Joel Kindrick
Overview
My background has been varied with interests, experience and education in several areas. These interests have been broadened through higher education, teaching, research, writing, publishing, speaking and travel.
Education
2009 MA, Military History, cum laude
Norwich University, Northfield, VT
1992 BA, History; BA, Communication, public speaking and acting concentration; BA, International Communication, Spanish concentration
Pacific Union College, Angwin, CA, cum laude
1991 BA, Spanish
Pacific Union College, Angwin, CA
Experience
2018 – present Consultant for Human Resources, TSA and Business Communication, KAS Express, Los Angeles, CA
I consult and advise an international courier company to keep them in compliance with human resource and TSA regulations. I act as a liaison to outside businesses.
2007 – Present Writer of Military and ESL articles and publications, Brookside Educational Materials, Sherman Oaks, CA
I independently write military history articles and English as a second language publications. A list of some of those publications is listed at the end of this CV.
2007 – Present Owner/Salesman of OSHA Compliance, The Safety Compliance Source, Sherman Oaks, CA; Independent Consultant for Safety Compliance Consultants
I train physicians, dentists and veterinarians in OSHA regulations. I have created and I sell a Do-It-Yourself Medical OSHA Kit for these professions. I also train sales people and consultants. It is important that I keep up to date on all the regulations, so I am constantly researching what is new in order to give my clients the best program.
2001 – Present English I, II, II & IV/English as a Second Language/World History and U.S. History/American Culture Instructor: San Fernando Valley Academy, Northridge, CA; Corporate Looking Glass, Brentwood, TN; Bellarmine-Jefferson High School, Burbank, CA; The Cambridge Network, Waltham, MA; Chaminade College Preparatory, Chatsworth, CA; ELS, California Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks, CA; College of the Canyons, Santa Clarita, CA; Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA; Language Door, Encino, CA; Strategy Workplace Communications, Woodland Hills, CA; Taipei County Wulai Elementary and Junior High School, Wulai, Taiwan; Hangzhou, China; New Bridge University, Los Angeles; Private Teaching locally and throughout the world
It is important that I place these schools and businesses together. With my background in history, communication, acting, teaching, world traveling and foreign language, teaching English as a foreign language was a natural progression. I began in 2001 at Pepperdine University in the ELS program. I then transferred to the College of the Canyons. When September 11, 2001 happened, the school had to temporarily close. I then found a job instructing the same courses at New Bridge University. Each week the students gave public speeches as they would in any public speaking course. I also engaged them in role-playing. I took them on many field trips to introduce them to language and culture. My students were primarily from Asia and South America. I was able to adjust my teaching styles to meet each culture’s learning needs while at the same time introducing them to American culture. My classes were taught in a way that these students could pass their TOEFL exams and enter a two- or a four-year college. My students consistently entered the higher courses of ESL or completely bypassed the ESL program at their continuing schools. In 2007 I taught ESL in Taiwan prior to beginning my MA training. I then taught at California Lutheran University, also in the ELS program. The students were a varied mix from the Middle East, Europe, Latin America and the Far East. I also had the opportunity to teach higher-level student courses in U.S. history; U.S. government; American culture; anthropology; public speaking; debate; slang and idioms; documentaries; biology; news reporting; creative writing; media writing and news anchoring; student film; and essay writing. In 2014 I went to China and taught for a short time. I currently teach privately all throughout the world using various platforms such as Skype as well as teaching local private classes.
As a language teacher, I have been introduced to many different cultures. Throughout the years, I have been able to study the student’s cultures and have taught to cultural differences when teaching American culture. It has also allowed me to intervene and explain controversies that arise where the parties were unaware that, although they were speaking English, thier cultural backgrounds were the causes of their conflicts. I also have developed a unique method and course to teach standard American pronunciation. Out of this method, I wrote the book Pronunciation Supplements: Lists, sentences and stories to aid in the learning and teaching of standard American English sounds. The first edition was published in 2009 and a second version was published in 2017 that added stories emphasizing the sounds being learned.
2018 – 2019 Marketing and Sales Acquisition, Zanoza, Inc., Sherman Oaks, CA
I acquired homes to sublease for this short-term home rental business. I was also the cultural translator for the Russian owners. I wrote and developed all of the marketing brochures and other advertising. I created, wrote and voiced the marketing videos. I developed their website and wrote content for it. I proofread and edited all official writing such as other advertising, signage and legal documents.
2018 – 2019 Writer and Data Entry, KASLAX (KAS Express), Los Angeles, CA
I proofread, edited and wrote official writing such as letters and other documents. I dealt with TSA regulations. I entered data based on the day’s shipping.
