- Delivered 17 new business orders as a project manager — with values up to EUR 6 mln before VAT and scopes up to 64 pump units — for Russia’s leading oil producing and refining companies: including LUKOIL, Novatek and Alliance;- Delivered 7 new business orders as a project coordinator supporting a different legal entity within the Sulzer Group — with values up to to EUR 1 mln — for Russia’s leading oil producing and refining companies: including ROSNEFT and TNK-BP;- Delivered 11 spare part and retrofit orders as a project manager — with values up to EUR 1,8 mln before VAT— for Russia’s leading oil producing and refining companies: including LUKOIL, Gazpromneft and Surgutneftegaz;- Saved the company a total of EUR 0,1 mln in potential penalty charges by obtaining delivery extensions where client-requested changes in scope or subsuppliers’ late deliveries jeopardized contractual lead times;- Assisted the resolution of a major warranty case at LUKOIL’s Volgograd refinery by coordinating a visit of Sulzer warranty experts to collect data for a root-cause analysis;- Raised the quality of translated technical documents by promoting a cooperation with an experienced translation agency across several factories, as well as by personally checking translated materials and encouraging the supplier to update their database in accordance with Sulzer-specific terminology;- Ensured timely review of for-approval documents by customers and design institutes (e.g., PMP, VNIPIneft, EleSy) by tracking statuses and comments via customized rosters and by building relationships with reviewing teams; - Completed training sessions in time management and effective communication conducted by Russian training centers;- Attended a product training seminar at Sulzer’s UK factory on multiple models within two factory portfolios;- Completed 2 PMI PMP courses: delivered by a Russian and British agencies;- Performed as acting head of the project management department for 7 months.

- Established contact with potential subcontractors for projects involving the delivery of compressor equipment for oilfield facilities (e.g., Cameron) and devices for oil refineries (e.g, Fouré Lagadec and ATB Riva Calzoni — pressure vessels) prior to passing the cases to respective divisions;- Organized business trips of 2 to 14 days for senior managers and technical experts from within OZNA and partner companies to locations across Russia (e.g., LUKOIL — oil production), the UK (Invensys — control instruments, TUV NEL — flowlab), the USA (Invensys, Phase Dynamics — metering systems), the UAE (Aker Solutions — oil dehydrators, Fabtech International — oil desalters) and Belgium (G&G\Geldof), as well as saw to a smooth execution thereof by long-term planning, engaging administrative and managerial staff from all parties involved and accompanying the officers to perform oral and written translation;- Assisted fellow divisions in coord-ting projects on innovative oil, gas and produced water treatment systems involving flotation chambers and vessels with corrugated plates (a Pielkenrood Group technology);- Witnessed pre-shipment tests of multiphase screw pumps at a Leistritz factory in Germany on behalf of the Company, while continuing to coordinate the supply of technical drawings and assembly photo guidelines to the employer’s design department; - Completed two technical training seminars on flow-through microwave water-cut analyzers and compact cyclone separator-based multiphase metering systems at the manufacturing facilities of Phase Dynamics, Inc. located in Richardson, TX [in the Dallas area];- Facilitated the start-up of PDI-manufactured metering equipment (6 units) at a Rosneft-owned oilfield (Vankor production site) by organizing a field trip for an engineer from Texas and accompanying him during the mission as a translator.

Major European goods-for-kids-and-moms retail business.~ 80 p.o.s. (June 2008)----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Controlled and coordinated the activity of the two structures in question amidst a significant cash flow crisis, a poor staffing situation and decreasing loyalty of organizations providing trade spaces for rent, by developing relations and regularly reaching out to regional managers, store directors and landlords on a positive note;- Ensured a reliable two-way connection directly between the senior management and store directors by using multiple media channels, over-communicating and following-up on key tasks, on average, every 12-24 hours;- Designed a form for effective store performance reports tracking revenue, margin and headcount dynamics, as well as operational costs across 50+ outlets in 9 regions, which allowed for timely crisis management initiatives decided upon by the CEO and the Planning and Distribution Director; regularly and timely put together those reports by having fellow associates pull required data out of SAP databases, liaising with corporate and regional HR officers, etc.:- Synchronized the efforts of the New Trade Department and the company’s administration within the framework of re-planning trade spaces and changing the store layout to address lacking stock via a range of means: from making photo reports happen to organizing field trips by senior executives for feedback;- Motivated the staff amidst a stagnating cash flow situation and salary arrears by organizing free English lessons and conducting them in shifts with colleagues; extra value resulted from the fact that most senior executives were English-speaking individuals and additional language training eased communication.

- Won extra time for the senior executives to take crisis-management decisions by negotiating with landlords (e.g., IKEA) on behalf of the Head of Operations and persuading them to accept various schemes of arrears settlement;- Eliminated the need for hiring extra administrative staff or abusing the resources of other departments, which were being downsized, by preparing and editing bilingual legal and financial correspondence, sales reports and marketing analyses myself while seeking professional advice and support from fellow associates in corresponding structures;- Organized meetings, telephone conferences, business trips for the immediate superior and regional managers’ visits of up to five days on time and on budget by long-term planning and over-communicating;- Effected the interpreting and translation necessary to make day-to-day retail operations management decisions happen.

- Compiled and edited correspondence related to student and faculty exchange programs between the United States and Russia;- Accompanied Russian-speaking delegations acting as an interpreter at meetings and informal outings.- Assisted UNI’s Vice President for Academic Affairs in handling his daily paperwork routine

- Effected the teaching of 8 one-semester French courses to students of various academic backgrounds and skill levels, including individuals with learning disabilities by maintaining a significant degree of flexibility in relation to the syllabus and adopting an approach of constant revision;- Conducted one-on-one consultations and supervised independent study projects for students of different levels of language proficiency by dynamically readjusting the content of the course with regard to changing priorities;- Presented at an IWLA conference on the development of industrial potential, infrastructure and telecommunications within France and the EU.

1. The Commission of the Russian Federation for UNESCO (Under the auspices of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs):- Translated and edited articles on history and art for two issues of a UNESCO-Russia bulletin for international audiences.2. The Secretariat of the Minister of Foreign Affairs: The Desk of Interpreting and Translation:- Translated legal documents on crucial points of international cooperation (e.g., maritime cargo transportation security, non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, discouraging drug traffic and substance abuse).3. The Second European Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs: The Desk of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland- Prepared various diplomatic documents (notes, memoranda, reports) to facilitate the Desk’s paperwork routine;- Handled electronic correspondence with various Ministries and State Agencies (e.g., the Lower Chamber of the Russian Parliament, etc.)