Online CV/résumé: overview

I am an ELT/ESL writer, editor and teacher and have written more than 30 books for international publishers and other major organisations. I also have design and illustration skills, often delivering print-ready materials. I'm British and graduated in English Literature in 1986. I became an EFL teacher shortly afterwards and taught in several countries in Europe, eventually becoming a DoS and teacher trainer.

In 1995 I began contributing text and illustrations to ELT/ESL publications and in 2004 wrote and co-illustrated Puzzle Time for Starters, Movers and Flyers (Delta Publishing), activities and lesson plans based on the the Cambridge Young Learners English Tests. Subsequent publications include three volumes in A&C Black's Check Your Vocabulary Series, IELTS Resource Pack for Delta Publishing and Reading Café, a series of reading comprehension courses for Ladder Korea. I co-authored, illustrated and designed 18 books for primary, secondary and adult ESL in China and since 1999 have been a regular contributor of articles, classroom activities and cartoons to English Teaching Professional magazine.

My most recent recent projects include:

• working as a consultant, editor and writer for English in Action, a joint project between the Open University (UK), the BBC and the government of Bangladesh to raise ELT standards in state schools thoughout Bangladesh.
• developing ELT materials based on the German state curriculum for Klett Verlag, a major scholastic publisher.
• developing online learning materials for Richmond Publishing, an international ELT publisher.