Julia Torgovitskaya
BA from Tufts University in International Relations, Music, and Russian and East European Studies, currently working on Cadenza (http://www.icadenza.com), a start-up devoted to increasing awareness of and interest in the performing arts
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Work status: | Living The Dream |
| Website: | http://www.juliatorgo.com |
| Skills: | English, German, HTML / CSS, Italian, Javascript, Languages, Russian, Spanish, System Administration, Unix, Web Development, Windows |
| Location: | Los Angeles, CA |
| Groups: | Tufts Business Plan Competition, Tufts Business Plan Competitions |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding team mates, Getting press, Learning about entrepreneurship, Meeting new people, Participating in a competition, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Receiving feedback, Recruiting for my startup |
| Schools: | Tufts University |
FEATURED STARTUP
Cadenza
Cadenza
Cadenza aims to assist performing arts organizations in their outreach to the college-age demographic. By highlighting the social aspect of attending performances, both physically and on the Internet, we hope to revitalize youth interest in the arts.
- Startup type: Competition Entry
- Status: Active
FULL BIO
Tufts University, Medford, MA
Bachelor of Arts, Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa with high academic honors, May 2009
Majors in International Relations, Music, and Russian and East European Studies
Minor in Philosophy
GPA: 3.937 (cumulative)
Marlborough School, Los Angeles, CA
High school diploma, June 2004
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Fluent in English and Russian (born in Moscow, Russia)
Proficient in French
Conversational in Spanish and Italian
Currently studying German
Studied abroad (5-7 weeks each) in Talloires, France; Rome, Italy; Almuñecar, Spain
COMPUTING SKILLS
Comfortable working with Unix/Linux, writing simple scripts; experience working with HTML and JavaScript
Ability to design, write VXML code for, and implement effective and user-friendly speech recognition systems
Very familiar with MS Office including Excel, MS PowerPoint
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Horizon Consumer Science - Los Angeles, CA |
| Position: | Intern |
| Time period: | January 2006 - December 2008 |
| Description: | Horizon Consumer Science is a market research and consulting firm
Conducted analysis of various data sets, assisted in Focus Group sessions, created coding schemes and completed data entry of codes for numerous sets of responses, communicated with clients regarding project status, wrote an article that was subsequently published (please see Publications on next page for more information) |
| Employer: | Tufts University, Tisch Library - Medford, MA |
| Position: | Office Assistant |
| Time period: | September 2005 - December 2008 |
| Description: | Worked in the Public Relations division of the Tisch Library
Typed letters and schedules, prepared mailing lists, performed research for upcoming library projects, oversaw exhibits, presentations, and events, assisted at the reference desk answering questions, delegated larger projects, organized work between different departments, worked longer hours when necessary |
| Employer: | Clearance Club (division of Mirco Global Inc.) - Los Angeles, CA |
| Position: | Sales Representative |
| Time period: | January 2004 - December 2005 |
| Description: | Clearance Club is an online reseller of notebook computers, PDAs, and accessories
Facilitated internet sales, responded to questions from buyers regarding products (mostly laptop computers), coordinated sales to businesses in Moscow, Russia (was part of a team that started the international division of the company, took a leadership position within that division), ensured that correct merchandise was sent to each customer |
| Employer: | Miriam Krinsky |
| Position: | Intern |
| Time period: | June 2003 - August 2003 |
| Description: | Internship with Miriam Krinsky: attorney, head of Los Angeles Bar Association, and head of Los Angeles Children’s Court
Completed filing, researched legal matters including previous case briefs on child abuse cases, attended court, took part in various meetings and conferences with groups such as the Ethics Committee of Los Angeles, assisted lawyers in their preparation of cases |
| Employer: | United Fobos International Inc - Los Angeles, CA |
| Position: | Secretary/bookkeeper |
| Time period: | January 2001 - December 2004 |
| Description: | A computer sales company targeted specifically towards selling and transporting merchandise to Russia from the US
Answered and placed telephone calls, typed letters, worked in client relations, found and retained new clients in Russia, prepared inventory reports, tracked and filed checks and invoices, balanced checkbooks, performed bookkeeping, handled customer transactions during the busiest hours, demonstrated organizational abilities and flexibility, worked odd hours on a regular basis due to time difference, translated from English to Russian and from Russian to English |
| Employer: | Marlborough School, Los Angeles, CA |
| Position: | Student |
| Time period: | May 2004 |
| Description: | High school diploma |
EDUCATION
| University: | Tufts University |
| Time period: | 2009 |
| Degree: | International Relations, Music, and Russian and East European Studies, BA |
PUBLICATIONS
| Articles: | “Inside the Russian Consumer Mind,” published as centerpiece in The Moody Report Business Extra: Issues Data Analysis, Sept/Oct 2007, p. 4-9 (an analysis of how to use purchasing patterns to understand the motivations of and thereby better cater to the Russian consumer)
“Portraits of Grief,” published in National Academic Journal “Contexts”, Univ. of California Press: Summer 2007, Vol. 6, No. 3, p. 48-55 Reprinted in David Newman (ed.) Exploring the Architecture of Everyday Life, Pine Forge Press, Thousand Oaks, California, 2008. |
| Papers: | Presentation of term paper “Love and Marriage: The Tumultuous Pursuit of Family Happiness in Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina” and defense of my views at forum “Beyond the Classroom,” (2007) |
INFORMATION
| Hobbies: | The arts: Opera, classical music, solo vocal performance, choral singing, piano, dance, musical theater |
| Clubs: | President of the Tufts Russian Circle, which has 100+ members (2006-2009)
President and founder of the Tufts Opera Group, which has 50+ members (2008-2009) |
| Awards: | Summa Cum Laude, 2009
Phi Beta Kappa, 2009 Recipient of Tufts Russian Prize, May 2009 Recipient of the Etta and Harry Winokur Award for Outstanding Contribution to Performance, May 2009 Induction into Sigma Iota Rho’s Beta Chi Chapter, the Tufts University Chapter of the International Relations Honor Society, 2008 Tufts Dean’s List (8 Semesters, 2005-2008) High school achievements: National Honor Roll (2003-2004); National Merit Commendation (2003); California Scholarship Federation (4 semesters 2001-2004); Head of School’s List (12 Semesters, 1998-2004); Caswell Scholars Program (high school honors program, 1998-2004) Participated in the Tufts Opera Ensemble, which performs fully-staged operatic productions. Recently cast in lead roles as Mrs. Webb in Rorem’s opera Our Town, Dido in Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas, and Laurette in Bizet’s Le Docteur Miracle. Also performed in numerous opera scenes programs (2006-2009) Performing frequently in concert and recital in Boston, Los Angeles, and New York Sang with two opera companies, Songfest and OperaWorks, singing lead roles in 4 operas (summer 2008) 1st place winner of the Classical Voice division in the World Congress International Competition (2007) Participated in Operafestival di Roma, an Opera company based in Rome, Italy—sang in three operas: Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro, Puccini’s Suor Angelica, and Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater (summer 2005) Southwestern Youth Music Festival (SYMF)—eight 1st, 2nd, 3rd place awards total over span of 3 years (2002-04) Bank of America Award in Music (2004) 2nd Place in Young Stars Competition in the area of voice (2001) Los Angeles County’s Young Woman of the Year (2004) Research Award at the National High School Model United Nations Conference at University of California, Berkeley (2003) Two speaker awards for Outstanding Achievement in Speech and Debate (2002, 2003) |
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Cadenza
Cadenza aims to assist performing arts organizations in their outreach to the college-age demographic. By highlighting the social aspect of attending performances, both physically and on the Internet, we hope to revitalize youth interest in the arts.
