Date of birth:     06.11.1976  
Nationality:     Norwegian

Higher education and qualifications

Oct. 2001/ Sept. 2002  

Bournemouth University-UK 

MA Corporate Communication
The course is designed for managers and potential managers who wish to practice strategic communication in the UK or internationally. It allowed me to develop my PR and Communication skills.

Modules studied include: International Public Relations, Corporate Strategy, Communication Management and Organisation, Marketing Communications, Public Affairs and Social Responsibility, Research Principles and Practice, Interactive Media Strategies and Professional Development.

Thesis research area: Branding in the Norwegian engineering industry, a case study based on the Nordic Engineering company Scandiaconsult AS. Grade: 59/100%

Aug.1998- June 2001   

Norwegian School of Management BI- School of Marketing  
Bachelor in Marketing, Internationalisation and Management

The Norwegian School of Management BI received, under the auspices of European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD), the European Quality Label Equis in 1999. (European Quality Improvement System). The degree enabled me to enhance a solid knowledge of the international business environment, how to develop business strategies, market and research plans both nationally and internationally. The course was highly focused on teamwork apprenticing, but it also included individual exams.

Modules studied include: Logistics, Marketing Channels, Organization Theory, Intercultural Communication in English (oral and written), Business to Business Marketing, Account Management and Personal sales, Methodology and Philosophy of Science, Organizational and Managerial Communication, International Negotiations, Marketing Planning and Strategy.

Thesis research area: “Through studies of relevant theory and an analysis of the internal organisation, develop a CRM concept for De norske Bokklubbene A/S”. Grade: 2,5

Employment:

Current:

2003- Federation of European Direct & Interactive Marketing (FEDMA) –
 Marketing and Membership Manager

Key duties:

• Reporting to the Director General and the Board regarding:
• Recruitment and retention of FEDMA Members
• Invoice and budgeting 
• Co-ordinate events and meetings internationally
• Developing marketing and sales strategies and lead the membership department accordingly 
• Manage and update the organisation’s website
• Develop Promotional material
   
  Key skills:
• Strong background in sales and marketing
• Networking personality
• Systematic and organised way of working
• Good communication (verbal and written) skills

2002- Brusselkontoret

Key skills:

• Entrepreneurial attitude
• Enable strategic plans into practise
• Relationship building

1999-2001  De norske Bokklubbene A/S, Oslo, Norway – Call centre agent / Project worker
   
Key skills:

• Be calm and objective under pressure
• Find options for mutual gain
• Cross selling
• Have the ability to communicate clearly to a wide range of personalities both internally and externally
• Good sense of humour

1998-1998  Esso Norway, Refinery, Tønsberg, Norway – Trainee

Key duties:

• Logistics and purchasing
• Weekly contact with suppliers of the Refinery
• Support workers in various projects

Key skills:

• Be organized and updated
• Ability to work under high pressure
• Ability to adapt to many different personalities
• Humour

June 1997- Dec.1997 The Norwegian Army, Fredrikstad- Troop commander
    
Key duties:

• Responsible for a team of seven people out in the field exercises
• Together with the rest of the team assist in the daily running of the troop

Key skills:

• Be highly structured and serve as a role model
• Be highly organized
• Ability to motivate people who often have a negative approach to what they do

Courses and supplementary education

• 2001    Customer complaint course; De norske Bokklubbene A/S
• 2000    Service Course; De norske Bokklubbene A/S

Language skills:

English written   Good  German written Good
English oral   Fluent  German oral Fairly
Norwegian written   Native  French  Basic
Norwegian oral   Native
Positions of responsibility:
2002  Class representative for the MA Corporate Communication class

1997  Representative for the officers at the battalion in Fredikstad

Other information:

I enjoy travelling to meet friends around the world and network with different personalities. I have been to India in the East to the Caribbean in the West. In addition am obsessed with old VW Beetles, mostly because I have a 1957 model myself. I am a member of FFV, which is a club consisting of eight childhood friends who meet every last weekend before Christmas for the past ten years.