Arsenii Samoilov
Saratoga, California, USA +1-408-***-**** (Cell)
*******.********@*****.***
Business Analyst
SUMMARY
Solid 5 years experience in diverse facets of business analysis, including
account management, forecast planning, operations, marketing, and
troubleshooting. Team player experienced working alone, in groups, and
working across departments to ensure execution of company objectives. With
ability to quickly adapt to projects with the use of a good knowledge base
of technical skills projects get done quickly and efficiently.
Technical Skills
Platforms: Windows 95/98/2000/7/NT/Vista/XP, UNIX, Mac OSX
Browsers: MS Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Chrome, Safari,
Opera
Applications: MS Office, Salesforce, Reports Console, Share Point, Adobe
Suite,
Google Docs, UPS World Ship, Quick Books, WebEx, Enterprise
Wiki,
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
03/12 - Present Sales Operations/ Commissions Analyst, OCZ Technology, San
Jose, CA
Develop forecasting models for driving business objectives to be used by
internal BU to meet company's operational goals. Responsible for daily and
monthly analytical reporting on progress to managers, directors, and senior
level executives.
. Initiate, tailor and implement analytical, audit, and process improvement
procedures after identifying specific engagement risk factors.
. Design and perform Ad hoc reporting on customer information, product
information, COGS, and budget planning for Sales, Legal, and Marketing
using excel advanced macros and database capabilities in spread sheets.
. Monitor and analyse all system databases (SAP, BW, Oracle and Business
Objects) to ensure data integrity using SQL to pull required information
for process analysis and reporting.
. Serve on an internal strategy board, responsible for writing policies and
procedures (Use SharePoint).
. Work with Developers, Architects, Development Managers, and business
teams to ensure timely delivery of a high quality overall solutions that
meet business requirements.
. Meet clients on monthly basis to perform SWOT and benchmarking analysis.
. Manage monthly Product Catalog (Microsoft SQL Server) to support the
product development process.
. Conduct training classes as needed.
11/11 - 03/12 International Authentication Analyst, Symantec,
Mountain View, CA
Worked close with management to provide valuable input to improve,
optimize, and delivered high quality product features to VeriSign
customers.
. Reported project status and escalated issues to management.
. Monitored process performance, addressed delivery issues, and provided
optimisation plans where necessary.
. Prepared training materials for deployment of applications, modules,
enhancements and bug fixes.
. Localized sensitive government documentation and managed weekly releases
of international authentication certificates.
. Composed and presented reports on productivity and order status to middle
and senior management.
. Ensured issues are identified, reported, tracked, and resolved in a
timely manner.
. Performing testing of internal Wiki after any changes or updates have
been made.
03/07 - 11/11 Inventory Control Analyst, T.P.C., San Jose, CA
Assisting in replenishing of service parts in quantities sufficient to
maintain a 98% customer service fill rate requirement, with minimal
financial investment. Acting as a point of contact with suppliers, and
answering questions related to forecast, delivery, and receipt of goods.
. Developed strong partnerships with vendors and clients (1.5M - 2M client-
base).
. Provided leadership to staff by setting expectations, delegating work,
monitoring progress, managing budgets, and assessing performance for
engagement and year-end staff reviews.
. Coordinated with management staff for facility relocation making sure
everything was done according to set standards.
. Developed and managed all aspects of pre and post-confirmation operating
budget including cash collections, staffing, vendors, and professional
costs.
. Routinely perform internal audits of business process and policy
adherence.
04/05 - 03/07 Inventory Control Analyst, Stanford, Palo Alto, CA
Efficiently handling of inventory management for 15 buildings insuring
inventory is properly managed and accounted for. Changing of inventory
handling procedures saved Stanford 1.7M of product.
. Maintained a quarterly budget of $175,000 with multiple sites with
inventory management.
. Performed analysis of supply chain, inventory, and conducted audit checks
in facilities.
. Developed, tailored and implemented analytical, audit, and process
improvement procedures after identifying specific engagement risk
factors.
. Assisted with application and reporting systems support and operations.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
2012 Software Quality Assurance, Los Altos Computer School, Los Altos, CA
2012 Test Automation with Selenium and QTP, Los Altos Computer School, Los
Altos, CA
2011 B.S. in Business Administration, Minor: Information Technology
Management, C.S.U. East Bay, Hayward, CA
2002 A.A. Culinary Arts, California Culinary Academy, San Francisco, CA
REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST