OKSANA BRECHNER, MFA, MBA

Mahopac, NY, 10541

Phone: 914-420-5014
E-ma
il: obeaf9c2@westpost.net
CAREER PROFILE
Multi-faceted, resourceful professional who has had extensive career in assistin
g, business strategic, sales and marketing departments. MBA who has capitalized
on educational background to streamline and advance finance, investment and mar
keting processes. Business manager who has strong strategy, management and anal
ytical skills with 12+ years experience in Healthcare, Apparel, Manufacturing an
d Real Estate industries. Bilingual in English and Russian. Ability to build so
lid relationships with business partners as well as interact at multiple organiz
ation levels.
EDUCATION
May, 2011 Fordham University, GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
New York, NY
MBA, Marketing and Finance, GPA 3.8

Courses: Principal of Modern Finance, Investments and Corporate Financ

e, Financial Accounting
Marketing of Financial Services, Managerial Economic, Mark
eting Management and Research.
MFA, University of Saint Petersburg
Saint Peter
sburg, Russia
BFA, College of Odessa
Odessa, Ukraine
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
June 2008 current Covidien Inc (former US Surgical Inc),
Norwalk, CT
Project Manager/Strategic Business Analyst
Covidien is $9.5 plus billion global leaders in medical devices an
d supplies, pharmaceuticals, and other healthcare products.
Led strategy to launch and support ongoing multifunctional Learning Management
System (LMS) for global and
domestic sales and marketing business units focused on Surg
ical and Energy-Based Devices and Medical Supply.
Reduced operating expenses by 30% annually by developing innovative strategies
to implement computer based
training (CBT) modules that eliminated vendor involvement.
Saved 20% annually in rating expenses by creating strategies and processes to c
onsolidate HR data and reduced
number of new licenses purchased across global business units.
Created set of analysis to measure and compare Covidien and competitors data in
the industry. Identified the hospitals market targeting in order to increase Co
vidien sales in the multibillion-dollar hospital and group purchasing market. P
roduced set of data that compared procedures by key products, revenue and unit g
rowth trends, and market overview. Analyzed surgical procedural volumes for each
US Hospital by region, identified current and potential customer base. This ana
lysis increased sale force performance by 15 % .
Identified LMS business requirements and goals for sales and marketing departme
nts, categorized business-wide
resources, and built strong relationships with domestic and international
business customers and partners.
Led full life cycle, launched new LMS web product, created project plan and org
anized and directed meetings.
Created proposal and functional specification for Phase II of project; coordina
ted resources and budget.
Monitored Sales Quarter and supported online business strategy to generate new
business.
Liaised with leaders of HR, Sales, Marketing, Customer Service and Public Affai
rs departments and developed
strong business relationship between vendor and business units.
Monitored and researched data by using SQL Server 2005 and Congnos8 and Excel.
Completed in-house Surgical Devices and Energy-Based Devices Sales Representati
ve training.
August 2007 June 2008 Westchester County Government
White Plains, NY
Project Manager/Business Analyst
Consultant
Westchester County Government has over forty specialized departmen
ts, such as health and public safety.
Streamlined business process by automating paper documentation for Health Depar
tment.
Led implementation of new Digital Health System for HealthCare Department that
maintained countys
facilities, business permits, and facility inspections.
Developed business relationship between HealthCare department and vendor to con
solidate business
requirements and technology.
Trained users to utilize Digital HealthCare product and created User manuals, T
est and User cases.
Created Project Plan, provided statistical data analysis and process analysis t
o support and drive strategic
planning process; reviewed financial reports, invoices and budgets
.
January 2006 September 2007 The Barden Corporation
Danbury, CT
Project Manager / Bus
iness Analyst Consultant
The Barden Corporation is a Global company that manufactures aerospace component
s and automotive parts.
Led, redesigned, and implemented Master Bearing and Competitor Interchange Sys
tems. Redesigned and
combined multiple internal systems into one Master System.
Improved correspondence and data exchange between various departments, such as
Engineering, Financial, Customer Service, Marketing and Production Floor.
Analyzed Return on Investment for new implementations: Master Bearing and Comp
etitor Interchange Systems.
Constructed Competitors Interchange System to improve Customer Service process,
synchronized data with Master Material module of SAP, added Business Intelligen
ce functions for statistical and marketing data analysis
Coordinated multiple vendors, negotiated budgets, and estimated enhancement pro
cedure proposed to upper management. Examined invoices, financial reports and st
atistical marketing data for Master Material module.
September 2005 December 2005 Time Warner Inc
New York, NY
Business Report A
nalyst Consultant
Time Warner Inc is the words fourth largest entertainment conglome
rate and media conglomerate company.
Analyzed, researched data and recreated calculation process for sales, distribu
tion inventory, financial reports.
Supported operational reports such as Efficiency, Marketing, Sales Commission a
nd Revenue Analysis.
Performed benchmarking analysis and supported comparable company analysis to ma
ximize revenue prospect.
January 2004 December 2007 Prudential Rand Realty and Coldwell Banker Real E
state LLC White Plains, NY
Real Estate Sales Repr
esentative
Both companies are top real estate brokerages in US.
Increased sales of first time buyers by 20% by working with first time buyers.
Generated new business within Russian and Polish community (Westchester and Put
nam counties). Increased
relocation customers by 10% by developing chain of referral business with
Long Island Real Estate community.
Skilled negotiator, who prepared Comparative Market Analysis (CMA) for clients,
analyzed housing market
within territories and generated promotional marketing brochures and flye
rs to stimulate sales.
Created First Time Buyer program to educate and navigate buyers in all steps: f
rom house search to closing.
July 1999 March 2005 Jones Apparel Group Inc (Nine West Group)
White Plains, NY
Business Analyst
Nine West Group, Inc. is a leading designer, developer, and marketer of womens c
asual and dress footwear.
Led team of seven and supported conversion of wholesale and retail systems to n
ew platform. Conversion
included systems such as: Allocation, General Ledger, Inventory, Customer
and Factory Order, and Distribution.
Compared and researched various data for financial and marketing business users
; provided data modeling,
business analysis. Supported Product Allocation process and coordinated w
ith Purchase Order.
Reduced operating expenses by 25% annually by efficiently collaborating with of
fshore teams and the domestic
business community, globally supporting wholesale in USA, China and Brazi
l.
Performed gap analysis, set up project plans, prepared and conducted trainings
for new software.
Managed daily issues and coordinated team efforts to support business community
needs.
Responsibilities included review of Sarbanes-Oxley Test Cases for Victoria (CK)
division.
July 1996 - March 1998 School of Olympic Ice Skating Training
Odessa (Ukraine)
Dance teacher and choreographer
Instructed dance skating pairs for Olympic and World competition (trained Elena
Grushina and Ruslan
Goncharov; were in 2006 won Olympic Bronze medal.)
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
ASA Institute of Business and Technology
New York, NY
New Horizons Business Learning Center
Albany, NY
Learning Tree Business and Technology Learning Center
New York, NY
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS
Volunteer in Marketing and Networking Committee, Healthcare Businesswomans Glob
al Association (HBA).
Volunteer Leader of Networking Committee; Member of Educational and Development
Committee, Covidien Womens Leadership Initiatives (WLI).
Member of Fordham Women in Business and Marketing Society, Fordham University.