PORTFOLIO LINKS MBA Résumé : English CV : en français Teaching experience Study abroad Research projects Literary analyses Contact information	Résumé of Jonathan M. Leal 30 Forest St. Athens, Ohio 45701 United States 740.592.4400 e-mail: [email protected] on the web: www.frognet.net/~jleal
Education	Ohio University, Athens, Ohio » M.B.A. : In progress. Current GPA: 4.0 » M.A. : French literature, June 2000. Summa cum laude GPA: 3.99 » B.S.: French education, June 1998. Summa cum laude GPA: 3.99
Languages	English: Mother tongue French: Fluent German: Moderately fluent
Consulting Experience	Ohio University Speech & Hearing Clinic October-November 2000 » Conducted a market feasibility study and assisted management in strategic planning. » Performed extensive market research and analysis.  Fifth Third Bank September-October 2000 » Conducted an in-depth marketing study, using a secret shopping method to assess customer service of western Ohio Fifth Third Bank branches. » Provided recommendations on employee training, viable sales approaches, and customer and employee incentive programs. » Selected as one of eight students to synthesize four regional reports and to present overall findings to corporate management.
Relevant International Experience	Info-Broker Intern. Business Information Services, Fortis Bank, Brussels, Belgium. July-August 1999. » Worked entirely in French, learning the indexing system of this information-collecting and distributing department of Belgium's oldest bank. » Read and summarized French-language newspapers daily for economic information, which was integrated into the daily update sent out to more than 3,000 subscribers. » Performed client-requested searches for information in various databases.  Study abroad trip to France. Ohio University. March-June 1998. » Spent 10 weeks living in Tours and studying French in an intensive immersion experience. » Lived with a local family and interacted with them on a daily basis exclusively in French.  Educational internship. Cologne, Germany. November-December, 1997. » Lived with a local family for five weeks, where all interaction was conducted in German. » Observed and taught classes in a local Gymnasium (high school). Classes ranged from fifth to twelfth grades, with subjects ranging from religion to geography to history. » Completed an in-depth, written report in German on the experience. » Conducted research at the Gymnasium, as well as at Athens High School during winter quarter 1998, in order to compare America's and Germany's education systems. Wrote an in-depth comparative analysis of the two systems, which was accepted as a candidate for the Herbert L. Baer prize through OU's Honors Tutorial College.  Study abroad trip to Austria. Ohio University. March-June 1997. » Spent 10 weeks living in Salzburg and studying German in an intensive immersion experience. » Observed for 20 hours in an Austrian Gymnasium, performing interviews (in German) with teachers, students, and staff. » Wrote in-depth analysis of the school as credit for a multicultural education course.
Relevant Work Experience	Graduate Teaching Associate. Department of Modern Languages/French, Ohio University. August 1998-June 2000. » Taught quarterly a beginning-level French class of approximately 25 students. Solely responsible for all aspects of the class: lesson planning, teaching, assigning and grading homework, and testing.  Administrative Aide. Department of Industrial Technology, Ohio University. October 1995-August 1998. » Oversaw administrative employees and developed and implemented a new design as for the annual summer Automatic Information and Data Collection Technical Institute. » Completed research on, organized, and oversaw printing and mailing of a 52-page department history brochure titled "Building on Success." » Developed and maintained the department's web page.  Education and Religion Reporter. The Edmond Evening SUN, Edmond, Oklahoma. June 1994-July 1995. » Wrote award-winning stories for the five-day-a-week newspaper, covering 24 public and five private schools. » Edited a twice-weekly Education Page, plus a once-weekly Religion Page. » Covered general assignment stories on all beats, including police, fire and human interest.  Staff Writer and Photographer. Oklahoma County Newspapers, Inc. Midwest City, Oklahoma. April 1991-June 1994. » Wrote and photographed for seven weekly newspapers, covering all beats in six cities. » Developed an entertainment section called "Artswatch" and recruited and oversaw a staff of eight critics. » Implemented an award-winning design on all seven news publications of OCN, Inc.
Awards & Honors	» Outstanding Teaching Associate Award in French. 1999-2000. Factors included dedication to teaching, willingness to work with students inside and outside class, implementation of creative teaching techniques, leadership qualities, and active involvement in departmental activities. » Co-recipient, Outstanding Teaching Associate Award in French. 1998-1999. Only first-year T.A. chosen. » Gerald T. Wilkinson Memorial Award. 1998. Awarded annually by OU's French Department to one or more graduating seniors who have exemplified outstanding academic performance and received the highest marks in French. » Outstanding French Undergraduate. 1998. One of two recognized at OU's commencement. » Alumni Merit Scholarship winner. 1997. Awarded by the College of Education at Ohio University. » Mary L. Durnion Academic Scholarship. 1996-1997. Awarded to two students majoring in French. » Dean's list. Winter quarter 1996-undergraduate graduation. » Carl S. Rogan awards: first place award for investigative reporting, third place for spot news reporting, third place for team public service reporting (among Oklahoma newspapers). 1994. Division B. From the Associated Press. » First place awards for feature writing and design of The Midwest City Sun. 1994. Division 5. From the Oklahoma Press Association. » Employee of the Quarter. First quarter, 1992. From Oklahoma County Newspapers.
Activities	» Co-editor-in-chief. 2000-present. Online yearbook for the MBA class. » Volunteer. United Campus Ministry. Participated in work trips to surrounding areas, as well as a week-long church rebuilding trip to Alabama. » Chapter President and Tutoring Coordinator. 1998-1999. Phi Sigma Iota, National Foreign Language (French) Honor Society. » Member. Delta Tau, National German Honor Society. » Member. Golden Key National Honor Society. » Student representative. University International Council Study Abroad Committee. » Eighth-grade journalism class adviser/mentor. Cimarron Middle School, Edmond, Oklahoma. Fall 1994-May 1995.
Technical Experience	» Proficient in many Windows-based applications, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint » Proficient in desktop publishing software, including Aldus PageMaker and QuarkXPress. » Experienced with Macintosh and related products. » Experienced with web-based programming and publishing.
References	Available upon request.