Serhii Kupriienko

BIO

I have a multifaceted experience, accomplished several successful projects, including national-scale, modernized a museum, engaged in online commerce, wholesale and retail sales, was an entrepreneur, publisher, and editor. I headed the development department. I gave lectures and training. I organized events and press conferences. I was the secretary of the collegial boards. And I also did the planning and reporting in an organization.

In 2005-2014 I was an e-commerce director and a publisher.

My Ph.D. thesis was “The social and economic system of the Inca Empire Tawantinsuyu“. The research focused on the ethnohistory, social and economic system of the Andean region in Pre-Colombian South America. I also do translations about pre-Columbian history and published many articles and books.

With my team, I organized and launched the national online project “Great Ukrainian Encyclopedia” in 2018.

During the period of 2016-2019, I made significant changes towards the modernization in the museum, launched some significant innovative projects and prepared exhibitions.

In 2018-2019, I read 700 books about business, economics, management, company history, leadership, marketing, sales, productivity, decision-making, innovation, quality management, project management, event planning, psychology, self-improvement, philosophy, oratory, politics, law, biographies of celebrities, communication, negotiation, networking, military science, biology, physics, mathematics, art, history, fiction, science fiction, etc.

KEY QUALIFICATIONS

Team Leadership, Project Management, Learning & Development, Sales, Customer Service, Communication, Launch of Business Processes, Process Optimization, Coordination of international projects, Innovation, Negotiating, Research, Analytics, Conflict Resolution

You ask, how is that possible? 

Experience

2016 – 2020

National Museum of Ukrainian History

Academic Secretary, Project Manager

• Coordinate and organize scientific activity.
• Made significant changes towards the modernization (introduce new technologies for teamwork, for planning and organizing activities, improve service, and improve the image of the museum).
• Introduce transparent new planning and reporting for all 27 divisions and 300 employees.
• Prepare and publish five issues of the Scientific Bulletin.
• Implement the plagiarism checking for scientific articles (Unicheck).
• Curate exhibitions, educational projects, including with foreign partners.
• Make press conferences.
• Collaborate with 27 department heads.
• Make minutes of commissions’ meetings and meetings of collegial bodies.

Head of the scientific-methodical department, Project Manager

• Digitize and publish all scientific collections of articles, conference materials, and methodical guidelines.
• Develop the public Airtable databases of scientific publications.
• Establish the process of methodical works’ preparation for employees.
• Introduced an online system for engineering and technical service.
• Increase the number of publications of more than 400%.
• Create the Scientific Bulletin’s site (http://visnyk.nmiu.com.ua based on the OJS).
• Manage a team of 15 professionals (writers, scientists, and IT-engineers).
• Conduct employee evaluations and build development plans.

Research Fellow in the scientific publishing department

• Edit and design the scientific bulletin.
• Create a scientometric database of 1600 publications (based on Google Scholar).
• Introduce the Airtable databases for publishing processes.

2014 – 2016

Great Ukrainian Encyclopedia

Senior Researcher, Project Manager

• Organized, launched and implemented the national online project “Great Ukrainian Encyclopedia” (https://vue.gov.ua).
• Wrote and edited several hundred articles.
• Created and published a Sociological Dictionary.
• Created and published with a team two Encyclopedia volumes.
• Managed a team with 20 scientists and IT specialists.
• Deployed a wiki to test and the Airtable and Google Sheets to collaborate with the encyclopedia.
• Developed the best organizational and communicative practices for a team of 35 people.
• Collaborated with 4 department heads.
• Built relationships with local leaders for educational development.

2014 – 2014

Ukrainian Institute of National Remembrance

Junior Research Fellow, Project Manager

• Edited a scientific collection of articles.
• Made researches.

2005 – 2014

Private Entrepreneur

Online Publishing’s Director, Project Manager

• Edited and published 10 books for 2 years.
• Translated the pre-Columbian history books.
• Created some counter-propaganda projects with 500000 Facebook page audience and 20000 followers.

