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| Desired Industry: Finance/Investment |
SpiderID: 19472 |
| Desired Job Location: New York, New York |
Date Posted: 2/27/2008 |
| Type of Position: Full-Time Permanent |
Availability Date: flexible |
| Desired Wage: 55,000 |
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U.S. Work Authorization: Yes |
| Job Level: Experienced with over 2 years experience |
Willing to Travel: Yes, More Than 75% |
| Highest Degree Attained: MBA |
Willing to Relocate: Yes |
Objective:
A highly-motivated MBA graduate with experience in client service, product development and administration in a financial company and a background in retail management. Seeking a challenging position with an opportunity for growth where I can utilize my skills, education and potential.
Experience:
INVESTARS INC. (2007-present)
Client Services
Communicating with existing clients on a daily basis and assisting with their requests
Demonstrating products and acquainting new clients with the existing Investars online system
Resolving urgent and current client issues in a timely manner
Product development
Working closely with the tech team on new product development and customizations
Communicating new project assignments based on clients’ requests to programmers
Working closely with programmers on assigned projects
Quality control of finished projects
Quality check of online systems for data errors and bugs
Executive Assistant
Preparing Power Point presentations and other marketing materials
Calendar management using Microsoft Outlook
Facilitating the flow of information including mail, email, voicemail, faxes and messages
Coordinating meetings with clients
Making travel arrangements
Administrative tasks – maintaining invoices and deposits, making payments, organizing and maintaining files
Prioritizing items to be approved/reviewed in advance of deadlines
ENTREPRENEURSHIP (MBA Project 2003-2004)
Developed an idea for a media business venture
Created a business plan for the business venture:
-researched the media industry by compiling and evaluating data from various sources like the Internet, news, literature as well as meeting industry professionals to discuss the feasibility of the venture and obtain realistic up-to-date information about the industry
-developed financial plan for the venture and created spreadsheets with financial calculations
-developed marketing plan for the venture using all the above sources to gather information, created promotional material using Photoshop
-created a plan of action to effectively meet deadlines of completing the business plan as well as identifying my next steps and evaluating the results
-implemented PowerPoint presentations of the venture as well as of other special projects.
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS INC., TAGANROG, RUSSIA (1995-2000)
Position: Client Services/Administrative Assistant/Translator/Interpreter
Responsibility:
Supported the executives in general daily activities: maintained business and social calendar, kept organized files, coordinated appointments, travel arrangements
Assisted with translating various documents and contracts from English into Russian and vice versa
Worked closely with the President and Executive Directors of the company on analyzing contracts
Participated in negotiations with potential clients and partners
Served as a liaison between the executives and clients by composing correspondence, reports and making calls
CORPORATE INTERNSHIPS
TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL, NYC (Jan – May 2004)
Position: Community Coordinator, Project Manager
Responsibility: Marketing and promotion of the Tribeca Film Festival to the international communities in New York City:
Researched ethnic organizations and associations in NYC
Secured contacts with the prospective organizations and involved them to participate in the TFF by calling and telling them about the Festival
Developed spreadsheets with the database of the obtained contacts
Created promotional and informational material in Word processing and distributed by email, mail and fax, executed follow-ups
UNIVERSAL FOCUS FEATURES, NYC (September 2003-May 2004)
Position: Intern, Business and Legal Department, International Finance Department Assistant
Responsibility:
Assisted members of the finance team with their daily functions
Participated in invoicing, payment receipt and financial analysis
Maintained AR and contract files, cash receipts and third party receipt systems
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
MORGANE LE FAY ( HIGH-END WOMEN'S DESIGNER STORE), NYC (Oct. 2006 -Jan. 2007)
Position: Part-time sales
Responsibility:
Developing and maintaining relations with clientele
Maintaining great customer service working closely with clients, making phone calls
Increasing the sales volume
Training new staff
Working closely with the production studio (processing alterations and custom orders)
Updating and maintaining the inventory book
Transferring inventory within Morgane Le Fay stores
Analyzing buying trends and discussing them at the meetings
Keeping and developing the customer book
ABERCROMBIE & FITCH 5TH AVENUE, NEW YORK (Nov, 2005- Sep, 2006)
Position: Department Manager
Responsibility:
Supervising a team of 20-30 brand representatives
Managing, training and leading brand representatives/models
Merchandising, refilling the floor
Assuring great customer experience
Recruiting, interviewing candidates
MODEL FOR FASHION AND EDITORIAL/COMMERCIAL PRINT, NYC (2001-2004)
Education:
EDUCATION
MBA degree in Media Management, Metropolitan College of New York
Study Abroad Program – Cannes Film Festival, France (May 2004)
Master’s Degree in Foreign Languages (major - English, minor - Spanish),
Taganrog State Pedagogical University, Russia (1995-2000)
ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
Fluent in English and Russian
Excellent reading and writing skills in both languages
Some knowledge of Spanish
Computer skills: MS Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe Photoshop, RetailPro, QuickBooks, Outlook
Skills:
Native Russian speaker
Russian/English bilingual
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