Richy Burns

I tutored online with 2 different companies over a 2 year period. 

I tutored adults in many different topics such as business English, Geography & Historical events. I always received great student feedback (even accumulating monetary tips from students who really enjoyed my classes) and I improved the English levels of countless students during this period.

I work as a language consultant teaching basic, intermediate and advanced English to students worldwide.

I maintained a 9.8 average rating and I completed both my TEFL (TESOL) and TEYL Courses. I accumulated just under 900 hours of tutor time online.

I joined JC Web as a front-end website designer and gradually moved my way up to the position of manager where I had an employee who I managed on a daily basis.

My responsibilities included website design, logo design, SEO, Google Adwords, client liaison, sales meetings, process building and creative thinking in order
to improve company results in terms of sales, daily processes and all round workflow.

My responsibilities consisted of assisting and managing the setup of various software programs and websites that aided our company in moving from a traditional brick and mortar company to adopting an online presence, namely:

• Vision Pro 7 - Digital foiling and engraving software, including a website to digitally foil dissertations online
• MPhoto - Photo Book software that allows customers to create and order their personal choice of Photo Book through our website and downloadable software.
• I facilitated the setup of the website including content creation, after which I setup and maintained our social media marketing
• Photoshop - I used Photoshop in order to creatively design book covers (for Authors), logos, posters and pamphlets among other things.
• InDesign - I used InDesign to create dynamic business cards with variable data for Business to Business customers.
• General Programs - Microsoft word, Powerpoint, Excel, Macro Freehand, Adobe PDF Professional

I was responsible for organising and running entertainment activities and functions for both adult guests and their children who were visiting the hotel.

I worked at La Montagne Hotel and Umhlanga Sands. Some of the activities I organised were:

Karaoke, pool side activities, volleyball, soccer, darts & bingo

I went into partnership with my father where we ran an Oyster harvesting and distribution business. I ran all business operations which included salaries, staff incentive, equipment maintenance and harvest area mapping

After successful harvests I would deliver oysters to our network of restaurants who were repeat customers. Our client base consisted of reputable restaurants such as the Oyster Box, Beira Alto, Ocean Basket (Umhlanga, Margate, Bluff, Musgrave and Richards Bay) Charlie Croft, Cafe Fish and Jimmys Killer Prawns

I was hand picked to work at a prestigious  Summer Camp called Frenchwoods Festival of the Performing Arts in New York, USA. I took part in circus shows and coached students in various fields to perform in shows.

Whilst there, I mastered the following:

• Unicycle
• Flying Trapeze
• Fire Stick
• Tumbling
• Static Trapeze
• Trampoline

I also ran guitar and gymnastics classes as an extra.