FT MBA Student at University of St Thomas
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
FT MBA Student at University of St Thomas
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
Seeking employment in Business Analytics / Consulting / Operations Management. One year of intensive experience in marketing research, process modeling and data analysis. Eight years of experience in managing operations, projects and staff. National mathematics award winner with strong relationship-building, problem-solving, technology and analytical skills.
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
August 2009 — Present (8 months)
• Assisting 80 first-year students in Statistics Analysis course
• Developed automated grading systems using MS Suite
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
June 2009 — Present (10 months)
• Assist Qwest Chair in research in various areas, including U.S. Healthcare Delivery System, Supply Chain Management, New Product Design & Development, Quality Management, Process Analysis, and Statistical Analysis
• Research requires use of process and data analysis tools, including SPSS/Excel, Powersim and iThink (System Dynamics Modeling and Simulation), Arena (Discrete Event Simulation), Mathematica
(Higher Education industry)
February 2003 — August 2008 (5 years 7 months)
• Ensured smooth operations for international school with a staff of 109 and annual revenues of over $4M
• Managed contract negotiations, customs clearance, equipment inventory, domestic and international purchasing, international transportation, shipping and travel
• Acted as school’s intermediary between American business expectations and Uzbekistan government regulations and cultural norms
(Professional Training & Coaching industry)
November 1995 — February 1999 (3 years 4 months)
• Managed operations for Educational Resource Center, including oversight of English-language classroom/PC training, publishing, advisory services, as well as logistics, budgeting and support for foreign teachers and guests
• Supervised and trained administrative staff of 17
• Developed and instructed course on Business Administration
MBA candidate , Operations Management, Finance , 2008 — 2010 (expected)
• Vice President for Finance, International Student Club
• Identified the most effective / highest impact tools for communicating mission and goals for Edina Public Schools district (Secondary research, focus group interviews, online survey, statistical data analysis using Minitab and SPSS, presentation to client)
• Recognized by peers as the most supportive student in the cohort (three awards)
• Positively impacted cohort cooperative culture by leading initiatives to create shared learning resources for students to improve their performance and communicate with each other in a coordinated manner.
• Volunteer statistical analyst for UST project for Center for Holocaust & Genocide Studies
• Selected as 2009 panelist for curriculum-business integration conference for Northeast metro high school instructors (Northeast Metro Perkins Consortium Joint Advisory Committee)
• Selected to judge team presentations for 2009 Business Professionals of America student competition
B.Sc. , Business Management , 1995 — 1999
• Graduated with Honors (Magna cum laude), 4.0/4.0 GPA
• Fluent in Russian, English, Conversational in Uzbek, Basic skills in German, • 291 hours of coursework in professional development, HR, English, English composition, and German • Advanced skills in MiniTAB, SPSS, Powersim (System Dynamic Modeling), iThink, Arena, MS Suite: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Visio, Adobe Photoshop • Advanced skills in PC troubleshooting, installation, upgrades, and maintenance, • Volunteered: Resume counseling, ESL counseling, • Hobbies: Swimming, strategy board games, chess (ranked in second category), classical guitar
• 1999, National Khoddjaeva Memorial Chess Tournament – 19th / 160 participants
• 1999, Tashkent City Chess Club Championship - 6th
• 1995, International High School Student Olympiad in Mathematics - participant
• 1995, Kyrgyzstan/Eastern Russia region High School Student Olympiad in Mathematics – 1st
• 1995, Kyrgyzstan Regional High School Student Olympiad in Computer Programming - 1st
• 1994, Kyrgyzstan National High School Student Olympiad in Physics - 3rd