CAITLIN O'CONNOR
English as a Second Language (ESL)Â teacher +Â global PRÂ professional
ABOUT
After 12 years of Change Management, Public Relations and Global Communications roles at a Fortune 500 aerospace company, I moved 7,228 miles to teach English in China's Silicon Valley. My journey has included history-making drones (Google "X-47B"), stealth aircraft technology, UAE STEM programs and national tours for Japanese media. And it's still evolving! Get in touch if you'd like to learn more - or even just chat.
MY EXPERIENCE
Roles & Responsibilities
ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (ESL) TEACHER
August 2019 - Present
I teach ESL to 285 1st and 5th graders at a private bilingual experimental school in Shenzhen, China.
PUBLIC RELATIONS MANAGER, NORTHROP GRUMMAN
June 2016 - May 2019
I led all PR, marketing and internal communications for major aerospace programs - from cyber, IT and virtual reality training to major space business pursuits.
COMMUNICATIONS AND ADVOCACY LEAD, NORTHROP GRUMMAN
March 2015 - June 2016
Led communications and advocacy efforts for a successful multi-billion dollar U.S. Air Force capture campaign.
GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS REPRESENTATIVE, NORTHROP GRUMMAN
January 2013 - March 2015
Communications lead for international business growth teams - with a focus on capturing business in Asia and the Middle East - as well as multiple unmanned aircraft programs.
CONFIGURATION ANALYST, NORTHROP GRUMMAN
June 2007 - January 2013
Managed engineering change process for Air Force and Navy unmanned aircraft programs.
EDUCATION
My Studies
M.A. INTERNATIONAL SECURITY, UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
August 2017
B.A. ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION, ORAL ROBERTS UNIVERSITY
May 2010
TEACHING ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE (TEFL) CERTIFICATE
June 2019
CERTIFIED CHANGE MANAGEMENT PRACTITIONER
September 2016
MY SKILLS
ESL TEACHING & TUTORING
PUBLIC RELATIONS
GLOBAL MARKETING
WRITING & EDITING
EVENT & EXHIBITION MANAGEMENT
DATA MANAGEMENT
LET’S CONNECT
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