Dildora M. Damisch
Mobile Phone / E-mail: 1-248-***-****/ *******.*******@*****.***
SUMMARY:
Multi-lingual communicator, experienced in media, education, customer service
- Results oriented individual with ability to critically assess own performance
- Desire to help others
- Positive attitude
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Lateral-thinking, flexible and energetic
- Capable of dealing with all management levels
- Able to work evenings and weekends
- Hands-on / problem-solving mentality and abilities
- Well-connected and active in the international professional community
- Multi-tasking, networking, ability to negotiate and to communicate a message
- Able and interested to work under pressure and to meet deadlines
- Teamwork-oriented, customer-focused with attention to detail
RELEVANT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE & EMPLOYMENTS:
2009 - 2011 Walstreet Institute, Munich Germany
Administrative Asst/Receptionist
Jan 06 – Jun 2007 GMAC, Detroit, Michigan
Global Relocation Consultant, Global Relocation Services
• Assisted and counseled expatriates and their families in the process of home finding and relocation/settlement
• Coordinated and managed destination services, utility services, home finding, rentals, etc. utilizing GMAC services
• Coordinated and handled expatriates and families paperwork
• Consulted transferees on American public school education and higher learning systems.
• Consulted expatriate spouses on continuing education/training and on volunteer work opportunities
Scheduled meetings, made travel arrangements including hotel, car rental, and any other needed arrangements, conducted extensive phone work
Greeted and directed visitors and distributed mail, received, sorted and distributed mail, processed outgoing mail as appropriate
Provided administrative support to Executive Management personnel
Took messages, as appropriate
Maintained and scheduled internal conference room reservations
Jan 07 – Jun 2009 GMAC, Detroit, Michigan
Global Relocation Consultant, Global Relocation Services
Assisted and counseled expatriates and their families in the process of home finding and relocation/settlement
Coordinated and managed destination services, utility services, home finding, rentals, etc. utilizing GMAC services
Coordinated and handled expatriates and families paperwork
Consulted transferees on American public school education and higher learning systems.
Consulted expatriate spouses on continuing education/training and on volunteer work opportunities
2006 – 2009 GLEDCON, Bloomfield, Michigan
Manager, Tutoring, Language Training, Relocation Consulting
Developed business models for a high-quality ESL training provider
Ran day-to-day management, scheduling and bookkeeping activities, marketing and sales
Recruited instructor staff, initiated and supervised training courses
2001 – 2005 Board of Education, Oakland County, Michigan
Managing Coordinator, International Center
Supported expatriate families and students in the process of settlement and adjustment to life and education in the US
Key actor in developing, implementing, managing the international language and literature programs as a business
Recruited teachers, worked with students, parents, school administrators, marketed, sale and handled PR with various local and international communities and organizations.
Organized an International Baccalaureate Program training seminar event with 100 participants
Consulted local school authorities on details of the International Baccalaureate program
Organized and implemented a German-American student exchange program
1998 – 2003 Birmingham-Bloomfield Newcomers’ Club, Michigan
Board Member, Chairperson (non-profit volunteer) of “Intercultural Communication Ambassadors”
Organized and lead a popular series of presentations and meetings on all aspects of culture, traditions, politics, and economics of those countries
1992 – 1997
Various Consultant jobs (Contract/Hourly employment)
- Cross-cultural and Market Economy training, customer service for participants from Russia
- German-Russian trading firms support and commissioning services, fashion industry
EDUCATION
1976 – 1981 Tashkent Textile Industrial Institute, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Engineer-economist Diploma (Bachelor’s Degree in Micro-Economics), 1981
LANGUAGE SKILLS English, Russian, Uzbek, and German – all fluent
COMPUT