Online store’s Director

• Launched several online shops and was involved in operational management.
• Conduct market research and analysis.
• Designed new sales strategies for additional revenue.
• Implemented 5 new projects.
• Maintained a strong personal and professional relationship balance.
• Trained some juniors on company policies and procedures.

The best projects

2013 – 2016 – Eight books about Pre-Columbian America history

2014 – Civil counter-propaganda project

2015 – 2016 – The Great Ukrainian Encyclopedia

2019 – Exhibitions of Chinese and Trypillian pottery

2019 Online store 

Curses, Certificates

Business Foundations
Issued: Jan 2020 (Smartly EMBA)

Becoming a Successful Leader (Inclusive Leadership Training)
Issued: Jan 2020, Catalyst (edX)

High-Performance Collaboration: Leadership, Teamwork, and Negotiation
Issued: Jan 2020, Northwestern University (Coursera)

Learning How to Learn
Issued: Jan 2019, McMaster University & University of California San Diego (Coursera)

Museum Leader School
Issued: Nov 2018, National Museum of Ukrainian History & Ukrainian Cultural Foundation

The Cycle: Management of Successful Arts and Cultural Organizations
Issued: Jan 2018, University of Maryland (Coursera)

JavaScript Tutorial
Issued: 15 May 2016

SQL Fundamentals
Issued: 09 May 2016

PHP Tutorial
Issued: 07 May 2016

CSS Fundamentals
Issued: 02 May 2016

HTML Fundamentals
Issued: 08 March 2016

Values

Empathy
Prosperity
Power
Challenge
Courage
Determination
Unbreakable will
Willpower
Self-development
Self-control
Reputation
Viability 

Education

2013

Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv

Doctorate: General History

Ph.D. thesis “The social and economic system of the Inca Empire Tawantinsuyu”.

2000

Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv

Master’s: History, Graduate work in History of Diplomatic Relations

Skills

Main
Management
Executive Administrative Assistants
Teamwork
Change Management
Secretary
Curator

Entrepreneurship
Project Management
Process Optimization
Process Improvement
Sales Management
Retail Sales
Wholesale trade
Computers
E-commerce
E-commerce Optimization
Content Management
Online Marketing
Social Media
Quality Management
Quality Service
Customer service
Publishing
Online Publishing
Desktop Publishing
Editing
Writing
Translations
Psychology
Training
Teaching

Organizational skills
Leadership
Conference Organization
Organizing and conducting lectures, seminars, training
Event Management
Event Planning
Organizing meetings and preparing reports
Secretary of the Certification Commission
Coaching
Mentoring
Exhibition curating
Exhibit Preparation

Analytical Skills
Market Research
Web analytics
Planning
Reporting

Creativity
Graphic Design
Web design

Soft skills
Communication
Presentations
Oratory
Public Speaking
Team Motivation
Motivational Speaking
Time Management
Personal Development
Professional Responsibility
Social and emotional intelligence
Flexibility
Pro-active

Instruments
Databases
CRM
Photoshop
InDesign
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Office
Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft Word
Excellent knowledge of the computer and various software

Others 
Driving license B (15 years)
Competitive intelligence skills
Innovation and development
Customs clearance
Beautification Inspection

Personal qualities
Diligence
Impartiality
Incorruptibility
Tolerance
Openness
Self-control
Affability
Politeness
Benevolence
Trust
Honesty
Open-mindedness
Rationality
Prudence
Ingenuity
Sharp mind
Learning new things

Science

Sociology
Social Sciences
Encyclopedia
Economic History
Cultural Anthropology
Anthropology
Medieval History
History of the Middle Ages
History of early modern times
Great geographical discoveries
American History
Pre-Columbian America
History of botany
Teaching
Social Communication
Higher Education
Museums
Art History
Guidelines 

Languages

English – upper-intermediate
Spanish – upper-intermediate
Italian – basic
Ukrainian – in excellence
Russian – in excellence

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