Looking for a career in Marketing & Communications / Business Development

SUMMARY

Bachelor degree in Marketing & Communications, intermediate level with 3 years full time and 7 years of part time work experience in a variety of work fields. Additionally I have gathered international work experience in different countries.

Interested in a career in Marketing/Communications and Business Development.



EDUCATION

Saxion University of applied sciences in the Netherlands – Enschede 2004 – 2009

• Specialization: Marketing and Communications

• Side study: Creative problem solving & decision making

• Bachelor degree received



ROC Twente College of Economics in the Netherlands – Hengelo 2001 – 2004

• Specialization: Marketing and Communications

• MBO degree received, equivalent with polytechnic or College



WORK HISTORY



International Business Development Manager Mar. 2010 – Jun 2011

Carmanah Signs Inc. – Calgary, Canada

• Managed the sales department for the business unit gaming, including

required reporting and forecasting activities.

• Developed new customer relationships and managed existing client base

through the effective use of marketing tools and daily maintenance.

• Achieved assigned sales revenue of $ 1.2 million in 2010.

• Developed strong customer relationships through researching potential

new markets, attending trade shows, phone contact and visits in Canada,

US, China and Europe.

• Guided creative sessions



Intermediary Jul. 2008 – Sep. 2009

Timing employment agency in the Netherlands- Enschede

• Managed personal accounts

• Responsible for finding new prospects

• Sold human resource services

• Matched people to different vacancies

• Guided creative sessions



International graduate student Sep. 2008 – Jan. 2009

Allianz Insurance in Germany- Gronau

• Wrote a marketing and communication plan for a better

cooperation between the Netherlands and Germany.

• Successfully used by the company in the months after the project.



International internship student Feb. 2007 – Jul. 2007

Giesecke & Devrient in the United Kingdom- London

• Wrote a marketing and communication plan for the Dutch market.

The company is an international market leader in banknote

processing machines.

• Advised the management of the company how to break through

at the Dutch market.







Dealer in black-jack and American roulette 00 Jul. 2005 – Oct. 2008

Holland Casino in the Netherlands- Enschede

• Dealer of the games black-jack and American roulette 00



Marketing assistant and waitress Feb. 2003 – Jul. 2005

Restaurant ‘t Oale Roadhoes in the Netherlands-Tubbergen

• Invented and organizing new theme parties.

• Sold theme parties to companies in the area

• Served meals and drinks in the restaurant



International internship student Nov. 2002 – Jan. 2003

Edelmann PR Agency in Germany-Munich

• Assisted the account managers with marketing

and administrative tasks.



Interviewer and telemarketer Jan. 2001 – Mar. 2005

Spaarselect in the Netherlands-Enschede

• Questionnaires people about mortgages

and other financial products.

• Obtained new customers for mortgages

and other financial products.



SKILLS

Management and leadership

• Organization of tradeshows and personal business trips to meet with customers abroad, during my work at Carmanah Signs.

• Experience in people management as being head of sales and marketing in gaming department at Carmanah Signs.

• Guiding personally created creative sessions in which I use out-of-the-box methods for developing new ideas, for example how to attract new prospects.

• Organization of student events during my membership at the student society Marketteam.



Communication

• Ability to resolve conflicts and being open minded.

• Developed interpersonal skills in gaming and hospitality industry.

• Obtained 3 cooperate contracts with large companies and Timing, the employment agency I worked for.



People knowledge

• Dealing with people from different levels of society during my work at Timing, the employment agency. Important business people and less educated job seekers.

• Entertaining a diverse group of guests at the black-jack and roulette table in the casino, at the same time being aware of swindling and fraud.

• International work experience at companies with employees with different cultural backgrounds.



Technical

• Diverse training program at Timing employment agency

• Extensive sales and marketing experience

• Excellent in usage of Microsoft Office 2007 & SPSS

• Fluent in English and Dutch, Proficient in German





INTERESTS

• Traveling

• Running

• Tennis

• Cooking