Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Websites
Accomplishments
Certification
Languages
Timeline
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Æren Water

Bountiful,UT

Summary

Reliable, consistently effective in whatever committed to, and easy to work with. A natural team player and efficient solo operator. Brings talent and dedication to whatever capacity employed in.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Owner/Operator

Phoenix Talon Internal Arts
2017.10 - Current

A 12th generation Neijia (Taoist martial arts) school of the Shenlong Tang Shou Tao's Sin Lung Kwoon 唐神龍手道 specializing in:

  • Song-Shanxi Style Xingyi
  • Jiang and Gao Style Bagua
  • Yang Style Tai Chi
  • Qigong
  • Developed and nurtured lasting customer relationships by projecting professional corporate image and responding quickly to logistical and scheduling issues.
  • Improved safety standards by regularly reviewing protocols and implementing necessary updates.
  • Managed purchasing, sales, marketing and customer account operations efficiently.
  • Identified and qualified customer needs and negotiated and closed profitable projects with high success rate.

Producer

GMJ Films (Grant M. Johnson Films)
2017.07 - 2021.12
  • Will to Live Film Short Project (pro.imdb.com/name/nm5874122/?ref)
  • Served as financier, producer, writer, and lead actor of the project

Head Instructor

Renaissance Massage College
2016.08 - 2021.04
  • Assessed approximately 70 students' progress over 44 months through quizzes, tests, and informal assessments, adjusting instruction as needed to ensure mastery of content.
  • Collaborated with fellow instructors to share best practices and develop new teaching strategies.
  • Streamlined curriculum development process, resulting in more engaging and effective lessons for students.

Education

High School Diploma -

Davis High School
Kaysville, UT
06.1992

Bachelor of Arts - English

Weber State University
Ogden, UT
05.1999

Secondary Education - English-Language Arts

Weber State University
Ogden, UT
06.2003

ESL Endorsement - Teaching English As A Second Language (ESL)

Utah Education Association
Farmington, UT
06.2006

Skills

  • Operations Management
  • Documentation And Reporting
  • Hiring
  • Business Planning
  • Staff Training and Development
  • Sales negotiation
  • Personnel Management
  • Staffing
  • Operations Oversight
  • Negotiation
  • Strategic Planning

Accomplishments

  • 5th Degree Blackbelt in Emperado's Method Kajukenbo


  • Authorized representative of the Sin Lung Kwoon, an 11th generation Neijia Taoist martial arts school


  • Voice of Democracy Award recipient


  • Bestowed with the Honorary Chief's Title, "Soa" ("Peer and Companion") by the Samoan community of Nanakuli, Hawai'i

Certification

-National Secondary Education certification

-ESL Endorsement

-1st Degree Blackbelt Emperado's Method Kajukenbo

-2nd Degree Blackbelt in Emperado's Method Kajukenbo

-3rd Degree Blackbelt Emperado's Method Kajukenbo

-4th Degree Blackbelt Emperado's Method Kajukenbo

-5th Degree Blackbelt Emperado's Method Kajukenbo


Languages

Samoan
Professional Working
Spanish
Elementary
Portuguese
Elementary
German
Elementary

Timeline

Owner/Operator

Phoenix Talon Internal Arts
2017.10 - Current

Producer

GMJ Films (Grant M. Johnson Films)
2017.07 - 2021.12

Head Instructor

Renaissance Massage College
2016.08 - 2021.04

High School Diploma -

Davis High School

Bachelor of Arts - English

Weber State University

Secondary Education - English-Language Arts

Weber State University

ESL Endorsement - Teaching English As A Second Language (ESL)

Utah Education Association

-National Secondary Education certification

-ESL Endorsement

-1st Degree Blackbelt Emperado's Method Kajukenbo

-2nd Degree Blackbelt in Emperado's Method Kajukenbo

-3rd Degree Blackbelt Emperado's Method Kajukenbo

-4th Degree Blackbelt Emperado's Method Kajukenbo

-5th Degree Blackbelt Emperado's Method Kajukenbo


Æren Water