Brandeis University Alumni

Sarah Englund

Stockholm, Sweden
Senior Account Manager at It's Learning
Education Management

Education
Lesley University   1999 — 2001
Master of Arts (M.A.), Intercultural Management and Training

Brandeis University   1992 — 1996
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), English. French

Université de Bordeaux   1995 — 1995
Maîtrise, French Language and Literature

Experience
itslearningSE   October 2015 - Present
EF Education First   October 2012 - October 2015
EF Education First   August 2011 - October 2012
EF Education First   August 2009 - August 2011
EF Education First   August 2001 - August 2009
Global Intercultural Services (GIS)   August 2000 - May 2001
EF Education First   August 1999 - August 2000
Peace Corps   October 1996 - January 1999

Skills
Project Implementation, Program Management, Business Development, International Sales, Teaching English as a..., Employee Training, Presenter, Product Development, Product Strategy, Teacher Training, Account Management, Project Management, Project Planning, Sales Operations, Business Strategy, Language Teaching, Training, Sales, Business English, Key Account Management, International Business, Blended Learning, Management, Public Speaking, Training Delivery, Training & Development, Leadership, Teaching, New Business Development, B2B, Team Management, Strategy, Presentation Development, E-Learning, Project Delivery, Product Management, Team Leadership, Sales Management, Team Building, Project Coordination

Sarah P. Reynolds

London, United Kingdom
Radio, Video & Multimedia Production
Broadcast Media

Education
Bay Area Video Coalition   2013 — 2013

Salt Institute for Documentary Studies   2007 — 2007
Graduate

Brandeis University   1998 — 2001
BA

Experience
Sarah P. Reynolds   January 2008 - Present
WNYC   June 2010 - October 2011
Transom.org   January 2008 - July 2009
Southern Poverty Law Center   November 2004 - June 2007
Peace Corps, Guatemala   October 2001 - May 2004

Skills
Multimedia, Radio Broadcasting, Radio Producing, Photography, Sound, Broadcast, Journalism, Bilingual, Field Work, Writing, Curriculum Development, Creative Writing, Field Research, Interpreting, Video Editing, Audio Editing, Digital Storytelling, Field Producing, Teaching, Spanish, Final Cut Pro, Storytelling, Social Media, Broadcast Journalism, Youth Mentoring, Field Recording, Editing, Video, Immigration, Spanish-speaking, Photoshop, Audio, Pro Tools, Radio, Interviewing Skills, Producing, New Media, Radio Production, Story Structure

Simon Cleary

Leiden, Provincie Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Marketing and Communications Assistant at Wolters Kluwer
Information Services

Education
Brandeis University   2015 — 2016
Master of Arts (M.A.), Political Science and Government

State University of New York at Albany   2009 — 2014
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Political Science, Anthropology, minor in History, Graduated Cum Laude with a 3.45 overall GPA

Experience
Wolters Kluwer   May 2014 - Present

Skills
Report Writing, Research, Social Media Marketing, Event Planning, Communication, Microsoft Excel, Market Research, Editing, WordPress, Email Marketing, Marketing Strategy, Microsoft Office, Marketing Communications, Marketing, Yammer, Social Networking

Simon Steel

London, United Kingdom
Director, Tufts in London and Oxford at Tufts University
Higher Education

Education
University College Dublin   1991 — 1995
Ph.D., Astrophysics

Brandeis University   1990 — 1991
MA, Physics

University of Oxford   1985 — 1986
PGCE, Physics Education

University of Sussex   1981 — 1984
BSc, Physics and Astronomy

Experience
Tufts University   August 2009 - Present
University College London   2011 - Present
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics   2002 - 2009
Harvard University   1998 - 2002
Harvard University   1998 - 2002

Skills
Science Communication, Teaching, Astronomy, Writing, Science Education, Research, Astrophysics, Lecturing, Science, Physics, Science Writing

Stefan Pulver

St Andrews, Fife, United Kingdom
Lecturer at University of St Andrews
Research

Education
Brandeis University   2003 — 2009
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Neuroscience

