Business Analyst Technical Writer

BAKYT BAIMATOV (PhD)

*********@*****.*** +518-***-****; 2323 North 35th Lane, McAllen, Texas, USA

SUMMARY

·Fluent English, proficient Russian, upper-intermediate German and French lingual skills;

·Superior verbal/written translation, communication, report, proposal/memo drafting, fact-checking, instructing, proofreading, writing and editing skills;

·Strong qualitative/quantitative research, data analysis, training, organizational and time management skills;

·Outstanding emotional intelligence skills that reflect professional competence when working with staff and key professional audiences at all levels

EDUCATION

Master’s Degree (MA) in International Affairs, School of Letters and International Politics, University of Reading, United Kingdom, British Council “Young Achievers” Fellowship 1999 – 2000

Doctoral Degree (PhD) in Political Science, Institute of Political Science, University of Vienna, Austria, EU, “Global South – Global North Dialogue” Fellowship, Foreign Ministry of Austria 2003 – 2005

INTERNATIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE

Freelance International Technical Writer/Editor/Academic Contributor/Development Consultant/Multilingual Translator (Remote)

November 2018 – to date

Springhill Consulting Group, Chicago

Business Analyst/Writer (Short-Term)

January 2017 – October 2018 (40 hrs/week)

Led our project teams through the research and analysis process. This included coaching more junior members of the firm, analyzing insights gained through the research cycle, collecting and synthesizing market data from a variety of primary sources, structuring client deliverables and presenting to clients. I also corresponded directly with clients and donors in Germany, UK and Russia throughout the project as well as with Springhill principals to deliver key engagement insights and recommendations.

The Elliott School of International Affairs, Central Asian Program (CAP), George Washington University, DC Researcher/Writer (Home-based/Freelance)

March 2015 – January 2017 (unlimited)

·Conducted intensive archival and field research on “Communist collectivization of Soviet Central Asia (1929-1930s)”, which was published as a book under “Central Asia: Economic and Political Issues Series” by Nova Science Publishers, NYC, in 2017 with hard and e-copies now available at US Library of Congress (Cataloging-in-Publication Data ISBN: 978-1-53612-764-5 (E-book) https://www.amazon.com/Kyrgyzstan-Political-Economic-Social-Central/dp/153*******

United Nations Women (UN), New York HQ

International Consultant (Short-Term)

February 2015 – March 2015 (unlimited)

·My consulting assignment included analyzing, monitoring, translating, writing, proofreading, editing and maintaining UN Women Global Constitutional Database for Kyrgyzstan http://constitutions.unwomen.org/en

Turkish University/ Diplomatic Academy, Foreign Ministry of Kyrgyz Republic, Central Asia

Senior Lecturer/Academic Supervisor

September 2013 – January 2015

Lecturing on Theories of International Relations, Political Science, History of Soviet Union;

Academic Essay Writing, Russian Language Teaching;

Providing ongoing, current and relevant communications to faculty, staff and students;

Evaluating faculty, directors and classified staff;

Participating in recruitment, selection and mentoring of faculty

HELVETAS Swiss Inter-Cooperation (HSI), Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia

Senior Governance & Risks Assessment Consultant

September 2008 – July 2013 (40 hrs/week)

·Produced and implemented HELVETAS Swiss Inter-Cooperation HSI Country Strategy Kyrgyz Republic – Central Asia (2012-2017): https://www.helvetas.org/en/laos/what-we-do/where-we-work/partner-countries/kyrgyzstan

International Training Centre - International Labor Organization (ILO UN) (ITCILO), Turin, Italy, European Union (EU)

International Consultant

January 2006 – March 2007 (40 hrs/week)

·Led identifying young and female entrepreneurs for providing support through training on START AND IMPROVE YOUR BUSINESS (SIYB); Designing and developing methodology for conducting market surveys to identify training needs of garment producers for generating employment via Value Chain Development in Osh City, Southern Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia

World Bank Resident Mission, Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia

Social & Environmental Safeguards Consultant (Short-Term)

April 2005 – December 2005 (40 hrs/week)

·Conducted designing and implementing Initial Assessment Studies including analysis and monitoring of potential impact of the Water Management Project on indigenous people, their health, natural habitats and cultural property in Ak-Tatyr village, South Kyrgyzstan. Led Stakeholder Analysis, Environmental and Social Security Plan to ensure that potential negative impacts of the Project are prevented and the views of indigenous people are taken into consideration

