Sales Manager with experience in international sales, customer service, export, and trade compliance. Specialties: Asian Pacific, Russian and CIS Market Development, in depth knowledge of business practices, legal and corporate culture in Eastern Europe and former Soviet countries,

Consultant to a small business to develop Russian and the CIS market. Responsible for sales and marketing. Achieved an average of 30% increase in sales each year during the past two years.

EXPERIENCE ICG is a management consulting company specializing in international sales and market development, project management and international trade, with expertise in translation services, relationship building, customer relationship management (CRM), personnel training, seminar presentations. ICG provides decades of experience with private sector development, privatization, as well as export transactions, project management, sales, project launches, international protocol and business etiquette, translation and interpreting services including technical documents and manuals, and building and sustaining strong client relationships. The focus of ICG is to provide clients with the following services:• Pricing and contract negotiation• Market research and analysis• Sales• Written and verbal translation, including technical language• Preparation of export documentation• 10+ years of experience in building customer relations, hosting foreign groups, negotiating agency contracts, creating solutions for participating in trade shows.Experience in the following industries:• Agricultural equipment• Healthcare• Custom seating applications for emergency vehicles• Firearms industry• Nonprofits

Responsible for the development of the Russian and the CIS markets

Development of the Russian and the CIS markets

Consultant to a start-up company. Facilitated a multi-million dollar export transaction by participating in price and contract negotiation, translation, preparation of documentation for export. Assisted management in providing training to bringing transaction to successful conclusion. Scope of work included:• Review of legal documents in Russian• Negotiation of contracts• Preparation for travel to Russia to deliver the product• Interpretation of negotiations, training, etc.• Overseeing of required export documentation

Assisted the General Director in the formation of the company by providing logistical advice and support, including proofreading services for legal documents in Russian.

.Advised European clients regarding joint venture investments in Uzbekistan resulting in the client saving a substantial sum in problem investments

Developed business plans for privatized businesses in Kyrgyzstan and identified financing resources such as the World Bank, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Asian Development Bank, Finca International. As result 8 SME received loans totaling over 1 million USD