He holds a Masters in Applied Linguistics, and has a background in Law and International Relations. Since 2008 Shaun has taught English in Melbourne, The Middle East, and South East Asia, as well as taking on teacher training, program development and managerial roles. More recently Shaun has been drawing on experience from working in community preparedness and emergency response to build resilient learning communities and develop proactive and situationally aware learners capable of negotiating life successfully in Australia.