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April 2007 - present: Teacher of English at Meikai University, Chiba; September 2000 - present: -Instructor for intensive courses for diplomats, Japanese government officials and military officers at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Training Center, Sagamiono, Tokyo; April 2004 - March 2007: Teacher of oral English and presentation training classes at Yokohama National University's School of Engineering at Yokohama; April 2004 - March 2006: Teacher of oral English and writing classes at Toyo Eiwa University, Yokohama; August 2003: Instructor for special intensive refresher course for junior high school and high school teachers employed by the Tokyo Board of Education; April 1992 - 2007: Teacher of oral English and presentation training courses at Nihon University's College of Industrial Technology at Tsudanuma, Chiba, Japan; April 1992 - 2005 : Consultant to Mitsui group companies through Sanzo Business Consultant Co., being responsible for providing consulting services to group members on technical, economic and political matters; July 1991 - present: Principal and owner of Kiwi College . Kiwi College operates English schools in Tamagawagakuen and Fujigaoka, Yokohama, provides documentation and training services to companies, and offers non-profit overseas homestay and English study to people of all ages. Nov.1985-December, 1989 : President of Francis Japan Ltd. This company provided translation and editing services to the Yokogawa group through U-Techno Services, a special documentation subsidiary. Developed and ran STRACMAN business training simulations and provided documentation services to Japanese companies such as Sony and Murata Seisakusho in Japan and overseas. Developed and taught management English training program for Sony at the company's HQ in Takanawa and R&D HQ Atsugi, Tokyo. 1985-1986: Consultant to Mr. Hiromichi Eguchi, president of the Arabian Oil Company on political and economic matters in the Middle East; 1984-1985 : Senior teacher for Simul International. Taught business and technology-related classes to students from Japanese government ministries and semi-governmental organizations as well as providing editing and advisory services for the same clients. Jan. 1979-October 1984 : Partner in F.J.Kurdylla and Associates, a consulting company mainly servicing the Fuyo group, but also including NTT, JAL and others. Mainly seconded to clients' head offices and technical laboratories as a business and technical communications consultant. Taught technical and business writing and other courses at clients' premises including Nissan and Nissan Diesel head offices and Nissan's research facility at Oppama, NTT's head office and research laboratories in Musashino (largest in Japan) and Yokohama, NEC's research center Miyazakidai and Radar Research Establishment and "software factory" at Bubaigawara, and Hitachi's head office and Hitachi Systems' research center in Kokubungi, Tokyo. New Zealand Oct. 1976 - April, 1977 : Executive Research Officer, Ministry of Energy Resources. Responsible for New Zealand's relations with the International Energy Agency (IEA) involving management of the Emergency Oil Sharing Scheme and the Alternative Energy Research Group. Sept. - 1975 - Sept. 1976 : Ministry of Defence. Senior Staff Officer (Lieutenant Colonel) in the Strategic Planning Team which was responsible for formulating defence policy both independently and as an input to foreign policy. Primarily responsible for civilian input and liaison with the JIB (see below) and ANZUK and ANZUK IGS. Security clearance : TSU; Sept. 1974 - Sept. 1975 : Ministry of Defence. Staff Officer (Major) in the Tactical and Logistic Planning Team which was responsible for providing planning and administrative support for NZ forces Singapore and the planning and evaluation of exercises including the ANZUS Kangaroo amphibious assault series. Security clearance : TSU; April, 1973 - August, 1974 : Joint Intelligence Bureau (JIB), Prime Minister's Department. Intelligence officer, initially in the Scientific and Technical Intelligence section as weapons systems analyst, then later as Middle East desk officer during the 1973 Arab-Israeli War and subsequent Oil Crisis. Security clearance : TSU. 1968-January, 1969 : Industrial Engineer, Engineering Services Division, Australian Consolidated Industries (ACI), Auckland. Assigned to carry out and implement new work process design, factory layout and other studies at the group's companies in the Auckland area. 1966-1968 : Work Study officer, Crown Lynn Potteries (Ceramco), Auckland. 1964 - 1965 : Management Trainee, Kamo Potteries, Kamo. Hobbies, skills and interests.
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