Professional Licenses, Education & Associations:

• Certified Public Accountant, Washington, 2008
   
  • M.P.Acc. (Auditing & Assurance), University of Washington, 2006
    • Thesis - Should Certified Public Accountants be Appointed
    • Court Examiners in Chapter 11 Bankruptcies?
       
  • Graduate Certificate in Accounting, University of Washington, 2005
     
• Economist
   
  • M.A. in Economics & Management, Nizhny Novgorod State University, Russia, 1996
    • Thesis - Tax System in the Russian Economy: Functional Problems and Ways of
    • Increasing Efficiency
       
  • Graduate Certificate in Economics, Roskilde University, Denmark, 1996
    • Tempus academic scholarship exchange program
    • Thesis - Russian Economy in Transition: The Impact on the Health Care Sector
       
  • Graduate Certificate in French, Universite de Nice - Sophia Antipolis, France, 2001

Professional Employment & Activities:

• Public Accounting:
   
  • Senior accountant, Dawson & Gerbic, LLP, 2006 - present
     
• Other:
   
  • Chief financial analyst, AVTODOR, Russia, 1999-2000
  • Senior economic analyst, LUKOIL, Russia, 1997-1999

Personal Skills:

• Russia native - fluent in Russian and French, basic Spanish