European Graduates

Jānis Apse

Latvia
Student at Ventspils Augstskola
Computer Software

Education
Ventspils Augstskola   2008 — 2013

Jānis Miķelsons

Latvia
IT Administrator
Information Technology and Services

Education
Ventspils Augstskola
Computer Science

Experience
Self-employed   January 2008 - July 2010

Jānis Mucenieks

Estonia
Project Manager at Axinom
Information Technology and Services

Education
Ventspils Augstskola   2011 — 2013
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Social Sciences

Ventspils Augstskola   2002 — 2006
BBA, Management and Business Administration

Experience
Axinom   2015 - Present
LiftZee OÜ   September 2014 - 2015
Symbiosis OÜ   August 2013 - 2015
SIA "VentaCrew"   September 2008 - December 2013
Ventspils Digital center   July 2004 - February 2008

Skills
Strategic Planning, Online Marketing, Video Production, Entrepreneurship, Photoshop, Business Development, Thinking Outside The Box, Management, Product Development, Web Project Management, Business Strategy, Human Resources, Video Editing, Social Media, Oktokopter, Start-ups, Illustrator, Flash, Web Development, Agile Methodologies, Flash Builder, Gesture Recognition, Project Management, Microcontrollers, Teamwork, Programming

Jānis Naglis

Latvia
Developer at DPA
Information Technology and Services

Education
Ventspils Augstskola   2009 — 2011
Master's degree, Computer Science

Ventspils Augstskola   2006 — 2009
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science

Experience
DPA   July 2012 - Present

Skills
C#, Ruby on Rails, SQL, Java, Android Development, JavaScript, Mac OS, HTML, Web Development, Mobile Application..., PHP, jQuery, CSS, MVC Architecture, XML, Software Development

Jānis Šteinbergs

Latvia
Attended Ventspils Augstskola

Education
Ventspils University College   2015 — 2018
Bachelor's degree, COMPUTER SCIENCES

Ventspils Augstskola   2010 — 2014
Bachelor in Business Administration with Specialization in Marketing and Logistics


Skills
Vensim, Microsoft Word, Python, Research, PowerPoint, Teamwork, Microsoft Office, SPSS, Microsoft Excel, Arena Simulation..., Data Analysis, Management

Kaspars Gulbis

Latvia
Marketing and Advertising

Education
Ventspils Augstskola   2000 — 2004
Bachelor of Marketing

Experience
MediaCom Latvia   2011 - Present
MediaCom Latvia   2008 - 2011
Universal McCann Latvia   2004 - 2008

Skills
Digital Marketing, Media Buying, Advertising, Television, Media Planning, Online Advertising

Kaspars Klavins

Latvia
Managing Director at K Solutions (Translation & Localisation)
Translation and Localization

Education
Latvijas Universitate   2003 — 2005
Master's degree, Language Interpretation and Translation

Ventspils Augstskola   1999 — 2003
Bachelor's degree, Language Interpretation and Translation

DACVG

Experience
K Solutions (Translation & Localisation)   January 2015 - Present
SIA Mestako - Translation & Localisation   April 2005 - Present

Skills
Internationalization, Linguistics, Localization, Globalization, Medical Translation, Trados, Multilingual, Wordfast, Terminology Management, Technical Translation, Terminology, Document Translation, Language Services, Legal Translation, Translation Services, Machine Translation, Translation, Proofreading, Interpreting, Website Translation, Website Localization, CAT tools, Translation Management

Kaspars Porins

Latvia
Translator (German Latvian)
Translation and Localization

Education
Ventspils Augstskola   1998 — 2002
Bachelor's degree, Language Interpretation and Translation

Experience
Big Cars   August 2011 - Present
Translator (DE - LV - DE)   June 2002 - Present

Skills
German, SDL Trados, Translation, Technical Translation, Interpreting

Kaspars Porins

Latvia
Owner, Kaspars Porins
Translation and Localization

Education
Ventspils Augstskola   1998 — 2002
Übersetzer / Dolmetscher für Deutsch - Lettisch / Translation German - Latvian

