EDUCATION / HONORS
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1996-1997. Winner of US Government's Freedom Support Act Student Exchange Program.
Highly competitive selection process, through which I attended Burleson High School in Fort Worth, TX. Achieved National Honor Society membership.
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1999-2001. Vladivostok University of Economics, Russia, GPA 3.6/4.00.
Major: International Business Management. Was selected Chairman of the Model United Nations.
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2001-2002. Scholarship recipient for Grove City College, PA. GPA 3.43/4.00.
Earned B.S. in Business Management with honors. Dean's List.
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BUSINESS EXPERIENCE
SALES ANALYST, Unilever, Vladivostok, Russia - Presently
- Leading two retail audit projects: a team of 2 merchandisers check the availability of Unilever (UL) products in key retail outlets against competitors and a team of 3 students evaluate visibility of UL brands throughout the city.
- Creating analytical Excel charts showing the overall sales dynamics of UL brands in the Russian Far East of the company as a whole and business contribution of each distributor.
- Designing and administering presentations for Sales Representatives teaching them the UL products advantages over the competition and the guidelines of shelf layout.
- Consolidating various reports involving promo-activities in each city in the Russian Far East.
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Director assistant, Carnegie Mellon University Telecommunications - Summer 2002
- Led a team during an outlet audit project, trained team members (AutoCAD), assisted in planning/goal
setting and forecasting potential problems; performed statistical analysis, completed 50% of the 8-month project
in 2 months, and developed suggestions to improve the second half of the project.
- Composed a Request for Proposal for Teleconferencing services, communicated with potential vendors,
analyzed submitted proposals, and recommended preferred vendor.
- Designed and administered various surveys, analyzed and presented results; constructed a contract tracking
database, and developed database maintenance procedure.
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Project Director Assistant, US Peace Corps, Vladivostok, Russia - Summers 2000 and 2001
- Displayed attention to detail and exceptional organizational skills by arranging formal events for American
Peace Corps volunteers.
- Improved training project by utilizing computer skills to create accurate and helpful databases and handbooks.
- Demonstrated professional communication skills when contacting business managers and host families; reinforced
good relationships with the project stakeholders.
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Translator/Office Manager, McDermott International, Russia - July 1998 to Nov. 1999
- Exemplified composure and accuracy in well-versed translations from Russian to English and vice-versa,
often under stressful conditions, during a nuclear waste disposal project.
- Successfully completed the task of relocating the office and the staff under time and cost constraints
by utilizing effective time management and multi-tasking techniques.
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LANGUAGES
Russian, native; English, spoken and written fluenty.
Windows, Mac, MS Office
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