Alumni Focus: Slava Trofimov

Slava Trofimov’s educational and professional journey in the information systems space began in 1998, when he enrolled at Columbus State University and selected management information systems as his major. Upon completion of the Turner College’s BBA program in MIS, Slava accepted the position of Information Technology Product Manager for the Greater Columbus Chamber of Commerce, just a short drive from the Synovus Center on the CSU’s main campus. His professional experience in that position sparked an interest in the business side of things, and he made the move to Waco, Texas, to pursue an MBA in the Hankamer School of Business at Baylor University. He completed that program in 2004 and dove into a new position as business analyst for Celebrating Home Direct, an online retailer offering a wide selection of high quality home décor products shipped to customers directly from the manufacturer. Over the next 12 years with the company, which recently eclipsed $100 million in sales, Slava rose to Director of Business Analytics and, ultimately, to Senior Director of Business Intelligence & Data Management. In 2016, Slava’s professional journey came full circle, back to the information systems space, when he accepted the title Practice Lead for Data Platform & Analytics at KiZAN Technologies, a Microsoft National Solutions Partner firm that provides technology consultation, custom application design and development, managed services, and implementation of both cloud and on-premises Microsoft solutions. After four years with KiZAN Technologies, Slava transitioned to his current role as a Cloud Solution Architect for Microsoft. A journey that begins in the Turner College and makes its way to one of the 50-largest firms in the U.S. is one to remember.

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Four Turner College Faculty Recognized for Outstanding Teaching

CSU Head Women's Soccer Coach Jay Entlich recently released a list of CSU faculty who have been chosen by a player as a member of the CSU faculty who has impacted the player in a positive way along their journey at CSU. Four Turner College faculty were included on the list, along with the player who nominated each. Management professor Phil Bryant was named by Sophia Leal , a freshman midfielder from Oxford, Georgia. Sophia attended Eastside High School and was a two-time all-region selection during her high school career. Through the first 10 games of 2024, she has scored one goal and recorded three assists. Next, management professor John Finley was named by Lizz Forshaw , a graduate student forward from Stockton, England. Lizz, who attended IMG Academy in south Florida, has scored four goals and recorded four assists this season. During her senior year in 2023, she scored three goals and recorded two assists. As a junior in 2022, Lizz scored three goals ...

Turner College Grad Publishes Academic Study on Corporate Culture and Strategy

Former Turner College student Tamara Todorova , now an associate professor of economics at American University in Bulgaria (AUB), recently published a study on corporate culture and strategy. Todorova earned an MBA from the Turner College in 1996 and then went on to earn a doctorate in international economics from the University of Economics - Varna in 2001. She has been on the faculty at AUB since August of 2000. Todorova's study, which appears in the current issue of the International Journal of Business Performance Management , investigates how corporate culture helps to economize on the transaction costs of internal organization. As she explains, the dimensions of corporate culture that assist in this task include increasing trust and reducing intrafirm opportunism. Todorova's study demonstrates that setting common goals and a common direction reduces the sizeable costs of internal organization. Tamara's prior research appears in Economics of Transition , International ...

Hammer joins Turner College Finance Faculty

The Turner College's Department of Accounting and Finance welcomes Melissa Ingle Hammer , who joins the group as an adjunct faculty in finance. Hammer graduated from the Turner College in 2005, after earning a BBA in finance. She later went on to earn an MBA from Auburn University, a Specialist Certificate in Conduct Risk from the University of Manchester, a Certificate in Team Culture from the University of Pennsylvania, and a Certificate in Executive Presence from Cornell University. Hammer is the SVP of Fair Lending Product Management with RiskExec at Asurity. She previously worked as Compliance Manager of Fair Lending at Synovus, a senior regulatory consultant with Wolters Kluwer, and as VP of Compliance at TD. This semester Hammer will be teaching FINC 3135, Financial Institutions and Technologies. Turner Business welcomes Melissa and wishes her a great first semester in the Turner College.

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