:: HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS

·         Experienced, skillful Hotel Reception Clerk and salesman. 
·         Sales & Telemarketing, phone and field sales for YES company, Rishon Le Zion , Israel
·         Experienced Account Executive for Brentwood Media Group, Los Angeles , CA   USA
·         6 years as Chief Executive of Foreign Information Department, Economics Department Editor and Reporter for TASS (Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union), Turkmenistan
·         10 years experience as a Web designer, graphic designer, FLASH animator, database programmer (ASP, XML, PHP, FLASH, DHTML, Access, MS SQL Server), Los Angeles , CA   USA

Technical Highlights: Great knowledge of Hotel Reception computer programs: Fidelio, Optima, ROTSHTEIN Bellboy etc.  Experienced computer graphic and web page designer, Flash animator with extensive programming and graphic skills.  Proficient in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, HTML, CSS, Flash, Dreamweaver, Front Page, Fireworks, Quark Xpress, Adobe InDesign, Shockwave, Microsoft Access, Excel, Word, Outlook, Power Point 2007, Java script and various end user software and internet access programs. I also possess excellent management and communication skills.

Objective: To design cutting edge dynamic web sites, database driven applications using ASP, PHP, FLASH, Java scripts, XML, DHTML,
integrating text, video, imagery and audio on contract basis for corporate clients, small companies and individuals.
Design logos, images, Flash animation and different computer graphics including 3D images.

:: PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE  

Currently         Club Hotel Eilat, Eilat , Israel

Reception Clerk   

·         Manage 1,500.00 NIS cash box
·         Day and night shifts experience
·         Responsible for answering calls and directing through the switchboard
·         Checking guests in and out
·         Sold Walk-In orders for the hotel rooms
·         Multilingual service experience: Russian, English, Hebrew, German, French

November 2008 – December 2008         Le Meridien Hotel Eilat , Israel

Reception Clerk   

·         Managed 2,000.00 NIS cash box
·         Day and night shifts experience
·         Responsible for answering calls and directing through the switchboard
·         Checking guests in and out
·         Upgraded guests’ rooms.
·         Sold Walk-In orders for the hotel rooms.
·         Multilingual service experience: Russian, English, German, French, Hebrew

2008               Paradise Tours & Attractions Eilat , Israel

Account Manager, Salesperson, web designer

·         Tours to Petra , Jordan sales
·         Tours to Sinai and Cairo , Egypt sales
·         Hotel reservations
·         Travel agent and tour operations experience
·         Tours to Jerusalem and the Dead Sea sales
·         Created, built and maintained the company web site: http://www.reservation.co.il

2007               Central Park Hotel Eilat, Israel

Reception Clerk   

·         Day and night shifts experience
·         Responsible for answering calls and directing through the switchboard
·         Checking guests in and out
·         Sold Walk-In orders for the hotel rooms.
·         High pressure volume check-in process abilities

2006               Hilton Hotel (Queen of Sheba) Eilat , Israel


Reception Clerk   

·         Managed 5,000.00 NIS cash box
·         Responsible for answering calls and directing through the switchboard
·         Checking guests in and out
·         Upgraded guests’ rooms.
·         Sold Walk-In orders for the hotel rooms.
·         Day and night shifts experience

2006               YES TV, Rishon Le Zion , Israel

Telemarketing Account Executive    (salesman)

·         Managed advertising accounts
·         Sold TV subscriptions to residential customers

07/2005 - 09/2005      CATALYST IMAGING, INC., Van Nuys , CA   USA          Web: http://www.catalystimaging.com

Web Developer   (graphic designer, programmer, animator). Flash, Microsoft ASP and Access database implementation

·         Created corporate website for the large format printing company
·         Developed database using Microsoft Access, ASP and XML
·         Controlled and managed corporate server system
·         Designed all graphics and animations
·         Increased the corporate visibility on search engines Google, Yahoo, MSN, Altavista and others
·         Developed and designed vast portfolio photo gallery for the company

2002-2004      Lamden Designs, Ltd, Los Angeles , CA   USA          Web: http://www.1800loosediamonds.com

Web Developer & Designer, Salesperson   (marketing, sales, promotion, graphic designer, programmer, animator). Flash, Microsoft ASP and Access database implementation

·         Loose diamonds & diamond jewelry sales experience
·         Created company website for the loose diamonds sales
·         Developed database using Microsoft Access, ASP and HTML
·         Controlled and managed company server system
·         Designed all graphics and animations
·         Increased the corporate visibility on search engines Google, Yahoo, MSN and others
·         Developed and designed vast portfolio photo gallery for the company

 
 
2001 – 2002               BRENTWOOD MEDIA GROUP, Los Angeles CA USA

Advertising Account Executive    (salesman, reporter, designer, manager)

·         Sold advertisement space for 4 West Los Angeles newspapers

·         Interviewed celebrities and specialists

·         Wrote and published articles, reports and advertorials

·         Managed advertising accounts

·         Computer graphic design (flyers, newspaper pages layout design, special sections development, logos, headings, images scanning)

1991 – 1998              HERBALIFE INTERNATIONAL, INC., Los Angeles CA USA

Independent Distributor       (salesman, manager)

·         Built retail and wholesale operation worldwide netting almost $2 million  per year

·         Managed about two thousand person sales force by training management team of top business leaders in Israel , Russia , Philippines , Belarus , Turkmenistan , Uzbekistan and United States of America

1984 – 1990             TASS (Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union) Ashgabat , Turkmenistan

Reporter/Journalist

·         Chief Executive of Foreign Information Department

·         Interviewed top political and economic leaders of Turkmenistan

·         Defined the style and the form of informational articles for abroad

·         Analyzed the current political and economic events in Soviet Turkmenistan

·         Interpreted for foreign delegations at symposiums and conferences

·         Wrote articles and reviews, published in central major Russian media

·         Managed staff of Economic Department as an editor

·         Trained employees in writing skills

·         Reported about the work of Turkmen Government and Congress

·         Arranged interviews with CEOs of major enterprises and factories of the country

Education: B.A. (Equivalent) 1976 Turkmen State University Ashgabat , Turkmenistan , Faculty of foreign languages: English, German and Latin. Speak, read and write Russian, English and Hebrew.

Web design Portfolio: http://www.ibak.com/portfolio.asp

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