Course Instructor: Lead "Undergraduate Co-op Seminar" for B.S. in Computer Science students, guiding 228 students in two sections.Student and Alumni Counselor: Advised over 1000 students and alumni individually on career planning and prospective employment, utilizing in-person meetings, email, and phone communication.Personalized Career Instruction: Developed and delivered tailored instruction on job search strategies, career trends, workplace success, and more through seminars, workshops, classes, and presentations.Effective Communication: Established regular, effective communication with students and alumni, disseminating employment opportunities, program offerings, and career trend updates.Academic Collaboration: Collaborated with faculty and academic administrators to provide timely and effective support for students, aligning their career development goals with university and academic unit objectives.Employer Relations: Acted as an account manager for employer representatives, fostering positive and effective recruiting partnerships, participating in strategy development, and enhancing recruiting activities and programs.Marketing and Outreach: Promoted students, academic programs, and university services to prospective employers, cultivating new recruiting partnerships and contributing to corporate outreach and partnership goals.University Initiatives: Supported university initiatives in admissions, alumni relations, global partnerships, research development, and fundraising by forging partnerships with various RIT units and participating in related programs and activities.Career Event Involvement: Contributed to the success of RIT Career Fairs and other departmental events.Student Club Advisor: Provided guidance and leadership as the Advisor for the Eastern European & Central Asian Society Club.

• Administer all benefit changes associated with short and long term disability, FMLA, and worker’s compensation.• Maintain complete and accurate records of employee leaves, including data entry in Oracle, Excel and Outlook systems. Able to transfer data accurately from vendor portals to university systems. • Prepare and processes written communications to employees throughout the life cycle of an employee’s absence.• Work closely with employees and vendors to ensure that all relevant medical documentation is submitted for timely review. • Follows up with all parties as necessary. Maintain appropriate contact with employees on leave to assist in coordination of return to work.• Provide excellent customer service for faculty, staff and retirees, ensuring access to relevant benefit information is timely and employee - focused.• Actively learn and maintain knowledge of university policy, Federal, State and local law as well as administrative requirements necessary to maintain compliance.• Document and update all administrative processes. • Maintain and produces reports on open claims as needed.

• Manage updates for company handbook• Create of employee offer letters and schedules of salary payments • Stay informed about Federal and New York state legislation on HR paperwork and hiring practices• Run bi-weekly payroll using Paychex’ Preview system• Maintain electronic employee files using Paychex’ HRO system• Manage Paychex vendor relations and cost controls • Collaborate with RIT Controller’s Office on monthly reporting, Quarterly reporting, W-2, W-3 verifications and reconciliations• Manage disability, health insurance, emergency and evacuation employee benefits, provide employee information support• Prepare reporting for Worker’s Compensation audits• Oversee the process of payments for the Croatian Health insurance required for the company employees• Represent a point of contact for the RIT Croatia, RIT Dubai and the American University in Kosovo with respect to HR-related matters• Coordinate research and communication efforts pertaining to unemployment claims • Research local HR regulations for the global compliance purposes• Create training materials for the faculty on their assignments overseas• Design promotional materials for faculty to be hired for international assignments• Created and manage the content of https://www.rit.edu/fa/gdc/• Work closely with Risk Management, Internal Audit and RIT Legal Departments on the development of local legislations and their impact on company’s strategic plans• Responsible for providing data to RIT for ACA reporting

- Provided administrative support to the new start-up educational institution RIT Dubai via MyCourses, STARS, Filemaker and other technologies- Wrote content for www.dubai.rit.edu, tracked website progress for online visibility- Created Marketing materials for RIT Dubai and study abroad programs to RIT Dubai- Worked with RIT professors to ensure smooth teaching practices at RIT Dubai- Implemented policies and procedures for seamless operations between RIT and RIT Dubai- Developed and executed Paychex procedure for faculty salary payments

- Successfully developed and launched www.thelightingdivision.com web site including content development, layout and effective navigation- Implemented e-commerce element using .NET- Planned, implemented and maintained search engine optimization processes for the company web site by ways of keyword identification, effective copy writing and link building-Tracked, analyzed and presented statistics of online activities for management using Web Trends- Identified and managed company placement with web directories for online advertising- Designed and wrote copy for advertising materials in print (brochures, cut sheets, instructions)- Created and managed company advertising for Home and Yard Handbook and Homearama 2007- Supported and participated in marketing promotional campaigns and public relations events (home shows, exhibitions, fairs)- Managed market research and phone surveys for LED lighting products- Maintained academic relations with RIT, College of Business- Support and Search Engine Optimization of www.qcacorp.com

- Classified products for customs purposes, documented and communicated importation policies and procedures for various Intel departments- Maintained and managed matrix for cost efficiency and controls over duties and taxes paid to Russian customs- Obtained licenses for wireless equipment with State Radio Frequency Commission and State Radio Frequency Center- Informed sales and marketing departments about merchandising policies and importation cost efficiency- Lobbied new customs and licensing regulations with Russian Government agencies, EU Commission delegates and representatives of American Chamber of Commerce- Traveled to 5 Intel sites to train 600 Russian R&D employees on US Export Controls of Technology Regulations