1. Troy Dow Van Zandt, JD, MBA
4558 East Fort Lowell Road
Tucson,AZ 85712
1-520-955-2589 (c)
vanzandt@protonmail.ch
Skype: buckscountyvz
Summaryof Experience
• EFL experienceinChina,Germanyand Japan
• FormerHead TeacherandPedagogical Advisor
• CurriculumDeveloper
• BusinessEnglish
• WritingInstructor
 MarketingInstructor
 LinguisticsUndergrad
 CELTA Certified
Work History
UNITED STATES ARMY OFFICER
Active dutyfrom May 1984 to March 1987
HeadquartersandHeadquartersSupportCompanyExecutive Officer,163d MI Battalion,FortHood, TX.
CommandedinCO’sabsence. DiningFacilityOfficer (awardforbestdiningfacilityonpost,IIICorpsand
Fort Hood,TX). VIPEscort Officer(plannedandexecuteditinerariesof high-rankinggovernment
officials,foreigndignitaries andgeneral officers). AssistantBattalionS3, 2d ArmoredDivision,522dMI
Battalion,Ft.Hood,TX (coordinatedtrainingrequirementswiththe appropriatetrainingfacilitieson
post).
ASSISTANT MANAGERARIZONA-TERRITORIAL TERMITE & PEST CONTROL, TUCSON, AZ
April 1987 to May 1988
Workedverypart-time asa spray techand assistedfatherwithrunningof familypestcontrol business
priorto leavingforTaipei,Taiwan. Alsoworked brieflyasa deskclerkforwhatis now the Sheraton
Hotel on Grant Road,and as a deliverydriverfora businessdocumentservicenolongerinbusiness.
STUDENT OF MANDARIN CHINESE AND EFL TEACHER, TAIPEI, TAIWAN
May 1988 to October1988
Attended MandarinTrainingCenterinTaipei,Taiwan. TaughtEnglishasa ForeignLanguage atELSI, a
school specializinginconversationalEnglishforbusinesspurposes. Taughtin-houseaswell asat
businessesthroughoutTaipei. Createdbusinesswritingcurriculum.

2. EFL TEACHER, FRANKFURT AM MAIN,GERMANY
February1989 to December1989
Taught Englishtoindividuals,smallgroupsandlargerclassesatinlingua(sic) Sprachschule inFrankfurt
am Main, Germany on a part-time basis. The methodologywasthe directmethod. See attached
testimonial.
December1989 to May 1990
Taught English part-time tobankersandotherprofessionalsinFrankfurtamMain.
EFL TEACHER, KYOTO, KOBE AND OSAKA, JAPAN
February1991 to November1991
Taught English full-time atTOZA GaigoGakuin inKyoto,Kobe andOsaka,Japan. Became headteacher
at one of the Kyotoschoolsas well asthe pedagogical advisorforall schoolsinsouthernJapan. Wrote
textbookand otherlearningmaterialsthatwere usedateveryTOZA location.
November1991 to June 1992
Focusedsolelyonthe creationof contentfor the TOZA textbook.
ASSISTANT MGR—ARIZONA-TERRITORIALTERMITE & PEST CONTROL, TUCSON,AZ
June 1992 to March 1995 Workedas a spray techand assistedfatherwithrunningof familypestcontrol
business.
VESSEL AGENT, DUTCH HARBOR, ALASKA
Ca. March 1995 to ca. May 1995
Took ontemporary full-time positionwithAlaskaMaritime asavessel agentinDutchHarbor / Unalaska,
AK. Coordinatedmovementsof foreignshipsinand outof port in accordance withfederal customsand
immigrationlawaswell as UnitedStates CoastGuard regulations. Managedonshore operationsand
supportfor these vessels.
ASSISTANT MGR—ARIZONA-TERRITORIALTERMITE & PEST CONTROL, TUCSON,AZ
January1996 to April 1997
Workedextremelypart-timeasa spraytech andassistedfatherwithrunningof familypestcontrol
business.
SWITCHMAN,JOB FOREMAN, AND FREIGHT CONDUCTOR FOR UNIONPACIFICRAILROAD, TUCSON,AZ
April 1997 to September1998
Startedas switchmaninTucson’sPacificFruitExpressyard. Thenworkedasa foremanonindustrial jobs
outside the yard,deliveringbulkcommoditiestolocal businesses. Thenpromotedconductor,after
whichI wasin operational control of trainsdestinedforEl Paso,TX,and Yuma, AZ. Thiswas a full-time
positionwithlotsof overtime.

