page 1 resume book cover letter for pdf - kse

March 23, 2010 Dear colleagues, The Kyiv School of Economics (KSE) founded by the Economics Education and Research Consortium (EERC) (www.kse.org.ua) and the Victor Pinchuk Foundation (www.pinchukfund.org) is a world-class institution, with a reputation for excellence, both in Ukraine and internationally. It aims to rank among the top schools in Central and Eastern Europe, producing a future generation of world-class economists. In doing so, it helps to improve the economic, business, and policymaking environments of Ukraine and neighbouring countries. The Kyiv School of Economics offers an internationally recognized two-year, full time English language Master’s Program with focus on Financial Economics, Economic Policy and Economics of Firms, Consumers and Market Structure. The program is taught by international and Western-trained Ukrainian faculty with a strong research background, its curriculum is modelled on the best economics and financial economics graduate programs in North America and Western Europe and provides students with unrivalled access to economics literature and resources.

After earning their master’s degrees, KSE alumni are well prepared to work as economists and analysts with international banks, consulting, investment, and audit firms, government agencies, research organizations and policymaking institutions. They are excellent professionals, have unique skills in economic modelling and analysis, and are in high demand both on the international and on the local job market.

With this letter, we are honoured to present you a book of resumes of KSE students who are on track to graduate in June 2010. By giving you this preview of this new generation of economists who will be entering the job market in the next months, we hope to give you the opportunity to be among the first companies to approach them and beat your competitors in the hunt for talent. We also present you the resumes of some KSE graduates who are currently looking for a job. If you need more information about KSE students and graduates, please feel free to contact my colleague, Svitlana Bocharova via e-mail: [email protected] or telephone: 492-8012. Thanks for cooperating with us! Yours sincerely, Tom Coupé Program Director Kyiv School of Economics [email protected]; 492-8012

KSE STUDENTS Class of 2010

Alina Aleksyeyenko AK.BULAHOVSKOGO, 36/239 • Kyiv, 03057 • (050) 161 48 39 • [email protected]

EDUCATION 2008 - present KYIV SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS Kyiv, Ukraine

Candidate for Master of Arts degree, June 2010. Top-15 student. • Focus on Macroeconomics and Econometrics. • Cumulative GPA 3.27. • Research on human choice behavior.

2004 - 2009 DONETSK NATIONAL UNIVERSITY Donetsk, Ukraine Master of Science in Economics of Enterprises. Major in economic cybernetics. Top-3 student.

• Focus on modeling and simulating decision-making processes, economic analysis and econometrics.

• Member of Debate Club: obtained the 2nd place in Ukrainian Debate Competition. • Several papers on the development of labor market.

EXPERIENCE

2009 - present KYIV SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS Kyiv, Ukraine Economics MA Program. Teaching Assistant in Macroeconomics

• Assisted in checking of home assignments. • Helped students to understand the material better.

2009 – present GFK UKRAINE Kyiv, Ukraine

Marketing research company. Assistant

• Market analysis in narrow-directed spheres. • Responsible for presentations, reports.

2007 – present EUROCOLLEGE Yasynuvata, Ukraine

Own foreign languages center Entrepreneur

• Responsible for collaboration with official bodies concerning taxes and rent. • Management of company, searching for clients.

2009 WORLD FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION Kyiv, Ukraine

English company that consults in international franchising Assistant

• Responsible for database of international partners. • Official correspondence with English and German speaking partners.

2008 BUSY BEE Kyiv, Ukraine

Ukrainian event-company Manager

• Negotiation with clients. • Responsible for presentations.

2008 THE RICH’S CLUB Kyiv, Ukraine

Magazine for rich people Journalist

• Responsible for business analytical column.

PERSONAL • Experienced user skills including knowledge of Windows, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint), networking applications; econometric software: EViews 4.0, Stata; business applications: Project Expert, Marketing Expert, Business Studio.

• Strong analytical skills, fast learner, hardworking, responsible, results-oriented, able to work under pressure, strong leadership qualities, initiative, optimistic, charismatic, team player.

• Fluent in English, Ukrainian and Russian; intermediate in German.

• Hobbies: tourism, oratory, sports.

Anton Artamonov DEHTYAROVSKAYA 6, 113 • Kyiv, 04050 • 0663625781 • [email protected]


Candidate for Master of Arts degree, June 2010. Top-5 student. • Focus on Financial Economics. • Cumulative GPA 3.48/4.00. • Researched Effect of Foreign Capital Inflows Effect on Economic Growth.

2004 – 2007 Zaporizhzhya National Technical UNIVERSITY Zaporizhzhya, Ukraine Bachelor of Arts. Major in International Economic Relations. Top-1 student.

• Focus on International Finance. • Cumulative GPA 5.00/5.00.

2007-2008 Hawai’i Pacific University • Major in Economics. • Cumulative GPA 5.00/5.00.

EXPERIENCE 2009 – present CONCORDE CAPITAL Kyiv, Ukraine

Sales/trading department. Sales • Responsible for selling/buying Eurobonds, bonds and stocks.

2008 - 2009 AFLAC Honolulu, USA Health Insurance Company. Licensed Associate

• Responsible for selling insurance to businesses in Honolulu. EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES 2009 Kiev School of Economics Finance Club President. Kyiv, Ukraine 2007-2008 Secretary of Finance Club at Hawai‘i Pacific University. Honolulu,USA 2007 Community Service in Foster Botanical Garden. Honolulu, USA FELLOWSHIPS 2007-2008 Eurasian Undergraduate Exchange Program Fellowship, USA.

PERSONAL • Experienced user skills including knowledge of Windows, Mac OS, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint); econometric software: EViews 4.0, Stata.

• Strong analytical skills, fast learner, hardworking, responsible, results-oriented, able to work under pressure, strong leadership qualities, good sales skills, initiative, optimistic, charismatic, team player.

• Fluent in English, Ukrainian and Russian.

• Hobbies: Martial Art of Win Chun Kung-fu.

