General Info
Professional Track
- Internet
Country
TurkmenistanAreas of Expertise
- Database Administration
- Information Systems Management
- Digital Media
Professional Interests
- Learning about innovative tech solutions that increase my community's sustainability, developing learning strategy for female tech professionals and students
- Promoting leadership, help building resilience and social inclusion for TechWomen alumni
- Using social media to increase visibility of women and girls in tech industry
Age
40Together, we can make a great difference.
What will be your most valuable contribution to your TechWomen mentorship?
I am eager to engage in an ongoing project and contribute to its success by utilising diverse skills I have obtained through both professional and academic experiences.
The Top Three Things I Would Like to Learn or Experience During my Mentorship
- Optimising profiles of female tech professionals and students to increase their visibility using social media platforms
- Explore ways to build a strong tech community to foster social inclusion through shared stories and technology
- Gain insight into learning cultures in the tech industry and identify learning needs of female tech professionals
Mentorship Characteristic
- Have exposure to the company culture
- Visit an office or attend a site-visit
- Focus on technical skills building
- Have exposure to basic industry techniques
- Exposes me to new tools and platforms
Ideal Company Type
I would be grateful for an opportunity to gain insight into learning strategies employed in tech companies of Silicon Valley and learn best practices in building a strong tech community, fostering social inclusion, and building strong visibility using social media platforms. My goal after completing the TechWomen mentorship program is to provide leadership, help to build resilience and confidence to those women studying and working in tech industry in Turkmenistan.
What are three adjectives that best describe you in the work place?
- Creative
- Problem-solving
- Lifelong learner
What impact will your mentorship have on your career and professional path?
Mentorship in a prominent tech industry will provide me with necessary tools to reach my program goals and expand my technical knowledge. Achieving my academic and career goals and becoming an empowered women has been a challenging journey for me due to entrenched social norms and gender biases. I am passionate about making a difference in my community and empowering women and girls by sharing my stories. Knowledge and experience I’ll acquire on innovative tech solutions will be beneficial both to my community as well as to my organization's digital sustainability agenda. I am looking forward to help building momentum behind digital and tech future of my community and contribute to emerging technology content of my current organization.
After participating in the TechWomen program, how will you leverage your mentorship experience to make an impact in your home country?
I am excited to join TechWomen's community of professionals who continue making a positive difference in people's lives around the world, and I will leverage my mentorship experience to provide leadership, help building resilience, and enable social inclusion of women studying and working in tech. I intend to identify learning needs of female tech professionals and develop strategies to help them build strong professional profiles and increase their visibility. I hope this will contribute to commitments of my country in transforming the society by achieving gender equality and promoting women empowerment.
Work History
Years of Full-time Work Experience
19Primary Professional Focus
- IT systems and/or data analysis
- Managing technical employees
- Overseeing the delivery of technology products
Current/Most Recent Job
- Title and Company: Head of Corporate and Consular Services, British Embassy Ashgabat
- Direct Reports: 3
- Type: Full-time
- Location: Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
- Dates: February 1, 2013 –
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Responsibilities:
Engage in strategic planning and leadership, budget management, platform management, corporate planning, risk management, stakeholder relationship management.
Implementation lead on learning and development strategy, leadership and change management, digitalisation of consular services, corporate transformation towards future operational models, integration of cloud-based Finance and IT systems, development of investment plans to close learning gaps, talent recruitment and mentorship. -
Skills:
Organisational and communication skills
Budget allocation and monitoring
Resources, risks, and pressure management
Effective leadership, strong partnership with internal and external stakeholders
Job #2
- Title and Company: Country Project and Logistics Manager, DGTL Group
- Type: Full-time
- Location: Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
- Dates: September 30, 2011 – May 1, 2019
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Responsibilities:
Executed project management at 6 national locations, designed, implemented, managed and audited quality management processes (including QHSE, OHSAS, ISO, EMS) across Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan.
Assisted in integrating freight management software to automate and monitor shipments through different transport modes, and provided software training. -
Skills:
Project management, budget and cost analysis
Effective leadership, stakeholder relationship, coaching staff in using project software
Continual improvement process, risk management , non-conformance reporting, quality control
Job #3
- Title and Company: Quality, Health, Safety and Environment Manager, DGTL Group
- Type: Full-time
- Location: Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
- Dates: July 9, 2007 – April 30, 2009
Education History
Institution #1
- Institution: University of Reading
- Degree Awarded: Master's
- Major: Business and Management in Emerging Markets
- Minor:
- Location: England
- Completion Date: December 1, 2012
Institution #2
- Institution: Turkmen National Institute of World Languages
- Degree Awarded: Bachelor's
- Major: Philology and Linguistics
- Minor:
- Location: Turkmenistan
- Completion Date: July 1, 2002
