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Business Development & Marketing Specialist, *Eastern Europe* Resume
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| Desired Industry: Business/Management |
SpiderID: 553 |
| Desired Job Location: Vancouver, British Columbia |
Date Posted: 2/16/2004 |
| Type of Position: Full-Time Permanent |
Availability Date: immediate |
| Desired Wage: 60,000-90,000 |
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U.S. Work Authorization: Yes |
| Job Level: Management (Manager, Director) |
Willing to Travel: Yes, 25-50% |
| Highest Degree Attained: Masters |
Willing to Relocate: Yes |
Objective:
Seeking a business development/marketing position financial services products. Offer top-notch entrepreneurial and management skill sets, with excellent communications and team-building ability. Languages: English, Ukrainian, Russian, French
Experience:
2/2000 - Present
Vancouver, BC
Manager, Corporate Finance
Consulted for CIDA- and EBRD-funded SME banking projects in Ukraine with UkrSotsBank, Bank Forum, and Robert Bosch Ukraine, and a retail mortgage lending project with Kredobank in Ukraine.
Solicited and structured capital placements from Vancouver angel nvestors, placing private equity into pre-IPO projects and public companies: industrial waterjet cutting garnet in Ukraine, wireless cash parking meter systems in the Pacific Northwest, and natural gas field projects in Western USA and Crimea, Ukraine.
6/1997 - 1/2000 Business Development Bank of Canada Vancouver, BC
Manager, Consulting Services
Loan applications review; sales, delivery and management of business consulting contracts for BDC loans clients, including exports, growth and ISO quality management. Supervision (with responsibility for recruitment & hiring) of a roster of 40+ contract consultants providing these consulting services to manufacturing & hi-technology organizations. Launched the quarterly Vancouver Angel Investor Introductions Forum, linking early-stage entrepreneurs with seed finance sources. Personally completed two SME training and business development contracts in Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine for Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). Primary program coordinator for Vancouver's 1997 & 1998 Small Business Week programs, including coordination of corporate/government partners as advertisers in annual 12-page business press insert.
9/1994 - 5/1997
Lander Group Ltd. Toronto, ON & Vancouver, BC
Management Consultant
Market Analyst (12-month contract with CB Constantini Ltd.) Feedgrains and agricultural commodities market development: Purchased feedgrains off-farm, and arranged rail/truck transport and resale to newly-developed agri-beef industry accounts in Northwest and Midwest US.
Management Consultant: International Business Development, (18-month contract with Focus Technologies Networks) Managed asset recovery program on behalf of Ontario Hydro, exporting surplus power generation equipment to American distributors; sourced petrochemical-based agricultural fertilizer producers, thus brokering a diesel contract for UK buyer.
9/1993 - 9/1994
Fonorola Inc. Toronto, ON
Manager, Affinity Services
Designed market-appropriate telecoms products. Sold twelve contracts to national non-profit organizations for telecoms-based fundraising programs.
1/1992 - 9/1993 HGL Highlander Group Ltd. Toronto, ON & Kyiv, Ukraine
Trade/Finance Consultant
Sourced Ukrainian commodities for export to N. American markets; Researched shipping strategies, and assessed current legal/governmental export regulations; exported linen textiles from Ukraine to Canada on behalf of a Canadian convertor; assembled partners for Ukrainian-Canadian Joint Venture for conversion of canola oilseeds into edible oil / feed-meal.
1/1990 - 12/1991 Solicitor General Canada Ottawa, Canada
Policy Analyst
Drafted talking points and position papers for directors-general and parliamentary review committees on economic/political changes in Eastern Europe.
1/1989 - 12/1989 LaserFresh Ottawa, Canada
Owner/Operator
Managed three full-time employees in a self-created computer peripherals repair operation, while at the same time developing a base of over 40 clients. Business was sold.
6/1986 - 1/1989 Honeywell Information Systems Ltd. Ottawa, Canada
Account Manager
Completed Honeywell's 4-month National Sales Training Program; Served defence & SME sector computing accounts in the Ottawa area, and attained base bid on two major upgrades; Managed two SME sector VAR relationships; Organized annual Honeywell user conferences; Consulted to customer TAC, improving workflow.
9/1982 - 8/1983 Linotype Canada Toronto, Canada
Software Applications Engineer
Installed and customized software for newspaper text management systems Canada-wide; Assisted in nearly doubling the Mycro-Tek customer base over two years; Organized training curricula; led on-site user instructional seminars.
Education:
5/2004
City University
Master's Degree
Completing Master of Business Administration (Finance)
5/1994
Carleton University (Canada)
Master's Degree
M.A. (Central European & Russian Area Studies)
7/1991 Norwich University (VT-US)
7-week Russian Immersion Program
5/1986
University of Toronto
Bachelor's Degree
Double major in astronomy & commerce.
6/1981
Royal Roads Military College (Canada)
2-Year Engineering Diploma
Skills:
Languages: Ukrainian, Russian, French, English
Computer Software: PowerPoint, MS-Office, HTML
Private Pilot with Floatplane Endorsement
Reference:
Upon request -
from:
1. Vice-President, Business Development Bank of Canada
2. Chair, Canada-Pacific Russia Trade Center
3. President, UkrSotsBank, Kiev, Ukraine
4. President, Bank Forum, Kiev, Ukraine
5. President, Kredobank, Lviv, Ukraine
Candidate Contact Information:
| Name: P.S. |
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Phone: 604-885-1411 |
| City: Vancouver, BC, Canada |
Fax: 604-608-5411 |
| State: British Columbia |
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| Zip: V6K2G8 |
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