Pavlo Bandura DEGTIARIVSKA 6, 113 • Kyiv, 04050 • +38 (093) 98-66-778 • [email protected]


Candidate for Master of Arts degree, June 2010. • Focus on Financial Economics. • Cumulative GPA 3.21. • Interest in Macro. Researched monetary effects of exchange rate fluctuations.

2003 - 2007 I.I. MECHNIKOV ODESSA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY Odessa, Ukraine Bachelor of Science in International Economics. Top-10 student.

• Focus on foreign direct investment, multinational corporations and monetary economics. • Member of the student board. Participated in the activities of the Students Club. • Published work “Interdependence of inflation and money market indicators: empirical test of

theoretical concepts”

EXPERIENCE 2008 – present CONCORDE CAPITAL Kyiv, Ukraine

Leading investment bank in Ukraine. Junior Analyst • Responsible for Ukraine’s #1 poultry producer coverage. • Prepared stock picks recommendations using various business valuation techniques. • Assisted senior analysts with their daily routines.

2008 – 2009 EBAY.COM STORE Remote, Online Apparel Store at the world’s online marketplace

Store Manager • Formed inventory list and negotiated with East Asian suppliers • Increased store’s sales by 400%, improved feedback rating from 98.3% to 100%. • Prepared operational reports. Supervised 3 customer service representatives.

Summer 2007 PROCTER & GAMBLE Kyiv, Ukraine Fortune 500 FMCG Company Logistic Department Intern

• Explored company’s supply chain and identified top loss issues. • Developed and implemented the plan saving US$35 ths. annually. • Prepared inventory movement schedule for the largest warehouse relocation project in Ukraine.

Summer 2006 ALASKA GENERAL SEAFOODS Ketchikan, AK, USA Leading seafood processing company

Ukrainian Team Supervisor • Managed a group of 5 students to ensure achievement of targets. • Was accountable to general manager.

EXTRACURRICULAR

• KSE Finance Club Vice-President: co-founded the club and responsible for external relations. • Founder of Odessa Retro Scooter Club: connected people riding retro motor-scooters. • Actor at French Amateur Theater: won the National Amateur Theater Contest, performed in France

PERSONAL • Fluent in English, Russian, Ukrainian. Competent in French. • Computer literate: Windows, Mac OS, Microsoft Office Suite, Lotus Notes. • Programming skills: Pascal/Delphi, html/java script. • Data analysis software: EViews, SPSS, Stata, MATLAB. • Business software: SAP (warehousing/shipping), Bloomberg (equity analysis), e-commerce: PayPal.

• Personal qualities: Passionate about making impact, leading changes and seeing results. Open-minded and innovative, hardworking and able to work under pressure, fast learning and optimistic, team player.

• Hobbies: Retro scooters/motorbikes restoration. Skiing. Music writing: piano soli.

Oleksandr Bobrov M.TSVETAEVA 14B • Kyiv, 02232 • 8 (067) 284-29-79 • [email protected]


Candidate for Master of Arts degree, June 2010. • Focus on Environmental Economics. • Cumulative GPA 2.84.

2007 – 2009 UNIVERSITY OF "KYIV-MOHYLA ACADEMY" Kyiv, Ukraine

Department of Natural Sciences, Master Program in "Environmental Sciences. Ecology and Environmental Protection". Uncompleted. • Focus on Sustainable development, effective energy usage.

2002 – 2007 UNIVERSITY OF "KYIV-MOHYLA ACADEMY" Kyiv, Ukraine

Bachelor of Science in Physics (2006). Specialist Degree in Physics (2007). Major in biophysics. Top-3 student. • Focus on modeling and simulating of carbon nanotubes with DNA bases. • Published works:

1. “Quantum chemical calculation of the interaction of DNA base (Thymine) with single wall carbon nanotube”, thesis from 4th congress of Ukrainian Biophysical society, Donetsk: DNU, 2006, 420 pages. ISBN 966-639-280-1.

2. “Study of carbon nanostructure interaction and interfaces with biological molecules”, thesis from 3rd International workshop “Relaxed, nonlinear and acoustic optical processes; Materials – growth and optical properties” – RNAOPM’2006, Lutsk – Shatsk Lakes, 2006, 170 pages. ISBN 966-600-219-1.

EXPERIENCE 07/2009 – 11/2009 CitiBank Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine CMB Operations & Technology department • Intern 09/2005 – 10/2008 National University “Kyiv-Mohyla academy” Kyiv, Ukraine Natural Department Dean’s office • Data mining/processing

• Organizing university’s campaigns and routine work • Participating in research projects

04/2007 – 09/2009 National University “Kyiv-Mohyla academy” Kyiv, Ukraine Hostel • Web-portal administration

• Technical support of intranet and its users • Member of hostel student council

11/2004 – 07/2007 Institute of Physics of the NAS of Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine Physics institution within the National Academy of Science of Ukraine • Research laboratory assistant

• Network administrator assistant • Engineer

09/2004 – 12/2004 Kyiv International Institute of Sociology Kyiv, Ukraine Ukrainian research company • Data processing 09/2002 – 06/2004 National University “Kyiv-Mohyla Academy” Kyiv, Ukraine Department of Natural Sciences • Research laboratory assistant

PERSONAL • Experienced user skills including knowledge of Windows, Unix, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), some programming skills (Fortran, Basic, Pascal, C++, PHP, CSS), networking applications; econometric software: EViews 4.0, Stata,

• Strong analytical skills, fast learner, attentive to details, hardworking, responsibility, results-oriented, able to work under pressure, leadership qualities, optimistic, good team player.

• Languages: English, Ukrainian and Russian.

• Hobbies: movie, theatre, music, chess and puzzles, speed, tourism, volleyball, tennis, long-distance running, swimming, internet projects, technology.

Ievgen Bobykin BILORUSKA 15, 34 • Kyiv, 04119 • +38 (098) 805-16-41 • [email protected]


Candidate for Master of Arts degree, June 2009. Top-1 student. • Focus on Financial Economics. • Cumulative GPA 3.90. • Research on bank failures. • Teaching assistant in Econometrics

2004 - 2009 ODESSA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY Odessa, Ukraine Master of Arts in Economics of Enterprises. Top-3 student.