Kaspars Rutkis

Latvia
Managing Partner at Grant Thornton Baltic
Financial Services

Education
Latvijas Universitate   2001 — 2004
MBA, Quality management

Ventspils Augstskola   1997 — 2001
BC, Accounting & Audit, Finance

Dobeles Valsts Ģimnāzija   1995 — 1997

ACCA
Accounting & Audit

Experience
Grant Thornton Baltic   September 2015 - Present
LF eksperts   February 2015 - Present
LFE Audit   October 2006 - Present
Latvian Association of Certified Auditors   December 2013 - Present
Latvian Tax Consultant Association   December 2011 - Present
Latvian outsourced accounting companies association   2009 - August 2015
Latvian Chamber of Commerce and Industry   May 2011 - March 2015
Roedl & Partner   November 2009 - February 2015
BA School of Business and Finance   January 2008 - May 2010
Möller Baltikum   2007 - 2009

Skills
IFRS, Tax, Financial Audits, Tax Compliance, Auditing, Restructuring, Strategic Financial..., Due Diligence, Finance, Financial Reporting, Mergers, Financial Management, International Tax, External Audit, Valuation, Managerial Finance, Internal Controls, Accounting, Strategy, Income Tax, Financial Planning, Mergers & Acquisitions, Audit, Corporate Tax, Corporate Finance, Financial Accounting

Klavs Krumins

Latvia
Export Manager at Eco House International
Logistics and Supply Chain

Education
Ventspils Augstskola   2008 — 2013
Bachelor's degree, Economics and Business Administration

Fachhochschule Deggendorf   2010 — 2011
Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), International Management

Rigas 1st State gymnasium

Experience
Eco House International   January 2015 - Present
Dog Days Are Over   July 2014 - Present
TestDevLab Ltd   June 2014 - August 2015
Vevers Ltd.   April 2014 - October 2014
Jeld-Wen   April 2012 - April 2014
SEB bank   October 2010 - January 2011

Skills
Market Planning, Process Improvement, Sales, Business Strategy, Product Development, Operations Management, Project Management, Purchasing, Market Research, Supply Chain, Forecasting, Logistics, Marketing Strategy, Strategic Planning, Research, Sales Management

Kristaps Freimanis

Latvia
Quality Assurance Engineer at TestDevLab Ltd
Information Technology and Services

Education
Ventspils Augstskola   2010 — 2013
Bachelor's degree, Information Technology

Talsi State Gymnasium   2007 — 2010
Highschool Education, Bussiness

Experience
TestDevLab Ltd   June 2012 - Present

Skills
Mobile Devices, C++, Networking, HTML, Manual Testing, Agile Methodologies, Regression Testing, Test Planning, User Acceptance Testing, Mobile Applications, Scrum, SIP, SQL, Testing, JIRA, Atlassian JIRA, Test Case Generation, Test Automation, CSS, Android, Java, System Testing, C#

Kristaps Krauja

Latvia
Software Engineer at 4H Technologies
Information Technology and Services

Education
Ventspils Augstskola   2008 — 2011
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science

Experience
4H Technologies   March 2014 - Present
SIA Latvisoft   April 2011 - March 2014

Skills
OpenGL, Software Development, User Interface Design, C#, OpenGL ES, Gaming, Java, C++, Game Development, Git, Android, Mobile Applications, Android Development, Programming, Software Design, 3D Modeling, Blender

Kristine Balode

Latvia
Marketing specialist
Marketing and Advertising

Education
Laurea University College of Applied Sciences   2011 — 2012
Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Business/Corporate Communications

Ventspils Augstskola   2008 — 2012
Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

Grobinas Gymnasium   2006 — 2008
Higher education

Experience
Ruukki   April 2014 - Present
Auto Europa SIA   May 2013 - October 2013
SIA Sumata   July 2012 - May 2013
Architecture&Design studio   September 2011 - February 2012
Imperial Hotel   May 2008 - September 2011

Skills
Management, Strategic Planning, Microsoft Office, Team Management, Sales, Project Planning, Training, Marketing, Marketing Strategy

Kristine Ivanova

Latvia
Student at Ventspils University College
Arts and Crafts

Education
Ventspils Augstskola   2010 — 2014
Bachelor's degree, Language Interpretation and Translation

