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A highly motivated and hard working professional with over 14 years of experience in strategic marketing, business negotiations, project management, company management, business development, and startups. Effective teamwork, high working efficiency and lo
39 years oldMarketing specialist/Marketing managerCome from Slovenia Living in Shanghai
Language: German, English
Mandarin: a little

Over 15 years of professional experience in marketing, business development, e-commerce, and project/programme management. I am well experienced in building and developing international professional networks from concept to delivery in order to promote a company, its products/services and achieve business targets; running official communication and correspondence with relevant organisations to advance partnerships, cooperation and other business development activities; and designing outreach projects to achieve higher sale of products/services as well as better recognition of the work, mission and ideas of an organisation. My expertise include: business development and marketing management; social media marketing; market research/analysis, designing and executing marketing strategies and promotion campaigns; SEO, Google Analytics; webinars; crowdfunding campaigns; long term client/partner relationship building; project management; and international events management.

Head of Business Development Department
ADM Unternehmunsgruppe GmbH (China Office)
Oct 2017 - Now(7 years)

THIS IS MY CURRENT POSITION - Expanding company operations in the multibillion $ international exhibition industry; - Acquiring new clients (B2B) within and beyond the Chinese borders, facilitating meetings and business negotiations with them; - Acting as focal point for new and existing clients in- and outside China, building and maintaining excellent business relationship before, throughout and after a project; - Leading a Business Development Department of 8-15 colleagues; - Working closely with the Project Management, Operations, and Executive departments to develop, see through, and successfully finish projects; - Conducting research and analysis on clients’ needs, market dynamics and competitors; - Strengthening company's brand, corporate identity and online presence to enhance our business; - Researching, preparing and revising business related documents; - Developing a growth strategy focused both on financial gain and customer satisfaction.

Marketing Manager
Shanghai Dinoke New Material Technology Co., Ltd.
Nov 2016 - Oct 2017(a year)

- Promoting the company and its products through various online/offline outreach and marketing assets; - Identifying and developing online and offline marketing channels; - Researching and analysing competitors’ products, marketing strategies and price models; - Planning and executing the marketing strategy, identifying and producing marketing contents (English and German) and developing the overall corporate image; - Communicating and coordinating with overseas suppliers and business partners for business development purposes; - Contributing significantly to building the company's international business network.

Co-founder, Chief Business Development Officer
Migrow, Inc.
Feb 2015 - May 2017(2 years)

< This was my side project on top of my full time job(s) > - Cofounded a tech start up in Shanghai with two business partners; - Researching, identifying, organizing all the aspects needed to start a business; - Developing and implementing the company’s overall marketing and business development strategy; - Acting as the lead negotiator with the potential business partners and investors; - Managing the company’s marketing, outreach and brand promotion activities; - Developing a professional relationship with advertisers and enlisting their services to promote our company and product; - Managing and providing contents for the company’s digital channels, Kickstarter campaign, product&service description, scripts for video commercials, and overall advertising.

ESL English Teacher
New Oriental English School
Apr 2015 - Oct 2016(a year)

- Teaching students (7-19 years old) English; - Promoting the school's English courses through trial lectures and online marketing tools; - Communicating with customers, signing new students through social media channels (WeChat, etc.) and increasing school’s business volume; - Preparing course materials and lesson plans.

Consultant – Marketing and Outreach
World Institute for Nuclear Security – WINS
Apr 2014 - Oct 2014(7 months)

- Working with world's leading private and public nuclear energy companies and organisations; - General business promotion of WINS through various online and offline outreach and promotion activities; - Designing and implementing the marketing strategy; - Interacting with key influencers in the nuclear energy industry to help promote WINS and acquire new clients and business partners; - Supporting other WINS' projects and programmes, always successfully contributing to the team.

Business Development Officer
B.D.C.E. Holding GmbH - Business Dev. Central Europe
Dec 2012 - Mar 2014(a year)

- Performing online and offline marketing and networking activities to contribute to the company's strategic and operational business goals and financial targets; - Conducting market research in the finance and investment industry for targeted countries across Europe; - Running business correspondence with clients, business partners and other parties; - Providing project support as needed; - Event organisation - organising and managing local, regional and international business events.

Project Management Assistant
International Atomic Energy Agency – IAEA
Feb 2012 - Dec 2012(a year)

- Providing overall project management support to Project Managers; - Supporting the maintenance and improvement of the organization's good reputation and visibility through various online outreach activities and projects; - Producing and disseminating project management related contents and material; - Coordinating outputs from project team members and enabling its availability to the relevant personnel within the organization; - Coordinating with other departments within the IAEA and enlisting and coordinating their contributions.

Project Manager (Marketing and Outreach dept.)
Institute for Innovative Arts Research (IRIU)
Mar 2009 - Jan 2012(3 years)

- Managing projects from concept to delivery (planning, designing and implementing); - Coordinating project teams and resources; - Establishing and developing international professional networks, managing and growing social communities and stimulating partnerships, exchange of ideas, and cooperation; - Social Media management, performing outreach activities, promoting IRIU within an international community, organising and managing events on an international level; - Liaising with partners and stakeholders, initiating cooperation projects for partners.

University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Social Sciences
, Political Science - Defence Studies - Crisis Management
Oct 2010 - Jun 2012(2 years)

Qualified in running and managing all kinds of communications and correspondence - trained communicator; trained project manager/coordinator; PR; strong research and analytical abilities (a variety of fields and industry such as national and regional econ

University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Social Sciences
, Political Science - Defence Studies
Oct 2004 - Oct 2009(5 years)

Qualified in running and managing all kinds of communications and correspondence - trained communicator; trained project manager/coordinator; PR; strong research and analytical abilities (a variety of fields and industry such as national and regional econ

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