• Focus on economic analysis. • Member of the student board. • Took part in several student conferences. Certificates for the best reports. Publication of several reports

EXPERIENCE 2009 – present ‘FORTUNA’ CIGAR HOUSE LLC Odessa, Ukraine Economist in financial sector

• Financial planning, budgeting. • Analyzed currency risks, hedging. • Analyzed changes in financial accounts and impact of crises on the profitability.

2008 - 2009 PUBLIC UTILITY COMPANY ‘GORZELENTREST’ Odessa, Ukraine Economist in economic department

• Financial planning, budgeting. • Made financial analysis of the company • Optimized funds usage implementing control system. • Developed a system of bonuses for employees.

June 2008 JOINT-STOCK COMMERCIAL BANK ‘UKRSOTSBANK’ Odessa, Ukraine Intern in finance department

• Financial planning. • Analyzed effectiveness of using financial resources.

PERSONAL • Experienced user skills including knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint), basic programming skills; econometric software: EViews 4.0, SPSS, Stata.

• Initiated and organized Finance and Case Clubs in Kyiv School of Economics. Currently president of both clubs.

• Active Member of EBA (European Business Association) Toastmasters.

• Initiated and organized student government of economic department in Odessa National University.

• Took part in student competitions in business modeling ‘GMC’ (leader), ‘Business battle’ (leader), Challenge future. Got to the semifinal in all competitions.

• First place in academic competition in economics held by ‘Ukrsotsbank’ and ‘UniCredit Group’.

• Strong analytical skills: asset valuation (DCF and peers comparison), technical and fundamental analysis of financial markets

• Fast learner, hardworking, responsible, results-oriented, able to work under pressure, strong leadership qualities, initiative, optimistic, charismatic, team player.

• Fluent in English, Ukrainian and Russian. Basic German and French

Igor Buinyi DEHTYARIVSKA 6, 113 • Kyiv, 04050 • 095 836-87-58 • [email protected]


Candidate for Master of Arts degree, June 2010. Top-3 student. • Focus on Financial Economics. • Cumulative GPA 3.74. • Research on investment decisions of industrial enterprises.

2007 - 2009 KYIV NATIONAL ECONOMIC UNIVERSITY Kyiv, Ukraine Specialist in Finance.

2000 - 2005 CHERNIHIV STATE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY Chernihiv, Ukraine Master of Science in Electronics.

• Focus on developing and programming of application devices. • Prize winner at the All-Ukrainian competition in mathematics.

EXPERIENCE 2009 – 2010 LIVINGSTON RESEARCH Kyiv, Ukraine

Research Writer • Writing research papers in English on various subjects (economics, finance, environment, energy)

on a regular basis. 2008 – 2009 INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS, NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF UKRAINE Kyiv, Ukraine

Technology Transfer Office. Junior Researcher • Developed and implemented contractual agreements on intellectual property, supplements to labor

contracts, the Institute’s Constitution on Intellectual Property. • Responsible for presenting R&D products, searching for investors, and communicating with them.

2005 - 2008 INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS, NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF UKRAINE Kyiv, Ukraine Optical Quantum Electronics Department. PhD Student, Senior Engineer

• Invented a new mechanism for creating an optical field with singularities in its spatial profile. • Responsible for developing a theory, conducting experiments, and processing the experimental

data. • Published 5 research papers in English and made 4 oral presentations at international conferences.

PERSONAL • Experienced user of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint), LaTeX, Corel Draw, Adobe PhotoShop, Adobe Illustrator; computation: MatLab, Mathematica, Maple econometric software: EViews 4.0, SPSS, Stata.

• Strong analytical skills, enthusiastic, responsible, efficient, result-oriented, team player, good time management skills.


• Hobbies: football, literature, psychology.

• Activities: KSE Finance Club; KSE Case club; Toastmasters International.

Iryna Demko KUIBYSHEVA 55, MYKOLAIVSKA OBL., • Novyi Bug, 55600 • 8 (096) 937-33-68 • [email protected]


Master of Arts in Economics, June 2010 (expected). • Focus on Financial Economics. • Research on Energy Policy.

2004 - 2008 Petro Mohyla Mykolaiv State University in consortium with “Kyiv-Mohyla Academy” Bachelor of Arts in Finance. Top-3 student Mykolaiv, Ukraine

• Focus on Financial Management. • Research in the estimation of stock indices.

EXPERIENCE 2009 – present Magazine “New Europe” Brussels, Belgium

Journalist • Responsible for weekly review of economic development in Ukraine

AWARDS

PERSONAL

• Second Place at International Conference “New Economic Challenges”, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 8-9 May, 2009

• Red Diploma on Bachelor Degree in Finance, Petro Mohyla Mykolaiv State University, 3 July, 2008

• Scholarship from Zavtra.UA Program founded by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation, 1 Jan. 2008 - 31 Dec. 2008

• Grant from the Reform Institute (Ukraine) for creating Economics Academy for the Youth in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, March 2006

• Gold Medal for High Achievements in Secondary Education at Secondary School №1, Novyi Booh, Ukraine, June 2004

• I am adaptable and fast learning. I am creative and enjoy working with people. I am able to solve problems, develop more efficient ways of doing things, communicate effectively and deal with different personality types. I have strong project management, fund-raising and team-building skills.

Mykhailo Dopira DELEGATSKYI PROV. 2/18, 53 • Kyiv • 8 (097) 740-66-86 • [email protected]


Candidate for Master of Arts degree, June 2010. Focus on Firms Consumers & Market Structures. • Cumulative GPA 3.4. • Research on social value transformation and economic growth.

2004 - 2008 NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF KYIV-MOHYLA ACADEMY Kyiv, Ukraine Bachelor of Arts in Sociology. Diploma with distinction.

EXPERIENCE 2009 – present IREX UKRAINE (INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH AND EXCHANGE BOARD) Kyiv, Ukraine

Research assistant Member of impact evaluation team in Bibliomist project (founded by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation). • Development and testing of impact evaluation tools • Conducting qualitative and quantitative researches • Supervision of outsourced research projects

2007-2008 INITIATIVE KYIV (ADV GROUP) Kyiv, Ukraine Media researcher

Integral analysis of the media market, ad-hoc desk research, informational support of employees and clients. • Statistical and media analysis. • Media research methodology improvement and adaptation.

