Coordinator

Posted on: 2006-01-04

4334 Berryman Ave, Apt. 4 Los Angeles, CA 90066-6042 (310) 433-6376 cell (310) 390-6486 home [email protected] Nadia Sokolova Education 2004–2005 California International University Los Angeles, CA Master of Business Administration GPA: 3.9 Concentration: International Business Coursework includes International Marketing, Finance, Human Resource Management, Business Law, International Management, Accounting, Import/Export Trade Operations. 1997–2002 Belarus State University Minsk, Belarus Bachelor of Journalism GPA: 3.9 Concentration: Economics Coursework includes Economics, Public Relations, Mass Media, Business Ethics, Political Science, History, Philosophy, Ethics, Logic, Writing, and Photography. 1996–1997 Santa Monica High School Santa Monica, CA Scholarship Exchange Student Participant of the Freedom Support Act Program sponsored by the U.S. government. Work Experience 10/2005- Present Warner Bros. Burbank, CA HR Coordinator/Consultant - Working as a part of an Application Security project motivated by Sarbanes-Oxley compliance effort. - Focusing on auditing, analyzing and formally documenting key business processes and procedures for security administration. - Interviewing relevant specialists in various departments within Warner Bros. as part of the information gathering phase. - Creating detailed process documentation for procedures around PeopleSoft, custom in-house Payroll application and various Human Resources web applications. 3/2005-5/2005 Venice Properties Venice, CA Accounts Payable Intern - Internship in a fast-paced Accounts Payable department of a medium-size real estate firm. - Monitored daily cash flows and was responsible for coordinating cash deposits. - Provided assistance with billing questions, tracked and resolved billing issues. - Handled correspondence and assisted with quarter-end billing activities. 2003–2004 Mika’s Wedding Los Angeles, CA Account Manager - Provided support for key business operations for an expanding online business. - Responsible for purchase processing and bookkeeping using QuickBooks. - Responsible for customer relations correspondence and new product marketing. - Served as second-tier customer service representative for sales inquiries. 2002–2003 Information Agency “Interfax” Minsk, Belarus Journalist (Economics Department) - Worked with a team of analysts responsible for researching and providing content for the department of economics in a fast-paced information agency. - Responsible for collecting materials and composing articles for front-page columns, focused on economic subjects with analytical emphasis. - Interviewed key government and international officials and experts on economic subjects. 1997–2002 Belarusian Media Outlets Minsk, Belarus Freelance Journalist - Worked as an independent journalist for leading Belarusian media outlets: “Komsomolskaya Pravda v Belorussii” (The Komsomol Truth in Belarus) “Izvestiya” (News) “Perehodniy Vozrast” (Transitional Era) “Stolitza” Radio Station (The Capital) “ONT” Belarusian national TV channel - Conducted research and wrote articles on various subjects of political, economic and social life of the Belarusian society. - Covered charity and public service events aimed to bring public attention to global problems, such as poverty, terminal diseases, lack of education and civil rights. Skills Computer Internet - Excellent online research skills (10 years) - Comfortable with any web browser (Internet Explorer, Netscape, FireFox) - Comfortable with most email clients (Microsoft Outlook/Outlook Express, webmail) Office - Microsoft Word (5 years) - Microsoft Excel (5 years) - Microsoft PowerPoint (5 years) Publishing - Adobe Photoshop (1 year) - Adobe Illustrator (1 year) - Microsoft FrontPage (1 year) Accounting - QuickBooks (3 years) - Quicken (1 year) - Microsoft Money (1 year) Enterprise Planning - PeopleSoft (3 months) Foreign Languages Russian – fluent Belarusian – fluent Italian – intermediate Spanish – conversational Communication Excellent communication skills, experience interacting with a diverse community, great problem-solving and leadership skills.