Veronika Syrlybayeva

v.syrlybayeva@gmail.com
EDUCATION
Oct. 2016 Nov. 2016
Aug. 2006 May 2010
Aug. 2008 May 2010
Aug. 2004 May 2006
Aug. 2003 May 2004
Sep. 1993 May 2003

140 Hour Onsite Teaching English as a Foreign Language Certificate

ICEP TEFL, Puerto Vallarta Mexico
The University of Arizona, Bachelors degree in Public Management and
Policy, Arizona, USA.
Eller College of Management, Global Business Program, Arizona, USA.
Kazakh Institute of Management, Economics, and Strategic Research (KIMEP),
Financial Management, Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Buckingham County High School, Virginia, USA. (FLEX 2004)
Secondary School 1 named after D.A. Konaev, Zhambyl oblast, town Kordai.

WORK EXPERIENCE
Aug. 2014 Jul. 2016

Bonum Company LLC

Founder, director of the Beauty Salon
Managed and coordinated staff, budget, advertising campaigns, product
merchandise, client issues, and tax filings.
ILF Kazakhstan Engineering and Project Management LLP, Astana,
Kazakhstan (ILF). Branch of Kazakhstan Pipeline Ventures LLC, Astana,
Kazakhstan (KPV). Integrated Project management Team (IMPT) - ILF and
KPV combined team members to manage Oil Pipeline Expansion Project for
Caspian Pipeline Consortium in the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Apr. 2014 Aug. 2014

Aug. 2013 Mar. 2014

Nov. 2012 Jul. 2013

Work experience in IPMT

Project controls manager:
Manage development of mid- and long-term overall plans referring to
Projects operational, financial and commercial activities (business plans),
coordinate and compile all their sections;
Communicate performance targets to various Project departments;
Prepare periodic reports within specified time limits, file statistical
materials.
Cost control Specialist (carried on Risk management functions):
Reviewed and checked subcontractors invoices, primary accounting
documents, and verified relevance of billed line items under the schedule
of compensation;
Developed, adjusted and monitored the implementation of projects
budgets, prepared budget forecasts, planned cost optimization.
Risk management specialist (carried on managers functions in KPV):
Coordinated risk management planning activities;
Prepared and updated risk management documentation (risk register,
reports);
Chaired risk assessment sessions, communicated top risks through project
departments;
Participated in quarterly risk review meetings with related parties

Jan. 2011 Jul. 2014

Sep. 2010 Dec. 2010

Oct. 2009 May 2010

Apr. May 2010

May 2008 Jul. 2008
Aug. 2005 May 2006

TRAININGS

May 2013 Apr. 2013

Feb. 2013
Dec. 2012
Jul. 2012
Nov. 2011

Nov. 2011

Work experience in KPV

Manager for Project D 425:
Participated in corporate restructuring plan (companies merger, legal status
conversion, loan refunds), prepared draft documentation, acted as a liaison
and communicated with tax, legal, financial consultants and registration
agent;
Administered the contract for the payment process (work orders, invoices,
act, reports);
Participated in Caspian Pipeline Consortiums Budget, Finance, and Audit
groups;
Audited construction contractors, arranged filing documentation from all
departments for internal audits;
Prepared draft letter responses to financial requests from related parties
(shareholders, contractors, auditors, parent company, etc.).
Translator
Translated from Russian to English and from English to Russian.
Translations included official legal, financial documentation, email
correspondence;
Interpreted during meetings and teleconference calls.
Other work experience
Tutor, The University of Arizona, Strategic Alternative Learning
Techniques (SALT), Arizona, USA:
Tutored students in business courses (math, economics, management
information systems, accounting), Spanish.
Peer Integrator, The University of Arizona, International Student
Programs and Services, Arizona, USA:
Assisted new foreign students at Orientation for Spring 2010.
Summer Internship, State Annuity Insurance Company, Astana,
Kazakhstan:
Analyzed insurance risks and assisted in monthly report preparation.
English League Debate Trainer, KIMEP, Almaty, Kazakhstan:
Recruited and trained new members for the debate team.
Managing risk in primavera risk analysis Rel. 8.6 Ed. 1, Oracle University,
Hertford, England.
Project Risk Management, practices for effective risk management in
projects, Project Management Institute, PM Expert, Moscow, Russia.
Diploma in Internal Audit, Institute of Financial Accountants, London,
England.
Training program in planning and controlling projects in course: project
Management, Basic Course. Project Management University.
Internal Audit IFA, International Institute of Auditing and Management,
Astana, Kazakhstan.
Planning and budgeting II: Types of budgets, budgeting through
responsibility centres, activity based budgeting, Academy of Business Ernst &
Young, Astana, Kazakhstan.
Planning and budgeting I: Budgeting technology, Academy of Business Ernst
& Young, Astana, Kazakhstan.

Oct. 2011
May 2010

Financial analysis I: Financial analysis tools and their application patterns,

Academy of Business Ernst & Young, Astana, Kazakhstan.
International Tutor Program Certification, Advanced Tutoring Certificate,
College Reading and Learning Association, Tucson, Arizona.

AWARDS

May 2009
May 2009
May 2006
Apr. 2005
Feb. 2004
Aug. 2003

Academic Excellence Award, Eller College of Management, Tucson, Arizona.

Participation in competition for the Best Grant Project, 1st place
Eller College of Management, Tucson, Arizona.
Presidential Scholarship Bolashak of the Republic of Kazakhstan,
(Full scholarship for education abroad at the University level).
The 1st place in City Debates for the Cup of political party Otan, Almaty,
Kazakhstan.
The Best Speaker Award, Debates Competition, Kazakh-British Technical
University, Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Alumni of Future Leaders Exchange Program, Virginia, USA
(Full scholarship for education abroad at High School level).

ACTIVITIES

Aug. 2006 Present

Aug. 2005 May 2006
Sep. 2004 May 2006
Apr. 2004
Aug. 2003 Mar. 2004

Member of Tucson-Almaty Sister Cities Association, Tucson, Arizona.

Vice-president of Debate Club, KIMEP, Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Member of Economics Club, KIMEP, Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Leadership Training Workshop, Virginia, USA.
Community Service Participation, Volunteer service to Tiny Tots Club,
Virginia, USA.

SKILLS

Languages: Russian, English - advanced, Kazakh intermediate, Spanish-basic.

Proficient in Microsoft Office (Microsoft Office Specialist Certificate).
Business correspondence, negotiation skills, organization of work.