Manager Management
Resume:
Resume of Judit Hegedus
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www.judithegedus.com
Highlights
. Senior Business Executive with a strong NGO Experience, Multinational
and Operational Background
. Harvard Business School alumnus (Advanced Management Program), MBA an
MA in Int. Affairs
. Possess EU passport and US Residence Permit, in the process of moving
to Washington DC
. Native speaker of Hungarian speaks English, German and Russian
. Excellent operational and managerial skills, experienced in starting
and managing complex multicultural organizations effectively
. Expertise in building institutional strength in marketing, branding,
strategic planning and fundraising of NGOs
. Deep experience and demonstrated success with public and private
donors as well as multilateral strategy and processes, implemented
many fundraising campaigns; Raising many millions of dollars for few
civil organizations in 2011, one of the best fundraiser of the area
. Deep experience working with Boards of Directors at the international
level (Europe and US)
. Knowledge of global issues, international development, visited 60
countries in the world
. Many years of experience in project management; managing significant
service delivery programs (Berlitz) and organizing large EU projects
(e-Health program implemented in Hungary)
. Work experience in achieving results in Europe and overseas
. Highly developed advising experience, built up strong relationships at
high level
. Proven ability to effectively recruit, manage and train personnel from
mixed cultural backgrounds
. Intelligent problem-solver with team building skills
. Strong writing and editing skills, experience writing proposals and
developing written materials
. Excellent interpersonal, cross-cultural and communication skills
Work Experience
2004 - Present TRANSATLANTIC CONSULTING LLC (TAC)
By adopting western business practices but understanding important cultural
differences between doing business in the East and the West, TAC provides
services in the area of business consulting, deal origination, project
management, interim management and fundraising very successfully. As master
of the most up-to-date American and European business concepts, TAC fine-
tunes business practices and structure for its customers, creating a
profitable environment responsive to change. TAC is located in Budapest,
Hungary.
Significant accomplishments as Managing Partner
. Advising NGO-s, civil organizations and performing arts organizations,
implementing campaigns
o Building institutional strength in marketing, branding,
strategic planning and fundraising of NGOs
o Best fundraiser of the area and in the history of BFO
(Contracted with - among many others - Budapest Festival
Orchestra - one of the world's premier classical orchestras - I
provided fundraising services and managed sponsor relations.
With many millions of US dollars I raised the greatest amount of
sponsor donated money ever raised before.)
o Working with boards both on national and international levels
o Implementing many campaigns
o Successful donor relationship management
o Working with Salesforce CRM software
o Fundraising trips to Europe and the US
. A Deal Originator for Hussar & Co., New York
o Deep knowledge in investment banking and microfinance
o Creating a professional network at high levels in and outside
the region
. Project Management
o I managed TAC's contract with the Hungarian Ministry of Health.
I provided operational management services and worked as one of
the senior program managers of the eHealth Program for three
years - a nation-wide program whose target was to implement and
improve information communication technologies in the Hungarian
healthcare system.
o Successful multilateral cooperation with partners, vendors in
all levels
. Restructure companies
o Using my former decision-making and business experience, as the
interim manager, I restructured, lowered the cost of capital,
established a competitive but profitable price schedule, created
efficient operational systems in all business areas and returned
companies to profitability.
2003 - 2004 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL (IBS)
IBS, an accredited college awarding baccalaureate degrees, is the first
private sector business school in Hungary. It was founded in 1991 with the
signing of a cooperative agreement with Oxford Brookes University in the
UK.
Language Institute Director
. Establishing and managing the language institute
. Participating in the formation of IBS's strategies and procedures,
especially in marketing and student recruiting
. Defining and implementing the strategic objectives
. Optimizing the procedures and workflow
. Managing the language training of 1,200 IBS students
. Recruiting, managing, and leading a staff of 85
. Supervising and controlling the financial transactions
. Managing relationships with key clients, building and maintaining
effective communication with other organizations
. Representing IBS to external organizations
1992 - 2003 BERLITZ HUNGARY LTD
The Global Education Company, Berlitz International, Inc., is a US-based,
135-year old, multinational corporation is the world's premier language
services firm, providing quality language instruction, translation and
publishing services throughout the world.
1998 - 2003 Managing Director (General Manager) of Hungary and District
Director
. Managed the company and its campuses in Hungary
. Planned, budgeted and implemented business as well as sales and
marketing strategies
. Communicated daily with European or American headquarters in either
German or English
. Introduced and implemented ISO 9001
. Recruited, managed and led both the international administrative and
teaching staff
. Responsible for all campuses in Hungary and the EE Area
1994 - 1998 District Director of Berlitz Hungary
. Set up and stabilized the nation-wide company, Berlitz Hungary
. Planned the business strategy
. Interviewed, managed, motivated, and led a team of 16 fulltime
Hungarian employees and 70 foreign contractors
. Personally managed the relationships with key clients
. Planned, budgeted, and implemented the sales and marketing strategy
1992 - 1994 Language Center Director
. Set up and operated the Berlitz language center in downtown Budapest
. Declared the "Best European Sales Manager" in 1994
Education
2009 HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
. Graduated from Advanced Management Program (AMP 177)
. First Eastern European businesswoman invited to participate in the
Advanced Management Program
1995 - 1997 EUROPEAN BUSINESS SCHOOL
Schlo? Reichartshausen am Rhein, Germany
(Today: EBS Universit t f r Wirtschaft und Recht in
Wiesbaden)
. Diploma in Business Administration (considered equivalent of American
MBA)
. Qualified as a "Euro manager"
1978 - 1983 CORVINUS UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS
Budapest, Hungary
. Five-year diploma in economics (MA)
. Academic field: international relations
Languages
. Hungarian - native * English - fluent * German - fluent * Russian -
good
Memberships, Charities
2006 - Present
. Chairwoman of the Board of Knights for Hospitals Foundation -
organized charitable activity promoting the culture of giving and
volunteerism in Hungary. Led several charity projects and organized
charity dinners.
. For six years Member of the Board of United Way Hungary
. Member of the Harvard Club of Hungary
. Common Purpose alumnus
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