E-mail: ylavrov@yahoo.com
Objective: Seeking a responsible career opportunity in an organization
that will best utilize my education and experience in the field of Marketing,
Management, Accounting, Finance and Information Systems.
Educational background:
• 2003 – MS Accounting and PhD in Financial Economics Program, University
of New Orleans. Overall GPA 3.73 of 4.0.
• 2001– MBA program, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA.
Double Concentration in Management Information Systems (MIS) and Technology
Management (TM); extended interest in database administartion, finance and marketing
field.
• 2001 - Database management courses for financial needs of enterprise;
Oracle8 certification courses with the Metropolitan College, University of New
Orleans. (SQL/PL SQL, Database Administration, Networking, Data Backup and Recovery,
System and Performance Tuning).
• 1996 - Diploma (Technology Management), Indian Institute of Technology,
Bombay, India
• 1991 – MA (Asian Studies), Department of South Asia, Leningrad
State University, St.Petersburg, Russia
• 1990 - Diploma (Asian Studies), Department of Urdu Philology, Delhi
University, Delhi, India.
Work Experience:
• 2002-2003 - Editorial Assistant, Marketing Educator On-Line, American
Marketing Association, Chicago-New Orleans, www. marketingpower.com.
Duties: Conduct research, develop and maintain the Marketing Educator section
of the American Marketing Association Web Site targeted for worldwide auditorium
of marketing faculty, doctoral students and professionals.
• 2000-2001 - Financial analyst, MIS Section, Office of Workforce Development,
State of Louisiana Department of Labor, Baton Rouge.
Duties: Analysis of financial data, Database maintenance (MS Access, Oracle
8i), retrieval of data, compilation of financial reports for Federal Government
and State Legislature, data input, SQL code writing, testing of website and
customers’ support.
• 1998-2001 - Graduate and Research Assistant, Department of Marketing,
College of Business, University of New Orleans.
Research: Improvement of financial performance of modern enterprise by introduction
of CRM components into business strategy.
• 1998-2000 - Tutor of Russian language, Metropolitan College, University
of New Orleans
• 1992-1997 - Manager of Marketing & Sales and Personal Assistant
to CEO, Phoenix Overseas Ltd., Delhi, India
Duties: Market research and development, study of competitors’ activities,
contacts with wholesalers, market feedback, research and analysis of market
data, product development, production planning, setting up a chain of exclusive
retail outlets, training of staff, creating promotional campaign for new products,
involvement in export operations, co-operation with multinational companies
such as Reebok, Adidas, Converse for setting up production lines and distribution
of product, co-operation and contacts with government agencies at different
levels, participation in oil exploration project and cement plant project.
• 1996 - Senior Circulation Manager, The Asian Age Newspaper (London,
Bombay, Delhi), Delhi Edition Office, New Delhi, India.
Duties: Responsible for distribution of newspaper in metropolitan area, contacts
with vendors; collecting, organizing and analyzing market data; creating and
maintaining database; promotional campaigns.
• 1991-1992 - Public Relations Officer, Grand Hotel Europe (Reso Hotels,
Sweden) St. Petersburg, Russia.
Duties: Responsible for direct contacts with customers on personal and organizational
level; promotion of the hotel; setting up conventions, presentations etc.
• 1989-1990 -Administrative Assistant, Consular Department, Embassy of
USSR, Delhi, India
• 1987-1989 – Assistant to Senior Research Officer and Assistant
to the Chairman of the Department of South Asian Studies, Institute of Social
Sciences, Moscow, Russia
• 1983 – German language translator, “Burevestnik” Enterprise,
Leningrad.
Computer Proficiency:
• Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Power Point), Word Perfect, Corel
Print Office.
• Oracle 8i DB Administration (SQL/PL SQL, Database Administration, Networking,
Data Backup and Recovery, System and Performance Tuning)
• Database management: Crystall Reports, MS Access.
• Web-Design: Macromedia Dreamweaver MX.
• Image Processing: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe ImageReady.
• Financial and Statistical Analysis: SDC, CRSP, SPSS, SAS, Eventus, Compustat.
Professional Affiliation:
• Member of Beta Alpha Psi association of Accounting majors.
• Member of UNO Student Association of Finance majors.
• Active supporter of American Marketing Association.
Languages Spoken: English, German, Russian, Hindi, Urdu
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