hello

This is to say hello to all my students and friends in China.

It has now been a year since i left China and relocated back to the country i was born in.

south africa has changed a lot since i left and now i must re-adjust in my "old"-new country.

i found i job but i am still looking for an engineering job. i am finding the south african sun a wee bit tooo hot but again, i enjoy the clear blue skies above my head.

if any of you want to send me an e-mail my old e-mail

abzee@email.com is still working.

let me hear from you!!!

CV for Anrika Botha

ANRIKA BOTHA                      

Telephone:   0780743837                                                       E-mail:      anrikabotha@yahoo.ca 

                                                                        

Professional Profile

An enthusiastic professional, who enjoys being part of a successful and productive team. Quick to grasp new ideas and concepts, and to develop innovative and creative solutions to problems. Able to work well on own initiative and can demonstrate the high levels of motivation required to meet the tightest of deadlines. Even under significant pressure, possesses a strong ability to perform effectively.

Objective

Keen to achieve further professional development.

Key Technical skills

Proficient  in windows, application programs like MS Project and Primavera and on-line systems and on-line teaching.

Career Summary

Consultant/Accountant, Dr Vorster, Senekal, RSA.                       April 2012- present

Using ELIXIR and IKAT for medical/accounting system at a dental surgeon office to set up a system for an expanding dental office. Project Manager using MS Project to schedule day-to-day activities.

Kruger and Associates, LLC (DaLian, China & USA) 2009 – February 2012,

Project Engineer

Consultant for Engineering Department delivering solutions for Quality Assurance, Failure analysis, stress analysis, root cause analysis, marketing concepts and ideas regarding foreign clients as well as functions to enhance the staff’s ability to communicate with western clients. Perform consulting duties as required by the staff and managers of the company. Coaching and consulting operational managers to enhance their duties in regard to marketing, communication, conceptual thinking and strategic deployment of company resources. Using MS Project to run day-to-day planning of the office and Production Plan for clients.

MaWei Marina and Shipyard (Fuzhou, China) 2005 – 2006, Consultant

Assisting engineering department with ISO9002 documentation; edited and written B-specification for the electronic systems on the vessels to be delivered to foreign clients. Using MS project for the day-to-day planning, setting up goals, task and allocating resources.

China, 2002 – 2012, Senior Lecturer of Business and Management

Fuzhou University and DaLian university and Boston International English.

Teaching On-line MBA program {Quantative Analysis}, affiliated with Centenary College, Hackettstown, New Jersey, using Blackboard software in Beijing and teaching various courses. Teaching in the School of English and Communications: Introductory English for IT and Introductory English for Business to first year of an undergraduate diploma. Responsible for designing and teaching the Introductory English for IT course, planning the course, preparing all teaching materials, preparing and marking assignments, mid-term and end of semester examinations. Teaching in the School of Business and Management, second and third year students, Computer Applications and E-business.

ClarkMorgan Consulting, Asia, 2005 – 2007, Corporate Trainer

Corporate trainer teaching Introduction Business English, Intermediate, Advanced Business English and Business Coaching, Accounting to various companies/students in Asia.  Assisting businesses and schools to prepare for BULATS and IELTS examinations using official documentation.

TwistedAir Technologies (Mississauga, Canada) 2000 – 2002,

Project Manager, R&D

Research and Development Manager for wireless parking meter systems in the USA and Canada using a TwistedAir patent using electronics, LAN, WAN, Server, Handheld, TwistedAir application software.

AlliedSignal Aerospace (Mississauga, Canada), 1996 to 2000,

Program Management  and Projects

Project Engineer on Power Management Generation Systems for the MD-90 aircraft generators and converter electronic units. Tasks included project manager duties such as budget and resource control, conformity of the flight simulator and qualification of the units. Project Engineer for the DeHavilland/Bombardier Dash 8 Series 400 Aircraft, mainly subcontracting AC Sub System. AC Sub system consists of the AC Generators, AC Generator Control Unit, Transformer Rectifier Unit, DC shunts and contactors. Team Lead for the Boeing APU Start 737 Return and Overhaul units. Duties include the scheduling of repair and overhaul, production priorities and lab analysis. Completion of FRACA (Failure Analysis and Corrective Actions). Holding a position as Hardware Principal Engineer with duties including specifying, designing, and testing Steering Control Modules for landing gear with emphasis on electrical/electronic and mechanical interfaces.  Applicant also responsible for maintaining departmental and project budgets.

 WESCAM Inc. (Hamilton, Canada), 1995 to 1996, Program Manager

Program Manager responsible for the Model 32, 36, 42 stabilized camera product line overseeing 7 engineering staff members during design, manufacturing and testing phases. Acting in staff capacity for production and marketing.