Experience
Vita Amarosa   September 2013 - Present
Riga International Airport   August 2013 - Present

Skills
Windows, Team Leadership, Public Speaking, Event Planning, Teamwork, Microsoft Word, Modeling, Teaching, Social Media, PowerPoint, Advertising, English, Photography

Kristīne Āboliņa

Latvia
Chief accountant at FMS Group
Information Technology and Services

Education
Ventspils Augstskola

Laura Auna

Latvia
Student at Ventspils Augstskola

Education
Ventspils Augstskola   2010 — 2014

Laura Damberga

Latvia
Project manager at AS Swedbank
Banking

Education
Ventspils Augstskola
Maģistra grāds vadībzinībās

Experience
AS Swedbank   August 2007 - Present
AS Swedbank   October 2005 - Present
AS Swedbank   January 2000 - Present

Laura Kalniņa

Latvia
Purchasing and Logistics Manager at FNSERVISS SIA
Retail

Education
Ventspils Augstskola   1998 — 2002
Bachelor's Degree, Language Interpretation and Translation

Riga English Grammar School   1986 — 1998

Experience
FN-SERVISS SIA   August 2010 - May 2015

Skills
International Sales, Retail

Laura Zagare

Latvia
accountant at HD FestForest Latvia
Accounting

Education
Ventspils Augstskola   2003 — 2005
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Accounting and Finance

Ventspils Augstskola   1998 — 2002
Bachelor's degree, Accounting and Finance

Experience
HD FestForest Latvia SIA   June 2006 - Present
Vats SIA   April 2002 - June 2006

Laura Zdanovska

Latvia
Supply Coordinator at Statoil Fuel & Retail Business Centre
Oil & Energy

Education
University of Agder   2001 — 2004

Volda University College   2000 — 2001

Ventspils Augstskola   1998 — 2000

Jūrmalas 1.ģimnāzija

Experience
Statoil Fuel & Retail Business Centre   February 2015 - Present
Statoil Fuel & Retail   September 2010 - February 2015

Lauris Grīns

Latvia
Board Member at Rīgas Mateja Draudze
Security and Investigations

Education
Ventspils Augstskola   2000 — 2005
Bachelor, Management

Experience
G4S   March 2008 - Present
Rīgas Mateja Draudze   May 2014 - Present
SIA "Pavasars"   April 2005 - May 2007

Linda Miska

Latvia
Student at Ventspils Augstskola

Education
Ventspils Augstskola   2011 — 2014

Linda Plavina

Latvia
Student at Ventspils Augstskola

Education
Ventspils Augstskola   2010 — 2014

Linda Silina

Latvia
Director of IS department at Public Utilities Commission of Latvia
Information Technology and Services

Education
Riga Technical University   2011 — 2014
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Norwegian Innovation and Entrepreneurship program at Riga Technical University

Ventspils Augstskola   2003 — 2006
Bachelor’s Degree, Infomation tehnology

Experience
Public Utilities Commission of Latvia   July 2015 - Present
LS cons   February 2013 - Present
Public Utilities Commission   December 2013 - June 2015
DPA   February 2011 - January 2013
State Revenue Service   November 2008 - February 2011
Swedbank   November 2007 - October 2008
IT Latvija   2006 - 2007

Skills
Team Management, Requirements Analysis, Customer Service, Analysis, Management, Change Management, Marketing Strategy, IT Management, Sales, IT Service Management, Product Development, Strategic Planning, Business Analysis, IT Strategy, CRM, Strategy, ITIL, System Administration, Marketing, Project Planning, Project Management, Testing, Export, Budgets, Business Strategy, Product Management, Team Leadership, Telecommunications

Līga Kozlovska

Latvia
Student at Ventspils Augstskola

Education
Ventspils Augstskola   2006 — 2010

Madara Kalniņa-Kalnmale

Latvia
Electronic Engineering
Education Management

Education
Ventspils University College   2009 — 2014
Master's Degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Agenskalna State gymnasium   2006 — 2009
High School, Economics

IVKI LIDB (Italian Language and Culture Institute)   2004 — 2006
Italian Language and Literature

