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London, England, United Kingdom

London, England, United Kingdom

- Achieve consistent high sales conversion rate of >80% annually, meeting or exceeding monthly targets- Developed and advertised virtual consultation platform for the shift during pandemic lockdowns, leading team to maintain higher sales volumes than expected (only significant decrease for first two months Mar-Apr 2020)- Created an educational platform with colleagues to be used internally for customers, and as a white label offer to B2B customers. Main contributions were advertising video, website design, and text copyrighting- Planned and conducted three sales and diamond training workshops to junior sales consultants- Initiated and developed a global market research project for the most attractive geographies for market entry

London, United Kingdom

- Gemstone Expert and Jewelry Designer for customised engagement and wedding rings- Achieved high sales conversion rate of >70% annually, meeting or exceeding monthly targets consistently. Hold company record of 15 engagement rings in a week in 2019- Delivered high-quality customer experience through emails, in-person and virtual meetings. Hold company’s only 5-star reviews on Trustpilot- Displayed strong management and communication skills through working across different departments and third-party platforms (including Salesforce CRM)- Contributed in developing the sales process by editing 100+ files on Photoshop and Illustrator- Organized social company events such as diners, night outs, ‘escape the room’, and more- Received positive feedback from quarterly reviews with keywords such as: hard worker, professional, considerable, appreciated, positive, willing to go the extra mile

Antwerp Area, Belgium

- Supervised diamond procurement and sales processes: from supply (Belgium) to distribution (Middle East, others)- Improved inventory quality (new suppliers from trade shows in Asia, Europe, and the Americas), strengthened cash flow cycle and day to day operations (increased turnover by 15%, enforced systematic quality checks and created new org structure, accounting system, hiring, sales compensation structure, branding)- Grew original diamond wholesale operations to new products (certified gems and jewelry)- Attended several rough diamond tenders (Antwerp, Botswana, South Africa) and manufactured 1,000ct+ in Surat (India)- Led 3 jewelry exhibitions of gold and silver jewelry (interior design, marketing, sales, customer service, finance), leading to $300k in jewelry sales

New York, Usa

- Studied nuances in Fancy Colored Diamonds pricing and applied learnings in high end jewelry auction pricing- Acquired proprietary knowledge in re-polishing process to improve a diamond’s color, cut, and purity- Created a “Rapaport List” for Fancy Colored Diamonds based on value driver fundementals

Surat Area, India

- Learned major process manufacturing steps for cutting diamonds, from rough stones to round brilliant cuts- Spent two weeks in each department of 3,000-worker factory (assortment, planning, laser cutting, cleaving, polishing) - Passed final factory test by polishing three ½-carat diamonds while retaining more than 40% of original weight

Antwerp Area, Belgium

- Learned sorting and handling process for diamond parcels from global mines (Russia, South Africa, Australia) - Gained experience in rough diamond sales to wholesalers

Beirut District, Lebanon

- Participated in intensive training program covering client profiling, asset allocation, and risk management. - Presented to panel of senior staff on a high net worth individual’s 3-year investment portfolio based on risk profile

Comprehensive Cad/Cam And Jewelry Design Drawing, Design And Applied Arts

Won the Student Choice Competition and the GIA London Jewelry Design Award

Graduate Gemologist Diploma, Diamonds And Colored Stones

Intensive Course In Jewelry Manufacturing

E-Learning, Accounting And Business/Management

Consisted of a semester long program with three courses online: Economics for Managers, Financial Accounting, and Business Analytics

Bachelor’S Degree, Major In Economics & Minor In Management, Gpa 3.4/4

Certificates In Diamond Grading And Rough Diamond Sorting & Planning, First In Class (91%)

French Baccalaureate, Physics And Chemistry, Mention Bien