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Boris Khodorkovsky

Boris Khodorkovsky

Communications Analyst & Advisor. Executive Communications Coach.
Nepean,Canada

Summary

Dedicated Senior Communication Advisor & Strategist with 20 years of experience both in private and public sectors. Expert in developing communication strategies, cross-discipline communication, social media marketing, and public relations campaigns. Known for innovation and producing sustainable results.


OBJECTIVE:

A Communications Advisor position in the public (or private) sector, with an emphasis on communication analysis and building two-way symmetrical communications for the company and/or top management.

Overview

36
36
years of professional experience
12
12
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
4
4
Languages

Work History

Founder, Communications Analyst & Advisor

NETOCRAT COMMUNICATIONS
Odesa, UKRAINE
03.2007 - 01.2021
  • Developed communication and social media strategies for SMEs, national corporations, and public sector executives.
  • Executive communication coaching & consulting of top managers in banking, telecommunications, and other industries, helping them achieve greater visibility.
  • Advised business people, artists, and sportspeople on their communications strategy.
  • Helped clients develop two-way symmetrical communication with their clients.
  • Social media communications courses author and trainer for journalists, NGOs, and professionals.
  • Pro Bono Publico Internet-PR and social media communications services for several social groups and projects, including disabled people.

Communications Analyst, Advisor & Executive Communications Coach

10.2017 - 01.2022
  • Among our clients were the Deputy Minister of Justice of Ukraine, CEOs of private sector corporations in FMCG, agriculture, and pharmaceutical industries, and other executives.

Executive Communications Advisor

IKONA Executive Personal Branding Agency
Odesa, UKRAINE
10.2017 - 01.2022
  • Worked with CEOs of private sector corporations in FMCG, agriculture, international logistics, and pharmaceutical industries, top managers of NGOs, and other executives, including the ex-Deputy Minister of Justice of Ukraine, on the development of their personal communications strategy.
  • Analyzed their personal brand on social media and helped create a sustainable professional public image and build two-way communication with their audience.

Pro Bono Communications Researcher & Advisor

Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine
Kyiv, UKRAINE
04.2016 - 06.2016
  • Pro bono publico research “Analysis of Ukrainians’ public opinion in the occupied Crimea: The essential support and preferred methods of communication with the Homeland.”
  • Research results were presented together with the First Deputy Minister of information policy of Ukraine at a news conference.

Pro Bono Communications Analyst

Ministry of Education of Ukraine
Kyiv, UKRAINE
02.2016 - 03.2016
  • Pro bono publico research, analysis, and written recommendations for implementing changes to the communications strategy of the Horizon 2020 European Commission’s program in Ukraine.

Communications Director

Yeed Social Network
Odesa, UKRAINE
04.2015 - 03.2016
  • Completely managed the startup’s strategic communications.
  • Initiated several important news appearances, including an interview with the Irish Times.
  • Attracted invitation to Websummit and prepared company's participation in this international conference.

Social Media Communications & PR Trainer

Hiller IT-School
Odesa, UKRAINE
08.2014 - 10.2019
  • Taught strategic social media marketing & communications as well as public relations, community development, and online conflict resolution skills to IT professionals.

Communications Trainer & Coach

ADVANCE Business School
Odesa, UKRAINE
06.2013 - 03.2015
  • Training Advance Business School students in strategy and advanced communication techniques for building and developing their personal brand as professionals.

Communications Advisor

the City Hall & Mayor of Odesa
Odesa, UKRAINE
03.2013 - 10.2013
  • Advised the Mayor of Odesa on the development of a two-way Social Media Communication strategy, bringing the city government and citizens closer, helping one side hear the other and act on solving city problems together.

Communications Officer, Press Attaché

Opera Software Ukraine
Odesa, UKRAINE
11.2012 - 04.2015
  • Initiated and managed news-making events and interviews (including Forbes) and several TV appearances of Opera Software's top managers.
  • Constantly working on developing media relations, both with professional and conventional media.
  • Covered the company's regional sponsorship events on the Internet and in traditional media.
  • Started the Opera Mobile team’s blog and led the official Opera Mobile Store accounts on several social media networks.
  • Brought the company’s Facebook page to over 200,000 subscribers from the company’s target regions.
  • Created Wikipedia articles about the Opera Mobile Store in English, Russian, and Ukrainian.

Social Media Communications Trainer

National mobile operator KYIVSTAR
Kyiv, UKRAINE
08.2009 - 04.2011
  • Advisor and trainer for the head office’s PR team in social media communications
  • Social Media Communications Trainer for over 500 journalists and Editors-in-Chief from over 150 TV, print, and web news companies from all the regions of Ukraine.