Experience
HansaMatrix   April 2015 - Present
Prego Ltd. Italian Language School Avanti   September 2011 - Present
PREGO Ltd. cafe Kafenīte   June 2013 - Present
Technip   September 2013 - March 2014
VIRAC (Ventspils International Radio Astronomy Center)   September 2011 - January 2012
Ventspils University College   January 2011 - May 2011
Ventspils High Technology Park   September 2010 - January 2011
Lifelong learning Department of Ventspils University College   October 2009 - October 2010

Skills
Microsoft Excel, Management, Microsoft Word, Russian, Analysis, Engineering, LabVIEW, AutoCAD, Simulations, Factory, Electronics, Teamwork, Microsoft Office, Italian, Automation, Emerson DeltaV, Latvian, English, Matlab

Mara Jansone

Latvia
Teacher at Ventspils Tehnikums
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing

Education
Ventspils Augstskola   2010 — 2013
Bachelor's degree of engineering sciences in electronics

Ventspils Profesionālā vidusskola   2006 — 2010

Experience
Ventspils Tehnikums   September 2013 - Present

Skills
Microsoft Office, English, PowerPoint, HTML, Public Speaking, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Photoshop

Marija Andrejeva

Bern Area, Switzerland
Assistant Director at Landhaus Management GmbH
Hospitality

Education
Ventspils Augstskola   2002 — 2006
Bachelor, Translation, Interpreting

Experience
Landhaus Management GmbH   November 2012 - Present
ZHAW School of Management and Law   October 2011 - June 2012
Hotel Landhaus   December 2010 - November 2011
Family Brack   December 2008 - September 2010
JP Logistics   July 2007 - December 2008
Riga International Airport   June 2005 - June 2007

Skills
Directing, Childcare, Mediation, Event Planning, English, Intercultural..., German, Organization, Event Management

Martins Prusis

Latvia
Entrepreneur / Finance professional
Chemicals

Education
Latvijas Universitate / University of Latvia   2001 — 2003
M Sc, Economics (major in Mathematical Economics)

Ventspils Augstskola   1997 — 2001
B Sc, Business Administration (major in Finance)

Fachhochschule Westküste - Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Technik Heide   1998 — 1998
Business Administration

Experience
Pogritech SIA   January 2012 - Present
Libow SIA   August 2011 - Present
UPPE SIA   August 2011 - September 2012
SEB banka Latvia   March 2007 - August 2011
Bank of Latvia   August 2003 - March 2007
Bank of Latvia   November 2000 - August 2003
Saga SIA   June 2000 - November 2000

Skills
Risk Analysis, Credit, Finance, Banking, Corporate Finance, Due Diligence, Risk Management, Venture Capital, Management Consulting, Negotiation, Strategy, Investments, Business Planning, Market Research, Accounting, Restructuring, New Business Development, Managerial Finance, Business Management, Entrepreneurship, Business Strategy, Analysis, Training, Team Building, Financial Analysis, Valuation, Budgets, Business Development, Financial Modeling, International Business, Business Analysis, Financial Management, Management, Start-ups

Monika Petrovska

Latvia
Attended Ventspils Augstskola

Education
Ventspils Augstskola   2011 — 2015

Mārcis Kalnins

Ireland
Retail Professional
Retail

Education
Ventspils Augstskola   2007 — 2008

Talsi 2nd secondary school.

Experience
The cartridge shop   2011 - 2014

Skills
Visual Merchandising, Merchandising, Retail

Nauris Liberts

Latvia
Student at Ventspils Augstskola

Education
Ventspils Augstskola   2012 — 2016

Oliver Hahn

Cologne Area, Germany
Business Development Manager DACH bei Rosetta Stone
E-Learning

Education
Fachhochschule Westküste   2003 — 2007
Bachelor of Arts, Wirtschaftsjurist

Stockholm School of Economics in Riga   2006 — 2006
Case Study "Set up Business in Latvia", Business and Economics

Ventspils Augstskola   2006 — 2006

Esso Deutschland GmbH   1999 — 2002
Kaufmann im Einzelhandel

Experience
Rosetta Stone   June 2013 - Present
Michael Page   October 2008 - May 2013
personal total   March 2008 - October 2008
Dräger Medical AG & Co KGaA   August 2007 - March 2008
Esso Deutschland GmbH   August 1999 - June 2002

