Nick Kozak
Resume
(Under construction)
Work Experience
Teacher, Happy Marian English School, Taipei,
2005-present.
Currently Teaching children aged 6-11.
Tutor, Private Classes, various locations,
Taipei, 2005-present.
Currently providing tutoring services to individuals in various age groups
and of various abilities.
Assistant, Liquor Control Board of Ontario, Toronto,
2004
Sales and stock person at the LCBO branch at Runneymede.
Waiter, SpecialT Staffing, Toronto, 2004 - 2005
Serving at catered functions for a company specializing in exclusive receptions.
Students
for Hire, Summer Business, Toronto, 2003
Began and managed successful landscaping, painting and general help business.
Bartender, Island Princess Party Boat, Toronto,
2001
Bartending and waiter crew on cruise boat.
Station attendant, Petro Canada, Toronto, 2001
to 2003
Handles cash and credit card payments.
Bartender-waiter, Air Canada Centre, Toronto, 1999
to 2003
Responsible for serving food to the audience at sporting events for the new
In-Seat Service.
Assistant, Humberside Montessori School, Toronto
1997 to 2004
Interior painting, general handyman work.
Sales Person, McDonalds Canada, Toronto, 1998 to
1999
Responsible for taking customers' orders, using the cash register and preparing
food.
Painter, Bestucco Co. , Toronto, 1997 to 1998
Responsible for interior painting, installing drywall, insulation, and landscaping.
International Relations Experience
Elections Assistant, Warsaw (Poland) Trade Office
in Taipei, 2005.
Worked as an elections assistant and vote counter at the Polish representative's
office in Taiwan during both the Presidential and Parliamentary Polish elections
of 2005.
Intern, Foreign Affairs Division of the Presidium
Office,Senate of the Republic of Poland, 2004
Completed internship. Attended Senate sessions, Parliamentary Committees debates
and meetings of heads states. Acted as note-taker, translator and a clerk.
Volunteer, Go Abroad Fair, Metro Convention Centre,
Toronto, 2004
Assisted exhibitors and visitors at the fair of cultural and educational organizations
introducing Canadian youth to a variety to international travel, work, volunteer
and internship programs and opportunities.
Delegate, Progressive Conservative Party Leadership
Convention, 2003
Voting Youth Delegate, met national leaders, experienced the campaign, learned
the procedures and participated first hand in the election process within
a Canadian political party.
Volunteer, Canadian Federal Elections, Toronto,
2000
Worked at David Strycharz campaign headquarters. Progressive Conservative
Party scrutineer.
Volunteer, Municipal Elections, Toronto, 1997
Assisting Counselor David Hutcheon, during the political campaign.
Organizer, 9 major individual and group trips spanning
over 40 countries
Participated in trips including, among others, sailing on tall ship through
the Atlantic, driving through American continent, hitch hiking through Ireland
and exploring Morocco, Turkey and the former Soviet Union.
Psychology Experience
Volunteer, Mental Health Tune Up, 2004
Assisted with Community Resource Fair and Featured Seminars organized by the
Canadian Mental Health Association and the Ontario Psychological Association.
Volunteer, Behavioral Brain Sciences (BBS), School
of Psychology, University of Birmingham, 2004
Developing a computer program for testing patients' ability to discriminate
shapes with brain damage.
Volunteer, 'INVOLVE', student volunteering at the
University of Birmingham, 2004
Volunteering for a Saturday morning play scheme for children, at the University
of Birmingham.
Research Assistant, Freedman Laboratory, U of T
Psychology Department, 2003
Volunteer assisting in processing and analyzing experiment data for research
study in the area of Gender Issues conducted by Cherie Werhun.
Achievements
TESL/TEFL Certificate, Oxford Seminars, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2005 Completed an intensive teacher training course with lesson planning, classroom management techniques, skills development, teaching multi-level classes, and a teaching practicum.
St. George's Society Academic Award, from the Trinity College, 2004
St. George's Society Academic Award, from the U of T International Student Exchange Office, 2003
Humberside Collegiate Institute, Toronto
Recipient of Ontario Scholar from Ontario Minister of Education.
Recipient of honour award for academic achievements in grade 11.
