2020 Curriculum Vitae
Iván Brave
Bucharest, Romania
(+1) xxx-yyy-zzzz
info /at/ ivanbrave /dot/ com
Aspiring PhD candidate, with half a decade of experience in Language Education, two self-published novels available world-wide, and a desire to grow and contribute
____EDUCATION____
M.F.A. from The New School (New York, NY) May 2018
in Creative Writing, with a Fiction Concentration, GPA: 3.97/4.0
Teaching Certificate from World Learning SIT (Houston, TX) February 2015
to Teach English to Speakers of Other languages, TESOL
B.A. from The University of Texas (Austin, TX) May 2013
in Philosophy, with a Business Minor, GPA: 3.7/4.0 (Magna Cum Laude)
____TEACHING EXPERIENCE____
English Teacher, New York Language Center (New York, NY) Aug 2016 – May 2019
- Taught adult immigrants, residents, and visa-students both in the classroom and as a tutor
- Became one of the most valued teachers, presenting workshops to fellow instructors
Teaching Assistant, The New School (New York, NY) Jan 2018 – May 2018
- For a 100+ student seminar with an Associate Professor of Religion
- As well as to lead a 1.5 hour discussion section weekly
Substitute Teacher, LCI Language Center (Houston, TX) Feb 2015 – May 2015
____RESEARCH EXPERIENCE____
Research Assistant, Parsons School of Design (New York, NY) Aug 2016 – Dec 2016
- Reviewed the quality of two Design & Management professors’ now-published thesis
- Facilitated bi-weekly meetings with other assistants to reach our writing goals
____WORK & VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE____
Language Assessments Architect, Eucom (Bucharest, Romania) Aug 2019 – Current
- Responsible for raising the new assessment system to Council of Europe’s standards
- Craft new testing documents, in collaboration with professional item writers that I hire
- Manage a team of 50 assessors of 27 languages, assessing over 1,500 candidates / month
Volunteer, Brooklyn Book Festival (Brooklyn, NY) 2016 – 18
Volunteer, New York Poetry Festival (New York, NY) 2018
Bookseller, Barnes & Noble (Houston, TX) 2016
Festival Intern for Latin Music, South By Southwest (Austin, TX) 2011 – 14
Volunteer, Austin Pets Alive! (Austin, TX) 2014
Show Production Assistant, KUTX Austin – 98.9 FM (Austin, TX) 2013
Executive Producer, Texas Student Television (Austin, TX) 2012 – 13
Production Manager, KVRX Austin – 91.7 FM (Austin, TX) 2012 – 13
Loading Dock Receptionist, Texas Performing Arts (Austin, TX) 2011 – 13
Marketing Intern, Emmis Austin Radio (Austin, TX) 2012
Artist Manager, The Abstract (Austin, TX) 2011 – 12
Volunteer, Fun Fun Fun Music Festival (Austin, TX) 2011 – 12
Student DJ, KVRX 91.7 FM (Austin, TX) 2011 – 12
Social Media Intern, Grounded in Music (Austin, TX) 2011
____AWARDS____
The Vera List Center for Arts and Politics – Campus-wide writing award, Second Place 2017
Artlines2 Ekphrastic Poetry Competition – Nation-wide poetry award, Finalist 2015
University of Texas – from the Dean, a Recognition of Exemplary Academics 2013
Texas Student Media – Producer of the Year Award 2013
South Central Regional NBS – 1st Place in ‘Studio or Live Performance’ TV Episode 2012
University of Texas – Leadership Series Certificate, Exemplary Status 2010
____CONFERENCES & FESTIVALS____
Attendee, 7th Annual by Association of Business Service Leaders (Bucharest, Romania) 2019
Attendee, 54th Conference Day by ALTE (Ljubljana, Slovenia) 2019
Attendee, People Empowering Business Forum (Bucharest, Romania) 2019
Attendee, Pop-up Poetry by Cave Canem during Caribbean Carnival (Brooklyn, NY) 2018
Attendee, Brooklyn Book Festival (Brooklyn, NY) 2016, 17, 18
Student Organizer, National Book Award (New York, NY) 2017, 18
Student Organizer, PEN World Voices (New York, NY) 2017, 18
Attendee, Literary Writers Conference, by Slice Magazine (Brooklyn, NY) 2016, 17
Attendee, Feria del Libro (Buenos Aires, Argentina) 2016
