Developing and overseeing different kinds of educational projects aimed at enhancing professional knowledge and skills. Preparing proposal documents for receiving grants, making sure everything is in place. Leading projects, including online projects, throughout the whole chain to ensure all the steps are undertaken in accordance with the rules and regulations.

• Conduct market research and cost analysis, announce tenders and solicit quotes, monitor signed contracts. Reconcile the monthly credit card reports. Organize official events, receptions. • Organize official events, receptions, round tables for the American businesses represented in the Region.

• Responsible for the Partner’s day-to-day calendar: arranging meetings, travel (air tickets, hotels, taxi, etc), preparing and submitting advance reports • Translating financial and audit documents, correspondence, etc. Interpreting when necessary. • Organizing seminars, official events, working with vendors. • Organizing trainings for the internal and external audit specialists. Coordinate trainings and exams schedule. Provide the students with the requested information on the education process, register for the exams, etc.

General and Sponsored Projects Accounting Professional - https://www.linkedin.com/company-beta/3770/ * Responsible for exercising discretion, analytical skill, personal accountability and responsibility in a wide range of areas including administrative, managerial and student services functions ; * Provide financial management and efficient and professional accounting support to the Department, faculty and their research groups ; * Review, analyze and report on expenditures for research grants, contracts and other fund accounts; interpretation of statements and reports; expenditure projection reports and organization of grant documents and other confidential reports ; * Act as a personnel/payroll liaison for undergraduate researchers, graduate students, and research faculty appointments ; * Provide administrative support for department and faculty travel, seminar visitors, group guests, workshops and conferences

* Maintained management schedule, drafted memos, established the office file system ; * Organized VIP visits of the U.S Senators, the Ambassador, the DCM, etc), and arranged events for American businesses in the Region (annual event with 400 guests invited) HR Assistant * Filled over 25 vacancies within 10 years and was responsible for the hiring process, ethics and orientation trainings; managed WebPASS database with PPI (Personal Identification Information) for more than 50 local employees ; * Provided guidance on local laws, internal rules and regulations, grievance procedures, and termination ; * Updated position descriptions for over 30 employees of the Consulate within the recent three years which resulted in work efficiency and increase of motivation. Procurement specialist * Processed purchase requests from 7 departments (EXEC, POL/ECON, CONS, Public Affairs, DOE, MGT) in a specialized program (ILMS), conducted market research and cost analysis, announced tenders and solicited quotes, monitored signed contracts. Supervised about over 200 bidding competitions for major purchases (from market surveys to full scale two stages bidding projects). The average saving from using such procedures varies from 15 to 30% of the initial price. Control the expenses within the estimated budget of approximately $750,000.00/a year ; * Translated and interpreted at official meetings, short-term and intensive seminars and conferences on a daily basis.

Department of State Consular/American Citizen Services Provided consultations to the public on visa regulations, assisting the Consular Officer at visa interviews, printed out the visas. .Developed high level contacts in various governmental organizations. Drafted regular diplomatic correspondence addressed to Russian Officials of all levels. Provided emergency assistance to American citizens throughout the Urals Region. Negotiated on behalf of the citizens with local authorities.

Maintain office operations including administrative, fiscal, and logistical functions. Assist in the organization and conducting of seminars. Provide travel support to the employees and visitors (5-10 trips a month). Supervise student’s internship program. Fulfil basic accounting (tracking payments, expenses). Translate documents and interpret at seminars for 3M Dental and Medical departments throughout Russia in Moscow, St Petersburg, Khabarovsk, Vladivostok, Kemerova, Samara, Ufa (for audience from 100 to 400 doctors). Translate hand-outs, commercial booklets. Translate a book on 3M immobilization

Department of Foreign Languages, Bachelor of Arts