Executive Communications Analyst & Adviser

Resta Restaurants Company, Savva Libkin Restaurants
Odesa, UKRAINE
01.2008 - 01.2009
  • Executive social media communication coaching to the CEO of the company, restaurateur Savva Libkin, helping him build a sustainable social media presence and effective personal brand online.
  • Technical specifications and development supervision of the corporate intranet newspaper that was co-created by company employees and then automatically designed by the server into printable media.


Education

Post-Grad Professional Education - Group Process Facilitation And Group Coaching.

Deep Democracy Institute
Barcelona, Berlin, Cairo, And Kyiv
03.2015 - 11.2019

Post-Grad Diploma With Merit - Public Relations

Chartered Institute of Public Relations
London, UK
09.2015 - 08.2016

Certificate of Trainer in Public Relations - Public Relations, Communications

London International Academy
London, UK
09.2015 - 08.2016

Professional Coach Diploma - Personal & Business Coaching

Erickson Coaching International
Vancouver, BC (learning Program In Ukraine)
10.2014 - 08.2015

Program Certificates - Art of Short Form Writing & Public Speaking

Gustav Vodichka School of Writing
Kyiv, Ukraine
08.2014 - 10.2014

Diploma - C/C++ Programming

Moscow Technical University Certification Center
Moscow, Russia
01.2001 - 12.2002

Certificate of Technical Studies - Web-design

Newton College
Montréal, Québec
05.2001 - 03.2000

BMus -

McGill University
Montréal, Québec
09.1996 - 01.2000

Skills

Strategic communications

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Software

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

Google Sheets & Excel

PowerPoint & Keynote

Content Management Systems (Wordpress etc)

SPSS statistical analysis

Accomplishments

  • 2010, Third prize in the Communications section of the Kyiv International Ad Festival for the idea and realization of the first underwater tweet as PR director of PR & BTL agency Formula of Success.
  • 2010, my annual international conference OdessaCamp won in “Best event of the year 2010” nomination from the Odesa City Hall.
  • 2010, 8th runner-up in Shorty Twitter Awards in nomination “brand.”
  • 2006, Golden Propeller — Ukrainian National Promo-Awards — 1st prize winner in the nomination Loyalty System Development & Promo Orange — National Awards in the sphere of BTL and Promotion finalist in nomination Best Merchandising Program as project manager of Shaman Productions, client: Intercom Trading Inc., project: loyalty system development for Zitrus-Multimedia
  • 2006, III place in the “Best press-release” annual competition.

Certification

SCRUM Fundamentals Certified

Timeline

SCRUM Fundamentals Certified

12-2022

Executive Communications Advisor

IKONA Executive Personal Branding Agency
10.2017 - 01.2022

Communications Analyst, Advisor & Executive Communications Coach

10.2017 - 01.2022

Pro Bono Communications Researcher & Advisor

Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine
04.2016 - 06.2016

Pro Bono Communications Analyst

Ministry of Education of Ukraine
02.2016 - 03.2016

Post-Grad Diploma With Merit - Public Relations

Chartered Institute of Public Relations
09.2015 - 08.2016

Certificate of Trainer in Public Relations - Public Relations, Communications

London International Academy
09.2015 - 08.2016

Communications Director

Yeed Social Network
04.2015 - 03.2016

Post-Grad Professional Education - Group Process Facilitation And Group Coaching.

Deep Democracy Institute
03.2015 - 11.2019

Professional Coach Diploma - Personal & Business Coaching

Erickson Coaching International
10.2014 - 08.2015

Social Media Communications & PR Trainer

Hiller IT-School
08.2014 - 10.2019

Program Certificates - Art of Short Form Writing & Public Speaking

Gustav Vodichka School of Writing
08.2014 - 10.2014

Communications Trainer & Coach

ADVANCE Business School
06.2013 - 03.2015

Communications Advisor

the City Hall & Mayor of Odesa
03.2013 - 10.2013

Communications Officer, Press Attaché

Opera Software Ukraine
11.2012 - 04.2015

Social Media Communications Trainer

National mobile operator KYIVSTAR
08.2009 - 04.2011

Executive Communications Analyst & Adviser

Resta Restaurants Company, Savva Libkin Restaurants
01.2008 - 01.2009

Founder, Communications Analyst & Advisor

NETOCRAT COMMUNICATIONS
03.2007 - 01.2021

Certificate of Technical Studies - Web-design

Newton College
05.2001 - 03.2000

Diploma - C/C++ Programming

Moscow Technical University Certification Center
01.2001 - 12.2002

BMus -

McGill University
09.1996 - 01.2000
Boris KhodorkovskyCommunications Analyst & Advisor. Executive Communications Coach.