Michalis Alexandros Christidis
Former Hotel Manager and English tutor
Ho Chi Minh City,SG
Summary
Well traveled, former expat and original New Yorker who's is interested in Hospitality, Teaching, Management and Logistical roles.
Passionate Teacher with experience developing and implementing diverse curriculums covering wide range of subjects. Highly skilled at motivating students through positive encouragement and reinforcement of concepts via interactive classroom instruction and observation. Successful in helping students develop strong literacy, numeracy, social and learning skills.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Night Audit Manager/Supervisor
Courtyard Marriott International
06.2025 - 03.2026
- Worked mostly overnight at a Courtyard Marriott in Sorrento Valley.
- Responsibilities would include checking guests in to managing incidents that would occur overnight from guest complaints to running the financial audit of the entire hotel.
Night Auditor
Westin Marriott International
11.2024 - 05.2025
- Was primarily a night auditor for both a Westin hotel and Sheraton in Carlsbad, California that was essentially a resort to Legoland.
Private English Tutor
Independent
02.2023 - 11.2024
- Developed customized lesson plans to enhance student understanding and engagement in English language concepts.
- Assessed student progress through regular evaluations, mostly ages 15-45, primally Hispanic origin wanting to learn more in in fields of business and general knowledge for pathway to American Citizenship..
- Utilized a variety of teaching methods and resources to cater to diverse learning styles and needs.
- Designed personalized lesson plans to enhance student engagement and learning outcomes.
- Assessed student progress through regular evaluations and adjusted teaching strategies accordingly.
- Mentored students in developing effective study habits and academic skills for long-term success.
Front Desk Auditor
Grande Colonial Inn
12.2023 - 08.2024
- Worked at a boutique hotel in La Jolla, California as a night auditor and guard for a summer.
- Tasks include going on guard patrols and auditing the everyday dealings at the hotel every shift.
Front Desk Associate
Marriott Vacations Rental
09.2022 - 05.2023
- Was a front Desk associate and also a Night auditor at a 4 star hotel in the Rocky Mountains in Vail, Colorado.
Project/Account Manager
Weather amp; marine engineering technologies
02.2021 - 07.2023
- Worked mostly in Saudi Arabia on a long term project on and off presenting and selling a meteorological system to Saudi Arabian government.
- Oversaw certain aspects of the project along, although focused on supplying the scripting procedure for the weather forecast system with the SBU, The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Business Machines.
Real Estate Agent
APT212
09.2018 - 11.2020
- Worked as a real estate agent for a few years for a short term furnished rental company in NYC, primarily focused on International clients coming to New York City for events like the UN or study abroad.
Account Manager
Gootli
12.2017 - 02.2019
- Worked as account manager for an phone application that was somewhat Groupon in its beginning phase, cold calling customers and managed/kept relations with clients.
Tutor/Academic Mentor
MASA Volunteer Serivces
03.2015 - 06.2016
- Designed personalized learning plans to meet diverse student needs in afterschool program, to help children with english as a second language with their schoolwork and language skills.
- Implemented effective tutoring strategies to enhance student understanding and retention.
- Assessed student progress through regular evaluations and feedback sessions with parents and primarey teachers.
- Facilitated engaging learning environments that promote student participation and motivation.
Education
TEFL Certification - Teaching French As A Second Or Foreign Language
The TEFL Academy
Remote06-2026
B.A. - Public Affairs and Political Science
Baruch College
New York12-2016
B.A. - Economics
Berlin School of Economics and Law
Berlin, Germany08-2014
International Baccelaureate - High School Diploma
International School of Beijing
Beijing, China06-2009
Skills
- Teaching
- Interpersonal Skills
- Conflict Resolution
- Auditing
- Customer Success
- Tutoring
- Time management expertise
- Guest relations
- Audit processes
- Decision making aptitude
- Customer service
- Strong attention to detail
- Positive attitude
- Relationship building
- Calm and patient demeanor
- Mentoring students
- Student tutoring
- Critical thinking
- Motivating students
- Student engagement
- Behavior management
Languages
English
Spanish
Greek
Timeline
Night Audit Manager/Supervisor
Courtyard Marriott International
06.2025 - 03.2026
Night Auditor
Westin Marriott International
11.2024 - 05.2025
Front Desk Auditor
Grande Colonial Inn
12.2023 - 08.2024
Private English Tutor
Independent
02.2023 - 11.2024
Front Desk Associate
Marriott Vacations Rental
09.2022 - 05.2023
Project/Account Manager
Weather amp; marine engineering technologies
02.2021 - 07.2023
Real Estate Agent
APT212
09.2018 - 11.2020
Account Manager
Gootli
12.2017 - 02.2019
Tutor/Academic Mentor
MASA Volunteer Serivces
03.2015 - 06.2016
International Baccelaureate - High School Diploma
International School of Beijing
B.A. - Economics
Berlin School of Economics and Law
TEFL Certification - Teaching French As A Second Or Foreign Language
The TEFL Academy
B.A. - Public Affairs and Political Science
Baruch College
Basketball, linguistics, financial trading
Multi lingual, expat who's had a knack for tutoring, management and self starting!