Harry Slaughter
2030 Veronica Place / San Jose, CA 95124
Voice: (408)559.3429
Work Experience
English Instructor
August 1994 to June 1996--Centro Internacional de Idiomas Maestros
Asociados, Mexico City
- Taught English as a second language, beginning to advanced students
- Wrote series of course tests for Business Objectives texts
English Tutor
October 1992 to July 1994--Los Angeles Valley College, Van Nuys,
California
- Instructed college students in areas such as essay writing, essay-exam
testing and literary theme study, grammar and punctuation
- Improved students' essay quality and overall class performance by as
many as two letter-grades
- Wrote tutor training manual for The Learning Center
Publicity Assistant
April 1992 to October 1992--Windham Hill Productions, Burbank,
California
- Arranged contact between press and artists; promoted live performances;
updated and proof-read recording artist press-kits
- Increased media awareness of label's lesser-known artists; streamlined
weekly in-house artist bulletin
Market Research Supervisor
May 1987 to August 1991--National Research Group, Hollywood,
California
- Gathered market research statistics for the motion picture industry
- Promoted within six months of hire; supervised researchers; ensured
accuracy of surveys; and organized data for processing
- Devised "checklist"-style questionnaire, reducing paper consumption
by 50%
Education
De Anza College, San Jose--currently enrolled; studying computer science
in preparation for transfer to UC Berkeley
Los Angeles Valley College--English major September 1992 to June 1994
- Dean's list
- Three-year study of Spanish
- Winner of the 1994 Krupnick Essay Scholarship
- Grade point average: 3.9
Additional Skills
- Second language: Spanish
- Familiarity with Windows95 and Macintosh
- World Wide Web Page Developement
- Typing: 70 words per minute