Experience
University of St Andrews   January 2015 - Present
Howard Hughes Medical Institute   November 2011 - December 2014
University of Cambridge   April 2009 - November 2011

Skills
Cell Biology, Optogenetics, Neuroscience education, Fluorescence Microscopy, PowerPoint, Teaching, Live Imaging, Genetics, Neuroscience, Drosophila neurobiology, Neurogenetics, Research, Confocal Microscopy, Neurophysiology

Stephan Brunner

Munich Area, Germany
Products Underwriter bei Swiss Re
Insurance

Education
Universität Regensburg   2009 — 2013
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Economics

New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business   2011 — 2011
Economics

Brandeis University   2006 — 2007
Mathematics

Universität Regensburg   2005 — 2009
Bachelor of Science (BS), Economics

Universität Regensburg   2003 — 2009
Diplom, Mathematics

Experience
Swiss Re   December 2014 - Present
Swiss Re   September 2013 - November 2014
Universität Regensburg   September 2009 - December 2012

Skills
Property & Casualty..., Versicherung, Insurance, General Insurance, Reinsurance, Risikomanagement, Underwriting

Susana Alvarez N.

Barcelona Area, Spain
Agile Software tester
Internet

Education
Universitat Pompeu Fabra   2003 — 2004
Post. education

Brandeis University   1999 — 2000
Cont. Education

Boston College   1996 — 1997
Post BA

Universidad Autónoma de Madrid   1991 — 1996

Experience
Schibsted Spain   September 2005 - Present
Welocalize   November 2002 - September 2005
Manugistics   January 2001 - November 2002
Kronos   April 1998 - January 2001
Comverse   August 1997 - April 1998

Skills
Quality Assurance, User Acceptance Testing, Mobile Applications, Testing, Agile Methodologies, Manual Testing, JIRA, Usability Testing, Black Box Testing, System Testing, Web Testing, Bug Tracking, Scrum, Agile Project Management, Requirements Analysis, Test Cases, Localization Testing, Linguistics, Software Quality..., Regression Testing, Test Management, Test Planning, Multilingual, Translation, Agile Testing, Web Applications, Localization, Testing Tools, Translations, Integration Testing, Defect Tracking

Susana Soler Trainer

Barcelona Area, Spain
Barcelona Representative: Bee Tutored International
Education Management

Education
New York University, The School of Continuing Education   1986 — 1986
Certificate Marketing/Advertising

Brandeis University   1978 — 1982
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Sociology, Cum Laude

Colegio Nueva Granada   1975 — 1978
High School diploma

American Embassy School New Delhi, India   1970 — 1975
Elementary and Middles school

Experience
Benjamin Franklin Foundation   September 2005 - June 2013
BFIS   September 2002 - June 2003
University of California, Berkeley   1993 - 1996
International House   1989 - 1990
Barcelona   September 1987 - June 1989

Skills
Strategic Planning, Public Relations, Public Speaking, Teaching, Microsoft Office, Tourism, Community Outreach, Research, Team-oriented, Hospitality, Bilingual-English/Spanis..., Networking, Spanish, Fundraising, English, Social Networking, Teamwork, International Education, Volunteer Management, Marketing, Time Management, Sports, Leadership, Board Governance, Grant Writing

Thordur Jonsson

Iceland
Professor at University of Iceland
Higher Education

Education
Harvard University   1976 — 1980
PhD, Physics

Brandeis University

Tim Struck

Munich Area, Germany
Senior UX Berater bei Ray Sono AG
Information Technology and Services

Education
Brandeis University

Universität Augsburg

Experience
Ray Sono AG   March 2012 - Present
Logica   May 2005 - February 2012
Plan.Net   2004 - April 2005

Skills
Interaction Design, User Interface Design, Usability Testing, User Experience, Social Media, Intranet, Usability Engineering, Usability, Mobile Internet, Information Architecture, Mobile Design, Konzeption

Tina Chu

Munich Area, Germany
Learning and Development Consultant
Financial Services

Education
Brandeis University
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Psychology

Experience
TChu LDC Solutions Global   September 2009 - Present
State Street   November 2004 - September 2009
State Street   March 1999 - November 2004
State Street   February 1997 - March 1999
State Street   February 1995 - February 1997
State Street   June 1993 - January 1995

Vanessa Boz

United Kingdom
founder moodAway.com
Online Media

Education
Brandeis University   1996 — 1997
Master of Arts (M.A.)

