Gabriela Hirjanu United Kingdom
International Business

An internationally educated polyglot with excellent analytical and creative abilities and a vast array of experience conducting business in several languages and fields. With excellent communication skills, enabling her to build relationships with people at all levels, she is a self-starting, results-driven individual with both the interpersonal and organisational skills to succeed in a fast-paced business environment. A conscientious, reliable and goal-oriented individual with a proven track record, she works well under pressure, is enthusiastic and dedicated and has the international market awareness to succeed.

LANGUAGES

Romanian Native speaker (C2)
English Fluent (C1)
French Fluent (C1)
Italian Fluent (C1)
Spanish Fluent (C1)
German Proficient user (B2)
Portuguese Proficient user (B2)
Russian and Chinese Basic language user (A1)

September 07 - Present

Master of International Business, Global Marketing and Internationalisation

distance e-learning, «Escuela Española de Negocios Internacionales», Tarragona (Spain)

October 04 - June 05

Bachelor of European Business & Marketing / Eurobusiness Diploma

Double degree programme «Institut Billieres» and «SPACE», Toulouse (France)

September 02 - June 04

BTS Multilingual Executive Assistant / Eurolanguage Diploma

Double degree program «Institut Billieres» and «SPACE», Toulouse (France)

September 95 - June 00

«Liceul Pedagogic - Stefan cel Mare», Bacau (Romania)

SPECIAL QUALIFICATIONS

April - July 08

Intensive course in International Fashion Business

«Polimoda - International Institute of Fashion Design and Marketing», Florence (Italy)

Communication Styles and Body Language in Business

«Chetochine Consulting Group», Paris (France)

Certificate in Strategic Negotiation

«Global Business», Munich (Germany)

Business Language Intensive Programme (Portuguese and Spanish)

«Bridge Linguatec», Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) and Buenos Aires (Argentina)

International Coach and Image Consultant (personal and corporate image)

«Institut de Relooking International», Paris (France)

June 05

TOEIC (Test of English for International Communication)

INTERNATIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE

Germany, Munich
(August 05 – April 08)

International Service Incident Manager
« Cable & Wireless » (Telecommunications)
Managed critical customers’ issues and facilitated communication between customers, escalation and engineering; consecutive interpreting during audio conferences.

Intern, Tax consultancy
« Nikosax » (International VAT refunding)
Managed relationships with a wide range of European clients to help them to understand where improvements could be made within a given business process.

Marketing research and promotion of the Tourism in South of France
« Hautes-Pyrenees Tourisme Environnement » (Travel and tourism industry)
Identified market need and opportunities for new products and features; produced and delivered business presentations in front of an audience.

France, Toulouse
(July 04 – December 04)

Multimedia Animator
« Atchik » (High Tech)
Defined a compelling mobile content for «Orange Romania»; profiled niche communities for targeted advertising and tracked the success of campaigns.

Personal Assistant to the General Director
« Abbaut Commerce Immobilier » (Real estate) and « Ecotrans » (Transport)

Intern, Marketing
« Can Ravell » and « Mago Estate Hotel » (Real Estate)
Organized the company's participation at two global trade events «International Travel Luxury Management» (Cannes) and « Home Overseas Awards» (London)

Finland, Helsinki
(October 03)

Marketing research and promotion of the French specialties
« Le jambon de Lacaune » (Food and beverage)
Identified market need and opportunities for new products and features; produced and delivered business presentations in front of an audience.

Intern, Advertising and Editorial
«The Art Newspaper» (International art press)
Defined and gathered the information and illustrations from auction houses worldwide to be included in a « Guide to Art Auctions ».

COMPUTER SKILLS PC / MACINTOSH

Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Access), Mac OS X System (Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Entourage), Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver and Flash), Quark Xpress and PageMaker.

Research Interests: International Management, International Strategy Implementation, International Strategic Alliances & Joint Ventures, and Intercultural Business Ethics - Event planning - Fashion and interior design - Photography - Latino and oriental dancing, swimming, and skiing.