International Training and Research Centre (INTRAC) UK – Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia

External Consultant

October 2000 – May 2003 (40 hrs/week)

·Conducted mapping, monitoring and analyzing nascent CSO sector in Central Asia and their contribution to poverty alleviation and social change in partnership with national Governments and private sector actors: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/57a08c3de5274a27b200108f/R7649-report.pdf

World Bank Resident Mission, Kyrgyzstan – Central Asia

Administrative Project Officer – Youth Entrepreneurship Program

February 1998 – September 1999 (40 hrs/week)

·Led coordinating and managing all financial and administrative issues related to project implementation and progress reporting on project activities in social development and youth entrepreneurship financed and implemented by World Bank in Kyrgyzstan

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Languages: English (fluent), Russian (proficient), German (upper-intermediate), French (upper-intermediate) and Central Asian languages: Kyrgyz (good)

IT Skills: Strong technical skills including Microsoft Office Suite, PowerPoint, Outlook, Audacity, GIMP and STATA

Relevant Publications:

Forschungsstelle Osteuropa – Die Deutsche Gesellschaft für Osteuropakunde, Universität Bremen, Deutschland, ‘Umstrittenes Erbe - Das Ringen um die Rolle der russischen Sprache in Kirgistan’, Die Zentralasien-Analysen E-Magazine, 2013, No.71, https://laender-analysen.de/site/assets/files/1907/zentralasienanalysen71.pdf#page=2

Nova Science Publishers Inc. NYC, The United States of America (USA), ‘Comprehensive collectivization in Kirghiz Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic in 1929-1932: Overcoming bias and partiality in assessing modernizing effect of Soviet collectivization on the Kyrgyz people and their developmental advancement’, 2018 https://www.amazon.com/Kyrgyzstan-Political-Economic-Social-Central/dp/153*******

International Journal on Minority and Group Rights Lund, Sweden, ‘The ethnic Russians – scattered in geo-cultural and semantic spaces of Kyrgyzstan –minorities, diasporas or depleting historical resource?’ http://booksandjournals.brillonline.com/content/journals/10.1163/15718115-02102003;jsessionid=49sqf4ns2bsjh.x-brill-live-02

Elliott School of International Affairs Magazine (CAP), George Washington University, DC, USA, ‘The specter of a new arms race in Central Asia?’, 2014 https://centralasiaprogram.org/post-2014-spectre-arms-race-central-asia-2/

Central Asia - Caucasus Analyst Washington DC https://www.cacianalyst.org/resources/pdf/issues/20110706Analyst.pdf

References:

Dr.Beate Eschment, Die Deutsche Gesellschaft für Osteuropakunde, Universität Bremen, Deutschland - Die Zentralasien-Analysen E-Magazine, Chief Editor,Tel.: 0421/218-69600, E-mail: ************-********@***-******.***, ****@*******-********.**

Professor Hans-Georg Heinrich, Institut für Politikwissenschaft, Universität Wien, Osterreich, E-mail: ****-*****.********@******.**.**

Dr.Valentina Marongiu, University of Naples, Faculty of Anthropology, Via Camillo Benso Cavour, 59, 46100, Ostiglia, Mantova MN, Italy, Tel.: +39-333-***-****, E-mail: *********.********@*****.***

Mr.Ismael Garcia, Customs and Border Protection, DHS, Laredo, TX, USA, Tel.: +1-956-***-****, Email: *****************@*****.***

Mr.Kevin Dell’oro, Springhill Consulting Group, Senior Vice President, 121 W. Wacker Suite 748, Chicago, IL 60601, USA, Tel.: +703-***-****, E-mail: ********@************.***

Dr.Simon Heap, INTRAC/Oxford Brookes University, Buckley, Oxford OX3 0BP, UK, Tel.: +44 (0-186*-******, E-mail: ********@***.***

Mr.Christian Steiner, HELVETAS USA, CEO, 1101 Connecticut Avenue, NW 450, Washington DC, 20036, USA, Tel.: +1-202-***-****, E-mail: *********.*******@*********.***

Ms.Yordanka Tzvetkova, International Labor Organization ILO - International Training Centre, ILO UN, Turin, Italy, Viale Maestri del Lavoro, 101012, 1010127, Turin, Italy, Tel.: +39-011-***-**** E-mail: *********@******.***

Dr.Halim Nezihoglu, Turkish University in Central Asia, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Political Department, E-mail: *********@*****.***

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