Aurian Eghbalian

Assistant Language Teacher                                                                             Jul. 2015-Jul. 2018

Japan Exchange and Teaching Program,

Miyazaki Prefecture, JAPAN           

• Team-teaching with Japanese Teachers of English

• Assisted with the preparation of lesson plans

• Created and implemented cultural lessons at the city-run English cram school

• Supervised the annual cultural exchange between Kitago Junior High School (Nichinan) and St. Gabriel’s Secondary School (Singapore)

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Alumna Admission Representative                                                                 Nov. 2014- Jul.2015

Mount Holyoke College

South Hadley, MA                        

• Received lists of prospective and admitted students in the Birmingham, AL area

• Distributed requests for interviews in the Birmingham area

• Served as the contact for local college fairs

 

Medical Receptionist                                                                                           Aug. 2014-Jul. 2015

Azita Takeshian, M.D

Birmingham, AL

• Answered phones and relayed important information to the physician

• Implemented patient triage

• Scanning and filing medical records and co-pays into eClinicalWorks 10

 

Japanese Counselor                                                                                             Jul. 2014-Aug. 2014

Concordia Language Villages

Dent, MN                                                              

• Communicated with children ages 6-17 only in Japanese

• Blogged for the official camp blog, which included posting pictures and writing short articles

 

Koru@Zulily Participant                                                                                                       Jun. 2014 

Koru

Seattle, WA

• Assigned to a team of four to tackle a business problem presented by Zulily

• Conducted on the street market research in Downtown Seattle

• Prototyped and received feedback from both the general public and Zulily execs.

• Presented a final product in front of 70+ Zulily employees

 

Global Partner                                                                                                      Sep. 2013-May 2014
Mount Holyoke College

South Hadley, MA

• Assisted first-year international students with transitioning to life at Mount Holyoke through face-to-face and email check-ins.

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Intern                                                                                                                    Apr. 2013- Aug. 2013

Japan-America Society of Alabama

Birmingham, AL                                                                 

• Co-organized the first silent auction for annual fundraising dinner raining over $4000 in one evening.

• Assisted with Konishiki’s [ex-sumo wrestler] visit to Birmingham.  Managed the guest list and provided informal Japanese/English translation services for guests, including the General Consul of the Japanese embassy in Atlanta, GA.

• Co-presented “Japan in a Suitcase”, a cultural education program to 170 elementary school students in Tuscaloosa, AL.

 

Spanish Counselor                                                                                                 Jun. 2011-Jul.2012

Concordia Language Villages

Bemidji, MN                                            

• Communicated with children ages 6-17 only in Spanish.

• Managed the camp’s candy and general stores.  Handled inventory control, pricing (including currency exchange rates), and sales transactions.  Prepared financial and consumer trend reports.

• Facilitated educational cultural lessons such as teaching the campers how to sing popular Spanish songs and make Arte Huichol, a traditional Mexican art form that makes murals out of colorful yarn.