Professional Experience
Red Mountain Energy, LLC, Kiev, Ukraine Sep. 2010 to Present
Executive Assistant
Hold duties of increased responsibility for the company with major clients throughout CIS and suppliers throughout USA, Canada & Europe.
Liaise in establishing contacts with the main US partner and engage European partners to work in cooperation. Currently maintain relationships with suppliers serving as liaison in daily communication.
Core responsibilities:
Provide administrative and business support to the director and enhance communication between engineering department and executive team, fostering a sense of teamwork and collaboration;
Schedule meetings, respond to email enquiries, coordinate travel arrangements, maintain database. Manage language and communication issues (oral and written translation from English into Russian/Ukrainian & vice versa);
Liaise with major foreign suppliers, brokers, forwarders, customs, etc. Assistance with preparing supply contracts, proposals, documents, letters, budgets, business plans and reports;
Develop marketing presentations, draft speeches for company executives, write the news about company achievements and prepare information for company web site;
Arrange and supervise special events such as business conferences, forums and exhibitions – plan budgets for the events, select the venues, publish and distribute invitations and promotional material.
Red Mountain Energy, LLC, Kiev, Ukraine Sep. 2009 to Sep. 2010
Office Manager/ Translator
Core responsibilities:
Managed the general office including purchase of office supplies, answering incoming calls, responding to emails;
Performed marketing duties, sending e-marketing campaigns and coordinating the distribution of large mail outs;
Drafted company presentations, organized the details of special events, travel arrangements;
Assisted to HR department: wrote job ads, called applicants, interviewed candidates;
Translated documents, contracts, specifications etc. from English into Russian/Ukrainian & vice versa.
Freelance Work
AKKO International, LLC, Kiev, Ukraine May 2008 to May 2009
Translator
Provided translation services at international exhibitions and forums for companies-participants;
Liaised with English speaking participants, staff, stakeholders and the public;
Assisted to event manager in planning and organizing the meetings.
Educational Background
National Aviation University, Faculty of Linguistics, Kiev, Ukraine
Specialist Degree in Translation and Interpretation (English, Spanish, Ukrainian, Russian) –
July 2010;
B.A. in Linguistics “Language & Interpretation” (English, Spanish, Ukrainian, Russian) –
July 2009.
Key Skills and Competencies
Time management and organizational skills;
Market research skills and ability to work in fast pace and challenging environment;
Detail-oriented and self-motivated;
Liaising with a wide cross section of people;
Experience & knowledge of Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, Internet.
Languages
English, Fluent;
Russian, Ukrainian, Native;
Spanish, Conversational