2006 - present FREE-LANCE ACADEMIC ESSAY WRITER Kyiv, Ukraine

Academic essay-writing in English on various subjects. Spheres of interest – sociology, economics, marketing, management, social psychology.

2006-2007 INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION (IOM) Kyiv, Ukraine Qualitative researcher

Conducted and presented a qualitative nationwide research among schoolchildren concerning their migration intensions

2006 3M Ukraine Corporate marketing coordinator assistant Gathering and analysis of primary and secondary marketing data; competitive position analysis of several Ukrainian markets; evaluation of market potentials; conducted a complex quantitative marketing research “Library Systems in Kyiv”.

2006 TNS Ukraine Free-lance analyst in qualitative research department.

PERSONAL • Awards:

o Bachelor degree with distinction (2008) o Winner of Kyiv Mayor Student Award (2008) o Winner of Kyiv-Mohyla sport-tourism competitions (2007) o School leaving certificate with distinction (2004) o Prize winner of regional school competitions (Olympiads) in biology, English language, geography,

chemistry (2000-2004). • Volunteer Projects:

o Internship in Embassy of Austria o Preparation and participation in Europe Day in Kyiv o Assistant-organizer on IOM (International Organization of Migration) awards in Kyiv

• Languages: Ukrainian, Russian - native, English - fluent, German – intermediate level • PC: experienced PC user - MS Office, statistical packages (SPSS, Statistica, Stata, MiniTab, Eviews...), media

analysis programs (MMW, Galileo, UMM…), graphical packages (Corel Draw, Photoshop, Premier). Latin and Cyrillic blind typing.

• Personal traits: Active, responsible, initiative, efficient, capable, creative, hard-working. Excellent communication, teamwork and leadership skills.

• Hobbies: Active sports (hiking, multisport racing, mountaineering, cycling, skiing), photography, reading, travelling.

Maryna Dzhumyga CHERNYAHIVSKOGO 21A, 113 • Brovary • 8 (063)5620820 • [email protected]


Candidate for Master of Arts degree, June 2010. Top-10 student. Citigroup Scholarship, Citibank Ukraine • Focus on Financial Economics. • Cumulative GPA 3.44 • Research on inventories investment.

2003 - 2009 KYIV NATIONAL TARAS SHEVCHENKO UNIVERSITY Kyiv, Ukraine Mechanics and Mathematics department, specialization- statistics Sept. 2003— June 2007-bachelor degree in mathematics (GPA 4.3) Sept. 2008— June 2009-master degree in statistics

• Focus on modeling and simulating decision-making processes, financial mathematics and econometrics.

• Research paper: “Statistical analysis and forecasting of GDP of Ukraine“

EXPERIENCE 2010 – present KYIV SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS Kyiv, Ukraine

Economics MA Program. Teaching assistant • Responsible for holding consultations for first-year students. • Grading home assignments.

2007 – present Coach in mathematics, statistics for students of MBA programs and Universities

2007 - present SCIENCE&TECHNICAL COMPLEX FOR STATISTICAL RESEARCH Kyiv, Ukraine Monitoring and Statistical research Department

Mathematician • develop and maintain reporting procedures • investigating of methodological instruments of data analysis. • making statistical reports of different levels

2006 - 2007 INNOVATIVE MARKETING UKRAINE Kyiv, Ukraine

IT company. Stats and analysis specialist

• coordination of new product launching • developing new projects and maintaining overall programs • price monitoring and program evaluation • analytical support to monitoring department • creating automatic reports (MSQL, Crystal) • making statistical reports on requests.

PERSONAL • Experienced user skills including knowledge of Windows, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint),networking applications; econometric software: EViews , STATISTICA, SPSS, Stata; mathematical packages (Matlab, Mathematica); Photoshop

• good communication and teamwork skills, excellent analytical skills, ability to work under time pressure, responsibility, diligence, ability to learn on foot, high level of self-organization, objectivity, discipline, leadership ability


• Hobbies: fitness, skiing

Sergiy Golovko SHKILNA 2A, ROVENAKAYA OBL., OSTROZHSKY REG • Ozhenin, 35820 • 8 (096) 975-74-11 • [email protected]


Candidate for Master of Arts degree, June 2010. Top-3 student. • Focus on Game Theory. • Cumulative GPA 3.79 out of 4.0. • Research on time pressure in social choice problems.

2006 - 2008 NATIONAL TARAS SHEVCHENKO UNIVERSITY OF KYIV Kyiv, Ukraine Master of Arts in Applied Mathematics. Top-5 student.

• Focus on modeling of nonlinear dynamic systems. • Cumulative GPA 5.0 out of 5.0

2002 - 2006 NATIONAL TARAS SHEVCHENKO UNIVERSITY OF KYIV Kyiv, Ukraine Bachelor degree in Applied Mathematics. Top-5 student.

• Focus on modeling of nonlinear dynamic systems. • Cumulative GPA 5.0 out of 5.0

EXPERIENCE 2009 – present KYIV SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS Kyiv, Ukraine Economics MA Program. Teaching Assistant in Microeconomics

• Assisted in grading homework assignments and providing consultations. 2006 – 2008 LAVATERA LTD Kyiv, Ukraine Software Company. Software developer

• Finite element analysis and 3D algorithms. AWARDS 2009 4th Team Place at National Student Championship on Strategic Management “Global Management Challenge

Junior”, Kyiv, Ukraine 2008 Master’s Diploma with Honors in Applied Mathematics, National Taras Shevchenko University of Kyiv 2008 Bachelor’s Diploma with Honours on Master Degree in Applied Mathematics, National Taras Shevchenko

University of Kyiv 2002 Gold Medal for High Achievements in Secondary Education at Ozhenino Secondary School, Ostrozhsky reg.,

Rovenskaya obl., Ukraine

PERSONAL • Operating systems: MS Windows 9x/NT, Linux; Programming languages: C++, C, Pascal; Programming libraries: STL, Boost (basic); IDEs: Eclipse, Source Navigator, MS Visual Studio .Net; Mathematical packages: Maple, Matlab; Econometric software: STATISTICA 6.0, Stata.

