Curriculum Vitae

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Personal Information

Name:   Joseph Uhler Zimmerman
Address:   Lessingstrasse 27
85757, Karlsfeld (Germany)
Date of birth:   October 25, 1953
Place of birth:   Abilene, Texas
Nationality:   USA
Immigration:   Settlement Permit for Germany

Professional Experience

August 24, 2011 - Present

Founding Director: englishwithjoseph: Personalized
English Training for Business and Technology

September 2008 - August 2011

Target GmbH, Türkenstraße 66, 80799 München
Technical and Business English in local companies

August 1998 - September 2008

Self-employed English trainer in companies in Augsburg/Munich
General English, Business English, Banking and Technology

September 1994 - June 1998

State University of New York, Albany, New York (USA)
Lecturer in German, concentration in language acquisition

September 1993 - December 1993

Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, New York (USA)
Lecturer in German as a foreign language/p>

January 1994 - June 1998

BASF Corporation of America, Rensselaer, New York (USA)
Self-employed trainer in German as a foreign language

September 1990 - June 1992

State University of New York, Albany, New York (USA)
Teaching Assistant in German and French courses

October 1989 - July 1990

Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (Germany) and
State University of New York, Albany, New York (USA)
Resident Director of the University's study abroad program

September 1987 - June 1988

Andes Central School District, Andes, New York (USA)
Spanish and French teacher in grades 7 through 12

September 1985 - June 1987

Oneonta City School District, Oneonta, New York (USA)
Spanish and German teacher in the Gifted and Talented program

January 1982 - June 1985

The English Montessori School, Madrid (Spain)
Head of the English-language evening school in Madrid and
summer camp for young people in the Sierra de Cazorla, Jaen

September 1977 - June 1978

Lycée Claude Fauriel, Saint-Étienne (France)
Foreign language assistant for German in a French high school

Education

August 12 - August 19, 2002

London Guildhall University, Seminar in Munich
Teaching International English for Business (T.I.E.B.)
Certificate with postgraduate credit points

September 1988 - June 1993

State University of New York, Albany, New York (USA)
Study of German and French literature and linguistics
Comprehensive Ph.D. Examination, March 1993

September 1985 - June 1988

State University of New York, Albany, New York (USA)
Bachelor of Science of Education, Certification to teach
languages in New York public schools, grades 7 - 12, May 1988

September 1978 - June 1979

Université Jean Moulin (Lyon III), Lyons, France
Visiting student of History and French (not completed)

October 1975 - August 1977

Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz (Germany)
Study of History and French (not completed)

September 1972 - June 1975

State University of New York, Oneonta, New York (USA)
Liberal Arts with concentration in Language and Art History
German exam (Prüfung zum Nachweis deutscher Sprache)

September 1960 - June 1972

Oneonta City School District, Oneonta, New York (USA)
Six years of primary and six years of secondary school
High School Diploma with merit, June 1972
Scholarship of the New York State Board of Regents

Languages

English, native speaker
German, fluent spoken and written
French, very good spoken and written
Spanish, very good spoken and written
Portuguese, basic knowledge
Italian, basic knowledge
Latin, good reading knowledge

Computer Skills

Internet, good skills
MS Office Word, good skills
MS Excel / Powerpoint, basic skills

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