ESSEC - ESSEC Business School   2002 — 2003
MBA

Fundacao Getulio Vargas / FGV   1997 — 1997
Exchange program with Brandeis University

Université Paris Dauphine   1991 — 1996
Maitrise de Sciences de Gestion

Universidad Complutense de Madrid   1994 — 1995
Exchange program with Dauphine University

Ecole Active Blingue   1988 — 1991
Baccalaureat


Skills
Business Strategy, Public Relations, New Business Development, International Sales, Journalism, Fashion, Event Management, Hospitality, Luxury Goods, Brand Development, Adventure Travel, Customer Experience, Event Planning, Business Development, Online Journalism, Start-ups, Financial Markets, Fashion Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Wholesale, Multimedia Journalism, Event Marketing, Blogging, Travel Writing

Vitaliy Vandrovych, Ph.D., FRM

Tonbridge, United Kingdom
Senior Quantitative Research Analyst, VP at SSgA
Investment Management

Education
Brandeis International Business School   2001 — 2008
Ph.D., International Economics and Finance

Brandeis University   2001 — 2008
Ph.D., International Economics and Finance

Central European University   2000 — 2001
M.A., Economics

National University 'Ivan Franko' , Lviv   1992 — 1997
MA, International Economic Relations and English Language Translator

National University 'Ivan Franko' , Lviv   1987 — 1992
BSc and MSc, Mathematics

Experience
SSgA   June 2007 - Present
Brandeis University   September 2001 - December 2006
Harvard University Summer School   June 2006 - August 2006
National University 'Ivan Franko' , Lviv   September 1997 - August 2000
Academy of Science of Ukraine, Institute of Applied Problems of Mechanics and Mathematics   October 1992 - November 1993

Skills
Portfolio Optimization, Capital Markets, Chess, Investment Strategies, Agent-based Modeling, Differential Equations, Quantitative Analytics, Complexity Theory, Applied Econometrics, International Finance, SAS, Non-linear, Market Microstructure, Equities, Chaos Theory, Time Series Analysis, Economic Policy, Forecast Modeling, Valuation, Corporate Finance, Quantitative Analysis, Quantitative Finance, Portfolio Management, Financial Economics, Asset Pricing, Monetary Economics, Economics, Dynamical Systems, Matlab, Statistical Arbitrage, Market Risk, Global Macro, Investments, Investment Management, Monte Carlo Simulation, Financial Modeling, Econometrics

William Hardwick

Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
Senior Application Developer II at IDEXX Animana
Computer Software

Education
University of Southern Maine   2003 — 2007
B.S., Computer Science

Brandeis University   2002 — 2003
Computer Science

Experience
IDEXX Animana   April 2015 - Present
IDEXX Laboratories   July 2013 - March 2015
IDEXX Laboratories   December 2011 - June 2013
Base36, Inc.   December 2011 - December 2012
Wright Express   September 2011 - December 2011
Wright Express   July 2010 - September 2011
Fetch Enterprises, Inc.   September 2008 - July 2010
iMANY   May 2007 - September 2008

Skills
Spring MVC, JSP, Java, MySQL, Web Applications, Web Services, AJAX, Spring Batch, REST, PL/SQL, Apache Storm, Websphere, Microsoft SQL Server, IntelliJ IDEA, Struts, Quartz, Apache, CVS, Spring Framework, Git, Object Oriented Design, Tomcat, CSS, Subversion, Hadoop, JIRA, SQL, Oracle, JavaScript, Hibernate, jQuery, Spring Integration, Log4j, JBoss Application Server, Linux, Spring Security, HTML, Software Development, Agile Methodologies, Eclipse, Spring, Java Enterprise Edition, JCascalog, People-oriented

Woo Sang Jo

Paris Area, France
MA Economics and Public Policy, Sciences Po Paris
Public Policy

Education
Sciences Po   2013 — 2015
Economics and Public Policy, Master of Arts (M.A.)