2016 – 2017 General Manager and Cultural Liaison, TC Education Group, Beijing, China/Arcadia, CA
I managed a company that recruited and placed Chinese elementary and high school students in American schools. I researched and applied to schools for these students. When a student was accepted, I taught them a short course on the American educational culture system that I developed and, most importantly, I was the cultural liaison between the students, teachers and administrators.
2007 – 2009 Master of Arts Student at Norwich University
I went back to school and attained my Master of Arts in Military History. I researched and wrote many papers including:
“An Examination of the Historiography of the American Revolutionary Continental Navy”
“The Reasoning for the Eurocentric Nature of Modern Military History”
“Idealism: the Western Way of War”
“Ho Chi Minh: His Thoughts and Theories of War”
“The Inter-War Predominance Belief of Air Power and the Illegality of Civilian-Population Bombings in Light of the Second World War”
“Surprise, Secrecy, Cunning and Endurance: The Non-Western Way of War”
“How American Attitudes Toward Race and Gender Affected the Roles That Black Americans and Women Played in the American War Effort During World War II”
My capstone paper was titled: “Bushido: The Code of Conduct Behind the Japanese American Soldier—Spanish-American War Through World War II.” I interviewed many veterans of World War II for this project. I presented this paper in public forums.
2004 – 2007 Instructor, Manager, Director and Consultant, Safety Compliance Services, Glendale, CA
I taught seemingly boring OSHA, HIPPA, Department of Health and State Board classes to medical professional and made them fun and educational. I was also the consulting manager with a crew of consultants and teachers. I wrote monthly articles for the newsletter. I researched and kept up with all of the government regulations. I inspected nearly 400 dental, medical and veterinary clients’ offices and instructed their personnel. I developed and conducted the seminars using my skill as a speaker enhanced by self-created PowerPoint presentations. I also argued OSHA cases in front of the court and was 100 percent successful in reducing or eliminating fines.
1995 – 1996 Director of Research, CFKR Career Materials, Auburn, CA
As the director of research, it was my job to update, evaluate and standardize aptitude testing for high school students. I also was substitute-teaching high school at the time, so my research subjects were close at hand. My research benefited the Job-O series of aptitude tests. I was the research director and main contributing writer of the book College Major Handbook. This book listed careers and college majors that applied to certain careers. It was also my duty to keep up on OSHA regulations at our facility. I taught weekly classes and administered testing of all the employees.
1993 – 1999 Instructor, Sacramento Adventist Academy, Carmichael, CA
As a teacher who substituted for other teachers, I had the opportunity to teach various subjects within my fields of knowledge. History, English (including drama and speech) and Spanish were the classes that I taught most regularly. I developed lesson plans, administered tests, and led discussions within each class that I taught.
1990 – 1993 Dramatic Arts Instructor, Pacific Union College, Angwin, CA
Because of my background in performance and acting, Pacific Union College asked me to teach the course Dramatic Program Productions in 1990 while I was still a student. I took my knowledge as a performer and developed a fun and exciting class that the students enjoyed.
The following school year another student and I founded the Dramatic Arts Society on the campus of Pacific Union College. This is a student-run organization whose sole purpose is to produce at least three plays a year. This organization continues to be a vibrant and important part of Pacific Union College.
Because of my involvement in acting and theatre production, the college decided to start an academic program in Dramatic Arts. They asked me to study other colleges’ theatre programs and start a Dramatic Arts minor that would then grow into a major. I was hired to teach acting and theatre in 1992. I developed and taught courses in Acting, History of Theatre and Stagecraft. I chose to stay as an instructor for only one year and left to become a professional actor.
1990 KCDS, 89.9, Angwin, CA
I helped produce radio programs. I edited tape and helped cue records for airplay.
1990 KOVR-TV, Channel 13, Sacramento, CA
I worked as a news reporter for this ABC affiliate station. I set up and conducted interviews, monitored the scanner, and was instrumental in contacting the American Embassy in Kuwait to get information on Iraq’s invasion of the country.
1990 Music Circus, Sacramento, CA
I assisted the assistant stage manager and the artistic director in various productions including Into the Woods, Annie Get Your Gun, Chess, Big River, Ain’t Misbehavin’, and The Boyfriend. I also helped prepare and construct sets.