• Good in English, Fluent in Ukrainian and Russian.

• Hobbies: sports, theatre, competitions in Economics.

Maryna Ivus Ak. Bulakhovskogo st. 36, 239 • Kyiv, 03164 • +38 (063) 185-17-94 • [email protected]


Candidate for Master of Arts degree, June 2010 • Focus on Firms, Consumers and Market Structure. • Research on Intellectual Property Rights.

2003 - 2007 CHERNIHIV STATE INSTITUTE OF ECONOMICS & MANAGEMENT CHERNIHIV, Ukraine Specialist degree in Economics and Entrepreneurship. Major in Accounting and Audit.

• Research on Budgeting in State-Owned Enterprises

EXPERIENCE 2009 – present PJSC CITIBANK Kyiv, Ukraine

Operation Technology Control Unit Intern • Implementation of verifications in different departments of operations unit.

2007 - 2008 TEC ”MEGACENTER” Chernihiv, Ukraine Trade-Entertainment Complex Administrator

• Solving conflict situations with clients; • Control of trade process.

2007 CHERNIHIV STATE TREASURY DEPARTMENT Chernihiv, Ukraine

Financial planning unit Intern

• Responsible for data analysis, basic analysis and reporting; • Budgeting.

PERSONAL • Experienced user skills including knowledge of Windows, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint); econometric software: EViews 4.0, Stata; accounting program (Parus, 1C)

• Individual skills: strong analytical skills, ability to work under pressure, ability to think on the spot, diligence, sociability, positive attitude, leading personality


• Hobbies: music, playing piano, theatre, reading.

Vera Kankalovich REVUTSKOGO 18, 31 • Kyiv, 02068 • 8 (098) 557-67-81 • [email protected]


Candidate for Master of Arts degree, June 2010. • Focus on Financial Economics. • Cumulative GPA 3.2. • Research on the effect of the financial system on international trade. • Participated in the activities of the students' Financial and Case Clubs.

2000 - 2005 BELARUS STATE ECONOMIC UNIVERSITY Minsk, Belarus Specialist of Science in Economics and Management in Trade. Major in Commercial Activity at the National

Consumer Goods Market. • Focus on management, economic analysis and accounting. • Member of students' scientific groups. • Published work ''Development of forecasting - basis of the trade business success'' in a student

collection of scientific works.

EXPERIENCE 2006 – 2008 MINISTRY OF ECONOMY Minsk, Belarus

Main economist of the department of trade and government purchases • Analysis and forecasting macroeconomic activities. • Participation in creation of legislative base and macroeconomic politics in the sphere of consumer

market. • Expert examination of business plans.

2005 - 2006 MINISTRY OF ECONOMY Economist of the department of finance policy • Analysis and forecasting population income, budget. • Participation in creation of legislative base in the sphere of finance.

2005 SHOP ''DOMASHNIY MAGAZINE'' Minsk, Belarus Economist

• Work with suppliers. • Order and registration of goods, sales and cost analysis. • Forecasting of financial activities, business plan.

Summer 2003 SERVICE SECTOR (RESTAURANT, SHOP) MICHIGAN, USA

PERSONAL • Experienced user skills including knowledge of Windows, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint), networking applications; econometric and mathematics software: EViews, Stata, MATLAB.

• Strong analytical skills, honest, disciplined, hardworking, responsible, results-oriented, able to work under pressure, strong leadership qualities, initiative, optimistic, team player, pleasant, sociable.

• Fluent in English, Ukrainian; native – Russian, Belarussian.

• Hobbies: sport, tourism, theatre, reading.

Volodymyr Korsun VATUTINA 20, 63 • Vyshneve, 08133 • 8 (093) 844-35-85 • [email protected]


Candidate for Master of Arts degree, June 2010. Top-10 student. • Focus on Labor Economics. • Cumulative GPA 3.37. • Research on behavioral determinants of earnings.

2008 - 2009 VADYM GETMAN KYIV NATIONAL ECONOMIC UNIVERSITY Kyiv, Ukraine Master of Arts in Finance. Major in Financial Market. • Focus on modeling the price of investment fund securities. • Average grade above 4.5. • Researched the application of VAR models to predicting the value of securities.

2003 - 2008 VADYM GETMAN KYIV NATIONAL ECONOMIC UNIVERSITY Kyiv, Ukraine Bachelor of Science in Economics of Enterprises. Major in Finance.

• Focus on the Ukrainian insurance market. • Red Diploma awarded. • Certificate of Security Trader obtained.

EXPERIENCE 2008 – 2009 ALTERA FINANCE Kyiv, Ukraine

Asset Management Company. Financial Consultant (internship) • Estimated the risk and price of investment fund shares. • Predicted changes in the prices of constituting securities. • Calculated the net value of investment funds. • Monitored the fulfillment of state requirements.

2006 - 2007 PRAVEX-BANK Kyiv, Ukraine One of the largest Ukrainian Banks.

Credit expert • Evaluated credit history of potential clients. • Estimated credit capacity of borrowers. • Calculated the credit risk and issued loans at corresponding interest rate.

Summer 2005 PROSPECTS UKRAINE Kyiv, Ukraine

Promotion Company. Promoter

• Studied and evaluated potential markets. • Promoted goods and services.

PERSONAL • Experienced user skills including knowledge of Windows, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint), networking applications; econometric software: EViews, Stata, Matlab.

• Strong analytical skills, fast learner, hardworking, responsible, results-oriented, able to work under pressure.


• Hobbies: hiking, orienteering, table tennis, real aikido (my instructor is a student of Ljubomir Vračarević); writing some poetry (used to be published in school newspaper)

Volodymyr Kurnosov O. HONCHARA 28B, 14 • Kyiv, 01034 • 095 467-44-45 • [email protected]

EDUCATION 2008–present KYIV SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS Kyiv, Ukraine

Candidate for Master of Arts degree, June 2010. • Focus on Economic Policy Analysis. • Cumulative GPA 3.44.

