RESUME
IRINA ARTAMONOVA
1-803-***-****(cell phone); *****.*************@*****.*** (email);
Columbia, SC 29205
OBJECTIVE
I am looking for an English teacher position and/or a Foreign Languages teacher at one of your Lexington High Schools. I can assure you that I will be a very valuable asset and team player for your school. EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Ph.D. in Comparative Literature, August 2004- (incomplete) UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Moore School of Business, Master of Human Resources, GPA: 3.8 2003
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Master of Arts in English, GPA: 3.8 2000 MOSCOW INSTITUTE OF ECONOMICS AND FINANCE, B.S. in Business Administration, GPA: 3.4 1998 KALUGA STATE PEDAGOGICAL UNIVERSITY, B.A. in English, German, Russian, GPA: 3.4 1997 EXPERIENCE
Private Cleaning Business Columbia, SC 2021-23
• Cleaning of private homes and commercial business offices with Native Hispanics Private Tutoring of Russian and English to Americans and Hispanics Georgia, 2019-21
• Tutoring at Irwin County (ICE) Immigration Detention Center
“Green Olive” Turkish Restaurant Columbia, SC 2018
• Waitress
“Cock & Bull” Scottish Soccer Bar Columbia, SC 2016-17
• Dishwasher
“Kraken” Gastropub Columbia, SC 2015-16
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• Waitress and Hostess
Kaluga English Teaching Private School
English Teacher Kaluga, Russia 2009
• Taught English to Russian-speaking adults of 8-10 students
• Prepared English Lessons Plans with Video and Music Kaluga Translating Company Kaluga, Russia 2008
• Written Translations of Passports (English-Russian) for Non-Russian speakers
• Answered phones and copied documents
• Formatted Legal Documents in MS Word
Kaluga After-School “Polet”
English Teacher Kaluga, Russia 2007
• Created School Plans for children
• Taught English to Elementary School Children of 8 students Kaluga Brewing Company “Golden Barrel” Kaluga, Russia 2006 Assistant Manager of the Brewing Plant
Performed English-Russian oral interpreting for individuals from foreign countries
• Translated English-Russian written documents
• Participated in discussions about the plant’s productivity
• Worked with EXCELL spreadsheets about the employees’ leaves of absence and time-off in HR University of South Carolina COLUMBIA, SC 2004-2005 Assistant at the Foreign Language Learning Center
• Answered phones and copied
• Assisted students with using a variety of foreign language software applications
• Assisted with day-to-day front desk duties
Ladco Defense Technologies, a capital-venture group Little Egg Harbor, NJ Human Resources Director (work from home) 2004-2005
• Screened, interviewed and selected candidates for LADCO capital-venture group
• Reviewed and revised the employees’ resumes for our project promotion
• Completed writing of a Private Placement Memorandum and Business Plan Koyo Corporation of U.S.A., a part of Toyota Group Orangeburg, SC 2004 Trainer/Human Resources Assistant
• Designed training curricula for soft skills development 3
• Facilitated technical and soft skills training classes
• Conducted and evaluated 6 training classes
United Parcel Service (UPS) West Columbia, SC 2004 Worker’s Compensation/Human Resources Assistant
• Evaluated, processed and followed through on work-related injuries and WC claims
• Maintained work-related injury files and ensured compliance with OSHA standards
• Created MS Excel Safety reports
• Assisted HR Supervisor with all types of administrative duties Heartland of Columbia Columbia, SC 2003
Assistant to Director of Human Resources
• Co-conducted orientations for 20 new hires
• Managed data with HRIS (StarNet) for 25 employees South Carolina Education Lottery Columbia, SC 2002 Human Resources Intern
• Assessed training needs and developed training curriculum for over 100 employees
• Screened 50 applications, interviewed 4 applicants, made hiring decisions
• Created a database to support performance ratings and audited personnel files
• Calculated compensation and benefits
University of South Carolina Columbia, SC 2001-2003 Assistant for Academic Development
• Developed counseling materials for an 8,000-unit residence facility
• Coordinated and assessed training for staff
• Presented training in time management and goal setting skills
• Developed and conducted counseling materials for the learning disabled University of South Carolina Columbia, SC 1997-2001 Teaching Assistant for English Department and Comparative Literature Program
• Typed, copied and filed documents
• Proofread and edited manuscripts
• Conducted research and reference checks
• Planned and Taught English 101 and Russian 101 classes for undergraduate students United States Information Service Columbia, SC 1996 Business for Russia Internship
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• Participated in US/Russia business development program Kaluga Joint Stock Company “Autopribor” Kaluga, Russia 1995-1996 Marketing Intern
Conducted marketing research for a 750 -employee automobile manufacturing firm
• Participated in negotiating sales contracts and assisted in raising annual sales revenues to $2 mil Rub.
AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
• PHR certification candidate
• English Department Dean’s Fellowship, University of South Carolina, 1997 - 98
• Grant awards, Departments of English (1999, 2000) and Comparative Literature (2000)
• President of English Student Government, Kaluga State Pedagogical University, 1992-1995
- Organized student orientations, conferences, social programs
- Negotiated student stipends with the University President and Advisory Board IT & LANGUAGE SKILLS
• MS Office (Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook, Access), WordPerfect, Internet Explorer, HRIS
• Native Russian speaker, fluent English, some German, some Spanish