1993 – Present Professional Actor and Director
During the gaps on my timeline and through all of the positions that I have had, I continued to work in the entertainment field as an actor and as a director. As a child I sang, danced and acted. I took voice, performance, movement and acting lessons all through my schooling. I also modeled and did print work. I began by securing a talent agent in both San Francisco and Sacramento. I acted in many commercials and small films. I moved permanently to Los Angeles in 1999. I work with small and large film companies. I have worked on many of the studio lots in the Los Angeles area. I have a separate acting resume and filmography that lists all of my stage and film credits both behind and in front of the camera and stage. If you would like a copy, please let me know.
Website: http://www.joelkindrick.com
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0454332/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JoelKindrick1/
This is just a sampling of my performance credits:
Film and TV Acting: Matchups, Marriage Prep, A Night in Compton, The Red Line, Angels in the Outfield, Inverted, Grey’s Anatomy, Friends or Lovers, Traffic, Speak Life
Commercial Acting: Toyota, Saturn, Home and Dreams, Ford, Oakwood Lake Resort, John Gruber’s SAT Study Helps, Intel, Raley’s, Amtrak
Stage Acting: Murder in the Cathedral, Vampire Cowboys, Wake of Mickey McDougal, John Muir, Hamlet, You Can’t Take It With You, Fortinbras
Stage Directing: The Mousetrap, Steel Magnolias, Our Town, Esther
Professional Credentials and Organizations
Advanced TESOL
TESOL for Children
Business TESOL
TESOL Teaching With Technology
Post-Secondary Vocational Certificate in ESL
CBEST
Adventist Education Teaching Certificate
Society for Military History
American Historical Association
Organization of American Historians
PHI Alpha Theta
Screen Actors Guild (SAG)/American Federation of Radio and Television Artists (AFTRA)
American Equity Association (AEA)
Cal/OSHA Certification
Publications
Kindrick, Joel. “Ho Chj Minh’s Education, Rise, Beliefs: Behind the Mind of Ho.” RealClear History / HistoryNet,
https://www.realclearhistory.com/2020/03/25/ho_chi_minhs_education_rise_beliefs_487232.html. https://www.historynet.com/13747719.htm. 25 March 2020
Kindrick, Joel. “SFVA Takes the Classroom on the Road.” Pacific Union Recorder. March 2020.
Kindrick, Joel. “Reading Ho’s Mind: How Ho Chi Minh developed his thoughts and theories on war.” Vietnam Magazine. December 2019.
Kindrick, Joel. “Roanoke—England’s First Colony. The History of England. May 7, 2018.
Kindrick, Joel. “Schlacht Ohne Morgen, The Success and Failure of Germany’s Blitzkrieg.” World at War,#58 FEB-MAR 2018.
Kindrick, Joel. Pronunciation Supplements: Lists and Sentences to Aid in the Pronunciation of American English Sounds. Sandy, UT: Ecko House Publishing, 2009 and 2017.
Kindrick, Joel. “Air Power Theories: Proven and Disproven After the Second World War.” World at War,#50 OCT-NOV 2016.
Kindrick, Joel. “Military Women of the Vietnam War.” ViêtNow, (Winter 2015).
Kindrick, Joel. “Women at War, Part II: In Uniform.” World at War, #40 FEB-MAR2015.
Kindrick, Joel. “Black & Female US Wartime Aviators.” World at War, #32 OCT-NOV. 2013
Kindrick, Joel. “Idealism and the Western Way of War.” ViêtNow (Winter Late 2012).
Kindrick, Joel. “Paul and the Origins of Speaking in Tongues.” Sacred History (Spring 2010).
Kindrick, Joel. Head OSHA and HIPAA writer for the Safety Compliance Newsletter from April 2006 through August 2008. Article titles included: “The Importance of Using Your MSDSs,” “Doing Backups,” “First Aid Kit,” “HIPAA Restrictions,” “TPO (Treatment, Payment, Operations),” “Posters,” “Business Associate Agreements and Confidentiality Agreements,” “HIPAA Security Compliance: Not Just an IT Problem,” “Rules and Regulations on Safety Sharps,” “Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP),” “What to Do in Case of an Exposure to Human Blood,” “Medical Release Form,” “Biohazard Labeling,” “Important Information for HIPAA Clients,” “HIPAA Privacy Versus HIPAA Security” Glendale, CA: SCS Publishing.
Enokian, Debra, and Joel Kindrick. Safety Compliance HIPAA Training and Procedures. Glendale, CA: SCS Publishing, 2007.
Davis, Leigh, and Joel Kindrick. Safety Compliance HIPAA Training and Procedures. Glendale, CA: SCS Publishing, 2006.