3. Odd Jobs
September1998 to February 2001
Createdwebsites,dabbledinfreelancetranslation,andworkedinpestcontrol part-time.
PROJECT MANAGER—TRANSLATION,INTERNATIONALIZATION/LOCALIZATION,TUCSON,AZ
February2001 to August2003
Internationalization/LocalizationProjectManager. Directedaseriesof complex,long-termlocalization
projectsforone of the biggestresellersof digitalcontentonthe Internet—ArtToday.com,the former
ownerof www.photos.com and www.clipart.com. Consolidatedthe in-houseexpertise of
programmers,webdevelopers,andmarketingpersonnel. Negotiatedfavorablecontractswithfreelance
translatorsandtranslationagencies. ConductedQA of translations. Institutedinternationalcustomer
support.
HOME CARETAKER, FLIGHT DISPATCHER, TUCSONAND PHOENIX, AZ
Ca. August2003 to August 2005
Attendedschool toobtainmyaircraftdispatchercertificate fromthe Federal AviationAdministration,
and dispatchedforabrief periodforMesa AirlinesinPhoenix,AZ. Myfatherwastheninvolvedin a
severe accident. Afterbeingreleasedfrommonthsof intensive care andthenhospice care,he received
home care. My motherneededmyhelptotake care of him,and I movedinto helpherfull-time.
LAW STUDENT—FORT WORTH, TX, AND PLEASANT HILL, CA
August2005 to December2008
Attendedmyfirstyearof lawschool inTexasbefore decidingtotransfertoa law school inCalifornia. I
reenteredthe workforceuponarrivinginCalifornia(see below).
WEB DEVELOPMENT AND SEARCH ENGINEOPTIMIZATION
SearchEngine Optimization(SEO)Specialist
Two anda half yearsof Internetmarketingexperience,withone anda half yearsinvolvingSEOandpay
perclick (PPC). Revitalizedthe existingInternetpresence of andcreatedtwonew websitesfora
prestigiousMidwesternlawfirm,withthe aimof re-brandingthe practice.Monitoredthe boththe
organicand PPCcampaigns. Collaboratedcloselywithone of the bestknownnamesinsearchengine
marketing—PeterKent,authorof the twoFor DummiesbooksonSEOand PPC.
September2006 to August2007
ContentCreatorExecutedin-depthresearchandwrote contentforlaw firmwebsites.Utilizedsound
SEO principlesincombinationwithusabilityandreadabilityconsiderationstocreate informative,easily
foundwebsiteswithlowbounce rates. See www.lorandoslaw.comandwww.scalaw.com.
Website DeveloperandManagerOversaw retoolingof existingandcreationof new websitesbymeans
of hand-codingHTML,FrontPage,Dreamweaver,cascadingstyle sheets,andJavaScript. Monitored
website performance anddeterminedROIusinganalytical toolssuchasGoogle Analyticsand
WebTrends.

4. MBA STUDENT, UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX, TUCSON,AZ
February 2009 to August2010
Coursesincluded management,organizationalleadership,humancapital management(human
resources),businesslaw,quantitative reasoningforbusiness,economics,appliedbusinessresearchand
statistics,andoperationsmanagement.
ENGLISH TEACHER AT GUANGDONG PEIZHENG COLLEGE,GUANGDONG,CHINA
September2010 to January 2011
Taught conversational Englishclassestocollege freshmenstudyingaccountingandlaw.
ENGLISH, MARKETING AND BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTSTEACHER AT BAIYUNGUANGDONG
UNIVERSITY,GUANGDONG,CHINA
September2013 to July 2014
Taught businessEnglishinadditiontomarketingandgeneral businesscourses.
Education
JurisDoctorate,JohnF. KennedySchool of Law,2009 (August2006 toDecember2009) (Previously
attendedTexasWesleyanUniversitySchool of Law fromAugust2005 to May 2006.)
Bachelorof Arts inLinguistics,HonorsandDistinction,Universityof Arizona,August1980 to May 1984
Masters of BusinessAdministration,Universityof Phoenix, February2009 to September2010
FAA FlightDispatcherCertification, Spring2003
TEFL certification,the BritishSchool of Samui, Spring2011
Language Skills
FluentSpanishandGerman.Can read Dutch,French,Portuguese and Italian.Intermediate Mandarin
Chinese.
Computer Skills
HTML
FrontPage
Dreamweaver
PowerPoint
Word
Excel
Trados

5. Published Works
"A Lack of Communication"A Student'sGuide toFreshmanComposition,BurgessPublishingCompany,
1980
"The Philosophyof Poker"CardPlayer,Vol.10/No.4,Feb.21,1997
"The Nine Principlesof War"Black Belt,May, 1998.