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18/45 Akademika
Biletskoho St., Kyiv, (Cell) +380 67 235 01 69
(E-fax) +1 206 238 25 27
Ukraine, 03126
Yuriy Alatortsev
Objective
Experience
To find use of my previous experience in the agricultural sector or
agribusiness related community doing business in Ukraine, CIS and/or
Eastern Europe
Present – July 2005 D’Artur TransConsult LLC Kyiv, Ukraine
CEO
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General Management
Consulting on arable land leasing and acquisition
Consulting on establishing a legal presence in Ukraine
Consulting on grains and oilseeds markets in the Black Sea region
Certified translations from and into a number of European languages
Organizing tours across Ukraine for potential foreign investors
EBA (European Business Association) membership
July 2005 – March 2004 UMECOS B.V, the Dutch international grain n
trading group, location Kyiv, Ukraine
Senior Commodity Trader
 Grains and oilseeds origination and procurement in Ukraine, Russia,
Bulgaria, Romania
 Making daily reports on the local grains and oilseeds market situation for
the head office
 Resolving logistical and technical issues in the Black Sea ports
 Developing logistics delivery chain from the Danube ports and Black Sea
ports within the Black Sea and Mediterranean area
 Doing market research for specific grains and oilseeds in Ukraine
 Participation in Ukrainian Grains Association meetings, numerous grains
conferences, meeting analytical groups dealing with grains and oilseeds
markets
Feb 2004 –May 2002
Marsh Europe S.A. (MMC)
Kyiv, Ukraine
Business Development Manager/Agriculture Food and related
industries
 Agricultural commodities, crop and livestock insurance and reinsurance on
A+ western markets
 Developing specific insurance products for foreign investors involved in
Ukraine's agribusiness
 Developing state-of-the-art presentations
 Organising tenders and market research in terms of crop and livestock,
PD, TPL, Cargo, etc. insurance/reinsurance
 Doubled sales per representative from $5 million to $10 million.
 Developed new crop insurance/reinsurance products
 Serving western banks and Clients for collaterized grain loans
Member of the AmCham Ag and Customs and Transport committees
December 2001–May 2002
APK-Inform
Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine
International Projects Manager/ Agricultural Commodities
Analyst
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Writing weekly English language grains and oilseeds reports
Preparing tailored agricultural commodities market information for
western grain traders
 Developing informational projects
 Preparing English-language agricultural news digest
 Participation in numerous conferences, trade shows for grain traders
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June 2000- December –2001 TerraServ Srl.
Romania
Executive Director
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Managing custom farming operations + own crop production
Acreage above 1,000ha.
Custom farming operations include:
Export /Import of inputs for agricultural [production and ag machinery
Free Zone accreditation in Romanian Danube ports
Grain trading (sunflower seeds, wheat, corn, coriander, milo)
March 1999- June 2000
AgroTrack Ltd.
Kakhovka, Ukraine
Executive Director
 Managing custom farming operations in southern Ukraine - Kakhovka
 Custom farming for Chumak, the biggest Swedish Agriproducer
and processor in Ukraine.
 Joint crop production on irrigated land 10,000ha
 Grains trading included sunflowers, wheat, sunflower meal, soybeans,
animal feed)
 awarded with a trip to the USA (Millennium celebration)
Nov. 1996-March 1999
Global Ag Ukraine
Kyiv,Sumy Ukraine
Executive Director
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Managing farm operations at 7000 ha of leased land
Maintaining business contacts
Managing leased grain storage facilities
Grains and oilseeds trading (1,000t annually of each commodity)
Imports of inputs (seeds, chemicals) and machinery
Taking a training course in Hiawatha KS, White Cloud Grain Inc.
Mar.1996-Nov. 1996 Oleksandriya Farm Center Kirovohrad,Ukraine
Coordinator
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Assisting US executive director in managing customs harvesting
operations at 5000 ha (Centre, North of Ukraine)
 Managing grain transportation to the Black Sea ports
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Accounting of grain at the grain storage facilities (third party warehouse)
Grain trading
Importing agricultural machinery and parts
Jan.1996-Mar.1996
Coordinator
Academy of Educational Development
Kyiv
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Coordinating meetings and lectures for administrative level of agricultural
business.
