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AVAILABLE FOR
SHORT-TERM OR TEMPORARY ASSIGNMENTS THAT REQUIRE
AN ENERGETIC AND VERSATILE PROBLEM-SOLVER WHO COMBINES RUSSIAN RESOURCEFULNESS WITH
WESTERN EFFICIENCY. BASED IN MOSCOW, WILLING TO TRAVEL, THRIVES IN FIELD CONDITIONS.
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Skills and abilities
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Administration
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business_services.htm) |
- Project and event co-ordination
- Record keeping and accounting; familiar with Western (Canadian) and
Russian procedures and practices
- Financial planning and resource allocation
- PREPARATION OF INFORMATION AND ADVERTISING MATERIALS (samples available)
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- Project feasibility assessment and SWOT analysis
- Networking, communications, and client relations
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Leave your sub-projects to my care ~ |
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Language and
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- Russian agent or representative for foreign companies
- English, communications, and job-readiness training for your staff
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- PUBLIC SPEAKING:
No problem making a fool of myself in front of a large audience or speaking for the record
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Computer
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- A wide variety of word-processing, graphics, and communications packages
- Hardware diagnostics, replacement, upgrade
- Software installation
- Computer applications for translator's office:
Machine Translation and electronic dictionaries to
achieve up to 50% savings in time and cost
- Development and promotion of HTML documents; site
administration
(the full cycle, from DN registration, to choice of hosting, to monitoring
and promotion)
- LAN administration
- Consulting, training, and support for beginner users
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Proven ability to look after computer-related needs of a small office ~ |
Manual / Technical
Just a few examples:
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- house construction
- auto maintenance
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- Photography and drawing. Good sense of compositions in photography - see
samples scattered across my site. The froggy
logo, alas, is not mine,
but a creation of the famous and formerly mighty GG, which is another story..
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~ Able to talk to "ordinary people" ~ Active
participation in technical projects ~
~ Understanding of engineering issues ~ Self-sufficiency in the field ~ |
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| Languages |
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- French (reading, correspondence)
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Collaboration with
professional editors allows us to produce publication-quality text from the
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Personal
qualities |
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- independent
- self-sufficient
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- well-organized
- persistent
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- inter-culturally aware
- somewhat ill-tempered as of recent
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| Education |
- B.Sc. (Biology), University of Western Ontario,
1987
- B.A. Hon. Equiv. (Philosophy), Univ. of West. Ont.,
1988
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Professional development
I periodically attend seminars and workshops, either on my own or as
part of my interpreting work. Some recent examples:
- Computer Repair and Upgrade (The Bauman
Institute, Moscow)
- Issues and problems in
Russian-to-English translation
- TV Time Selling: Research
methodology. An overview of marketing principles. Development of business strategy in the
Mass Media business.
- Marketing in the IT industry:
positioning, targeting, product life-cycle, value chain, marketing mix, communications,
writing business proposals and much more
- Internet in the travel industry
AND YOU CAN HAVE ALL OF THAT FOR $200/DAY OR A BIT LESS!!!
Call +7-916-117-1527 (Moscow) or +7-910-932-5546 (Staritsa, Tver region) or better yet
send me an e-mail
and expect a quick reply.
to discuss how I can solve your problems and see why I may be cheaper than hiring a
manager, a translator, a staff writer, a driver, and a cleaning lady all separately!
AND I COME WITH MY OWN WELL-EQUIPPED OFFICE,
COMPLETE WITH SECRETARIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT!!
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EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Work experience - 1994 to present (in RUSSIA)
See above and explore my
sites
www.unclepasha.com
www.cheap-moscow.com
www.russian-horse-rides.com
www.moscowdrivers.net
www.russiangirlfriday.com
Work experience - prior to
1994 (in CANADA)
Instructor, community
college 1991 - 1993
- Taught physics, math, English and General Science
to Continuing Education students.
- Lectures, individual consultations, development of
teaching materials and lesson plans.
Radio station
researcher 1990
- 1991
- Library research for a radio station, mostly on
environmental/social issues.
- Some general production: script writing, editing
tapes, conducting interviews etc.
Research assistant, biology
lab 1985 - 1988
- A project on the biochemistry of marine algae.
- Gained extensive practical familiarity with a wide
range of laboratory, analytical and research techniques (e.g. culture maintenance,
chromatography, UV-spectrophotometry).
- A new substance of importance to algal
osmoregulation was identified.
Biographical sketch
- Born in Moscow, Russia, in 1964.
- Relocated to Canada in 1981.
- Attended the University of Western Ontario
(biology, philosophy).
- In 1994 moved back to Moscow and established
himself as a freelance translator and consultant in the language, information, and
communication field.
- Since 1994 rendered English teaching and immigration interview preparation services to Genesis
Consulting (Toronto, Canada), and in 1998 became their authorized representative in
Russia. Other major clients include FYI Information Resources, Hewlett-Packard,
DuPont, SAIC GT, Russian Aluminium, Metals-Russia.com and many others
- In 1999 relocated to the village of Dubrovki in the
vicinity of the City of Staritsa (Tver Region) with the
intention of establishing a mini-farm while maintaining an active presence in Moscow and
continuing to provide services to corporate and private clients.
- Formed a lifetime association (i.e. married - a word I detest) Olesya Pomazan, a sociologist by education,
who presently acts as our home office administrator with particular responsibility for
Moscow accommodation, other types of traveller support, personal
services, and book-keeping.
- 2001 - Project to settle comfortably in the Tver backwoods
is actively under way. See also ..\horses_e.htm
New: www.russian-horse-rides.com
- November 2001. Maria Pavlovna (Masha) or possibly Anna or even Anna-Maria - not quite
decided on the name yet - joined our staff in the capacity of a kid and the
big-boss-in-training..
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This page last updated November 17, 2002
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