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Moscow, Russian Federation

Moscow, Russian Federation

Internship to satisfy remaining requirements for Master of International Business degree. Reported to the Managing Director of this wireless network communications company, the first in Moscow, specializing in Wi-Fi internet, VoIP telephony and teleconferencing services for upscale hotels and corporate clients, and “hot spot” access points for high-end restaurants and shopping malls. Major Contributions:• Streamlined and improved business processes by introducing project management techniques to insure high levels of availability, quality of service and customer satisfaction.• Optimized resource management by separating new and existing projects from ongoing operations and improving reporting procedures, thereby eliminating inefficiencies, duplication and waste.• Tracked progress of planned Wi-Fi and internet café implementation projects IKEA MegaMall in Khimki.• Analyzed and evaluated internet café software and established criteria for their selection.

Graduate Research Assistant with Computer Information Systems faculty, occasional lecturer on Russian IT, and full-time graduate student.

Project Coordinator and Logistics Specialist for this architectural millwork company that offers a full range of services including material procurement, design, machining, finishing, assembly and installation of high-end custom built projects for hotels, corporate offices, legal firms, courthouses, convention centers, hospitals and churches.* Managed and maintained multiple concurrent project schedules to synchronize project design, production, delivery and installation and prevent conflicts in project execution.* Analyzed and resolved transportation/logistics issues regarding architectural millwork projects, enabling and ensuring their timely delivery and installation.* Tracked IT inventory and provided desktop computer tech support.

Consultant for a number of North American and West European companies in developing Soviet/Russian and CIS business segments and/or trading operations, frequently as their Moscow Representative with signatory and negotiating authority. Major Contributions:* Initiated and developed new contacts and relationships in Soviet/Russian-American aerospace with the Ministry of the Aviation Industry and subordinate aerospace institutes and design bureaus. * Successfully negotiated contracts with regional plywood mills for the purchase and delivery of export-grade birch plywood to North America, authorized payment for delivered cargoes upon inspection and verification against contract and delivery documents at Petrolesport (St. Petersburg), and arranged onward logistics with shipping lines.* Instrumental in the conception, design, planning, opening and operation of “The Pub”, the first American-style bar/grill and live music venue in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

Recruited with this Finnish trading company develop hard-currency business between North America and the USSR via Finland. * Actively represented North American principals and successfully sourced Soviet inquiries for medical and laboratory instrumentation, and agricultural equipment. * Identified, analyzed and selected a number of Soviet products for potential export to North America and possible countertrade goods.* Initiated and orchestrated successful participation in the INPRODTORGMASH 86 food processing exhibition in Moscow, including logistics and customs.

Recruited by this B2B export reseller specializing in medical and laboratory equipment to the Soviet Union. Supported export operations and supervised development of new business segments.* Acted as the prime mover behind entry into and development of the agricultural machinery and food processing equipment markets in the Soviet Union. * Played a leading role in preparations for participation in the AGRIBUSINESS 83 exhibition and initiated and organized participation in the SELKHOZTEKHNIKA 84 exhibition in Moscow.* Managed relations with vendor accounts, monitored export contracts fulfillment, and secured export licenses for dual-use technologies in compliance with prevailing COCOM export control regulations.* Oversaw the purchase, transportation, delivery, and payment of contracted orders, while tracking the their progress end-to-end through the supply chain, and obtaining all necessary export licenses, customs forms and shipping/payment documents..

Marketed several exhibitions, including OFICOMP 83 (Korea), MEDIKOR 84 (Korea), and the INTERPHEX exhibitions in Osaka, Japan and Basel, Switzerland.

* Marketed lasers, holography equipment, and fiber optic to Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union. * Compiled and submitted COCOM export license applications and supporting documentation.* Assisted in preparation for and participation in the TELEKINOTEKHNIKA 80 exhibition in Moscow and the ANALITIKA 80 exhibition in Tallinn, Estonia. Prepared exhibit materials for presentation at the NAUKA 80 exhibition in AlmaAta, Kazakhstan.

Economic Informatics And Advanced Russian

Moscow State University Moscow, Russian Federation * Graduate exchange student, Information Technology. * Advanced Russian (Passed.

Master Of International Business, Information Technology

Master Of Business Administration, Management

Graduate Certificate, E-Commerce

Bachelor Of Arts, Russian And East European Studies / International Business

Activities and Societies: National Slavic Honor Society (Dobro Slovo), Permanent Member