Lena Nechet - CV

Oceanside, San Diego County, California

Introduction

Hi, I am a fine art painter, videographer, and language trainer with academic background in economics. European in California, I am a multilingual person who has lived in several cultures and values interpersonal connections. My main strength is in critical thinking, optimization, and in international communication.

Curriculum Vitae

Professional Experience in US

Fine Art Painter

LenaNechet.com, 1999 – Present (18 years)

Visual artist - original paintings and art lessons.

German Language Instructor

2014 – 2018, Orange County, California

Business and travel German language intensive in-person lessons for adults, beginner and intermediate levels. Multilingual interpreter.

German Language Trainer

Language Trainers, March 2016 – December 2017 (1 year 10 months)

Business German courses for employees of an international corporations and private business owners and travelers based in Orange County.

Business Founder

LTalks, 2014 – 2017 (3 years)

I used my academic training in economics and film-making as well as substantial experience in web development to fulfill my clients' vision and to reach specific audience, following thoroughly discussed and carefully designed plan.

Translator

Certified Translation Services US, LLC, 2013 – May 2015 (2 years), San Diego, California

IT and legal translations, German - English.

Customer Service Representative

Provide Commerce, 2014 – 2015, La Jolla, California

Problems solving for customers across different brands, international orders.

Videographer

Independent, 2013 – February 2015 (2 years), San Diego, California

Short film, videography, photography, logotype, web presence.

Web Developer

Independent, 2007 – 2014, Washington D.C. Metro Area, La Jolla, CA

Website creation for small businesses and individuals based on OO PHP framework with extensions, HTML and style sheets (CSS), Linux Apache server, backup, maintenance, web presence, social networks integration.

Formal Education, Europe

ZGU, Zaporizhzhya State University

Diploma in Economics, State Exam in Economics and Accounting, 1991-1997

Studied economics in 40 courses in a 5-year degree program from the state university. Thesis on assessing financial fitness of businesses.

Chess Championship finalist.

Collegium 98

High School equivalent, Class of Advanced Mathematics, 1989-1991, Ukraine

Final years of the standard secondary education, 6-weekdays with additional hours for calculus.

Received State award for excellence - a silver medal along with two other students, out of ~120 graduates.

Music School 1

Class Piano, Final Concert (Excellent), 1984-1990, Ukraine

Piano, counterpoint, musical theory, classical choir concerts (polyphony).

Courses

Zaporizhzhya State University

1. Fundamentals of Economic Theory (116 hours)
2. Higher Mathematics (222 hours)
3. Informatics of Economics and Fundamentals of Programming (108 hours)
4. Technology Systems (90 hours)
5. Theory of Probability (60 hours)
6. Mathematical Programming (60 hours)
7. General Theory of Statistics (60 hours)
8. Theory of Accounting (54 hours)
9. Accounting (240 hours)
10. Business Economics (108 hours)
11. Finance Operations and Loans (72 hours)
12. Investment Activities (80 hours)
13. Accounting in Commercial Enterprises (108 hours)
14. Accounting in State Financed Enterprises (60 hours)
15. Analysis of Business Activities (180 hours)
16. Taxation (60 hours)
17. International System of Accounting (60 hours)
18. Methods of Mathematical Economics (60 hours)
19. Automated Systems of Economics Information Processing (114 hours)
20. Financial Recordkeeping of Enterprises (66 hours)
21. Economic Law (30 hours)
22. History Of Economic Studies (30 hours)
23. Planning and Modeling (72 hours)
24. Computer Science Workshop (60 hours)
25. Production Equipment and Manpower (60 hours)
26. Environmental Economics (30 hours)
27. Cost of Production Calculation (48 hours)
28. International Economic Relations (30 hours)
29. Accounting Automation (60 hours)
30. Accounting Control and Auditing (120 hours)
31. Fundamentals of Marketing (60 hours)
32. Management (60 hours)
33. Fundamentals of Constitutional Law (20 hours)
34. Political History (120 hours)
35. Political Science (68 hours)
36. Philosophy (116 hours)
37. Logic (40 hours)
38. Ethics and Aesthetics (28 hours)
39. Socioeconomic Statistics (60 hours)
40. Current Issues of Religion (36 hours)

Goethe Institut Düsseldorf

Intermediate German Studies, full-time program (112 hours), Germany, 2002

Berlitz Deutschland

Conversational German, Germany, 2002-2003

VHS (Volkshochschule)

Germany, 2003-2004

1. Accounting for Business (37 hours)
2. Advanced Accounting for Business (37 hours)
3. Advanced German Language - "Kleines Sprachdiplom" exam preparation (78 hours)
4. Spanish 101 (37 hours)

Institut für Internationale Kommunikation University of Düsseldorf

Academic German, January 2004 - April 2004

Universität Duisburg-Essen

Unfinished Master of Science, Programming for Business, Essen, Germany, 2004-2005

Certified in Web Ergonomics, studied informatics, applied mathematics, and programming.