Kindrick, Joel and Shawna Kindrick, editors. Nugget News: Auburn Region Vintage Chevrolet Club. Auburn, CA: Self-publishing (January-December 1996-1997).
Kauk, Robert, Robert Robinett and Joel Kindrick. College Major Handbook, 4th ed. Research Director: Joel Kindrick. Interior Design and Composition: Joel Kindrick.
Auburn, CA: CFKR Career Materials, Inc., 1996.
Cutler, Art, Francis Ferry, Robert Kauk, and Bob Robinett. Job-O, 4th ed.
Edited by Joel Kindrick. Auburn, CA: CFKR Career Materials, Inc., 1996.
Kindrick, Joel and Shawna Kindrick. Skill-Based Job Family Matrix.
Auburn, CA: CFKR Career Materials, Inc., 1995.
Kindrick, Joel. “Personalizing the Gospel.” Collegiate Quarterly Health Matters 16, no. 1 Edited by Gary B. Swanson, Boise, ID: Pacific Press Publishing(January-March 1992): 109.
Kindrick, Joel. “White Americans Attitudes Toward Women and Minorities on the Home Front.” World at War, (accepted).
Kindrick, Joel. “How American Attitudes Toward Race and Gender Affected the Roles that Black Americans and Women Played in the American War Effort During World War II.” World at War (accepted).
Additional Coursework
American River College, Carmichael, CA
San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
Pierce College, Los Angeles, CA
American TESOL Institute, Tampa, FL
Presentations
“World War I and World War II”
San Fernando Valley Academy, Northridge, CA 2016
“Civil War”
San Fernando Valley Academy, Northridge, CA 2016
“Standard American Pronunciation.”
Hispanic Business Network Toastmasters, Glendale, CA 2014
Bushido: “The Code of Conduct Behind the Japanese
Soldier—Spanish-American War Through World War II.”
Presented to the Go For Broke National Education Center, Torrance, CA 2009
“Theatre Arts”
Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI 2009
“Spanish Culture”
Reseda High School, Reseda, CA 2000
“Communication Studies”
Walla Walla University, College Place, WA 1997
Sermons
Auburn Seventh-day Adventist Church, Auburn, CA
Loomis Seventh-day Adventist Church, Loomis, CA
Van Owen Seventh-day Adventist Church,
Canoga Park Community Seventh-day Adventist Church, Winnetka, CA
All Nations Seventh-day Adventist Church, Oxnard, CA
Newbury Park Spanish Seventh-day Adventist Church, Newbury Park, CA
Chino Spanish Seventh-day Adventist Church, Chino, CA
San Fernando Spanish Seventh-day Adventist Church, Mission Hills, CA
I am often asked to preach at various churches. Most of these I’ve preached at on multiple occasions
Volunteer Work
2005 – Present Communication Instructor, Southern California Conference of SDA, Glendale, CA
Two to three times a year I teach classes that I have developed for assembled private groups. The classes include: Communications Skills, Leadership Skills, Presenter Techniques, Organizing Your Presentation, Teen Leadership Techniques.
2003 – 2009 Director, Pathfinders, Winnetka, CA
As director of the local club of this international organization, I was in charge of the entire curriculum and management of the program. I managed a volunteer staff. I taught dramatic arts, recreational skills, history and civics to the students. I organized field trips to work on their curriculum.
2004 – Present Master Guide Instructors, Pathfinders, Winnetka, CA
I teach teenagers and adults the requirements for attaining their Master Guide rank. Master Guide in Pathfinders is similar to the Eagle Scout rank on Boy Scouts.
Travel and Translation
2021 Traveled Brazil, Qatar and Egypt
2014 Taught English in China and traveled throughout eastern China
2013 Translated for a group touring through Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Panama.
2008 Translated for a group in Costa Rica.
2007 – 2008 Taught English in Taiwan and spent time in Hong Kong and China.
2006 – 2007 Traveled western Europe
1983 – 2001 Served as a translator and leader on construction mission trips to Mexico. I translated personal dialogues and translated for speakers who spoke in front of large audiences.
1987 – 1989 I lived in Spain. I learned the Spanish language, culture, history and politics, and performed as a singer with groups throughout country. While in Spain I also tutored Spaniards in their English studies. I studied the Spanish musical style of Zarzuela.
I also have visited all of the Western European countries (except Ireland), Morocco, and the U.S.S.R. and East Germany before the fall of the Berlin Wall. I have since been back to Europe on other occasions. I have traveled all throughout the United States and Canada.
This traveling along with my teaching of foreign students has made me more aware and understanding of other cultures and foreign students’ behavior—an invaluable trait to have as a teacher.
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