Andy Cox

Andy Cox ~ English as a Second Language

Curriculum Vitae

Overview:

Over the past five years I have built up a wide range of Internet and Web skills developing sites for among others, Virgin Net, Research Machines, and the Oxford University Press. I run a consultancy called TalkEasy Consultants Ltd with particular expertise in initiating new web sites for small and medium size businesses. The common thread through a diverse career has been communication, be this through journalism, TV, authorship, and more recently through software development and Internet Web Sites.

Positions Sort:

Webmaster

Web Designer

Internet & Intranet Management

Technical Authorship

Skills:

HTML, JavaScript, CGI, FrontPage

Web Page Design & Architecture

Web Site Development & Management

Web Site Graphic Design

Technical Writing & Journalism

Customer Product Development

SQL & Access Database Management

Experience of Java & C programming

Specialisation in Educational Computing Products

Qualified Secondary School Teacher (IT & English)

Employment Summary:

1998

Web Site Developer at Brook Hunt, Addlestone, Surrey. Construction, content, coding and graphical development of new company web site: www.brookhunt.com

Initial development phase (on going) of new Web Site for the Oxford University Press. The aim of the pilot project is to explore Web Site extensions of educational textbooks.

1995-7

Internet Consultant on Virgin Net / Research Machines plc tie up developing key educational material for the Virgin Net web site. Responsible for content, design and html coding for a complete Schools Information Service. www.rmplc.co.uk/orgs/acox/

Internet Consultant for RM (Research Machines) developing Web Site educational content. As well as implementing full educational content, also responsible for html mark-up and graphic design of over 200 pages.
Head of Information Technology, Cumberland School, Barking Road, London
Guest Lecturing in Information Technology integration into core learning and teaching skills environments for teacher courses in Multimedia and the Internet at Education Unit, Kings College, London.

1991-1996

Head of ESL, IT teacher and Internet advisor at Kidbrooke Secondary School, Corelli Road, London SE3. 1991-1996

English Studies Director, Editors' Training Course, Jakarta, Indonesia 1991.

Director of English Studies, Summer Language Camps, Poland 1987-1994.

1980s

Freelance documentary feature writer for television and print media, covering issues of popular culture, education and the environment. Assignments in North America, Europe and the Far East. Plus published fiction.

Education:

MSc in Information Technology, University of London

BA in English Literature, University of London

A Levels in English & Economics

AO in English

5 GCE O Levels

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