SILA ABUOGA TUJU
1020 Wynnwood Road
Chattanooga, TN 37412
(423)622-7728 (h) (423)315-0550 (mobile)
e-mail: silatuju@hotmail.com
Web Site: http://www.geocities.com/silatuju/

PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVE

Management and Training Consultant.

EDUCATION

Master of Business Administration, May 1999
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Concentration: International Management

Bachelor of Arts, December 1996
Covenant College, Lookout Mountain, Georgia
Major: Business Minor: Marketing
Honors: Dean’s List

HONORS

  • United States Achievement Academy All American Scholar
  • National Dean's List
  • Member, Sigma Iota Epsilon Honorary Fraternity in Management

SKILLS PROFILE

  • Well-rounded professional with good international exposure
  • Solid background in customer satisfaction
  • Clear, concise, and persuasive Communicator (both oral and written)
  • Skilled in organizing and delivering formal presentations
  • Experienced in group facilitation
  • Able to identify and capitalize on influencing and sales opportunities
  • Well-developed organizational, leadership and management skills
  • Proficient in MS Word and Excel

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Adjunct Professor – Covenant College Quest
Classroom instruction in Strategic Manangement and Human Resource Management

Sales Associate – BellSouth Telecommunications
Trained in B2B Consultative Sales

Project Manager – Chalmers Center for Economic Development
Facilitated training and oversaw action research in holistic, sustainable financial systems

Management Consultant – Tennessee Valley Infrastructure Group
Assisted the President and CEO with strategic planning and administration
Graduate Assistant – UTC School of Business Administration (Aug. 1997 May 1999)
Duties included library research and Administration.
Intern – Tennessee World Trade Center (September-December 1997)
Membership recruitment and seminars
Financial Aid Assistant - Covenant College (August 1996-August 1997)
Evaluated applications for aid, assisted director with administrative duties.
Work Study Coordinator’s Assistant - Covenant College (Academic years 1993-1996)
Supervised work-study students, made weekly schedules, helped prepare pay roll.
Clerk/Teller - Barclays Bank of Kenya Limited, Nairobi, Kenya - (October 1988 - February 1993)
Performed clerical and teller duties did credit analysis for lending.

INTERESTS

Cross-cultural and Economic Development issues

REFERENCES

Excellent references available upon request.