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Global

- Directing business development for ACX International since January 2021, managing outsourced customer support, compliance, and community management services.- Generated 950+ qualified leads and fostered relationships with C-level executives from the top 25 cryptocurrency exchanges, contributing to over $1 million in annual revenue.- Successfully.

Global

Yerevan, Armenia

Driving the strategy and business development of a breakthrough venture bringing next generation network technology to enhance and shape legacy network dependent technologies in the blockchain space.

Yerevan, Armenia

• Oversaw a staff of 7 responsible for supporting 11 active programs worth over $250MM, maintaining a staff retention rate of 100% of the course of tenure with 97% of staff achieving their KPIs and 75% exceeding their.
• Created and led incubation talent development program, training over 700 entrepreneurs, resulting in over 30 grant funded startups, 3 early stage VC funded startups and over 100 startups with positive revenue generation.
• Led a priority national initiative, liaising… Show more
• Led a priority national initiative, liaising with major government entities to lead the largest tech and innovation project in the Republic of Armenia, including working with the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of.
• Implemented a variety of networking and development strategies which led to successfully raising over $1MM for an inhouse venture capital fund and increasing angel investment recruitment by 70%, a 200% increase in.
• Built the organization’s first major grant-writing initiatives, leading to the successful grant funding by the UNDP and British Council, securing over $200,000 and establishing itself as the only financially.

Yerevan, Armenia

• Designed and implement curriculum for Retail Management and Marketing of Agricultural Products, serving over 200 students across 6 semesters, providing differentiated instruction and experiential learning opportunities.
• Collaborated with Agrarian University, Ministry of Education of Armenia, and USAID to establish project partnerships, leading to Armenia’s first organic products program, and the creation of Armenia’s first Agritech.
• Recognized as top peer and… Show more
• Recognized as top peer and student-reviewed instructor for 3 years straight across the entire program and had a 97% student career placement rate of graduates from classes taught. Show less

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• Created the organization’s first market and communication strategy for the national tourism committee, building a team of 10 from the ground up with an annual budget of over $2MM and full oversight of the.
• Developed marketing implementation plans for 12+ regions, supporting over 500 tourist agencies around the world, leading to an increase of 15% in tourism to Armenia over the last 3 years.
• Exceeded 100% of organizational KPIs set by USAID and Smithsonian… Show more
• Exceeded 100% of organizational KPIs set by USAID and Smithsonian Institute for Tourism Development and Outreach, leading to a 33% increase of annual budget funding to $3MM within 1 year of the programs launch. Show less

Armenia

• Launched several entrepreneurship ventures, including The Green Bean Coffee Shop, which received the Global Good Fund fellowship award for the rapid business growth and successful marketing of the organization in under.
• Oversaw an organization that served over 200 employees over 5 years, investing deeply in talent development and successfully launching dozens of young leaders into entrepreneurship and tech through mentorship and.

Yerevan

• Led all operations and profit and loss for 14 restaurants and specialty franchises and over 300 employees, successfully growing overall group profit by 45% (2011) and an additional 40% (2012) due to expansion of brands.

Sterling, Virigina

• Oversaw $13MM U.S. Embassy Construction project in Berlin, Germany, overseeing all operational aspects including profit and loss, employee management of 50 staff, vendor negotiation, quality assurance, and client.

U.S. Embassies Around The World

Bachelors, Political Science

Masters, Leadership And Management