STEVEN FOSTER__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

327 Saint Nicholas Avenue #4O ▪ New York NY 10027 ▪ 917.696.3481 ▪ s.albert.foster@gmail.com

Professional editor, instructor and manager with exceptional communications and organizational skills experienced in concept instruction, project analysis, efficiency assessment, systems design and project management working with varied age and socioeconomic groups in range of disciplines.key strengths: written and oral communication; logistical organization; instruction

and guidance; systems assessment and design; situational awareness and adaptability

skills & proficiencies: copy editing, project management, office administration, records management, efficiency analysis, computer proficiency, planning and scheduling, interdepartmental coordination

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCEeditor & language skills consultant freelance 1996-present editing: edit graduate theses, professional documents, academic

manuscripts, business proposals, website text instruction: tutor college and adult ESL students in reading, writing,

conversational skills

warehouse manager David Monn LLC 2014-2015 facilities management: supervised maintenance and daily operations

for 15,000 sq ft prop and equipment warehouse spaces in New York and New Jersey

personnel management: hired, trained, scheduled and supervised warehouse staff and drivers in inventory and order fulfillment; secured and supervised supplemental employees through staffing agencies

logistics: designed and managed event transport schedule for inventory and staff

facilities upgrade: rehabilitated, upgraded & streamlined warehouse facility; assessed & redesigned inventory catalogue; identified expansion potentialities

adjunct lecturer The City College of New York–CUNY 2008-2014 writing instruction: designed and taught courses in writing, grammar,

ESL, literature, social justice, media studies

director of writing instruction Skadden Arps Honors Program in Legal Studies, CCNY 2009-2012 course creation: designed & taught writing, grammar, critical thinking

and issue-oriented seminars instruction & advisement: tutored & mentored students personnel management: hired, trained & managed tutoring staff

assessment: conducted writing skills evaluation of program candidates and scholars

writing workshop coordinator Samuel Rudin Academic Resource Center, CCNY2005-2012

writing instruction: designed and taught workshops in grammar, writing mechanics, essay construction

curriculum support: designed and taught custom workshops for five college degree programs

personnel management: hired and trained workshop instructors

personnel manager & events captain Thomas Preti Caterers 1997-2001 personnel management: hired, trained & evaluated events staff systems design & management: created & managed staff scheduling

and payroll systems logistics: integrated personnel scheduling into event planning;

facilitated transport of personnel to on-site events event management: directed staff at on-site events inventory management: supervised equipment prep & transport, and

on-site distribution; managed event stock inventories

EDUCATIONMA, English Literature, Summa Cum Laude 2010 The City College of New York–CUNY, New York (Phi Beta Kappa)BA, English Literature, Magna Cum Laude 2007 The City College of New York–CUNY, New York (Kaye Scholar, Phi Beta Kappa)TEFL Certificate, Oxford Seminars 2007

TECHNICAL SKILLSproficient in MS Word, Excel;

ADDITIONAL PROJECTS