Skills
Sales Management, Consultancy, Employer Branding, Human Resources, Talent Mapping, Sales Recruitment, B2B eCommerce, New Media, Professional Services, Contract Recruitment, Start-ups, Digital Media, Executive Search, Employment Law, Internet

Raivis Rimkus

Latvia
JAVA developer at Evolution Gaming
Information Technology and Services

Education
Ventspils Augstskola   2008 — 2011
Bachelor's degree, Information Technology

Experience
Evolution Gaming   October 2012 - Present
Tieto   March 2012 - October 2012

Skills
JIRA, Spring, Ant, Eclipse, Scrum, JBoss Application Server, Tomcat, XML, JUnit, Agile Methodologies, Maven, Java Enterprise Edition

Raivis Rimkus

Latvia
Student at Ventspils Augstskola
Information Technology and Services

Education
Ventspils Augstskola   2008 — 2011

Rihards Ozolins

Latvia
Sales Manager at Sonex Technologies Latvia
Information Technology and Services

Education
Ventspils Augstskola   2004 — 2005

Experience
ATEA   August 2009 - Present

Romans Stepanovs

Latvia
Senior Android Developer at Rocket Internet SE
Program Development

Education
Ventspils Augstskola   2010 — 2013
Bachelor's degree, Information Technology

Riga State Gymnasium No.1   2006 — 2009

Experience
Rocket Internet SE   September 2015 - Present
C.T.Co   July 2014 - August 2015
TestDevLab Ltd   November 2012 - July 2014

Skills
Android, C#, Spring Framework, Java, Linux, HTML, MySQL, Scrum, Java Enterprise Edition, Hibernate, Open XML, Git

Sanda Skuja

Latvia
member of the council at Ventamonjaks Serviss SIA
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad

Education
Ventspils Augstskola   2001 — 2003
Master's degree, Business Administration and Management, General

University of Latvia
Bachelor's degree, Business Administration and Management, General

Experience
VK Tranzīts SIA   2005 - April 2014
Freeport of Ventspils Authority   2000 - 2005

Skills
Negotiation, Customer Service, Strategic Planning, Management, Leadership, Project Management, Public Speaking, Operations Management, Microsoft Office, Budgets, Team Building, Process Improvement, Business Strategy, Contract Negotiation

Santa Graudina

Latvia
Independent Translation and Localization Professional
Translation and Localization

Education
Ventspils Augstskola   2005 — 2008

Santa Pūce-Kairo

Latvia
Software Tester at Galeo Consulting
Information Technology and Services

Education
ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL)   2012 — 2012
Certified Tester Foundation Level

Rigas Tehniska Universitate   2008 — 2011
Master's degree, Information Technology

Ventspils Augstskola   2005 — 2008
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science

Experience
Galeo Consulting   July 2014 - Present
Exigen Services   November 2010 - June 2014

Skills
PowerPoint, Outlook, Microsoft Office, I have organized some..., Budgets, Research, Public Relations, English, HTML, Teaching, Public Speaking, ISTQB Certified Tester..., Strategic Planning, Windows, Customer Service, Editing, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel

Sintija Auguste

Latvia
Accountant
Construction

Education
Ventspils Augstskola   2008 — 2012
Bachelor, Translation Studies

Experience
Ostas celtnieks Ltd.   February 2014 - Present
Ventspils Technical School   January 2012 - May 2013

Skills
Social Media, Customer Service, Research, PowerPoint, Microsoft Office, HTML, Data Analysis, Microsoft Excel, Time Management, Project Planning, Outlook, Analysis, Project Management, Editing, Access, Microsoft Word, Teamwork, English, Spanish, Public Speaking

Svetlana Vasiljeva

Latvia
Translator at BIGBANK AS Latvijas filiale AKF
Banking

Education
Ventspils Augstskola
Master's degree, Translation and interpreting

Experience
BIGBANK AS Latvijas filiale AKF   TranslatorSNPC "Varonis"2011 - Present