 Interpreting of agricultural economics lectures of American professors
 Written and oral translation of scientific agricultural literature
 Writing follow-on reports on Ukrainian leaders studied overseas
Dec.1994-Dec.1996
Senior Translator
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Eastern Economist – US-UA publication Kyiv
Translator/Customer Service Representative at EE weekly magazine
Creating and maintaining statistical database
Operating Macintosh computer system and IBM-Compatible software
Providing courteous customer service during peak periods
Sales person
Sep.1994-Dec.1994 CNFA-Citizens' Network for Foreign
Affairs. Kyiv
Interpreter
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Simultaneous oral translation at meetings with Ukraine's ag leaders
Developing business route schedules for volunteer groups
Translating and typesetting various documentation, business plans, etc.
Compiling reports on agricultural tours of volunteers
Documentary film making on Ukrainian farming
Travelling across Ukraine on various business trips with foreign
delegations
May 1994-Sep.1994 Vidicon - Satellite & Cable TV Station Sumy,
Translator & announcer
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Simultaneous dubbing of feature films, documentaries, programs, and
educational telecasts from English, German, Russian, and Ukrainian.
 Sound mixing, operating VCR equipment
 Interviewing foreign delegations
Dec.1992-May.1994
Selmi - Sumy Electron Microscope
Production Amalgamation.
Translator
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Translating and typesetting advertising leaflets into English, German, and
Russian
Electron Microscopy TEM/SEM
Mass spectrometers
Electron beam welding
Gas inlet systems
Operating Hewlett-Packard desk-top publisher and correspondent
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Education
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Interests
software
Printing and distributing ads
Sales person
2004 Training course on international grain trading in head office,
Holland: (Rotterdam, den Haag, Brielle)
2003 Marsh CEE and CIS Business Forum Bucuresti, Romania
2001 Grain market analytics training: Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine
1999-2000 Kansas (KCBT), DC, Chicago. Training program on boards
of trade. Grain trading, warehouse receipts
1997 Kansas custom farming operations training project. CNFA. CNFF.
1986-1993 Undergraduate Degree in English and German at Sumy
State University
1987-1989 Served in the Armed Forces, Missile Base, Rank: Sergeant.
Driver's licence available.
Foreign languages, Travelling, Running, Canoeing, Football, Collectibles
Summary of Qualifications
As an executive director of US owned custom farming business, I managed numerous
export<>import projects including but not limited to agricultural equipment, spare parts,
agricultural inputs, grain (wheat, sunflower, barley, soybeans, by-products). I also managed
custom farming production operations, agricultural equipment monitoring, database maintaining.
During the last two years, I have been involved in export<>import issues between Ukraine and
Romania. Previous 5 years were devoted to importing equipment and inputs into Ukraine from
USA, Germany, France, Italy and exporting various kinds of grain to Poland, Hungary, Latvia,
Lithuania, Belarus', Turkey, where I acted as project manager, freight broker, and logistics
manager.
Skills
· Export/Import Issues
· Legalising business documents
· Certified translation En/Ger/Ukr/Rus
· Grain marketing/trading
· Customs brokerage
· Freight brokerage
· Logistics of doing business/transport across Eastern Europe
· Large travelling experience within Eastern Europe
· Large database of contracts in Eastern and Southern Europe
· Experience in exporting/importing Commodity from/into Turkey, Ukraine, Romania, Bulgaria, Russia,
Belarus, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, and Hungary.
· Experience in cargo insurance issues CIF, DDP, DDP, C&F, other
Language skills:
1) Ukrainian (fluent, native)
2) Russian(fluent, native)
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English(fluent, close to native)
German(good written and oral)
Romanian(fluent)
French(basic)
References: references available upon request.