Brandeis University   2009 — 2013
Double Major in Economics and Mathematics, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)(Cum Laude; Honors in Economics)

Experience
Samjong KPMG   June 2013 - August 2013
Brandeis University   September 2011 - May 2013
Samjong KPMG   May 2012 - July 2012

Yvonne Senouf

Greece
Co Founder MELD
Fine Art

Education
Columbia University in the City of New York   1989 — 1991
Masters, Arts Administration

Brandeis University   1981 — 1986
MA History, Intellectual History

Cornell University   1980 — 1981
English, English as a second language

Experience
MELD   May 2010 - Present
Spazzi, Sotogrande Spain   January 2006 - June 2007
Clinica Aesthetica   January 1996 - September 2001
Christie's   August 1995 - June 1996

Skills
Online Marketing, Public Speaking, Art Education, Social Networking, Painting, Research, Event Planning, Production Management, Organizational..., Visual Arts, Photography, Contemporary Art, Production, Creative Direction, Fundraising, French, Community Outreach, New Media, Product Development, Entertainment, Social Media, Production Managment, Curating, Oil Painting, Sculpture, Art Exhibitions, Murals, Commissioning, Sales Management, Galleries, Video Production, Art History, Product Launch, Fine Art, Public Art, Production Planning, Entrepreneurship, Collage, Film, Creative Writing, Editing, Event Management, Public Relations, Publishing, Sales Operations, Sales Support, Art, Marketing, Artists, Blogging

Yvonne Senouf

Greece
Arts and Crafts Professional
Arts and Crafts

Education
Brandeis University   1982 — 1986
BA, history

lycee lyautey   1976 — 1979

caroline kollau

The Hague Area, Netherlands
deputy director Inspectorate of the Budget at Ministerie van Financiën
Government Administration

Education
Brandeis University   1994 — 1999
PhD, International Economics and Finance

Experience
Ministerie van Financiën   January 2012 - Present
Ministry of Finance   July 2007 - March 2012
Dutch State Treasury   July 2004 - July 2007
Directorate of General Economic and Financial Affairs at Ministry of Finance   March 2002 - June 2004
International Monetary Fund   May 1999 - December 2001

Skills
Economic Research, Policy Analysis, Economics, Policy, Government, Public Administration, Public Policy, European Union

chen lara

Bordeaux Area, France
Music Professional
Music

Education
Brandeis University   2003 — 2004
finance

Université Paul Sabatier (Toulouse III)

feargal murphy

Ireland
viceprincipal at University College Dublin
Education Management

Education
Brandeis University   1990 — 1991
linguistics

University College Dublin   1984 — 1989

Experience
University College Dublin   1996 - Present

Skills
University Teaching, Educational Technology, Curriculum Development, Higher Education, International Education, Public Speaking, Lecturing, E-Learning, Research, Curriculum Design, Teaching, Staff Development

isabel pérez ennes

Barcelona Area, Spain
Bus. Partner Head, Region Europe, Commercial IT at Novartis
Information Technology and Services

Education
ESADE Business & Law School   2010 — 2011
MBA, Master en Gestión y Dirección de Empresas

   1998 — 2000
Postdoctotral Position, Theoretical Physics

Universidad Santiago de Compostela   1993 — 1997
Ph.D., Physics

Universidad Santiago de Compostela   1988 — 1993
Undergraduate, Physics

Experience
Novartis   September 2015 - Present
Novartis   April 2011 - Present
Novartis   September 2006 - April 2011
Novartis   November 2005 - September 2006
Henkel Ibérica   March 2001 - November 2005
Information Highway Group   2000 - 2003
THE INFORMATION HIGHWAY GROUP (IHG)   May 2000 - March 2001

Skills
ITIL, Business Intelligence, Change Management, Business Analysis, IT Strategy, Cross-functional Team..., Pharmaceutical Industry, Team Leadership, IT Management, Strategy