Experience and Qualifications
Project Manager · Advisor · Consultant · Instructional Coach · Emergency Manager
“As Emergency Manager and Advisor, I support my partners to cope with disasters and complex emergencies and assist in emergency response, project management and training. Over 20 years experience providing the knowledge to assist and support in emergency relief and multinational project management.”
Qualification
- After my EMT training at the Austrian Armed Forces, I continued to be a volunteer EMT and later Paramedic (Austrian, NKV)
- EUCPT (European Union Civil Protection Team) expert since 1989: CMI, MBC, OPM, ICC, IMC, AMC, SMC
- UN training for OSOCC, PREP and CMCoord (Civil-Military Coordination)
- Master of Science in European NGO Management
- Team leader of an Austrian-German Emergency Response Team (Medical) from 2014 to 2020
- Operations Manager for disaster relief operations
- USAR/OSOCC/RDC Manager
- UN Civil-Military Coordination Officer
- Instructor for crisis management, crisis communication, staff work, safety and security
- Intercultural competence and negotiation experience and communication skills gained through experience as a team leader in several international missions (Sri Lanka, Haiti, Nepal…)
Leadership and Management
Taking command of an operation or project, and then guiding it to new performance levels, is my greatest strength. As evidence, my experience encompasses project management, strategic planning, resource utilization and organizational development. My special abilities are to analyse needs, and create unique solutions designed to yield an upgraded performance has proven to be one of my greatest assets.
Problem-solving ability – regarded as a resourceful problem solver evident in the successful development and implementation of new projects and procedures.