Houwteq Aerospace, LIW (DENEL, RSA),  

 1987 to  1994, Senior Systems Engineer                                                                         

Senior Systems Engineer for on-board Avionics systems on satellite and launcher. The system comprises of embedded controllers, antennae, transponders, Solid State Relays, Timebase, and Power Supplies. Concurrently Systems Engineer for the ground system (9 sub systems). This system tests the on-board equipment and performs automatic countdown for a launch. Duties as the Senior System Engineer consist of liaison with the client and completing the RFP and A-spec (Development Spec) definition. Responsible for the design, development, testing, integration, qualification of all the LRUs. Also responsible for the schedule and resource allocation.

Teklogic (ALTECH, RSA), 1986 to 1987, Design Engineer                                                                                                        

Real-time and Non-real time communication on DIGITAL PDP11/77 mainframe computers for MIL. Applications. Fortran 77 was used with RSX11 M+ operating system.

South African Transport Services, 1984 to 1986, Electrical Engineer  

                                                               

High-voltage reticulation and high-current equipment design. Test and commissioning of sub stations. Automatic Test Equipment hardware and software for the electronic test coach were developed. Maximum demand meter for power consumption was designed and installed by applicant.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical & Electronics)

Rand Afrikaans University, Republic of South Africa, 1985

Masters in Commerce (Business Management) – Major in Marketing

Rand Afrikaans University, Republic of South Africa, 1990

Thesis subject: Project Management: A systems approach to organizing and controlling.

ITTT Teaching English Second Language (TESOL) certification no ITTT00161959, Feb 2006, accredited by IATQUO - The International Accreditation of TESOL Qualifying Organizations

Personal Detail

Hobbies: skydiving, travelling, reading and cooking

Languages: Afrikaans, German, English, basic French and some Chinese

                                            Letters of recommendation available upon request.

Blogging again!

I have left China after 10 years!

I now live in South Africa but I am still interested in China. I can now only report from a "remote location"!!!!

is this it.....??

it is now apparent that the "fox" Goldman Sacks is in the hen-house.....

will the dollar go down and hyperinflation set in?

will WWIII begin?

we don't know; all the Bible says is that the system will go down in the tribulation so now could be the birthpains.

fellow believers, make friends with you christian neighbours and make sure that you are ready to play your WHOLE life in God's hands

God bless

i can blog again

i live in a country with no freedom of speech and as an ex-pat it frustrates me that i can't even blog. i don't say anything about my host country or try to be political--but we are blocked anyway.

i can post this.....but for how long??

30-year reunion

Hi there

30-year reunion


Haai daar outjies! 30-jaar
Geluk Hoerskool Alberton !!  Jammer ek kan nie daar wees nie

New direction

We are pleased to announce to our friends that we will now spend some time on translating English materials into Chinese; mainly for young believers.


Praise God for His goodness.



GloryToGod@mail.org

professional teachers/job board

There are so many job boards out for ESL. I have found this one. Professional and confidential and the posting of the people are a cut above the rest. If you are looking for an ESL/other job in countries outside you own, follow this link
http://www.seriousteachers.com/teachers.asp?IdTeacherPartner=872347
you have to register to see the job openings. People will discreetly contact you. I recently found this job board and I am impressed. Wish it was here 5 years ago when I first came to China.

Merry Christmas

For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.

Moenie vrees nie, want kyk, ek bring julle ‘n goeie tyding van groot blydskap wat vir die hele volk sal wees, dat vir julle vandag in die stad van Dawid gebore is die Saligmaker wat Christus, die Here, is.

Chinese parents fight forced abortions

By ALEXA OLESEN, Associated Press Writer Wed Aug 29, 12:35 PM ET
QIAN'AN, China - Yang Zhongchen, a small-town businessman, wined and dined three government officials for permission to become a father. ADVERTISEMENT
But the Peking duck and liquor weren't enough. One night, a couple of weeks before her date for giving birth, Yang's wife was dragged from her bed in a north China town and taken to a clinic, where, she says, her baby was killed by injection while still inside her.
"Several people held me down, they ripped my clothes aside and the doctor pushed a large syringe into my stomach," says Jin Yani, a shy, petite woman with a long ponytail. "It was very painful. ... It was all very rough."

.....you can read the rest of the story at

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070829/ap_on_re_as/china_forced_abortion_1

Mattel issues new massive China toy recall

WASHINGTON - Mattel announced recalls Tuesday for 9 million more Chinese-made toys, including popular Barbie, Polly Pocket and “Cars” movie items, and warned that more could be ordered off store shelves because of lead paint and tiny magnets that could be swallowed.

The recalls came nearly two weeks after Mattel Inc., the nation’s largest toy-maker, recalled 1.5 million Fisher-Price infant toys worldwide, which were also made in China, because of possible lead-paint hazards for children........


BUT this is nowhere to be seen in the Chinese press!! I wonder WHY

I am in THAILAND and oh dear all the skwiggles......i can't even post a message because I have no idea which button to press, and I thought China was BAD!!!!

