Human Resources Manager

Jacques Ahouansou

Email: *********@********.***

Address: *, ****** *****

City: Inglewood

State: CA

Zip: 90302

Country: USA

Phone: 310-***-****

Skill Level: Experienced

Salary Range: $50,000

Primary Skills/Experience:

See Resume

Educational Background:

See Resume

Job History / Details:

i

6, Pepper Court

Inglewood, Los Angeles, CA 90302 Home: 310-***-****

*********@********.*** Cell: 310-***-****

Objective: Seeking a position as a French Analytic Linguist, French Cryptologic Linguist or an International Business Development Associate.

Summary of Qualifications: Fluent in English and French; over 30 years of experience in open source intelligence, a solid performer, excellent interpersonal and leadership skills, disciplined, motivated, and result-oriented individual; outstanding on a team or working independently; history of stable employment.

Professional Experience/Accomplishments

Office of the Director of National Intelligence Nov 2007 a Nov 2012

Open Source Center, Reston, Virginia

Contract French Linguist [ Independent Contractor ] [Home-based]

Working as a Foreign Media Specialist/French Linguist, Collecting and Translating foreign media news reports, commentaries, and editorials ; Providing verbatim transcripts of broadcast news; and Producing news summaries for U.S. Government analysts and policymakers, in particular, in national security and foreign policy areas;

Powerstorm, Los Angeles Aug 2008 a Mar 2009

Business Development Associate for Africa [Home-based]

MY ACHIEVEMENTS

Powerstorm is a telecommunications equipment vendor based in Los Angeles [selling Ericsson, Siemens, Motorola, Alcatel, Nortel, Lucent, Nokia, Harris, Marconi, Huawei brands]

In this market research position I identified 190 mobile and fixed phone operators in 53 countries on the African continent.

I successfully put Powerstorm Company into business contacts with the chief executives, the procurement, and the technical departments managers of these telecommunications operators.

I identified 60 verticals [infrastructures such as mining companies, transportation, railroad, power, and water companies that use telecommunications equipment for their day-to-day operations. I successfully put Powerstorm Company into business contacts with the chief executives, the procurement, and the technical departments managers of these verticals.

United States Embassy, Abidjan, Ivory Coast Apr 1981 -- Nov 2006

ODNI-Open Source Center

French Linguist/Foreign Media Specialist

MY ACHIVEMENTS a Managerial and Crisis Management

On daily basis, collected, translated, transcribed, and provided content analysis of commercially available local print media [newspapers, magazines, newsletters, news agencies, specialized publications etca] television and radio programs, press agency dispatches, Internet websites, for current events and breaking news in 30 African countries. Timely processing and dissemination of these materials to U.S. Government analysts and policymakers;

Covered the following pre-defined collection topics: Politics, Economics, Military, Crime, Human Rights, Health, Narcotics, Environment, Media, Migration, Peacekeeping, Energy, Telecommunications, Technology, Terrorism, and Gray Literature Collection;

Edited on daily basis large volume of news items processed from French, English, Spanish, and dozens of African languages by in-country contractors;

Crafted several aValue Added Productsa for U.S. Government analysts to support decision making, planning, and operations: aFriday Sermons Highlights,a a weekly compilation of anti-US religious broadcasts; Country/Personality Profiles; Topic-based Digests, Election Guides, and Media Guides.

Mentored 12 in-house junior officers in sharpening their expertise in open source intelligence collection, timely processing, and dissemination to U.S. Government analysts and policymakers;

Developed, trained, and managed a reliable cadre of 32 independent contractors scattered in west, central, and southern Africa, including in high risk areas;

Created and e-mailed audio and video actualities of breaking news stories to the British Governmentas BBC Monitoring Service [http://www.monitor.bbc.co.uk];

Planned and carried out on regular basis media survey projects in coverage areas;

Served on hiring, promotions, and budget committees.

Maintained situational awareness of political events in Area of Responsibility at all times.

Specialties

Self-starter, fast learner, deadline-oriented while managing multiple tasks under pressure, problem solver with excellent interpersonal and leadership skills.

Ability to work under pressure in crisis situations.

Staying on top of political developments in my Area of Responsibility.

Societe Generale daEntreprises Oct 1975 -- Apr 1981

Nigeria Limited Bauchi, Nigeria [a French civil engineering company]

Administration and Human Resources Manager

MY ACHIVEMENTS a Managerial

Efficiently handled recruitment, appointment, and administrative formalities for 1,200 employees.

Monitored efficiently the day-to-day personnel and administrative operations of the company.

Ensured that staff conformed to the prevailing rules and procedures on personnel and administrative matters.

Cross-checked and approved staff benefits, leave, allowances, pension and separation benefits before payment, resulting to no financial loss.

United States Consulate, Kaduna, Nigeria May 1974 -- Oct 1975

Foreign Media Monitor/French Translator

On daily basis, monitored and translated commercially available local print media, television, and radio programs for current events and breaking news in 20 African countries.

Education

Associate Degree in Arts [Teacher Education: teaching French as a second language.]

(Graduated from Ecole Normale Superieure, Republic of Benin, 1973 )

Contact this candidate