Born in London of French-Austrian parents, I have been living in the South of France for more than 40 years.

I am reliable and flexible in terms of working hours
and workload. I can handle up to 4000 words per day and I accept rush jobs.

SPECIALIZATION: 

- TECHNICAL FIELDS: equipment manuals, operating instructions, installation guides, etc. 

- INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: technical patents, trademark registration, litigation. 

- ENVIRONMENT: sustainable development, recycling, water management, risk management, natural
resources, waste management. 

- INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS: economic reports, development projects, directives
(EU, UN, NATO, etc.), NGOs.

- FOOD INDUSTRY: agriculture, retail industry, processing, fair trade. 

- MARKETING: sales brochures, advertising, market research, surveys. 

- TOURISM: travel guides, brochures, hotel industry.

EDUCATION

2002 Doctoral Degree in Economic Development
and Agribusiness, University of Montpellier, France.

1997 Master Degree in Applied Languages and
International Affairs (LEA), University of Aix-en-Provence, France.

1997 Diploma in English Studies, University of
Portsmouth, UK, with Erasmus.

OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE

*** 2003-2010 MANAGER (6 months per year)

LA
COMMANDERIE, Guest House (Provence)
- Set up and managed a place of accommodation,
organized cultural events.

*** 2004-2005
TEACHER (8 pupils/13 hours/week)

ACADOMIA,
South of France

- Tutoring
in French, German, English, from Primary to ‘A’ levels.

*** 2003 WRITER

“Marchés
Tropicaux et Méditerranéens”, weekly magazine about African economy, Paris
- Wrote articles and carried out interviews,
in charge of several sections (transports, Maghreb area, media, fishery),

- Wrote several
articles for the 3000 edition (African politics and history).

*** 2002 RESEARCHER

CIRAD,
International Centre for Agronomy and Research (France)
- Conducted a research project on coffee production
in Uganda

- Reported
on mycotoxin contamination of coffee and its impact on quality.
- Set up quality standards and pricing policies.

*** 2001 TOURIST GUIDE in German (Provence)

AIRTOUR
AUSTRIA

- Guided
large groups of German-speaking tourists on discovery trips around Provence.

*** 1997-2000 VOLCAFE GROUP, Swiss group
specialized in processing and trading of green coffee
PURCHASING MANAGER, UGANDA
- Purchased green coffee from growers and
dealers (up to 50 tons per day), controlled costs, quality and prices.
OPERATIONS MANAGER, RWANDA
- Controlled processing operations, created a
laboratory for quality control
- Was in charge of liquidating the company in
Rwanda: legal and financial matters.
OPERATIONS & PRODUCTION MANAGER, UGANDA
- Controlled all production activities and
purchasing units (Arabicas and Robustas)
- Followed up an organic coffee project,
involving 300 local growers.

*** 1997 TRAINEE

AUSTRIAN
EMBASSY’S BUREAU FOR DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION, Kampala, Uganda
- Participated in the implementation of social
and economic development projects: education, water sewerage, agronomy,
infrastructures, micro-credits, public service.
- Participated in writing the three-year
cooperation programme.

*** 1994-1997 POLLSTER

IPSOS INTERVIEWS,
MILLWARD BROWN, STAS MARKETING, South of France
- Carried out market research, surveys, product
testing, promotional events.

*** 1995 TRAINEE

FRIEDRICH
GLATZ LEBENSMITTEL GmbH, import-export company for food, Vienna, Austria
- Learned about business relations, transport,
pricing, brand registration, quality standards.
- Analysed the impact of EU legislation on the
food sector in Austria (Memorandum).