2002 - 2008 KYIV NATIONAL TARAS SHEVCHENKO UNIVERSITY Kyiv, Ukraine Master of Science in Applied Mathematics. Major in numerical mathematics.

• Focus on Numerical Methods. EXPERIENCE 2006 – 2008 COMPUTER CENTER, PROMINVESTBANK Kyiv, Ukraine

Client-Bank system development department. Software developer, leading software developer • Developing and maintaining of Internet Client-Bank system. • Internet Client-Bank system documents processing.

PERSONAL • Computer skills: experienced user, basic knowledge in local networks administration, programming skills in Pascal, C, C++, C#, ASP.NET, HTML, web design, experience in work with databases.

• Responsible, fast learner, self-motivated, result-oriented, able to work under pressure

• Fluent in Ukrainian, Russian and English.

Daniil Lagoshniak GOLOSIEVSKA 13A, 268 • Kyiv, 03039 • 8 (097) 757-57-61 • [email protected]


Candidate for Master of Arts degree, June 2010. • Focus on Finance. • Cumulative GPA 2.93. • Research on exchange rate patterns.

2003 - 2008 KYIV NATIONAL TARAS SHEVCHENKO UNIVERSITY Kyiv, Ukraine Master of Science in Analytical Chemistry. Top-3 student.

• Awarded with red diploma. • Member of the student board. Participated in the activities of the Student’s Club.

EXPERIENCE 2008 KYIV ELECTION HEADQUARTER Kyiv, Ukraine

One of the TOP political parties office in Kiev, dealt with promotion. Supervisor

• Organized and supervised promotional activities mainly in Golosiyiv district. • Managed a group of 25 people doing promotional activities.

2005 GRANLIBAKKEN INC. Tahoe City, CA, U.

Resort in California, worked 4 months as a member of Work&Travel 2005 Prrogram. Intern

• Responsible for interaction with clients. 2003 Noviy Svet INC. Tahoe City, CA, U.

A shop and a sale base of electric goods in Nikolaev, Intern

• Responsible for interaction with large clients. • Accountant assistant.

PERSONAL • Experienced user skills including knowledge of Windows, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint), networking applications; econometric software: EViews 4.0, STATISTICA 6.0, Stata, 1C: accounting 7.0

• Strong analytical skills, fast learner, hardworking, responsible, results-oriented, able to work under pressure, strong leadership qualities, initiative, optimistic, charismatic, team player.


• Hobbies: chess and swimming.

Inna Orlovs’ka Feodory Pushynoy St., 49, 48• Kyiv, 03057 • 8 (066) 988-42-96 • [email protected]


Candidate for Master of Arts degree, June 2010. Top-10 student. • Focus on Financial Economics. • Cumulative GPA 3.42.

2003 - 2008 ODESSA STATE ECONOMICS UNIVERSITY Odessa, Ukraine Master of Arts in International Economics.

• Major in External Economic Relations of an Enterprise. • Cumulative GPA 5.00.

EXPERIENCE 2009 Citibank Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine Corporate and Investment Banking Internship

• Financial analysis of enterprises. • Clients’ relationships maintenance. • NBU compliance documents’ preparation.

2008 “Terra” Ltd Odessa, Ukraine Business and industry (agricultural machinery – irrigation systems). Transport logistics manager • Responsible for shipment tracking, preparation of shipment documents. • Suppliers’ relationships maintenance. • Financial analysis of logistics operations.

2007 “IMB” Ltd Odessa, Ukraine Business and industry (architectural glass, double-glazed windows). Regional analyst

• Managerial analysis of the trade performance of regional branches. • Cost analysis of the supply chains.

PERSONAL • Experienced user skills Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint); econometric software: EViews, Stata.

• Strong analytical skills, fast learner, hardworking, responsible, results-oriented, able to work under pressure, optimistic, team player.


• Hobbies: music, literature, modern art, cinematography, theatre.

Viktoriya Shum REVUTSKOGO 18, 31 • Kyiv, 02068 • +38 (066) 624-73-57 • [email protected]


Candidate for Master of Arts degree, June 2010. • Focus on Financial Economics. • Research on compensation of nonexecutive officers.

2003 - 2008 SUMY STATE UNIVERSITY SUMY, UKRAINE Bachelor of Science in Applied Mathematics. Diploma with distinction.

Focus on modeling and simulating economic processes, economic analysis and econometrics. • Member of the student board. • Participated in the activities of the Scientific Club. • Published work “Macroeconomic systems simulation in the form of differential games”.

EXPERIENCE Jun 2009 – present PJSC “CITIBANK” Kyiv, Ukraine

Commercial bank Intern • Daily and monthly control of bank operations. OTCU department.

2009 - present KYIV SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS Kyiv, Ukraine Economics MA Program. Conference assistant

• Assisted in organizing conferences, workshops, academic seminars. • Updated data bases.

2009 (summer) AIESEC EXCHANGE PROGRAM Constanta, Romania

• Preparing PPT and delivering trainings in CSR, Project management, attitude, grants, HR management.

2008 - 2009 FREE-LANCE ACADEMIC ESSAY WRITER Kyiv, Ukraine

• Academic essay-writing in English on various subjects. • Spheres of interest – sociology, economics, marketing, management, social psychology.

PERSONAL • Experienced user skills including knowledge of Windows, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint), some programming skills (Pascal, Delphi, HTML); econometric software: EViews , Stata; mathematical packages (Matlab, Maple); Photoshop, LaTex

• Responsible, communicative, strong analytical skills, fast learner, hardworking, goal-oriented, strong leadership skills, good team player, able to work under pressure.


• Hobbies: active sports (hiking, mountaineering, cycling, skiing), photography, reading, traveling.

OTHER ACTIVITIES

• International Toastmasters club “Toastcrackers”, 2009, Kyiv

• International training in European Citizenship, Slavyansk, 2009

• Global management challenge for juniors 2008, Kyiv

• Business Battle, 2008, Kyiv.

