Southern Arkansas University Alumni

Brian Mefford

Ukraine
Consultant
Government Relations

Education
Southern Arkansas University   1990 — 1994
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Finance & Political Science

Harmony Grove High School   1983 — 1990
Honors Diploma

Experience
Self Employed Entrepreneur   October 2009 - Present
Committee for Open Democracy   September 2010 - Present
International Republican Institute   April 1999 - October 2009

Skills
Program Development, Negotiation, Human Rights, Economic Development, Business Strategy, Proposal Writing, Civil Society, Organizational..., Nonprofits, Economics, Strategy, Politics, Leadership Development, Policy Analysis, Elections, Grassroots Organizing, Intercultural..., Governmental Affairs, International..., Political Consulting, Political Communication, Program Management, European Union, Capacity Building, NGOs, Project Planning, Democracy, Fundraising, Diplomacy

Daniel Angelov

Bulgaria
Country Controller at DuPont
Accounting

Education
Southern Arkansas University   2003 — 2006
Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Accounting and Finance

Language School "Prof. Dr. Assen Zlatarov"   1993 — 1998
High school degree, English Language and Literature, General & General Business

Experience
DuPont   January 2015 - Present
DuPont   May 2010 - December 2014
PricewaterhouseCoopers   July 2006 - January 2008

Skills
Internal Controls, CPA, IFRS, US GAAP, Auditing, Financial Reporting, External Audit, Financial Statements, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Financial Accounting, Financial Analysis

Elena Pashina

Moscow, Russian Federation
Head of Marketing Group at Rusatom Overseas
Market Research

Education
Московская Международная Высшая Школа Бизнеса «МИРБИС» (Институт) / Moscow International Higher Business School MIRBIS (Institute)    2011 — 2013
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

Московский Педагогический Государственный Университет   2005 — 2010
Master's degree, English and German interpreter/Inetrnational Relations, 5

Southern Arkansas University   2009 — 2009
Economics/General

Experience
State Atomic Energy Corporation "Rosatom"   January 2013 - Present
UK Trade & Investment   October 2010 - January 2013
Юниум - Unium   January 2007 - October 2010

Skills
Interpersonal Skills, Presentation Skills, Business Development, Negotiation, Event Management, Management, Business Planning, Management Consulting, Business English, Analysis, Marketing Strategy, International Trade, Business Strategy, Interpreting, Diplomacy, Market Research, Strategy

Elena Pashina

Moscow, Russian Federation
Trade Adviser on Aerospace at UK Trade & Investment
International Trade and Development

Education
Московская Международная Высшая Школа Бизнеса «МИРБИС» (Институт) / Moscow International Higher Business School MIRBIS (Institute)    2011 — 2013
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

Московский Педагогический Государственный Университет / Moscow Pedagogical State University   2005 — 2010
Master's degree, Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor/International Relations, 5

Southern Arkansas University   2009 — 2009
Economics/General

Experience
UK Trade & Investment   October 2010 - Present
Federal Chain of Educational Centres "UNIUM"   January 2007 - October 2010

Skills
Strategic Planning, International Sales, Export, Event Management, Program Management, Business Strategy, International Marketing, Project Management, International Trade, Public Relations, Market Research, International Business, Negotiation, International Business..., Marketing Strategy, Business Development, International Relations, Business Planning, New Business Development, Sales Management

Elena Podzerey

Thailand
Consultant
Renewables & Environment

Education
Moscow State Institute of International Relations   2008 — 2011
BS, International Law, Energy

Moscow State Pedagogical University   2003 — 2008
Masters of Science, English, German, Spanish

Southern Arkansas University   2006 — 2007
Masters, Spanish, International relations

Experience
United Nations   September 2015 - Present
Odintsovo Institute for the Humanities   September 2011 - September 2015
LLC   February 2014 - August 2015
MULTINET LTD.   July 2013 - February 2014
LLC   July 2010 - July 2013
Arbitration Court, Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs   March 2011 - June 2011
Moscow State Institute of International Relations   August 2008 - June 2011
International Academy of Fuel and Gas complex   March 2009 - April 2010

Skills
Legal Research, Mergers, Contract Negotiation, Negotiation, Teaching, International Relations, Corporate Law, Legal Advice, Business Planning, Due Diligence, Corporate Governance, Litigation, Estate Planning, English, Legal Writing, Energy, Intercultural..., Mergers & Acquisitions, International Law

Frank Busse

Munich Area, Germany
Quality Manager X vehicles at BMW Group
Automotive

Education
University of Pittsburgh - Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business   2007 — 2007
MBA, General Management

University of Augsburg   2006 — 2007
MBA, General Management

Southern Arkansas University   1999 — 2002
B.S., Computer Science, Mathematics

Experience
BMW Group   November 2013 - Present
BMW Group   January 2011 - October 2013
BMW AG   October 2007 - December 2010
BMW AG   February 2003 - September 2007

Skills
Business Process..., Manufacturing, Quality Assurance, Project Management, Business Strategy

Mats Hellgren

Orebro County, Sweden
Chairman Board of Urban Development at Kumla Kommun
Government Administration

Education
California State University, Fresno   1996 — 1997
Bachelor's degree, Mass Communication/journalism

University of Hawaii at Manoa   1995 — 1996
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Mass Communication

Monterey Peninsula College   1992 — 1995
Associate of Arts (AA), Economics

University of Paris I: Panthéon-Sorbonne   1992 — 1993
language certificate, french

Southern Arkansas University   1991 — 1992
Broadcasting

Experience
Kumla Kommun   January 2011 - Present
Tullängsskolan   January 2004 - January 2011
Alléskolan, Hallsberg   September 1997 - June 1998

Skills
Public Speaking, Microsoft Excel, Customer Service, Microsoft Office, Research, Social Media, Coaching, Management, Project Management, PowerPoint

Stefan Avdjiev, Ph.D.

Basel Area, Switzerland
Senior Economist and Deputy Head of International Banking and Financial Statistics at BIS
Research

Education
Southern Methodist University   2005 — 2009
Ph.D., Economics

Southern Methodist University   2003 — 2005
M.A., Economics

Southern Arkansas University   1999 — 2003
B.B.A., Finance

Experience
Bank for International Settlements – BIS   April 2014 - Present
Bank for International Settlements   September 2009 - March 2014
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas   May 2008 - August 2008
Southern Methodist University   August 2006 - May 2008

Skills
Eviews, Quantitative Analytics, Statistics, International Finance, Stata, Data Analysis, International Banking, Econometrics, Valuation, Economic Research, Emerging Markets, Financial Analysis, Monetary Policy, Economics, Matlab, Monetary Economics, Bayesian methods, Macroeconomics, Banking, Asset Pricing

Thomas Dupuis

Paris Area, France
Employé par Sécurail
Railroad Manufacture

Education
Université D'HARTFORD   1989 — 1990
Bachelor, Business Administration; option Marketing

Southern Arkansas University   1984 — 1987
Bachelor, Business Administration and Management, General

Janson de sailly
General

Experience
Sécurail   June 2012 - Present
Sécurail   January 2012 - Present
Sarl Luc DUPUIS   January 1995 - December 2011
Sarl Luc DUPUIS   October 1994 - December 1994
SA Marseille Nursery   November 1993 - September 1994
L'indien   June 1992 - October 1993
Société RCI   October 1991 - May 1992
MLG, Grande Remise   September 1990 - September 1991

Skills
Gestion Locative, gestion d'employes..., Copropriété, Comptabilite immobiliere, Baux / Etats des lieux, Déclarations sociales