IBM

Advanced Security software training, 2011, Washington, DC

Orange Coast College

History of cinematography (A, 48 hours), Costa Mesa, 2015

San Diego City College

9 Courses, 2014 - 2015, San Diego, CA

Dean's List 2014-2015 of Academic Excellence, GPA 4.00 (Grade Point Average in 3 semesters, 9 courses).

1. Small Business Accounting: Recordkeeping, Payroll (A, 48 hours);
2. Business Law (A, 48 hours) with Shoshana Dennis, attorney;
   
3. Electronic Field Production (A, 48 hours + lab) with Bob Sly, bigsly5@gmail.com;
   
4. Documentary Film Production (A, 48 hours + lab) with Cy Kuckenbaker, ckuckenb@sdccd.edu;
   
5. Critical Thinking (A, 48 hours) with Jason W. Parker, jparker2@sdsu.edu;
   
6. Scriptwriting (A, 48 hours);
7. English Composition (A, 48 hours);
8. Lighting for Film and TV (A, 80 hours) with Duane Gardella, dgardell@sdccd.edu;
   
9. Accounting Internship (A, 71 hours).

Orange Coast College

1. Great Directors of Cinema (A, 48 hours)

MiraCosta College

1. Life Figure Mixed Media (A, 90 hours, with Alla Musgrave / Bartoshchuk)
2. Life Figure Drawing (with Clayton Llewellyn)

Certifications

Advanced Tax Preparer

Internal Revenue Services, 2014-2015, IRS VITA Training (71-hour training), 97.50% score.

Web Ergonomics Specialist

University Duisburg Essen, 2005

TOEIC - English for International Communication

Educational Testing Service (ETS), N. 421656, 2004

Academic German Certificate (TestDaF)

Institut für Internationale Kommunikation e. V. (IIK Düsseldorf), University of Düsseldorf, # 016988, 2004

Volunteer Experience and Causes

Advanced Tax Preparer

IRS VITA, January 2015 - April 2015, Economic Empowerment Program (4 Months)

As an advanced certified IRS tax preparer, I drove every Saturday to poorer neighborhoods of Greater San Diego and filed their tax papers with most advantageous status and deductions, for the highest earned tax return for the community members with income under $50.000.

Fruitarian Network

Web developer, Admin, Fruitarians.net,

Ethics, Environment, Health (7 Years, 2009 - Present)

• Design and maintenance of the website, administration;
• Maintaining the web presence on the major social networks (facebook, twitter, etc.);
• Admin of 2 large online groups of ~ 7,000 - 9,000 members;
• Editing in writing code (PHP, HTML, CSS, SQL) for frameworks like Joomla and Dolphin;
• Publishing relevant scientific data and educational posts.

Humanist Fellowship

Humanist Fellowship of San Diego

Human Rights, Ethics (2013 - present) 

• Helping organizing events, networking, and establishing web presence;
• President of the 501(c)(3) nonprofit educational organization in San Diego County;
• Public relations, media, public image, management, board meetings;
• Web development: HumanistFellowshipSanDiego.org

Languages

• English - full professional proficiency;
• German - full professional proficiency;
• Russian - native / bilingual proficiency;
• Ukrainian - native proficiency.

Skills

Visual Arts

Fine art techniques, art training, abstract expressionism, painting, drawing, photography, environmental portraiture, event photography, videography, filmmaking, documentary film production, video editing, color correction, color grading, screenwriting, video promotion, logo design.

Foreign Languages: Language Training, Interpreting, Translation

German language instructing, German-English, German-Russian, and English-Russian interpreting, German IT and legal translation, Russian and English translation, Russian language consulting, intercultural communication, interlingual mediation.

Business

Digital marketing, accounting, small business bookkeeping, macroeconomics, microeconomics, customer relationship, account management, business management.

Web Development

Web programming, object-oriented design, PHP, HTML, CSS style sheets, XML, FTP, Joomla! Framework™ CMS, Apache, .htaccess, search engine optimization (SEO).

Other

Mind mapping, mnemonics, style consulting, lifestyle training.

OS and Software Proficiency

Linux, Windows 2000-10, Virtual Machines, VMWare, VirtualBox, Microsoft Office, Premiere Pro, GIMP, Inkscape, Blender, XMind, Eclipce, Notepad++, Atom, Evernote, portable software and servers, etc.

Interests

Poetry, classical literature, ethics, logic, science, humanism, orcharding, dancing, endurance distance running, open water swimming.