• Student government, 2003-2006, Sumy

• Brainstorm competition, 2003-2005, Sumy

• School government, 2001-2003, Sumy.

Vadym Trembovetskyi Sadova 5, ap.6 • Gavrylivka, Kyiv region, 07350 • +38 (095) 922-45-01 • [email protected]


Candidate for Master of Arts degree, June 2010. • Focus on Financial Economics. • Researched competition in banking sector.

2003 - 2008 NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY Kyiv, Ukraine Master of Science in finance. Major in finances of banks. Top-5 student.

• Focus on financial management, economic analysis. • Member of the student board. Participated in the activities of the Economic Club. Prepared presentations. • Researched asset management of investment funds.

EXPERIENCE 01.2008 – 04.2008 Ukranian Agricultural Investment Kyiv, Ukraine

Agricultural company. Accountant assistant (intern) • Responsible for data collection, basic analysis and reporting.

09.2005-12.2005 Rise - Agro Kyiv, Ukraine Agricultural company. Junior economist.

• Responsible for data collection, comparing of target figures with actual values. • Updated data bases.

Summer of 2005 and 2006 S & A PRODUCE (UK) Marden, United Kingdom

Strawberry and raspberry producer. Field supervisor

• Organized and supervised picking and packaging processes. • Reporting about performance of pickers. • Managed a group of 50 people.

PERSONAL • Experienced user skills including knowledge of Windows, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint); econometric software: EViews, Stata.

• Strong analytical skills, fast learner, hardworking, responsible, results-oriented, able to work under pressure, strong leadership qualities, initiative, optimistic, team player.


• Hobbies: travelling, sport

Oleksandr Tsapin SHKILNA 39, 75 • Zdolbuniv, 35700 • 8 (063) 739-32-02 • [email protected], [email protected]

EDUCATION 2008 – present KYIV SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS Kyiv, Ukraine

M.A. expected June 2010. • Focus on Economic Policy Analysis. • Research on corporate finance.

2007 - 2008 NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF “OSTROH ACADEMY” Ostroh, Ukraine Specialist, Finance.

• Published work “The determinants of bank profitability”.

2003 - 2007 NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF “OSTROH ACADEMY” Ostroh, Ukraine B.A., Finance.

• Focus on financial theory, economic analysis, and economic of enterprisers. • Took part in scientific life of the university • Published work “The foreign bank capital as a determinant of commercials bank profitability in

Ukraine”.

EXPERIENCE Jun 2009 – present PJSC “CITIBANK” Kyiv, Ukraine

Commercial bank Intern • Responsible for data analysis, basic analysis and reporting. • Prepare presentations. • Assess rivalry on the markets and evaluate creditworthiness of key players of Ukrainian financial

market Mar 2008 – Apr 2008 UkrsibBank BNP Paribas Group Rivne, Ukraine

Commercial bank Intern • Helped employees to attract new clients and register credit agreements

Jun 2006 - Jul 2006 Raiffeisen Bank Aval Zdolbuniv, Ukraine

Commercial bank Intern • Examined an internal structure of commercial bank • Helped employees in financial department with day-to-day work

Sep 2005 – Nov 2005 Regina EcoLiving Inc. Regina, Canada Non-profit organization Intern

• Created websites for wide range of non-government organizations • Actively participated in public life of the region

PERSONAL

• Experienced user skills including knowledge of Windows, Mac OS, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint), networking applications; Dreamweaver, Photoshop, econometric software: Stata.

• Responsible, communicative, strong analytical skills, fast learner, hardworking, goal-oriented, good team player, able to work under pressure.

• Fluent in English, Ukrainian (native) and Russian.

• Hobbies: geopolitics, history, photography, extreme sports, green tourism.

Oleg Zaytsev DEGTYAROVSKAYA STR., 6, APT. 113 • Kyiv, 04050 • 8 (050) 24-24-150 • [email protected]

EDUCATION 2008 - 2010 KYIV SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS Kyiv, Ukraine

Candidate for Master of Arts Degree, June 2010. Class position 16/25. • Focus on Economic Policy Analysis. • Cumulative GPA 3.01 (B). • General academic interests: Information Economics, Game Theory, Macroeconomics. • Research field: Natural Resource Economics. • MA thesis topic: “The impact of oil price changes on the macroeconomic performance of Ukraine”. • Accomplished projects:

• Determinants of FDI inflows. Cross-country analysis. • Exchange rate pass-through into inflation. Case of Russia and UK.

2007 - 2008 LUGANSK NATIONAL AGRARIAN UNIVERSITY Lugansk, Ukraine Specialist’s degree in Management.

• Published work “The economic instruments of the Kyoto Protocol in Ukraine”. • Cumulative GPA 4.75. • Defended thesis: “Risk management in banking practice”. Grade: excellent.

2003 - 2007 LUGANK NATIONAL AGRARIAN UNIVERSITY Lugansk, Ukraine Bachelor’s degree in Management of Organizations.

• Cumulative GPA 4.6. • Participation in the students’ exchange program Work and Travel, employer GHPM (USA).

1999 - 2003 LUGANK LYCEUM OF FOREIGN LANUAGES Lugansk, Ukraine School leaving certificate.

• Specialization: English, German.

EXPERIENCE 2008 - 2010 KYIV SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS Kyiv, Ukraine Economics MA Program. Conference assistant

• Assisted in organizing conferences, workshops, academic seminars, developed banners, helped in organizing web-advertising campaign.

2009 - 2009 DRAGON CAPITAL Kyiv, Ukraine

Investment bank. Research trainee. Intern

• Dealt with data, looked through companies' financial reports, monitored market news, updated the web-site.

2007-2008 JSC SWEDBANK Lugansk, Ukraine

Commercial bank. Intern

• Provided clients’ with information about bank’s credit products (corporate sector), database maintenance, academic research.

PERSONAL • An enthusiastic, hardworking, conscientious person, who works well both as part of a team or by himself. An effective communicator with good project management and analytical skills.

• Experienced user skills including knowledge of Windows, Linux, Microsoft Office, Open Office, some programming skills (Pascal, Delphi, Php), good command of hypertext page marking, skills in dealing with graphic editors, statistical packages: EViews, Stata, Matlab, Mathcad.