Maintains an above 80% average for academic courses throughout high school.
Vaughan Road Academy, Toronto
Recipient of an award for 2nd highest standing in grade 9.
Recipient of an award for 3rd highest standing in grade 10.
Smart Serve Ontario, 2001
Completion of a course for waiters and bartenders.
Canadian Yachting Association, 1998
Attained Basic Crew Standard.
Activities
Volunteer, Youth Travel Taiwan, 2006
Planned and executed a detailed itinerary
to several destinations in Taiwan as part of a Taiwanese government initiative
to increase youth travel in Taiwan.
Organizer, Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore Trip, 2006
Planned a 17-day trip from Bangkok
to Singapore.
Organizer, South America Trip, 2005
Planned an 8-week bus trip through Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina.
Volunteer Teaching Assistant, Advantage Centres
for English, 2005
Providing assistance to the English
as a Second Language (ESL) students and teachers within the school through
active class participation and joining activities.
Journalist, The Newspaper, University of Toronto,
2004
Contributing articles and photographs to a weekly U of T student publication.
Organizer, Baltic States and Scandinavia Trip,
2004
Planned a 2-week trip through Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and up to Finland
and Sweden.
Organizer, Greece and Turkey Trip, 2004
Planned a 3-week overland and island to island trip to Greece and Turkey.
Organizer, Ireland and Scotland Trip, 2004
Planned a 3-week hitch-hiking and bussing trip around Ireland and through
Scotland.
Organizer, Morocco and Europe Trip, 2003-2004
Planned a 4-week trip to Spain, Portugal and Morocco and across Europe to
Poland with visits to the Swiss Alps and Prague.
Organizer, Cross-Canada Car Trip, 2003
Planed a 5 week 12000 km drive from Toronto to Vancouver Island and back experiencing
the Canadian wilderness with an international crew of 5.
Crew, s/y "Nasz Dom" Cruise, Baltic Sea,
2002
Member on 15-day sailing passage from Poland to Sweden and back.
Organizer, Land Rover Expedition, Europe, 2002
Planned transportation, accommodation and provisions for 6 week 12 country
journey.
Crew, "Cutty Sark Tall Ship Race ", Baltic
Sea - North Sea, 2000
Participant of Gdynia to Rouen 23 day trip on tall ship STS "Pogoria".
Sales Assistant, Atelier des Art, Saint Malo, France,
2000
Sold art and souvenirs in a gallery.
Participant, Horse Riding Camp, Bialystok, Poland,
2000
Participated in a week long horse riding excursion.
Performer, SAS Dance Company, Mississauga, 2000
Member of dance group.
Actor, Feature film directed by Andrew Markiewicz,
photography Richard Pawlowski
Played a minor role in the film.
Skills
Languages; Fluent in English and Polish and working knowledge of French. Beginner-Intermediate Mandarin.
Computer Proficiency; Word, Excel, Photoshop 7, Dreamweaver 3.
Organizational; Planning, scheduling and implementing, through travel experience.
Communication; Writing, translating, editing, through essay writing and internship experience.
Analytical; Researching, evaluating, identifying needs, through research assistant position.
Physical; Building, performing repetitious actions, through manual work.
Interpersonal; Listening, counseling, training, through customer service positions.
Photography; Proficient in digital compact and SLR picture-taking, through shooting in diverse conditions.
Education
University:
Bachelor of Science Faculty of Arts and Science,
Trinity College, University of Toronto, Graduated 2005
Major in International Relations and Psychology.
University of Birmingham, Birmingham, England,
2003-2004
Studied abroad for one academic year as part of the University of Toronto
Exchange Program.
University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec,
July - August 2005
Completed intensive month-long Explore French Program at the University.
Secondary School:
Humberside Collegiate Institute, Toronto, 1998
to 2001
Honour Roll.
Vaughan Road Academy, Toronto, 1996 to 1998
Attended Interact program for students with major art or sport commitments.
Elementary School:
Delta Alternative School, Toronto, 1995 to 1996.
Mountview Alternative School, Toronto, 1986 to 1991.
Downtown Alternative School, Toronto, 1987
to 1986.