ILYA SOBOLEVSKIY

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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Over 10 years of successfully tackling increasingly difficult assignments as a business and finance writer and tutor. Formulated business plans and grant proposals for several start-ups and nonprofits. Composed hundreds of SEO articles on different topics that were rated highly by clients. Contributed premium-level content regarding investing in equities, debt, and commodities. Versatile, with exceptional skill in formulating investment analysis

(GAP, SWOT, PESTLE), and similar documents.

Created sustainable, in-depth business growth plans for several startups/self employed clients. Emphasis on customer retention, establishing uncorrelated revenue streams, marketing strategies, cost control, and other crucial aspects of business survival and growth during the earliest phases. Familiar with multiple aspects of the document development cycle, including project scope/requirements, documentation design, content development and deliverables.

Other strengths include a science/technology background that allows me to straddle the communication styles of technical/scientific publications and a non-specialist audience. CLIENT FEEDBACK

From Tutor.com

● "Thanks for your very thorough, well-written work. It's always a pleasure to editor skilled and dedicated writers."

● "Three of my tutors couldn't help/didn't help. The fourth, Ilya S., helped me out a great deal though."

● "Very helpful and explained everything very thoroughly. I feel more confident about taking tests now and I feel like I know what I am doing. My tutor never got frustrated and helped with every question I had!"

From Demand Media Studios

● "Excellent. Very clear and authoritative. Well done."

● "Superb. Fascinating information and not a little frightening. [Use of cobalt] Great writing style, too. Very well done."

● "Superb, superb, superb. One thing: Write more articles for D.S. -- I'll be sure to try to find and edit your stuff. Thanks for a fine job."

● "Nice job on an extremely complex topic.[The Born-Oppenheimer Oscillator]" From Textbroker.com

● Over 100 "Excellent" or "Good" client ratings on Textbroker feedback form

● "Thanks for the excellent article, we really liked it."

● "Thank you for taking my writing assignment. You have a very impressive resume."

● "Super article - thank you!"

● "Great article!"

● "One of the best pieces we've received to date. Excellent work."

● "It [the article] was informative and included lots of useful info. Well done."

● "Lovely writing voice, good clear explanations." EXPERIENCE

Finance and Tech Writer

Self Employed, Chicago IL July 2009 to Present

● Worked with clients to formulate business plans for start-up businesses, non-profits, lesson plans, and grant proposals.

● Scope of assignments has steadily increased in complexity.

● Prominent projects included investment white papers, SEO content, SOP revisions and associated method development, employee training programs, and more. Environmental Chemist

Great Lakes Environmental Services, Chicago IL February 2012 to April 2020

● Responsible for equipment and reagent inventory, coordinated sample gathering

(approx. 14,000 samples/year), lab analysis, and data presentation.

● Formulated SOPs crucial to determination of nitrogen, chlorine, silica, phosphorous, carbon, suspended solids, and other parameters in freshwater and sediment samples.

● Mastered operation of Quikchem 8500 Series 2 and Flash 2000 NC Analyzer. Tutor/Mentor - Calculus & Statistics

Tutor.com, Remote June 2008 to February 2012

● Quickly progressed to become a sought-a er Math Tutor specialising in Calculus and Statistics.

● High ratings and good feedback from supervisors and students.

● Successfully handled a diversity of personalities ranging from middle school students to working adult/continuing education clients.

Chemist Lead

NAVAIR, Patuxent River Naval Air Station MD June 2008 to February 2012

● Ran AAS/AES (Atomic Absorption & Atomic Emission Spectroscopy) with expertise that lead to quick Team Lead/Supervisor promotion in charge of Chemical/Biological testing projects and processes.

● Designated by Department Head as an oil and fuel analysis SME responsible for instrument troubleshooting, QC and data quality, lab inventory, method development and employee/intern performance.

Finance and Tech Content Specialist

Demand Media Studios, Remote June 2009 - December 2010

● Independently researched and submitted quality articles related to science and tech, business, finance, a variety of fact sheets, and other miscellaneous topics.

● Quickly gained a reputation as a go-to writer for multifaceted assignments.

● Maintained high rankings (4.8/5.0) on article research, writing style, structure, and responsiveness.

● Contacted by clients for specialized articles/essays, including titles like "Details of the Management Consultancy Business Model", "Symmetry Group Applications in Organometallic Molecular Vibrations", "Cash Flow Analysis in Consumer Staple vs. Energy Stocks".

EDUCATION

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

● Chemistry, Bachelor of Science

● Materials Science and Engineering, Minor

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