Rama Touré
Trilingual and highly motivated individual constantly awarded for exceeding performance expectations, seeking a position related to my ambition within the International affairs industry.
Education
2005 to 2007 International University of Monaco Monaco
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration diploma & Completion of a thesis on: “The Economical Cost of Corruption in West Africa: The case of Nigeria”.
2002 to 2005 Northern VA Community College Virginia, USA Associate Degree in Business Administration
2001 to 2002 Herndon High School Virginia, USA High School Diploma
2000 to 2001 Albert Einstein High School Maryland, USA Managerial accounting, Economics and Marketing basics
Work Experience
October 2007 to April 2008 Project Coordinator Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation Monaco
Contribute to the process of evaluation and management of projects and report to advisers.
Manages mail traffic and draft correspondences and official reports
Establish and maintain internal and external contacts as necessary.
Verify and analyze the accuracy of all data and information used or generated by project; resolve any discrepancies or problems and carry out the primary documents received with reconciliation from English to French and vice versa; active participation in board of directors meetings.
Take part in the organization process leading to the UNEP forum in February 2008.
Website updating and project portfolio management
Jan 2005 to July 2005 Administrative Assistant Human Resource Advantage Virginia, USA
(Part time for the following companies: Sun Microsystems, Flowers Sent Today, Xerox, KB Contracting, and CMSS Architect.) Reviewed and answered correspondence, arranged appointments, and handled office details, prepared invoices and payments of claims.
Aug 2003 to July 2005 French Tutor Northern Virginia Community College Virginia, USA
Dec 2004 to June 2005 Sales Assistant The Limited co Virginia, USA
May 1999 to Aug 2000 Receptionist Maxi Contact International Dakar, Senegal
Receive calls, arrange for appointment, type memos, correspondence, reports, and other documents, issue visitor's pass when required, collect and distribute mail and messages.
Awards
• Awarded a $60000 scholarship for Washington College through the Project Excellence Scholarship Association
• Awarded a Certificate of Achievement for the Dean’s list
• Awarded a Certificate for active membership at the National Honor Society
• Awarded a Certificate of Academic Achievement in Mathematics
• Awarded a Certificate at the African American Festival of Academic Excellence
Key skills
Team working
1. Worked in teams throughout my studies at all levels, including producing team reports and presentations for English, Math, Accounting, Economics and Business courses.
2. Gained extensive experience as a Project Coordinator and a Sales Assistant in both leading and working in teams to achieve company objectives while being able to foster good relationships with fellow team members.
3. Also worked in teams for the completion of extracurricular activities, voluntary work, and at a professional level.
Communication
1. Successfully completed and presented a 13000-words thesis on “The Economical Cost of Corruption in West Africa: The case of Nigeria”, presented in May 2007.
2. Successfully delivered several essays on a variety of topics such as economics, international issues, politics and business plans throughout my studies and have consistently achieved high grades.
3. Experience in communicating with a wide spectrum of audience: customers, business colleagues, and representatives of official organizations both formally and informally, and using a variety of media.
Organization & Volunteer experiences
1. Organized summer schools, teaching Math, French and spelling for children of 6 to 9-year old in Dakar, Senegal for 4 consecutive years.
2. Participated in the organization of a book collection/distribution effort for third world countries as a volunteer at the World Bank in Washington DC.
3. Involved in environmental awareness campaigns through associations dedicated to keeping our environment clean at the Notre Dame Institution in Senegal.
4. Successful organization of promotional and marketing events, including designing decorations for special events such as almanacs.
Leadership
1. Member of the organization team (in charge of Logistics) for the 2nd Next generation Entrepreneurship Forum in Monaco (NGEF). Duties included planning and organization, welcoming and signing up attendants for the seminar and coordinating sightseeing, for the duration of the forum.
2. Class committee Chairman at the School of Notre Dame (Senegal) for two successive years and Vice Chairman for a year, acting as an intermediary between the school board and the students, and maintaining discipline.
IT skills
1. Knowledge of Windows and Windows-based programs, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Acrobat and Access.
2. Experienced in the use of statistical tools such as Kaddstat and Data Analysis tools.
3. Internet (research skills)
Languages
1. Fluent in English, French, and Ouolof.
2. Intermediate Spanish
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