ANDR S TRASLAVI A **** Woolworth Ave ~ Omaha, Nebraska 68106 ~

402-***-****

abm7pj@r.postjobfree.com ~

http://www.linkedin.com/in/traslavina

Qualifications Summary

Top-performing, results-oriented professional with several years of

experience and a strong track record of success in corporate recruiting,

business development, teaching and facilitation, and international affairs.

Charismatic, inspiring natural leader who leads by example with infectious

energy. Highly-organized, proven strategic thinker able to easily multi-

task and adept at visualizing business ideas. Top-notch recruiter with

demonstrated record of identifying and developing talent. Outstanding

communicator with exceptional relationship-building abilities and proven

ability to sell by emotion and facilitate seminars and workshops. Very-well-

traveled, true cosmopolitan with extensive international work experience

and fluent in Spanish with basic abilities in Japanese. Highly-motivated,

execution-minded self-starter driven to far exceed expectations.

Professional Experience

Talent Plus, Incorporated, Lincoln, Nebraska

A global human resources consulting firm with over 200 world-class, quality-

growth-oriented clients

Senior business Consultant/Director Latin American Operations 12/08 -

Present

Provided feedback coaching and acted as trusted advisor to C-level

executives. Built and maintained client portfolio. Designed, developed, and

conducted seminars on strength management, executive coaching, cross-

cultural executive communication, and empirical talent assessments, and

webinars on strength management.

. Recruited prospective clients to develop market of over $1M in revenue

. Conducted executive searches and placements generating $200K monthly in

new revenue

. Coached leaders in individual sessions focused on leveraging strengths

and creating strategies to work around problem areas

. Developed the CRM initiative using Salesforce for recruiting

. Conducted leadership team development trainings with clients to enhance

the cohesiveness and effectiveness of the teams

. Transformed leaders by facilitating team and individual development

sessions, and creating action plans for enhancing the culture of their

organization

. Forged strong, sustainable relationships with clients by developing

individual leaders, teams and organizations. 100% of key clients remain

partners with Talent Plus

. Served as the team member for the creation of an online health care

selection assessment for clients, projected to reduce client applicant

screening time by over 50%

. Created facilitation guides for leadership development and coached over

200 C-level executives

. Interacted with vendors to integrate applicant different tracking systems

including PeopleSoft, JobScience, and Taleo to our recruitment process

. Conducted extensive research on emerging markets and wrote and presented

a feasibility study

. Organized annual Latin American summits on Talent and Excellence in

Service

. Spearheaded virtual collaboration initiative to develop new prospects by,

among other things, utilizing virtual tools such as Linkedin, Social

Text, Plaxo, Yammer, Twitter and Podbean

. Published articles on talent management and strength-based leadership

Implementation Consultant 2/08 - 12/08

Implemented domestic and international seminars and certification classes

on strength management. Joined internal teams to create new associate

learning academy courses and played active role with strategic internal

teams working on virtual collaboration initiatives and on-boarding of new

associates.

. Established very strong portfolio of clients including The Ritz-Carlton

Hotel Company, Scotiabank, ProFuturo AFP, Bon Secours Health Systems,

Mayo Health Systems, Lowes Hotels, World Gym and Spa, Mayo Health

Systems, WONG Supermarkets, VIVO 47, and Aqua Expeditions

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University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska 6/07 - 2/08

Manager of Student Employment

Implemented administration of on-campus employment function for student

workers. Developed and managed all employment policies and procedures

affecting approximately 1000 student employees on campus. Created

brochures, posters, newspaper ads, flyers, and teaser pieces. Facilitated

training programs for students, supervisors, faculty, and staff.

. Developed and implemented series of podcasts and a blog for student

employment

. Facilitated seminars on equal opportunity and affirmative action programs

(EEO/AAP)

St. Peter Claver Cristo Rey High School, Omaha, Nebraska 9/06 - 6/07

Director of Admissions & Marketing

University of Nebraska at Kearney, Omaha and Kearney, Nebraska

Admissions Counselor, Regional Admissions 8/05 - 9/06

Admissions Counselor, International Admissions 7/01 - 8/05

. Established new milestone for University in number of international

students

. Increased the international student population from 4.2% to 6.8% in three

years

Walt Disney World Company, Orlando, Florida

Guest Relations, Advanced Intern 6/00 - 1/01

Grand Floridian Resort & Spa, Intern 6/98 - 8/98

Education

UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA, Omaha, Nebraska

Human Resources and Training Development Graduate Certificate (in progress)

UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY, Kearney, Nebraska

Master of Science in Education, Student Affairs (Counseling/Psychology

emphasis)

Bachelor of Science, Business Administration (Japanese minor; cum laude)

UNIVERSITY OF SAPPORO, Sapporo, Japan

Study Abroad Program in International Business and Japanese Language

Community Service

Technology, Entertainment, Design (TED) - volunteer facilitator, conference

translator 2008 -Present

Kiva.org - partnering with microfinance institutions; Spanish translator

2007 - Present

Kellogg Foundation -New Options for Youth Initiative Committee

2006 - 2008

United Way -Heartland Blueprint Board Leadership Class

2007 - 2008

Professional Affiliations

NAFSA Association of International Educators

American Society for Training and Development (ASDT)

Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)

The Human Capital Institute

Computer Proficiencies

. Expertise using customer relationship manager software such as Goldmine

and Salesforce

. Extensive experience using social networking tools such as Linkedin,

Twitter, Plaxo, and Web 2.0 applications for business development

. Experience using multimedia software such as Microsoft Office, Macintosh

Keynote, i-movie, and Adobe Creative Suite, for presentations

. Experience using ATS systems and virtual collaboration tools such as

Social Text, Taleo, PeopleSoft, SAP, Salesforce, Yammer, and Podbean

(besides Linkedin, Twitter, and Plaxo), for recruitment

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