Take care everyone, till next time

Riki

Just to say hello from a new place!

Farewell

Dear DLNU students

I want to let you know that I will be leaving China today and I will not be able to continue teaching you. Take care and enjoy your studies!

Riki

ORAL EXAM

I just want to thank all my students for coming to the exam and completing it with care and patience. I hope you do well in all your other subjects!
Riki

Giant Pig

DLNU Debate topic for May 29th, 2007

TOPIC: Does noise pollution offend people?


Video pollution offends people's peaceful minds
Rousseau Chen
2006-03-18 07:11


The mushrooming video screens in buses, taxis and apartment lobbies in cities like Shanghai are taking away our already scarce resource: a place for a moment of peace.
Taking a doze or reading a book on buses is less pleasant now, as the LCD screens broadcast news, entertainment and adverts at unbearable volumes.
You pay the bus fare simply to get a ride - fast and undisturbed - but now you are forced to watch and listen when bus companies team up with advertising companies to provide you with this "added value," whether you like it or not.
If it's a crowded bus, the noise from this "entertainment" is even more exasperating.
More and more Chinese cities have joined Shanghai, regarded as the first to install video screens on buses, to annoy tens of millions of passengers.
In just a matter of years, the LCD screens have made inroads into not only buses, but into apartment building lobbies, shopping malls, taxis and even public toilets.
In a city like Shanghai, it is getting harder every passing day to find a public place free of this video pollution.
It is true that some people may like to watch programmes aired on buses or in apartment lobbies. But the fact is that those who don't should be equally respected. Their rights to enjoy a bus ride in quiet should be fully protected.
To this group of people, the bus companies' actions are simply offensive.
Because of the bus screens, students cannot focus on reviewing their lessons or preparing for a test. People who like to read a novel or reflect feel unsettled by the noise. Youngsters who like to listen to music on their iPods must increase the volume to offset the competing audio.
If you already feel stressed after a hectic day in a city like Shanghai, the compulsory bus video advertising certainly escalates the tension of both your muscles and nervous system.
Bus drivers and conductors are surely the worst victims because they have to bear it at least eight hours a day, non-stop.
A high public tolerance for - and low public awareness of - noise pollution has provided bus video advertisers with a paradise in which to expand their businesses.
Some companies involved in the business have already become rising stars on the stock market.
But opposition has already started to make its voice heard.
Some people have already accused bus companies of violating their contracts, since their obligation is to deliver passengers to their destinations, not bombard them with noisy broadcasts.
People are also complaining to consumers rights associations at various levels.
In Urumqi of Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, parents protested against improper obstetric/gynaecology commercials on video-equipped buses that might be disturbing to their children.
While the bus TV market may be lucrative, bus companies and their collaborators - the advertising firms - are simply unethical in planting the screens in buses without getting a nod from commuters, or residents in the case of apartment lobbies.
Even if the majority of passengers and residents enjoy the programming, the minority should still be respected and given a choice.
Similar situations are dealt with much better on planes, where passengers are given headphones if they want to listen to programmes. Those who don't can still sleep soundly or read their books.
Lawmakers should legislate against such sight and sound pollution in public places, just as they deal with any other kind of pollution.
There is a reason why you don't see such annoyances in other major international cities around the world, definitely not because they don't have the money and technology to do this. It is simply a matter of civic conduct.
The government should take action to stop the blatant abuse of the public interest and protect the consumers' rights.
The general public that relies so much on public transit system and opposes the bus video screens should also make more noise to consumer rights associations, bus companies and advertisers, before those companies discover more places for the screens.
Companies betting on the bus video bonanza should start to revise their business strategy, because rising public discontent may hurt their bottom lines.
Bus video screens do not strike a chord of harmony among passengers at a time when our whole nation is talking about building a harmonious society.
Shanghai, which aspires to become a world-class city and host the World Expo 2010, should set an example for the rest of the country. It should first adopt world-class behaviour in its massive public transit system.

Mom prepares for 17th child

The Duggar Family LITTLE ROCK — The Duggars are once again pulling out the pink ruffles and lace as they prepare for the birth of baby number 17.

Michelle Duggar said Monday in a telephone interview from her northwest Arkansas home that the whole family is excited about the arrival of the baby girl they will name Jennifer Danielle, keeping with the family tradition of giving the child a name that begins with J. Jennifer Danielle is due July 27.

The Duggars' other children are John David, 17; Jessa, 14; Jinger, 13; Joseph, 12; Josiah, 11; Joy-Anna, 10; Jeremiah, 8; Jedidiah, 8; Jason, 7, James, 5; Justin, 4; and Jackson Levi, 2.

http://www.investors.com/editorial/cartoon.asp

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Next Debate: 15 th May; DLNU B401, 6:30pm
Topic- Bodypiercing:a STUD or a DUD

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