America-Israel Chamber of Commerce Chicago – International Trade & Investment Intern – Chicago, IL January – April

• As membership officer, I was in contact with our network of businessmen in daily bases and it enabled me to get a better

picture of the business community in Midwest

• Developed teamwork skills and communication skills from daily contacts with our network of businessmen in Midwest

• Identified investment opportunities and organized missions to Israel and Europe to facilitate trade and investment

• Conducted surveys about current capacities and challenges that business community faces in Midwest

Kaynak Holding – Organization Development Intern – Istanbul, Turkey June – August 2014

• Interned with the Human Resource Development Manager

• Operated the Visio Project Software to learn the work flow of organization

• Created the Employee Development Program Questioners

Mak-El Engineering – Engineering Intern – Istanbul, Turkey June – August 2013

• Produced AC, Heat and Water Installations structure drawings using AutoCAD

• Shadowed Engineers in field during AC, Heat and Water Installations

EDUCATION

North American University — Bachelor in Business Administration – Concentration Management GPA: 3.2 December 2015

• Management Science, Operations Management, Human Resources Management, Leadership, Business Information Management,

Business Law, Management and Organizational Behavior, Personal Finance, Accounting, Managerial Accounting, Business Statistics,

Project Management, Business Policy and Strategy, International Business, Digital Systems, Java, C++, AutoCAD, Physics I and II,

Calculus I, II, and III.

• Project: IPRO – Inter professional Projects Program

 Build an environmentally sustainable mini-golf court

 Teamwork, innovation, and complex problem-solving skills

LEADERHIP AND SERVICE POSITIONS

Albanian American Student Organization — Vice-President — Houston, TX March 2014 – December, 2015

• Hosted book promotion event for Dr. Jusuf Buxhovi’s new book “Kosova”

• Organized monthly social and educational programs for the Albanian American community

Federation of Balkan American Associations (FEBA) — Youth Coordinator — Houston, TX January 2013 – January 2014

• Organized SAT classes for high school students

• Recruited 45 college students from Texas to participate at Teach & Travel 2014 Summer Program

• Coordinated interviews and selected students for Teach & Travel

• Supervised students and organized trips in U.S. and overseas including trips to Cappadocia and Antalya in Turkey.

Federation of Balkan American Associations FEBA — Outreach Coordinator — Chicago, IL January – May 2013

• Oversaw outreach and established relations with local businesses, community leaders, and government officials

• Created, marketed, and coordinated fundraising events, sport tournaments, and leadership conferences within a certain budget

NAPEC – Globalization & Innovation Conference — Chicago, IL March 2014

• Assisted with the planning and organization of NAPEC, named by Forbes as the top ten conferences not to miss

• Contacted Ivy League Universities and other top tier universities to promote the conference and invite student business clubs to

participate in NAPEC Chicago

 

Illinois Institute of Technology – Outreach Award March 2013

• Received Outreach Award for organizing and conducting informational events for international students

SKILLS ______ ___ _____________________

Languages: English, Albanian, Turkish and Serbo-Croatian

Computer: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint