Author: MARTIN NOBIDA

Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, Martin Nobida, Presidio Education® English Teacher, is a seasoned professional with teaching English, writing and editing. Martin graduated from San Jose State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, with concentrations in International Relations and Asian Politics.

Upon graduating, Martin taught English for three years at Japanese high schools in Okinawa, Japan as part of the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme. He then moved to Singapore, where he first served as a counselor, program coordinator and teacher for local students applying to American undergraduate schools. This was when Martin entered the field of journalism. As a copy editor for Dow Jones Newswires in Singapore, he moved back to the United States where he worked as a reporter for the Silicon Valley Newspaper Group and copy editor for publications such as Red Herring and Infoworld. After sharpening his writing, editing and publishing skills even further, Martin transitioned to the complex field of technical writing. Along with leading publishing teams, creating style guides and developing new ways to build technical documents, Martin completed highly technical material for premier Silicon Valley companies, such as Marvell Semiconductor, Seagate and Google.

Martin is extremely adept at project managing dozens of writing projects simultaneously. He trains our other English teachers on how to synthesize and organize material into cohesive documents while refining their editing skills. He never turns down a challenge when new writing projects arise.

However, more than simply training our other English and Humanities teachers on how to edit complex writing assignments, Martin is truly a team player. Without question, what establishes Martin as a leader among peers is his loyalty to his teammates. He will often come back to the office late at night without even being asked just to help others close projects. Other times, Martin will show up at the office before the sun even rises to help others meet their deadlines. This is why Martin is so special. He truly leads by example.