Dedicated and innovative CELTA-qualified English language educator with 19+ years of experience across five continents. Specialized in transforming technical professionals into confident communicators through targeted ESL coaching. Combines engineering background with Professional Scrum Master certification to deliver methodical, outcome-focused language instruction. Exceptional at creating psychologically safe learning environments that enable rapid language acquisition in cross-cultural contexts.
Experience
My Language Spot
Apr 2013 – Present
Online
Owner, Communication Coach
Lead all business operations from client acquisition to service delivery for this specialized language coaching practice. Since 2021, focused exclusively on empowering technical professionals at CI&T including Scrum Masters, Project Managers, Software Architects, and HR executives.
Key Achievements:
- Guided 100+ technical professionals to achieve communication breakthroughs that directly impacted their career trajectories
- Developed and implemented customized communication frameworks for high-stakes client interactions
- Transformed engineers and architects from technical specialists into confident communicators capable of leading multinational teams
- Rescued critical client relationships by coaching key technical leaders through communication barriers
- Pioneered task-based learning approaches specifically tailored to the unique challenges of software development environments
Case Study: Transformed a software architect from nearly losing a major pharmaceutical client relationship to becoming an essential technical liaison within three weeks through targeted active listening training and strategic meeting facilitation techniques.