Sofia Zutautas Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Illinois

• Teach languages and culture to individuals, addressing personal, travel and/or business needs of the students• Use of Virtual Platforms to deliver 3-5 language-instruction sessions of 2 hours each and attend 3-5 networking and skill enhancing 1 hour-long webinars per week• Introduce BRALITUSA into social media platforms with regular updates• Deliver several written translations and interpretation services at 2–3-day corporate events

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Teach Brazilian-Portuguese language and culture to over 50 individuals and small groups, through a combination of grammatical principles, applied exercises, conversation, writing, and reading practices addressing personal, travel and/or business needs of the students• Serve as a resource for restaurants, programs, activities, and other Chicago related information and assistance to visitors• Provide registration, customer service, and information to conference attendees at hotels and at the McCormick Place• Organize and deliver local and international tours to individuals and small groups, including airport hospitality assistance

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Assisted company owner with administrative support and reports on a part-time basis• Streamlined process into SMMware (Senior Move Management software) to better feed invoicing and other listings• Regularly reported on payroll data and reimbursement totals• Maintained Department of Labor compliance changes and posters• Communicated and corresponded with company staff

Chicago, Illinois

• Developed, wrote, and executed strategic business conferences for upper-level professionals • Conducted market and topic research, developed relevant and interesting agendas, and built professional relationships with speakers and other participants• Applied strong written and verbal communication skills• Worked independently and as part of a team

Chicago, Illinois

• Recruited and cultivated high-level industry executives as speakers and advisors• Cooperated with marketing, sponsorship, and sales teams to maximize commercial results• Traveled nationally to different states to present events, meet, and network with participants and delegates

Chicago, Illinois

• Delivered customer service that offered a distinctive shopping experience and drove sales• Developed product knowledge by reading and attending training classes to communicate it to the customer• Connected in an enthusiastic, friendly, and energetic way to clients to provide outstanding service

Chicago, Illinois

• Recruited and cultivated high-level industry executives for a substantial roster of event speakers• Traveled nationally to present events, meet and network with participants and delegates to generate new contacts• Obtained feedback and developed a long-term cooperation with the most renowned North American corporations to secure future success

Chicago, Illinois

• Trained and coordinated organizational efforts with marketing, sponsorship, operations, and sales teams to successfully present an event• Researched topics internationally and developed conferences on business strategies for the Brazilian market• Planned events and delivered final, on-site (Brazil) cross-sector and/or area-specific B2B business strategy presentations, to small, select groups of upper-level executives• Coordinated general administrative, logistic, and travel and operational support to speakers, participants, clients, and internal departments to guarantee a lean process to conclusion

Chicago, Illinois

* Taught introductory Brazilian Portuguese Language classes to English and Spanish speaking students.

• Managed database, marketing campaign mailings, research of products and venues for increased visibility• Designed calendars and flyers for internal and external outreach• Assisted with catering and room preparation for meetings

Department Of Cultural Affairs - Chicago, Illinois

• Curated, developed, and managed exhibitions, including solo, group and traveling shows of local, national, and international talent• Collaborated with other curators, administrators, staff, and diverse organizations on the execution of internal, city-wide, and international projects• Conducted multiple gallery-talks per event, building tours, and dissemination of information on program guidelines and procedures to individuals and communities through public presentations in exhibition spaces and community cultural centers• Created, implemented, and maintained departmental database systems to document and expedite processing of exhibition proposals, project budgets and expenditures• Wrote project summaries, catalog essays, exhibition introduction texts• Prepared budget and expense reports on a regular basis to ensure programs were on target

Department Of Cultural Affairs - Chicago, Illinois

• Coordinated an international grants program (Chicago Artists International Program) that awarded grants to support Chicago artists working on projects abroad and to facilitate exchanges and collaborations with foreign artists nominated to the program by the US State Department• Collaborated with curators, administrators, staff, and diverse cultural and government organizations on the execution of internal, city-wide, and international projects• Produced effective grant proposals to gain funding for key programs and generated reports on completed projects, and assured compliance with grant terms• Published brochures, manuals, and forms for grant program

Department Of Cultural Affairs - Chicago, Illinois

Assisted Gregory Knight, Chief Curator, with the planning, research, and implementation of the exhibition "Art on the Map". Negotiated loans of artwork with participating artists, galleries and museums. Executed loan forms and identification labels for the show. Organized and maintained exhibition related documentation and files.

Chicago, Illinois

Responsible for the budget and other financial matters of the college. Helped coordinate special college events, such as new student orientation and a holiday gathering. Scheduled timetable for college courses. General organization and dean assistantship.

Researched and documented decorative painting styles of several periods as a support for classes. Coordinated schedule of classes, disseminated class advertising materials and prepared studio set-up.Organized and maintained slide library.

Education record

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba)

Year Abroad Language Courses

Technical