Дополнительная информация
Личные качества, хобби, увлечения, навыки: Editing and legal writing, PC and internet user, professional translation and interpretation
Languages
Fluent English, Ukrainian, native Russian and basic German, Turkish and Urdu
Additional information
Married. Have an eleven-year-old son.
Traveled extensively: the USA, including Alaska, Europe, including the UK and the Republic of Ireland, South Asia, the Middle East and Northern Africa.
Hobbies include chess, mountain biking, tennis and football.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Exports/Imports manager
04/2012 - Present JSC "Ukrenergochermet"
- Preparation and fulfillment of international contracts in the framework of Project Management Office (PMO)
- Marketing research
- Negotiations with foreign partners
- Preparation of commercial offers and tender documents
- Drafting of international contracts.
Project coordinator
11/2008 – 03/2012 ecoFridge (EBRD project)
In English:
- Coordinated multiple projects concurrently (maintaining a command of details,
timelines and next steps)
- Anticipated and assisted in proactively solving problems
- Initiated and maintained communications with customers
- Ensured the day-to-day assignments were completed
- Provided reports of activity on assigned contracts
- Participated in the continuous updating and accurate generation of as-built documents
- Assisted with the research and prepared field change requests to resolve design issues.
- Performed document control functions in accordance with on-site policy and procedures, including IL, etc
- Organized, led and facilitated project-related meetings, including the creation of agendas
Country manager for Ukraine
09/2002 - 10/2008 The Solid Team, LLC,
Upland, California, USA
Directed the operations and activities of The Solid Team in Ukraine. Major components of this position included:
- Imports and exports in a variety of fields
- Management consulting
- Development of business plans and feasibility studies
- Project development
- Marketing research
- Negotiating, drafting and finalization of contracts with Ukrainian and foreign customers
- Preparations of orders for Ukrainian and foreign producers
- Key partners/third parties selection
- Advertising campaigns planning and implementation
- Issuing of commercial proposals
- RFIs, RFPs processing
- Establishment of procedures, corporate rules and business processes
- Hiring, training, counseling and motivating of the personnel
- Interfacing with Ukrainian and foreign authorities
- Daily reporting to the head office in California
Achievements:
• Fulfilled a number of big international contracts
• Completed several business plans and feasibility studies that led to multi-million loans and investments from world’s biggest banks and financial institutions
• Contributed to the growth of the Ukrainian office
Assistant to General Manager
10/2001 - 09/2002 The Solid Team, LLC, Upland, California, USA
Assisted Solid Team’s General Manager with the operations and activities of Solid Team in Ukraine. After working successfully in this position for about a year, I was promoted to the country manager
Interpreter and Contracts
01/1998 - 10/2001
Kharkiv Machine Building
Plant, Kharkiv, Ukraine
Translated technical and business documentation and interpreted negotiations with foreign partners both in Ukraine and outside and also participated in a number of international exhibitions abroad.09/1994 - 06/2000 National University of Kharkiv named after Karazin, Kharkiv, Ukraine
Master's Degree
Linguist, teacher of the English language and literature, translator09/1984 - 03/1988 Rubinsk Nautical College, Rybinsk, Russian Federation (former USSR)
Bachelor's Degree
Electrical engineer