RESUME
Galib Abbaszade
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
I graduated from Azerbaijan State Economic Institute from March 1999 to May 2009. Later, I enriched my experience working for two American organizations such as Academy for Educational Development (AED) and American Councils for International Education (ACTR-ACCELS) from 1999 till 2009. I also tried to improve my knowledge by doing research of challenges brought by World globalization processes and managed to develop my own University course on “Globalization and Identity” subject. During two semesters, from fall 2006 to spring 2007, I was teaching this course voluntarily upon request of American Studies Center of Baku State University. Currently, I am graduate student at Georgetown University. After finishing my first semester in fall 2010 I returned to Azerbaijan because of the leave of absence from my academic program at Georgetown Public Policy Institute, which I took until August 2013. Prior to transferring to Georgetown University, I studied Master of Public Administration program at Appalachian State University in Boone, NC, USA, for one year from fall 2009 to spring 2010. Apparently, I have got skills listed below:
· Experienced manager with expertise in public relations and project management
· Extensive background in staff recruitment and supervision
· Organizing and leading training, workshops, conferences and development programs
· Organizing and teaching University course
· Conflict resolution and oral communication skills
· Organizational and strategic planning
· Personnel and financial management
· Program marketing
· Contract negotiation and compliance
· Azerbaijani language is native, fluent in Russian, English and Turkish
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Economic Research Center – Baku, Azerbaijan
Expert / Program Coordinator (January, 2014 – present)
- The National Budget Group – Baku, Azerbaijan
Coordinator, (October, 2011 – December, 2013)
· Coordinating implementing of Open Government Partnership (OGP) activities of Civil Society organizations
· Establishing productive cooperation between Civil Society organizations and government structures
· Arranging activity of experts to achieve aims of the Group
· Enhancing capacity building of Group’s activity
· Providing relevant conditions for monitoring and research process
· Maintaining partner relations with media and providing public relation
· Developing advocacy strategy of Group’s activity
· Strengthening popularization of budget activity
· Providing participation of the Group in international budget initiatives
· Participation in budget process and achieving public influence in decision-making process
- The Atlantic Council of The United States – Washington, DC, USA
Intern at Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Department (05/2010 – 08/2010)
· Organizing and implementing various activities including the provision of analyses of regional and international energy geopolitics
· Input to projects and proposals related to Black Sea, Caspian, and Central Asian energy issues
· Arranging field trips and managing logistic issues
· Organizing conferences, workshops, teleconferences with counterparts in other countries
· Drafting reports
· Writing analytical / research articles
· Establishing new relations and exploring areas for further cooperation between the Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center and partner organizations
- American Councils for International Education (ACTR – ACCELS, US NGO) – Baku, Azerbaijan
Program Coordinator (07/2001-05/2009)
·Leadership in the setting and achieving of strategic and organizational goals, program marketing
· Developing relations with partners and counterparts in government, private and public organizations
· Recruiting participants for educational programs (advertisement, presentations, official meetings)
·Managing logistic issues and executing program participants selection
· Visa issues and organizing travels for program participants and program experts
· Providing professional trainings for specialists in social fields of expertise
· Organizing and leading various conferences and program workshops
· Organizing programs’ alumni activity
·Reporting and projects development
- Academy for Education Development (AED, US NGO) – Baku, Azerbaijan
Economic Program Coordinator (03/1999-05/2001)
·Designing program proposals
· Responsible for public relations and program marketing
· Developing relations with partners and counterparts in government, private and public organizations
· Developing on-going programs for experts in economic and social areas
· Recruiting participants for training programs (advertisement, presentations, official meetings)
·Managing logistic issues and implementing selection of program participants and training providers
· Visa issues and organizing travels for program participants and program experts
· Organizing and leading various conferences and programs workshops
· Implementing programs’ alumni activity
·Reporting and projects development
- AC Action Ltd., - Baku, Azerbaijan
Owner and General Manager (01/1997-03/1999)
·General supervision and business development
· Designing strategic plan, marketing, and tactics for goals achievement
· Executing administrative, fiscal and personnel management
· Dealing with contract negotiations and compliance with business partners
· Managing conflicts and pursuing business ethics
· Responsible for recruiting, training and supervising 28 (twenty eight) employees
· Designing of job descriptions and supervision of job implementation
· Leading and oversight of all aspects of staff performance: performance evaluation, progressive discipline, mediation of staff disputes and grievance procedures in accordance with state law
· Business expanding, establishing new relation and exploring new markets
After graduation the Azerbaijan State Economic University in May 1994 and till January 1997 I was working at different managerial positions in companies of the commercial sector.
Baku State University
Teaching at the American Studies Center (09/2006 – 05/2007).
Subject: Globalization and identity
· Creating Syllabi
· Teaching and conducting group discussion
· Preparing quizzes and tests
· Students evaluation
EDUCATION
Georgetown University (GPPI)
Expected date of graduation: May 2014
Master for Policy Management at Georgetown Public Policy Institute (September, 2010 – December 2010)
Appalachian State University (ASU) – Boone, NC, USA
MPA program (08/2009 – 05/2010)
Master in Public Administration with concentration in Public Management
Azerbaijan State Economic University – Baku, Azerbaijan
Diploma (09/1989 - 05/1994)
Department of “Economics and Management of Production”
COMPUTER SKILLS
Microsoft Office Programs; SPSS
LANGUAGES
Azerbaijani (native); Russian (fluent); English (excellent); Turkish (good)