Darren James Gordon

DARREN GORDON KEY SKILLS Ambitious, determined, and driven professional with excellent business acumen and over 30 years of work experience in diverse sectors in several European countries who is adept at embracing change and thrives in a challenging environment. Experience in planning, creating, managing, delivering traditional and web-based training for universities, adult education colleges, multinational organizations and nonprofit organizations in Germany, Denmark, UK, Sweden. Albert Engströmsgatan 31 Uppsala 75430 Sweden Quality assurance management, process improvement and change management, combined with extensive customer account management, including relationship and partnership building at national and international level. EXPERIENCE- Oct 2018 – present English Language Trainer • Upgrades Education • Stockholm - June 2021 – December 2021 Personal driver for Irish Ambassador • Irish Embassy • Stockholm www.linkedin.com/in/d arren-gordon-sverige Dec 2017 – August 2018 Internal Quality Assurer • Futures • Nottingham, UK Responsible for conducting internal quality assurance activity(s) to ensure compliance with City & Guilds and Joint Awarding Organization regulations. Managed the development and implementation of the apprenticeship programs, quality assurance strategy and framework, including the EPA process and OFSTED compliance. Provide support for all delivery staff by disseminating of best practice in teaching, learning and assessment and supporting effective standardization practice. April 2017 – December 2018 Tutor – Assessor - IQA • SR Education • Nottingham, UK Customer Service Apprenticeship delivery lead, responsible for the development of VLE/Moodle learning material and delivery of Customer Service and Business Admin apprenticeships to learners nationwide. Internal Quality Assurer for Business Administration Level 3/IT User Level 3/ Logistics and Warehousing Level 3 courses June 2015 – April 2017 Skills Coach and Assessor • BPP • London, UK Lead assessor/trainer for Business Level 4 Apprenticeships at BPP supporting Program Leader with design and delivery of Business Level 4 Apprenticeships across the UK 2006 August 2015 Managing Director • ILC Berlin • Berlin, Germany – After working for 2 years as a freelance English teacher, I set up International Language Consultancy Berlin (ILC) in 2006, which provided a range of services including: in-house company language training courses in English, French, German to companies across Berlin. Customers included: Rolls Royce, Arcelor Mittal, Deutsche Telekom, Ernst & Young, McDonald's Deutschland Inc, Vodafone, BVG, Vattenfall, Volkshochschule Spandau, WBS Training AG Dec 2010 August 2015 English Language Teacher • SRH University • Berlin, Germany – Devising, writing, producing, and delivering courses for over 100 students per semester including preparing and setting tests and examination papers for all levels of English courses delivered to students at SRH. Supervising student exam preparation courses for LCCI, TOEIC, Cambridge ESOL, IELTS- Freelance English Language Teacher • Berlin, Germany – - Humanitarian Volunteer • Humana • Denmark – Fundraising for the benefit of TCE (Total Control of the Epidemic) in Botswana. Partnership with NGOs regarding implementation of development projects in Southern Africa and training volunteers preparing to work in HIV management in Africa- Managing Director • Davin Transport • Dublin, Ireland – - Operations Manager • DST European • Heathrow, London, UK – - Operations Manager • Wheels Couriers • Dublin, Ireland – EDUCATION 2022 2022 English Technical Writing for Science and Technology Karlstad University Bachelor’s Degree in Linguistics and English Literature Gothenburg University SFI Swedish Course (B1) 2018 Certificate in Lean Organization Management Techniques 2017 Certificate in Internal Quality Assurance Management 2016 Award in Education and Training in Adult Education 2015 Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement (CAVA) 2004 Certificate in teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL) 1996 Certificate in Counselling and Psychology 1994 City & Guilds Certificate in Information Technology 2022 LANGUAGES English, German, Swedish (Intermediate) HOBBIES & INTERESTS Charity and volunteering work, long-distance running, yoga, theatre, history, and spending time with my two beautiful children!!! REFERENCES Available on request