Ando Konstantinidi
Analyst
29 years old
Saint Petersburg Russia
Professional Status
Student
Available
About Me
Stategy and consulting specialist with former involvement in 2 startups and 2 consulting projects with experience of running own business.
Part-time Business Analyst
GiveBack (corporate volunteering platform)
August 2016
to November 2017
- Prepared pitch presentation for potential investors and corporate partners
- Helped to adjust business by conducting market research on gamification techniques & volunteering foundations (10 companies analyzed)
Chief Operation Officer of Coffee Talks program
Rybakov Foundation
January 2016
to July 2016
- Launched and developed event-based project with total audience of 1500 people by adjusting donor business model for the Russian market and developing go-to-market strategy
- Contributed to development of 24 start-ups (as demonstrated by 100%+ annual growth of 60% of start-ups and 85% survival rate) by forming mentorship pairs and crowdsourcing ideas
- Prepared launch in 12 cities in Russia without financial investments by hiring 12 regional leaders and arranging 10 strategic partnerships
FICC Business Unit Management Intern
Citi
July 2015
to March 2016
- Optimized FICC performance by automatizing generating process of five key financial reports and consequently reducing time expenditures on financial analysis by 10% (8 man-hours/day)
- Reduced average OTC bond trading deal time by 75% (3 business days) by successfully signing master agreements with 9 major citi counterparties
Business Development Manager
Russian Economics Foundation
September 2015
to January 2016
- Successfully organized entrepreneurship educational program for 20 students by organizing 9 workshops and attracting 8 VC/entrepreneur speakers
- Secured space and media coverage for major events by arranging 12 strategic partnership agreements and managing relationships with existing partners
- Coordinated one of the fellowship selection stages (interviewing more than 250 applicants by managing team of 6 people)
Co-founder
Stringster Ltd (online strings and guitar accessories shop)
August 2014
to September 2015
- Successfully launched and achieved positive return on investment of the store in 8 months by conducting market & customer research and developing business model
- Provided wide range of products with competitive prices (5% lower than market average) by negotiating 3 dealer and 1 exclusive distribution contracts as well as optimizing logistics costs
• Completed 2 exchange semesters in ESADE Business School and Rotterdam School of Management
• Top 5% of the class
• Published the article on company valuation on a musical instruments’ market in
“Economics and Management: Problems and Solutions” journal
• Top 5% of the class
• Published the article on company valuation on a musical instruments’ market in
“Economics and Management: Problems and Solutions” journal
• Published the article about business models on a musical instruments’ market in “Economics and Management: Problems and Solutions” journal
• Academic scholarship for distinctive academic progress
• GPA 4,98/5
• Academic scholarship for distinctive academic progress
• GPA 4,98/5
- Basic programming (R, VBA for excel)
- Relationship management
- Negotiations
- Conflict management
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Goal structuring
Breaking down complex objectives to smaller tasks, setting up framework
- Delegating of tasks
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Workflow control
Keeping track of preliminary deadlines, ensuring integrity