, grew the fleet by 9.5%, and

effectively increased overall rate and income (compared to prior fiscal year) through direct cost cutting techniques, elimination of bad debt, and collection of previous receivables

Recognition:● Consistently achieved a high overall employee ranking ● Received the Leadership and Teamwork Award for the Niagara Region - First quarter 2009● Voted ‘most valuable employee’ by co-workers 4 out of 5 times

Principal Owner – JT Productions 2004- 2008

● Successfully owned and operated video production business specializing in both wedding and corporate communication videos

● Hired and managed support personnel on a contractual basis● Negotiated customer contracts, balanced budgets, and networked with industry professionals ● Managed various marketing duties and conducted market research

Education:

Bachelor of Arts (Honours): Business Communications Studies with First Class Standing, Brock University (2008)

Academic Awards: Ken Boyle Cobra Radio Memorial Book Prize – “Awarded to a graduating student with an outstanding record in Communications Studies” (2008)

Dean’s Honours List (2006-2008)

Hobbies and Interests:

● Reading non-fiction books and magazines; writing journal entries and traveling

● Playing musical instruments and sports

References: Available upon request