____WORKSHOPS____
*Eucom Corporate Solutions, one-day: “Evolving the Assessment System” 2019
*New York Language Center, one-day: “Teach Writing with the Five Senses” 2019
*New York Language Center, one-day: “Effective Icebreakers to Build Community” 2018
The New School, Master Class with Susan Shapiro: “The First-Person Essay” 2018
The New School, Master Class with Camille Rankine: “What Words Can’t Say” 2017
The New School, Master Class with Brody and Lambert: “The Lifecycle of a Book” 2017
New York Language Center, one-day: “Going Beyond the Classroom” 2017
The New School, Master Class with Andrea Pinkney: “Writing Cross-Culturally” 2017
The New School, Master Class with Frederic Tuten: “Radical Approaches to Fiction” 2016
The New School, Master Class with Brett Rawson: “Launch Pad, writing off the page” 2016
The New School, Master Class with LB Thompson: “Hybrid Project, text and image” 2016
The New School, Master Class with Daphne Merkin: “On Life Writing” 2016
Skidmore College’s Summer Writers Institute, two-weeks: “Advanced Fiction” 2015
Houston Writers Guild, one-day workshop: “Writing Through Darkness” 2014
Texas Writers League, one-day workshop: “Writing With a Sense of Place” 2013
(*=workshops I led)
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____READINGS____
Reader, Café Con Libros, New Voices Reading Series (Brooklyn, NY) 2019
Reader, Berl’s Poetry Shop, open mic (Brooklyn, NY) 2018
Reader, KGB Red Room, reading series (New York, NY) 2016 – 18
Reader, New School Creative Writing Program, monthly readings (New York, NY) 2016 – 18
Reader, The Heights Neighborhood Library, open mic (Houston, TX) 2014
Reader, Le Rouge Boutique, young writers night (Austin, TX) 2013
____PUBLICATIONS____
Novels
They Lived They Were at Brighton Beach, Kindle Direct Publishing (print, ebook) 2020
The Summer Abroad: el viaje de egresados, Kindle Direct Publishing (print, ebook) 2018
Essays
“How to Apologize to Your Father in Spanish,” The Acentos Review (online) 2018
“A Short Autobiography,” NYLC Blog (online) 2018
Poetry
“July to August,” American Scholar (featured online) 2018
“Brave Bukowski,” Calypso Editions Poetry Anthology, Houston Poet Laureate (print) 2017
“Adorned Inscription,” Artlines Poetry Anthology, Museum of Fine Arts Houston (print) 2015
Interviews
Interviewee, “Five Questions with Iván Brave,” The New School Writing Blog (online) 2019
Interviewer, “Where Language Meets Learning . . .,” NYLC Blog (online) 2018
Interviewee, “Interview with Iván Brave,” The Cosy Dragon (online) 2018
Interviewer, “A Student Shares Her Thoughts . . .,” NYLC Blog (online) 2017
Interviewer “A Conversation . . .,” NYLC Blog (online) 2017
Interviewee, “Local Live . . .” The Daily Texan (print, online) 2012
Publicity & Reviews
Review of novel, “Bravissimo Iván Brave,” by Prof. Courdaleau on academia.edu (online) 2019
Contributor, “Sounds from the World Showcases,” SXSW (online) 2014
Contributor, “Cafe Tacvba Showcase on Auditorium Shores,” SXSW (online) 2013
Contributor, “Latin Music Press Release,” SXSW (online) 2012
Radio
Writer/Producer/Voice, “SoundSpace at the Blanton Museum of Art,” KUTX (online) 2013
Writer/Producer/Voice, “Ditch the Fest 2013,” KUTX (online) 2013
Executive Producer/Writer, all aired episodes of Local Live, KVRX (FM) 2012 – 13
Video
Writer/Producer, “Thre3style DJ Competition in Austin,” for RedBull (online) 2013
Music and Lyrics
Co-Writer/Producer, “Black Beauty p1, 2 (Cacophony Edit),” a song for The Abstract 2012
Personal Blog
Please visit ivanbrave.com for short stories, poems, and curiosities 2015 – Current
____ADDITIONAL INFO____
Computer Skills: MS Office, FileMaker, ProTools, Ableton, Audition, Photoshop, PC & MAC
Languages: L1 Bilingual in Spanish & English; L2 French; L3 Russian & Romanian
International Travels: Extensively through North/Central/South America, Western/Central/Eastern Europe, Japan and Southeast Asia
Tests: GMAT (2013), GRE (2015), New SAT (2016)