Judith Ann Gilke – Mangaf, Kuwait
Massachusetts Telephone: 781-729-2503
Kuwait Cell Phone: 965.6515.5146
jagilke@hotmail.com
CAREER OBJECTIVE: Seeking a position as KG Teacher.
LEARNING CREDENTIALS
Associates Degree Liberal Studies
Middlesex Community College, Bedford, MA
Graduated with Highest Honors – Top 1% (GPA 3.89)
Member Phi Theta Kappa
Enrolled in Celta Certification Course this summer in Kuwait
Additional courses, seminars and workshops include:
Northeastern University – Psychology I, English I, II, III, GPA 3.27
University of Maryland – German I, II, GPA 4.0
Bentley College – Philosophy I, GPA 3.0
Acquired global experience through residency in Europe and Middle East
2005
QUALIFICATIONS
 Teaching KG classes ages 3 and 4 years old
 Teaching Conversational English since April 2010 in Kuwait as well as summer
classes ages 6-10 years old
 Owned and operated a three-location business in Germany for over 13 years
which included training 14 Instructors hand-picked from my classes
 EHS ASG-KU Department Administrative Assistant for five branches, included
the supervision of five person Admin Staff
 Experienced in training, hiring, marketing, and logistics
 Over 16 years of office experience, including working for the Assistant to the
Dean at The University of Maryland, Munich, Germany
 Intermediate / Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Word 2007, Excel, PowerPoint,
and Microsoft Office Outlook
 Acting Manager Role at an international company in Munich, Germany
 Excellent written and interpersonal communication abilities
 Secret Clearance (2014)/Kuwaiti Drivers License (2012)
 Fluent in German
CAREER TRACK
KG Teacher
November 2010 – Present
INTERNATIONAL BRITISH SCHOOL – Farheel
Teach years 3-4 ½, Phonetics, numbers 1-10, name recognition and writing, art, 2-3
shows a year, singing, nursing rhymes, coordination with scissors, pencil holding,
social etiquette, etc.
PARTTIME ENGLISH CONVERSATION INSTRUCTOR
April 2010 – Nov 2010
EXPRESSIONS
Teach Levels 1 to 5 consisting of eight to twelve students, as well as children
Summer Classes.
Judith Gilke
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TEMP POSITION – SENIOR ASSISTANT
November 2009- February 2010
LINKAGE MENA
Kuwait
Direct assistant in an American Subsidiary to the Executive Vice President with
main responsibilities to include: Marketing in all aspects, assistance with hiring,
customer relations, correspondence, filing and filing setup, organizing the office and
materials needed, updating/edit proposals and VP correspondence, etc.
FOREMAN MOVEMENT CONTROL
January 2008 – June 2009
TAOS, Inc. – Transitioning Company to KBR
Promoted to MCT Foreman
LOGISTICS COORDINATOR – MCT/SAFETY REPRESENTATIVE
KBR SERVICES
Kuwait
Logistics Coordinator and (assigned Safety Representative at KCIA) included
working with general direction of the Air Force Safety Department to oversee safety
procedures of KBR on KCIA and recommend corrective actions as needed.
Logistics duties included all aspects of MCT; ADACG (weighs and measurements,
as well as, processing TMCD paperwork, including Convoys) - Bus Yard, and Flight
Line (coordination of Military travel arrangements, physically as well as
paperwork). In addition, trained personnel in the bus yard, lead of 5-man team in
ADAGG for processing and marking MRAPPS for shipment to Iraq or
Afghanistan.
ENVIRONMENTAL DEPARTMENTAL ADMIN ASST.
Dec. 2006 – Dec. 2007
CSA, Ltd.
Kuwait
Assisted the Department Manager under minimum supervision - responsibilities
included coordination with 5 branch admins on routine or newly-initiated (by me)
tasks. Personnel paperwork of approximately 220 Western and Eastern employees
to include verifying timesheet accuracy, preparing vacation schedules and vacation
timesheets, and organizing the ARIMS filing system from scratch. Assisted
Manager in the preparation of Overtime Projection and Cost Savings Reports, as
well as, maintaining employee roster for the department and/or section. Took
minutes at various meetings, and tracked over 50 departmental vehicles. Gathered
special report materials, forms, and summaries at the request of management, as
well as, the correspondence liaison between the Departments of the President, COR,
Host Nations, Finance, Human Resource, and various US Army Offices.
FLIGHT ATTENDANT
2004 - 2006
AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINE
Logan Airport, Massachusetts
Main responsibilities include strict adherence to FAA rules and regulations as well
as the comfort and safety of the passengers.
SKIN CARE CONSULTANT
2003 - 2004
BROOK’S PHARMACY
Woburn, Massachusetts
Part-time Skin Care Consultant while attending school full-time.
Judith Gilke
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TEST CENTER ADMINISTRATOR / ACTING MANAGER
1999 - 2003
THOMPSON PROMETRIC
Munich, Germany
Processed and supervised 30 candidates per day. Maintained office supplies,
communicated daily with headquarters in Holland, updated and maintained server,
and maintained candidate records. I also filled in as Acting Manager for three
months while manager was on leave.
PATENTED & OWNED / AFAA CERTIFIED 1988
1988 - 2002
BODYCISE
Allgau, Germany
Trained 13 instructors live and through video taping - Coordinated scheduling and
classes between three cities and instructors - Initiated and executed all marketing
endeavors including events for Bodycise to appear and demonstrate on stage, as well
as, being featured in a popular women’s nationwide German magazine “Burda”.
Coordinated and choreographed all music (from scratch) and routines (classes).