Born: 1976, L'viv, Ukraine.
Education: Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, BA in social sciences, specialising in political science. Training: - A one month internship at the mobile games studio It's ALive. Stockholm, Sweden, 2004.
- Training on leadership and corporate finance from companies Bonanza, KnusperFrisch. Stockholm, Sweden, 2004.
- Kyiv Mohyla Business School - Advanced Project Management. Kyiv, Ukraine, 2003.
- Management Centre Europe training course - Project Management. Kyiv, Ukraine, 2003.
- IBC conference - Mobile communities, presence and privacy. London, UK, 2002.
- Management Centre Europe training course - Product Management. Kyiv, Ukraine, 2002.
- IBR conference - Web Development, Colocation and Hosting. London, UK, 2001.
- Leo Burnett Frankfurt - Training course in Account Management of tobacco clients - Frankfurt/ Main, Germany, 1998.
- AEGEE Europe conference - Economical Development of Western France, Paris - Vannes, France, 1996.
- AEGEE Europe conference - Prospects of European Cultural Intergration, Prague, Czech Republic, 1996.
- Rotary exchange program, Upper st. Clair High School, PA, USA, 1991 - 1992.
Employment: - MobEye, Kyiv, Director, July 2004 to present. Directing the first in Ukraine mobile marketing agency. Agency offers turn key solutions in direct marketing communication with consumers through mobile phones. This includes: mobile advertising, mobile CRM and mobile research.
- Celline, Kyiv, Marketing Director, September 2003 to June 2004. Supervision of development of two brands for new line of voice and SMS content products provided to users of UMC and Kyivstar GSM. Implementation of marketing strategy for these brands. Directing advertising agencies, brand and product managers. Management of the first in Ukraine mobile marketing projects.
- Kraft Foods Ukraina, Kyiv, Junior Brand Manager Siesta and 3Bit, April 2003 - September 2003. Management of leading international confectionery brands with direct reporting to Marketing Manager.
- Ukrainian Mobile Communications, Kyiv, Content Manager, March 2002 - April 2003. Manager of mobile content and SMS TV projects.
- Golden Telecom, Kyiv, Web Project Manager, May 2000 - March 2002.
- Ogilvy & Mather Ukraine, Account Manager, 1998 - 2000.
- Leo Burnett Ukraine, Account Executive, 1996 - 1998.
Skills: profound management skills in new media content services: for pc web and mobile users. Insider knowledge of Ukrainian mass media, web development, publishing and IT/telecom markets. Languages: Ukrainian - native, English - fluent, Russian - fluent, Polish - fluent, German - basic. X-trakarrikular: mountainbiking, dezign, web development. Community: www.samvydav.net - co-founder, dezign concept, some text. Travelled & lived: USA, UK, Germany, France, Sweden, CR, Hungary, Poland, Russia. Aim of life: to create and head a successful company, which will make a noted investment into my nation's development. Probably being a writer about people's lives is something like my ideal occupation. |