Profile:

Education:

1982 - 1985: Vocational school for gastronomy; apprecticeship as a cook, graduation with distinction

1985 - 1990: Institute for tourism and marketing in Klessheim/Salzburg; graduation with distinction (high school / A-levels)

1991 - 1994: University of Business & Economics in Vienna; Center of Business & Economics in Vienna; Advanced course for marketing and sale; Training course for academic marketing experts [B.A.]; graduation with distinction

1995: A-levels in philosophy and psychology; graduation with distinction

1998/99: BFI Salzburg: vocational training course for leaders

2000/2001: ICCM Salzburg (International Center for Culture & Management): Special training course of organisational development and consulting; graduation as a systemic organisational consultant

2002 - 2003: Training for large group facilitating and formation as a Genuine Contact-Trainer (Salzburg, Frankfurt, Raleigh/USA)

1999 - 2004: University of Hagen/Germany: Studies of Social and Educational Sciences (focusing on organisational development, organisational psychology and andragogy); [M.A.]; Graduation with distinction in February 2004

4/2004 - ca. 6/2007: PhD-program (Faculty of interdisciplinary research & education; university of Klagenfurt; IFF Vienna (organisational development and group dynamics)

Professional Experience:

1990/91: Civil service in Salzburg: St. Lazarus Hilfswerk

1992 - 4/93: Touropa Austria: Assistant of marketing manager; product management and calculation

5/93 - 2/98: Austrian National Tourist Office: department manager for strategic planning

3/98 - 6/99: Marketing director of Salzburg Tourism

7/99 - now Foundation of Carpe Diem organisational consulting & business training (organisational development, project management, training, business coaching); references: www.carpe-diem.co.at

Special Training:

NLP-Master; TQM-Assessor, Intensive one-year training in creativity and holistic life management [Work-Life-Balance]; One-year Business School for leaders [Ethics & Integrity]; Training for Business coaches AVL Institute.