Guila VADNAI - TOLUB
Associate - McKinsey & Company
I am an MBA candidate at Chicago Booth; planning to graduate in June 2011.
I spent my summer at McKinsey&Company.
Prior to Chicago Booth, I spent five years working as a Training and Change Management Consultant.
- At LSI, a boutique consulting firm, I worked in positions of great autonomy and in multi-cultural clientele environments. My strong listening and execution skills enabled me to better understand and solve my clients’ problems. My frequent interactions with senior executives sharpened my presentation and communication skills.
- At Aldata, leading provider of retail industry operations and processes solutions, my entrepreneurial spirit allowed me to participate in the creation of a new training business unit. Working with a diverse group of people honed my teamwork skills.
I gained invaluable leadership experience when I turned around LEV, a non-profit organization in Paris, France. I learned how to manage people according to their needs and understood how it felt to implement the solutions I could come up with.
85 contacts2007 - 2009• Created new structures for internal communication, cooperation between team members and innovation.
• Identified resources needed and assigned responsibilities to employees and volunteers.
• Deepened LEV’s relationships with sponsors and participants.
• Managed LAMED 2.0 project : design of a new and improved www.lamed.fr, a cultural and educational website
2006 - 2007• Analyzed training needs of our clients (Carrefour, Auchan, Système U, Monoprix, Match, Intermarché, Conforama, Mr. Bricolage, Posten, YPO, InStore, Midlands Co, Musgrave, Smart & Final, Trader’s Joe, etc.), partners (ATOS Origin, IBM, Cap Gemini, Etnoteam, Unilog, etc) and subsidiaries (US, UK, Slovenia, Norway, Finland, Sweden, Germany, et Russia) to design a complete, functional and technical, training offer on G.O.L.D.
• Set up an eLearning platform and produced eLearning modules accessible to employees, subsidiaries and partners.
• Provided functional training on G.O.L.D. in English and French.
• Managed change and communication plans when installing G.O.L.D.
2002 - 2006• Identified training requirements and objectives by conferring with Subject Matter Experts, trainers and managers.
• Produced scripts, selected interactive exercises and created evaluation questions by assembling materials, aids, references, and resources.
• Supported trainers and provided coaching by explaining and interpreting instructional design.
• Conception and creation of e-learning training modules for:
- Essilor: use of the new Database System (SGDT Essilor) and overview of Basic Ophthalmic Optics.
- Turbomeca: use of the new Database System (GEODE) - 1,500 employees trained.
- ITT Cannon: salesmen training.
- Aircelle (SAFRAN Group) : 800 employees trained to SAP. Participated in the change management project.
2000 - 2002• Taught word processing, spreadsheet usage and presentation software techniques (Word, Excel and PowerPoint).
• Taught HTML raw coding and Web Design to 12th graders & college level students (Dreamweaver, Photoshop & Illustrator).
2000 - 2002• Setup and design of Q-Ratings’ intranet system and of QRatings and VenturiFX websites.
• Organized and maintained accounts payable and accounts receivable through computerized accounting (Quickbooks).
2000 - 2000Setup and design of Birns Telecommunications’ intranet system. Oversaw database management system and provided routine computer technical support.
• Volunteer Work (1998-99, Jerusalem): Provided moral support to depressive patients of the Herzog Psychiatric Hospital
• Web Design: http://www.belcor.com - http://www.bureauduchabbath.org - http://www.casip-cojasor.fr http://www.usaless.com - http://www.venturifx.com - http://essilor.emerit.net
• Personal Interests : Reading, Ski, Psychology, and Travel (France, Swiss, Belgium, Holland, Norway, UK, US, Canada, Bahamas, Israel)