Skills
English, Translation, Customer Service

Uldis Silins

Latvia
QA Engineer
Information Technology and Services

Education
Ventspils Augstskola   2011 — 2014
Bachelor's degree, Information Technology

Experience
TestDevLab Ltd   August 2013 - Present
TestDevLab Ltd   August 2013 - Present

Skills
Quality Center, System Testing, Testing, Test Cases, Quality Assurance, Manual Testing, C++, Regression Testing, Agile Methodologies, SQL, Test Planning, Java

Uldis Sprogis

Brussels Area, Belgium
Conference interpreter at European Parliament
Political Organization

Education
Ventspils Augstskola   1997 — 2001
Higher Professional Education, Language Interpretation and Translation

Ventspils 1. vidusskola   1994 — 1996

Experience
European Parliament   May 2013 - Present
Balttext   September 2005 - May 2013
Freelance   January 2005 - April 2013
Baltic Media Ltd   December 2003 - November 2004
Basketball Club "Ventspils"   July 2001 - July 2003

Skills
CAT tools, SDL Trados, Foreign Languages, Consecutive..., Technical Translation, Editing, Simultaneous..., Financial Translation, Localization, Conference Interpreting, Linguistics, Intercultural..., Website Localization, Language Services, Russian, Subtitling, Translation, Proofreading, Machine Translation, Legal Translation, Terminology, Interpreting, Trados, Globalization, Multilingual, Internationalization, Medical Translation, European Union

Uldis Vilks

Latvia
Full service photography/videography professionals
Photography

Education
Rīgas Komercskola

Ventspils Augstskola

Experience
Wolfstudio   February 2010 - Present

Skills
Portraits, Portrait Photography, Digital Photography, Photoshop, Photography

Viktors Rozkalns

Latvia
Project manager at Creative Media Services, member of BNI Wagner in Latvia
Marketing and Advertising

Education
Biznesa Augstskola 'Turiba'   2006 — 2009
MBA, Business administration

Ventspils Augstskola   2003 — 2006
bachelor’s degree, IT

Experience
Creative Media Services   August 2011 - Present
Bicyle Line Latvia   May 2011 - June 2015
Omnicom Media Group Latvia   2009 - July 2011
Online Expo   February 2009 - July 2009
Online Expo   June 2008 - January 2009
Avis Budget Group   2007 - 2008

Skills
Web Analytics, Mobile Marketing, Media Planning, Media Buying, SEM, Online Advertising, Online Marketing, Digital Media, Digital Strategy, Social Media Marketing, Digital Marketing, Integrated Marketing

Vita Brakovska

Latvia
Knowledge Angel at Knowledge and Innovation Society
Education Management

Education
Rigas Tehniska Universitate   2008 — 2010
MBA

Ventspils Augstskola   1997 — 2001
Bachelor in social science with specialisation in marketing

Experience
Riga Technical University   August 2010 - Present
Ekonomikas un kultūras augstskola   August 2011 - Present
Knowledge and Innovation Society   June 2009 - Present
British Council   July 2010 - Present
various contractors   January 2008 - Present
Latvijas Kultūras koledža   September 2011 - December 2012
Biznesa augstskola "Turība"   August 2011 - December 2012
Investment and Development Agency of Latvia   September 2005 - July 2009
Jurmala City Council   July 2001 - January 2005
Ventspils University College   January 2001 - July 2001

Skills
Analysis, Management, Business Strategy, Management Consulting, Entrepreneurship, Event Management, Social Enterprise, Social Innovation, Sustainable Development, Capacity Building, English, Economics, Civil Society, Strategy, Economic Development, Russian, Cluster Development, NGOs, EU, Social Entrepreneurship, European Union

Vita Vitola

Latvia
Student at Ventspils Augstskola
Business Supplies and Equipment

Education
Ventspils Augstskola   2007 — 2011

Zanda Zvidrina

Latvia
Student at Ventspils Augstskola
Information Technology and Services

Education
Ventspils Augstskola   2011 — 2014

Zanda Zvidriņa

Latvia
Student at Ventspils Augstskola

Education
Ventspils Augstskola   2011 — 2014