Devon Smith Currently enrolled - MA in ESL Taking Practicum hours at UAEM E-mail: smith.devon@gmail.com

EDUCATION

Master of Arts in Linguistics, May 2009 (expected).
University of North Texas. Denton, Texas. July 2007 – present.
Graduate certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
4.0 GPA

Bachelor of Arts in International Studies, August 2005.
University of North Texas. Denton, Texas. June 2001 – August 2005.
Minors in economics and Japanese
3.972 GPA (magna cum laude)
Phi Kappa Phi and Alpha Chi honor fraternities

Kansai Gaidai University. Hirakata, Japan. August 2004 – May 2005.
Japanese language and East Asian history and culture classes

Devry Institute of Technology. Irving, Texas. July 1998 – January 1999.
Introductory computer and academic core classes

EMPLOYMENT

Teaching Intern. March 2007 – May 2007.
Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México. Toluca, Mexico.

Teaching Intern. October 2007 – February 2008.
International English Language Institute, University of North Texas. Denton, TX.
- Taught academic skills classes (academic English/university preparation) for high   intermediate/low advanced non-native English speakers
- Created lesson plans targeting the acquisition of skills and strategies for listening   comprehension, lecture analysis, classroom discussion, and taking/reviewing notes

Developer II. June 2005 – June 2007.
Jr. Developer. January 1999 – July 2004.
Parago, Inc. Lewisville, TX.
- Designed, coded, and maintained internal- and public-facing software applications for data   collection, searching, reporting, fulfillment, billing, and other business tasks.
- Responsible for project delivery starting with requirements hand-off and continuing   through deployment and maintenance
- Worked with internal and external technical and non-technical clients to gather initial   requirements, change requests, feedback during design and development, and post   deployment upgrades and enhancements
- Databases: MS Access, MS SQL Server, Oracle 8i/9i/10g
- Languages: Java, PHP, VB, VBA, HTML, JavaScript
- Additional software skills: Rational CVS applications; Informatica, Data Junction, and Data   Integrator data mining applications; Eclipse software development program