Curriculum Vitae
Tadeusz Trzaskowski
Ul. Sielecka 3 m. 22
00-738 Warszawa, Poland
Phone: [login to view URL], [login to view URL] (Mon. - Tue., 9-17)
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Age 44
Status: married with 2 children (9 and 7 years’ old)
Objective
To further my career achievements by taking a suitable position depending upon the development needs of an interested corporation or initiate a mutually rewarding long term B2B association
Key Qualifications
q Have the necessary level of the people and organization management competences and skills, reinforced by MBA studies and honed up through a 6-year practice in building and running teams
q Have transferable experience and expertise in several departments and lines: personnel recruitment, management and coaching (insurance), project coordination and management (IT and education), multinational and multiorganizational cooperation projects (government and NGOs), sales and marketing management (insurance, cars, language education);
q Have the essential understanding of issues and terms from various disciplines and departments, partly thanks to having translated literally tons of science, legal, business and technical documents;
q Have a knack for business process optimization and organizational reengineering, especially based on the efficient use of modern technology and software;
q Have gained valuable experience in IT, multimedia and SAP HelpDesk roles in a major international company employing hundreds of computer users in several different locations in Poland (Carlsberg) and, recently, in government work;
q Have up-to-date knowledge of a number of IT systems, including most of the MS software products and ERP solutions of various providers (SAP R/3 v. 4.6B&C, Enterprise, BW, SCM, CRM, KW, SFA), as well as some valuable hands-on experience in SAP implementation process;
Education And Training
1999 – MBA diploma from the Leon KozmiDski International Academy of Management
in Warsaw (ranking No. 1 among the private business schools in Poland, FORUM
and EQUIS accredited)
1997 – ‘Magister’ (M.A.) degree in English studies, University of Warsaw (studies in years
1982-87) including one-semester continuation studies in same field at Clarion Univ. of Penna, USA
1992 – MA in English and Slavic studies, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
2003 –Training in Carlsberg S.A. (inherent with the SAP HelpDesk position): mastering
the architecture and all the functionalities of the SAP system implemented
and continuously developed within the company both in Poland and abroad
1999 – Training at Prumerica TU{ S.A.: 1. effective life planning (life insurance sales)
according to the Prudential International “Model of Japan” (straining ended with
a successfully completed 10-week OJT, for which the required number
of 30 signed applications was met in order to be confirmed as a Sales Manager,
2. sales force recruitment, training and development, 3. certified training
for the cashier, and 4. outgoing training sessions in team building and stress
management
1998 – Rhineland TÜV: training in ISO 9000 system, including QS internal auditor license
Professional Experience
Current – Government job: a specialist responsible for IT and multimedia projects at a central educational institution (details to be revealed only to seriously interested potential employers)
§ IT projects coordination and management:
o design and development of the company’s new knowledge portal, content management
o multimedia project coordination, content manager and concept developer
o managing and coordinating the “[login to view URL]” project
o national coordinator for a cascade training project involving 1600 teacher advisors, methodologists and individual teachers nationwide (accomplished in 2007)
o heading a nationwide teacher development project for the Polish Ministry of Education, implementing certified e-learning courses
o managing an e-learning platform for certified e-learning courses
o Newsletter team management, et al.
§ Other projects and roles
o National Contact Point for a major international organization operating under the umbrella of the Council of Europe – have participated in organizational meetings and seminars in the participating countries of the Baltic Sea Region
o Limited time based involvement in other cross-national educational projects.
2003 (full year) – IT Specialist at Carlsberg Okocim SA, SAP HelpDesk
§ Troubleshooting computer users’ issues (Level 1 and Level 2)
§ Keeping inventories of IT equipment and software license management
§ SSC Project Assistant (project logistics and documentation),
§ SAP BW Project Integration Manager (represented the IT side, coordination of teamwork, collection of inputs and writing a viable Business Case document that was later adopted and implemented successfully)
§ SAP Knowledge Base Administrator (systemized the entire local SAP documentation, user instructions, etc., established custom levels of access for all users, tested and launched as a new SAP functionality, monitored events and statistics)
2001-2002 – Corporate Marketing & Sales Manager at Ability Training Centre Sp. z o.o. in Warsaw
§ Maintained and expanded the existing corporate accounts, including major companies
§ Organized a viable sales and marketing team
§ Successfully implemented an online, teacher assisted, multimedia ESL project
1999-2000 – Sales Manager at Prumerica (later renamed Pramerica) Financial Poland (Polish branch of Prudential USA)
§ Successfully completed a thorough salesmanship training followed by 10-week OJT in which achieved all the company’s and self-established targets
§ Recruited, trained, coached and managed a team of professional life planners that achieved a first quartile sales level companywide in the first year of operation
§ Decisively contributed to the No. 1 position of the home agency
1997-1999 – Deputy Manager – Head of the Sales Policy & Promotion Section at Centrum Daewoo Sp. z o.o.
§ Initially occupied the position of the company’s President’s Assistant, then moved to the Car Sales Division and promoted to Deputy Manager
§ Daily and periodical car stock level and vehicle movement tracking and reporting
§ Regional sales level targeting based on sales forecasts
§ Price list updating, issuing promotional sale terms and conditions
§ Daily and periodical car sales level monitoring and reporting (150-200 thousand cars sold yearly, stable sales volume growth in the period of employment)
§ Custom car ordering system operation, reporting and incident management
§ Writing telephone conversation scripts and FAQ’s for the Telemarketing Team
§ Promotional campaigns preparation, execution and settlements in liaison with the Marketing and PR Departments (concerning press kits, gadgets, car shows, dealer open days, additional accessories, discounts, etc.)
§ Dealer, service and car parts distribution networks development and optimization (over 200, 300 and 500 outlets, respectively) in liaison with the Dealer Support, Service and Spare Parts Departments
§ Implementation of the ISO9002 quality system in the Car Sales Division, internal audit of the system in the Service and Training Departments in liaison with the ISO9002 Quality System Implementation Team
1990-2007 – Independent work
§ Professional free-lance translator/interpreter and English teacher,
§ English teacher at schools and college, private tutorship
§ (In 1994 through 1997) a substitute teacher at the (US Dept. of State) American School of Warsaw on frequent calls
Other Areas of Expertise
q Thorough understanding of issues involving the Polish, EU, US and other international law, corporate and banking finance/accounting, investments, sales/marketing, IT, QM, PR, logistics, training, &c.
q International exposure, multiple personal, university and business contacts in Poland and abroad
q Familiarity with the political institutions, economic issues, social relations, culture, dialects, history and everyday life in the USA, Great Britain, the Commonwealth countries, the EU and its constituent countries, the CIS countries, as well as other countries of the world
q Proficient English, native Polish, very good, conversant Russian, fair understanding of other Slavic languages, basic French (good reading), basic Latin, and some grasp of Spanish, Italian and other West European languages