Fernanda Acosta
@fernandaacosta
Dedicated ESL teacher with a strong background in IT support.
What I'm looking for
I am a dedicated and effective ESL teacher with a passion for helping students improve their English language skills. My experience includes teaching both English and Spanish, where I have successfully tailored my approach to meet the individual needs of my students. I believe in fostering a collaborative learning environment that encourages students to exceed their expectations.
In addition to my teaching experience, I have a solid background in IT support and procurement. I have worked with various organizations, providing IT assistance and managing procurement processes. My ability to communicate effectively with diverse teams has allowed me to excel in roles that require both technical and interpersonal skills.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Lead Sourcing Specialist
Softtek
Aug 2023 - Present (1 year 9 months)
Managed the Material Handling Equipment fleet at Baker Hughes sites, assisted in creating purchase requisitions, and coordinated communication between Baker Hughes and suppliers.
Material Buyer
Softtek
Feb 2022 - Aug 2023 (1 year 6 months)
Worked with Alstom America for purchases related to signaling operations, maintained communication with vendors, and delivered weekly purchase order reports.
English Language Teacher
Softtek
Nov 2021 - Feb 2022 (3 months)
Provided students with usage of patterns and grammar in English at a basic level, helped with vocabulary oriented to business, and evaluated students individually tailoring to their needs.
Procurement Agent
Softtek
Mar 2021 - Feb 2022 (11 months)
Assisted HMS Host by purchasing equipment for onboarding employees, prepared proposals, requested quotes, and negotiated purchase terms and conditions.
Webinar Presenter
Softtek
Jul 2021 - Jul 2021 (0 months)
Designed and presented topics to aid Softtek employees with English speaking and writing skills.
IT Support Specialist
Softtek
Mar 2020 - Mar 2021 (11 months)
Worked with HMSHost to deliver IT support to all systems inside airports in North America, provided assistance to staff and customers, and trained end-users on hardware and software.
Spanish Teacher
Softtek
Jun 2020 - Aug 2020 (2 months)
Helped native English speakers develop business-oriented Spanish language skills and provided grammatical bases in Spanish to help students build sentences and phrases.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Tripleten
Bootcamp, Quality Assurance Engineering
2024 - 2025
Learnt about Testing foundations, Test design, Testing on web apps, Testing API, Testing on mobile apps, Databases foundations, Introduction to test automation, and Test automation in web apps. A final project in which all the theory above was applied.
Autonomous University of Aguascalientes
Bachelor of Arts, English Language Teaching
2013 - 2017
Adept in all aspects of activities in the four areas of language learning: Speaking, Writing, Reading, and Listening. Competent in areas such as linguistics, advanced grammar, investigation methods, and phonology.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
Authorized to work in
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