Brian C. Stupar
Bethesda,MD
Overview
1
1
Certification
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
IELTS instructor
IELTS LISA
Bien Hoa City
08.2025 - 06.2026
- Enabled numerous students to achieve scores of '7' or above on IELTS exams conducted by IDP or British Council.
- Instructed high-level students from top schools in Bien Hoa city in IELTS speaking techniques.
- Received consistent positive feedback from students, leading to frequent requests for continued instruction.
- Guided students as their teacher upon their request.
English lecturer
DONG NAI TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY
Bien Hoa City
11.2022 - 05.2025
- Taught a wide variety of English courses to students at DNTU. Courses included were 'Listening and Speaking,' 'Public Speaking,' 'Basic English,' 'British and American Culture,' ' Intercultural
- Communication,' 'Intensive English' and more. I was responsible for lesson planning, assessment, and grading for many of the courses. I was a participant and judge for many campus activities throughout my time at DNTU.
- Delivered interactive lectures on English literature, grammar, and writing techniques, enhancing student understanding.
- Provided personalised academic counselling to students, assisting them in career planning and study strategies.
- Collaborated with colleagues in the development of interdisciplinary lessons, integrating English with other subjects.
English lecturer
SIU (Saigon International University)
Ho Chi Minh City
09.2020 - 01.2021
- Taught business-focused English and TOEIC to freshman students at an international university in District 2. Responsible for instruction, lesson planning, assessement, and grading for classes of 40+ students.
- Delivered interactive lectures on English literature, grammar, and writing techniques, enhancing student understanding.
- Provided personalised academic counselling to students, assisting them in career planning and study strategies.
- Collaborated with colleagues in the development of interdisciplinary lessons, integrating English with other subjects.
English instructor
CEFALT
Ho Chi Minh City
03.2019 - 11.2020
- Taught English to kids in the junior program as well as conversational English to adults. I worked closely with my Vietnamese teaching assistants to run large classes of students. I prepared and graded speaking tests for the students at the end of the course.
- Delivered interactive lectures on English literature, grammar, and writing techniques, enhancing student understanding.
- Helped students overcome language barriers through motivation, dedication and persistence in helping them to succeed.
- Evaluated students' comprehension of lessons through relevant test questions.
English teacher
ETEST
Ho Chi Minh City
03.2016 - 10.2019
- Taught IELTS, TOEFL, and SAT classes for students striving to gain admission to a foreign university. Work closely with students in small classes to monitor progress, mark homework and exams.
IELTS lecturer
Bach Khoa University
Ho Chi Minh City
08.2017 - 12.2018
- Taught IELTS to incoming freshmen to prepare them to enter into main program. Responsible for lesson planning, grading, and assessing.
English teacher
VUS
Ho Chi Minh City
12.2016 - 08.2017
- Taught IELTS and junior level English courses. Responsible for lesson planning and attending regular teacher training courses.
English teacher
PSB College
Ho Chi Minh City
03.2016 - 11.2016
- Taught IELTS preparation classes as well as Level 3 English communication classes. Also conducted placement tests for the college. Received high marks from students and received bonus for each course taught.
English Teacher
YOLA English Center
Ho Chi Minh City
05.2013 - 08.2015
- Taught junior, IELTS and TOEFL classes. Responsible for lesson planning and evaluations.
- Regularly attended teacher-training workshops. Awarded 'Teacher of the Month' for October 2013 and "Teacher of the Year' for 2014 for the junior program.
English Teacher
Cleverlearn English Center
Ho Chi Minh City
11.2012 - 05.2013
- Taught classes for pre-intermediate English students at the center as well as in government schools. Also, taught TOEFL class to teenage students and IELTS class to young adults.
English Teacher
Euroidiomas
Lima
07.2012 - 08.2012
- Taught intensive advanced English class to young adults. Developed daily lesson plans and incorporated relevant and interesting supplementary material.
English Teacher
Inlingua Institute
Lima
06.2012 - 08.2012
- Taught private and small group classes, focusing on business English skills. Utilized
- Inlingua's unique teaching system, which focuses on rapid speaking and repetition.
English Teacher
CEDEI Language Institute
Cuenca
12.2011 - 03.2012
- Taught private intensives, beginner and intermediate classes consisting of teenage and adult students. Responsible for developing lesson plans and incorporating relevant and interesting material to augment the curriculum.
Primary Nurse
Providence Mount Saint Vincent
Seattle, WA
07.2009 - 09.2011
- Worked as lead nurse in long -term care facility at a nursing home. Responsible for coordinating care for 20 residents, including submitting detailed quarterly reports concerning each resident's status to the state. Worked closely on a daily basis with a team of doctors, nurse practitioners, physical therapists, occupational therapists, dieticians, and social workers.
Registered Nurse
Mad River Community Hospital
Arcata, CA
10.2005 - 10.2008
- Worked NOC shift in the medical-surgical unit in a community hospital. Worked closely with a team of nurses to administer care to acutely ill patients, including pediatric and geriatric. Cared for up to five patients at a time, including telemetry patients.
- Filled in as needed in other units, including ER and ICU.
Education
TESOL certificate -
Seattle Community College
Seattle, WA01-2011
Associate Degree of Nursing -
College of the Redwoods
Eureka, CA01-2005
Bachelor of Arts - Newspaper Journalism
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas01-1988
Custom
- Cooking, organic farming, and herbology
- Co-taught permaculture design in Hawaii and California
- Passionate about wine; completed 'Level 2' of The Wine & Spirit Education Trust course
- Traveler and writer; visited over 30 countries and formerly published a blog with 175 articles
Certification
- Permaculture design certification
- Level 2 - The Wine & Spirit Education Trust course, The Wine & Spirit Education Trust
Timeline
IELTS instructor
IELTS LISA
08.2025 - 06.2026
English lecturer
DONG NAI TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY
11.2022 - 05.2025
English lecturer
SIU (Saigon International University)
09.2020 - 01.2021
English instructor
CEFALT
03.2019 - 11.2020
IELTS lecturer
Bach Khoa University
08.2017 - 12.2018
English teacher
VUS
12.2016 - 08.2017
English teacher
ETEST
03.2016 - 10.2019
English teacher
PSB College
03.2016 - 11.2016
English Teacher
YOLA English Center
05.2013 - 08.2015
English Teacher
Cleverlearn English Center
11.2012 - 05.2013
English Teacher
Euroidiomas
07.2012 - 08.2012
English Teacher
Inlingua Institute
06.2012 - 08.2012
English Teacher
CEDEI Language Institute
12.2011 - 03.2012
Primary Nurse
Providence Mount Saint Vincent
07.2009 - 09.2011
Registered Nurse
Mad River Community Hospital
10.2005 - 10.2008
TESOL certificate -
Seattle Community College
Associate Degree of Nursing -
College of the Redwoods
Bachelor of Arts - Newspaper Journalism
University of Texas at Austin