________ KEY EXPERIENCES ________

Rotoiti Lodge Outdoor Education Centre

Outdoor Instructor (Apr 2018 - current)
• Manage outdoor activities for school groups (overnight tramping,
mountain biking, canoeing, high ropes, low ropes/initiatives, orienteering)
and facilitate debrief sessions
• Assist with maintenance and repair work around outdoor centre.

Peel Forest Outdoor Pursuits Centre

Work experience / Casual Instructor (Nov 2017 – Feb 2018)
• Co-instructed 3-day tramp with school students, guided students in rafts
down Rangitata River (Klondyke section), managed high ropes courses.
• Contributed effectively to logistical and instructional requirements of the
centre's programmes, learnt facilitation and group management skills

Tai Poutini Polytechnic

Student – Certificate in Outdoor Education (Feb – Oct 2017)
• Learnt technical skills in various outdoor pursuits: Grade 2 whitewater
RUBY TAN kayaking and raft guiding, rock climbing, tramping, mountaineering and
sea kayaking
• Gained complementing theoretical knowledge such as meteorology, risk
Singaporean management, ecology and more
30 years old • Completed 24-hour adventure race

Whenua Iti Outdoors

Work Experience (14 – 25 August 2017)
[email protected] • Helped instructors manage and facilitate an international student
cultural camp, and mountain biking camp.
• Assisted instructors with logistical needs for both camps
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Guided Walks New Zealand
Work Experience (5 – 16 June 2017)
Skype ID hellorubytan • Helped to create interpretation script for Snowshoe Play programme for
consciousadventures.weebly.com guides and Chinese interpreters
• Assisted lead guides with client management, client entertainment and
www.rubytanwork.com logistics required for a trip
• Participated in Avalanche Safety training

United World College of South East Asia (East campus)

Service Officer (Aug 2014 – Jun 2016)
• Held a Communications role, creating marketing collateral
• Facilitated student Service sessions, improved coaching capabilities
• Carried out administrative requirements of coordinating the Service
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS curriculum, interacting with students and parents of various cultures
• Chaperoned student expedition on board a sailing ship
• Expanded perspectives with regards to education, making a difference
. Fluent in English and sustainability
. Conversational Chinese and Malay Singapore Press Holdings
. New Zealand Full License Features Writer, Her World Singapore (Jan 2012 – Mar 2014)
. Pre-Hospital Emergency Care • Wrote lifestyle and feature articles
. Grade 2 Raft Guide • Improved journalism skills, time management, people management, and
coordination and organising skills
. Microsoft Office
. Basic graphics and video editing
___________ EDUCATION ___________
Tai Poutini Polytechnic | 2017
SELF-DESCRIPTION Certificate in Outdoor Education

University of South Australia (Singapore campus) | 2010 – 2011

+ Self-aware and introspective Bachelor of Arts (Communications and Media Management)
+ Desires to make positive impact Top 15% of cohort
+ Excellent social skills
Temasek Polytechnic | 2005 – 2008
+ Creative with strong work ethic Diploma in Communications and Media Management
+ High level of integrity
+ Observant of others

___ PROFESSIONAL WORKSHOPS ___

• Sustainability Compass – Compass Education Level 1 Practitioner Certificate
• Cognitive Coaching (Days 1 to 4, out of an 8-day programme)
INTERESTS REFEREES

. Travel Phil Johnston-Coates (New Zealand)

Programme Leader of Certificate in Outdoor Education
Travel satisfies my innate curiosity about the world Tai Poutini Polytechnic
out there – I am passionate about experiencing
life through another culture to broaden my [email protected]
perspectives.

. Making positive social and environmental Rebecca Dryland (New Zealand)

impact
Programme Coordinator of Certificate in Outdoor Education
I desire to make change; to inspire others to look Tai Poutini Polytechnic
after one another, and the planet, more. I believe
the outdoors provides the perfect setting for [email protected]
developing physical, mental, emotional and
spiritual well-being.
Julie Grant (New Zealand)
. Mindfulness and self-awareness Operations Manager
Peel Forest Outdoor Centre
Mindfulness and self-awareness has helped me
become more at peace with myself and the world [email protected]
around me. I have found that being self-aware has
drastically improved the way I interact with others,
Claire Psillides (Singapore) (si-LEE-dees)
and my ability to live life with more flow and Chair of Service
understanding. Personal growth happens quicker United World College of South East Asia (East Campus)
as well.
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. Playing team sports and exercising
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I enjoy the mental challenge and new skills I get to
pick up or improve on when I'm playing sports. It's
also a great way to meet new people.