• English: fluent. German: intermediate level.

• Hobbies: studying, literature, spiritual and cultural development, rock’n’roll music of 50-70’s, swimming.

Anna Zubenko DRAGOMANOVA ST. 7, 99 • Kyiv • 38 (097) 929-12-07 • [email protected]


Candidate for Master of Arts degree in Economics, June 2010.

2004 - 2008 DNIPROPETROVSK NATIONAL UNIVERSITY Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine Bachelor of Arts in Applied mathematics. Diploma “Application of reactive tabu search to non-linear programming”

EXPERIENCE 2009 – present Concorde Capital Kyiv, Ukraine

Junior analysts • Financial analysis, peer valuations of the companies • Bloomberg programming • Writing market comments • Preparing charts for the reports and investment strategy paper.

2008 - 2009 FREE-LANCE ACADEMIC ESSAY WRITER Kyiv, Ukraine

Academic essay-writing in English on various subjects. 2007-2008 ALTERNATIVA-V (VOLUNTARY CENTER FOR YOUTH) Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine International workcamp leader

International project for unemployed people in rural area in Krynychky (Dnipropetrovsk region) International project in Germany: shooting movie about everyday life of volunteer International project in Germany: renovation of a castle in Weshmar

2008 Oasis sales manager, co-founder of the company Communication with partners and clients Contracts preparation Sales database management

2006 Work and travel NYC, USA Bridgeview diner - Hostess/Cashier Tonic - Hostess Delfino - Sales person

PERSONAL • Experienced user skills including knowledge of Windows, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint); programming (VBA, Delphi, Visual Studio, Assembler, HTML, mySQL) experienced PC user - MS Office, statistical packages (SPSS, Statistica, Eviews), graphical packages (Corel Draw, Photoshop, Premier).

• I have high analytical skills. I am very flexible in nature and easily adapt to any situation. I can provide leadership, initiate innovations and show a creative approach to business. I am sociable and optimistic in life.

• Fluent in English, Ukrainian and Russian, French – intermediate level, Spanish – beginner.

• Hobbies: Active sports (dancing, multisport racing, climbing, cycling, skiing), photography, travelling.

CONFERENCES 3 – 7 Dec., 2008 International youth festival “Petersburg brings friends together” Round table of youth organizations 17 – 19 Oct.,2008 Conference on new media and internet starts-up BlogCamp CEE’08, Ukraine http://blogcampcee.com/ 25 Apr.,2008 youth forum “Activities and motilities of the students: European experience in Ukrainian conditions” Discussed questions: International principles of youth volunteering; for conducting Euro-2012 successfully; Students and local authorities: collaboration and cooperation; International program motivation: social projects in Poland

KSE FOUNDERS:

Economics Education and Research Consortium (EERC) The Victor Pinchuk Foundation

CORE DONORS:

The Victor Pinchuk Foundation

Eurasia Foundation The Global Development Network

Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Open Society Institute

Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs Swedish Agency for International Development (SIDA)

SCHOLARSHIPS AND OTHER SUPPORT PROVIDERS:

Citigroup Foundation

Concorde Capital Dragon Capital

Finnish Embassy to Ukraine Kytasty Foundation

SEB Bank Swedbank

KSE Faculty and Alumni

KSE GRADUATES EMPLOYERS

INVESTMENT FUNDS AND BANKS Alfa Bank

Alfa Capital Astrum Investment Management

Avrora Capital Bear Stearns International

Castle Finance Citi Ukraine

Concorde Capital Credit Suisse First Boston Credit Collection Group

Delphi Capital Dragon Capital

Foyil Asset Management Foyil Securities

Golden Gate Capital Horizon Capital

Hypovereinsbank Ukrayina Index Bank

ING Bank Ukraine ITT Invest

Keystone Advisers KINTO

Microfinance Bank Midland Group

Millennium Capital Morgan Stanley

OTP Bank Phoenix Capital

Princeton Partners Group Raiffeisen Bank “Aval”

SARS SEB Bank

SigmaBleyzer Swedbank

Troika Dialog VAbank

UkrSibbank UniCredit

STRATEGIC CONSULTING

Bain & Company Boston Consulting Group

Roland Berger Strategy Consultants

AUDIT Deloitte

Ernst & Young KPMG

PricewaterhouseCoopers

INSURANCE BritMark

Česká Pojišťovna Marsh Insurance Co.

QBE-Ukraine

INDUSTRY AND OTHER PRIVATE SECTOR Colliers International

Consortium "Industrial Group" DTEC

FedEx Corporation General Electric

GFK Ukraine Kraft Foods

Kvazar Micro Maersk

Metinvest Holding Nescafe

PBN

Procter & Gamble Prudens

SCM Studio 1+1

Tetra Pak Ukrtransnafta Winner Ford

XEROX

INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

International Finance Corporation International Monetary Fund

United Nations Development Programme World Bank

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES

Agency on Averting Bankruptcy Ministry of Finance of Ukraine

National Bank of Ukraine National Deposit Insurance Fund

National Electricity Regulatory Commission of Ukraine Parliament of Ukraine

State Tax Administration

LOCAL POLICY INSTITUTES BEST

Bleyzer Foundation Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting

(IER) Institute for Reforms

Institute for Social and Economic Research (CASE) International Centre for Policy Studies (ICPS)

Ukrainian-European Policy and Legal Advice Centre

ACADEMIA Auburn University, USA Cornell University, USA

DIW – Berlin, Germany Florida Atlantic University, USA Georgia State University, USA

Hebrew University, Israel Lviv Academy of Commerce

Maastricht University, Netherlands NaUKMA, Ukraine

Princeton University, USA State University Pennsylvania SUNY - Stony Brook, USA

University of Alberta, Canada

University of British Columbia, Canada University California Berkeley, USA

University of Bonn, Germany University of California, Irvine, USA

University of Memphis, USA University of Saskatchewan, Canada

Virginia Commonwealth University, USA Yale University, USA

Warwick Business School, UK

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