James w. Keller

JAMES W. KELLER

370 East 100 North ∙ Providence, UT 84332 ∙ Home: 435-752-9001 ∙ Cell: 217-721-2836 ∙ jwk707@gmail.com

Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies

Master’s Thesis: On the Belarusian Energy Dilemma: Economic, Environmental

and Geopolitical Considerations of the Nuclear Power Option

B.A. Brigham Young University, Provo, UT; GPA: 3.48 2002-2007

Major: Political Science

Minor: Russian Studies

Academic Awards

Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship (Serbo-Croatian) 2009-2010

Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship (Serbo-Croatian) Summer 2009

Graduate Assistantship, Russian, East European and Eurasian Center 2008-2009

Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship (Russian) 2008-2009

Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship (Russian) Summer 2008

Mentored students with particular research interests involving Belarus Spring 2010

Sarajevo Practicum, Critical Languages Institute, Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina Aug. 2009

Summer Workshop in Slavic, East European and Eurasian Languages, Indiana University Summer 2008-09

Washington, D.C. Seminar Internship Program Fall 2004

Model United Nations 2003-2004

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  Composed articles and presentations on energy and climate mitigation/adaptation strategies.
  
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  Assisted in composing and compiling the contents of the Institute’s newsletter.
  
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  Represented the Institute at local forums and lectures in Washington, D.C.
  

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  Recently hired to edit and humanize machine translations and complete Russian-English
  

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  Translated business, legal, literary and technical documents from Russian to English.
  

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  Composed abstracts, analyzed and indexed articles from research publications on cultural, historical,
  

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  Represented the Center at local events and hosted visiting scholars from all professional sectors.
  
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  Updated the website, disseminated announcements and composed articles for Center publications.
  

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  Planned, promoted and executed the Summer Research Laboratory.
  
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  Created outreach materials to strengthen knowledge of the region among affiliated educators.
  

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  Implemented the company’s initial quality assurance program to elevate customer
  

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  Monitored client-employee interactions and trained client services personnel in
  

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  Coordinated efforts of design artists in producing advertising materials reflecting client directives.
  
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  Edited and proofread production materials prior to client submission.
  
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  Analyzed domestic media markets to assess potential profitability for client products and services.
  

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  Managed the quality and training departments in a call center environment.
  
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  Conducted team meetings to examine areas of concern and review performance-based objectives.
  

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  Hired mid-level leadership personnel and assessed adherence to client directives and protocols.
  
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  Tracked and analyzed departmental performance/metrics and implemented action plans.
  
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  Observed pedagogical methods, providing recommendations for enhancing the training experience.
  
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  Consistently set site and regional benchmarks based on client and direct customer feedback.
  

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  Taught Russian lexicon, morphology and syntax via traditional and computer-based instruction.
  
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  Piloted experimental teaching methodologies and techniques.
  
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  Taught weekly workshops on creativity in language-learning, time management and other themes.
  

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  Conducted performance reviews to assess progress and refine individual objectives.
  
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  Consistently evaluated as a top instructor within the Russian department.
  

Global Business Culture Graduate Certificate, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Mar. 2010 Facilitator/Instructor Certificate, Affiliated Computer Service Jan. 2007

Russian Studies Instructor, Home School Group, Marion, VA Fall 2007

Russian Interpreter, Missionary Training Center, Provo, UT 2002-2004

Russian Interpreter, Moscow-Utah Games, Salt Lake City, UT Feb. 2003

Humanitarian Aid Representative, Project SOFIA – LDS Charities, Republic of Belarus May-Nov. 2010

Ecclesiastical Representative, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Russian Federation 2000-2002

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  Evaluated as a level five (Superior) on the Russian Oral Proficiency Interview by the