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| Name: | Carsten Schierenbeck |
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| Date of birth: | 28 May 1973 | |
| Place of birth: | Mülheim a. d. Ruhr, Germany | |
| Nationality: | German | |
| Email: | advantage@competitive.de | |
| Personal profile: | ||
| Strong scientific and analytical skills acquired through advanced academic studies and professional experience. Excellent communication, interpersonal and leadership skills developed through experience in organising and taking responsibility in multi-cultural environments. Highly motivated, creative, enthusiastic and thrives on challenges and working under pressure. | ||
| EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND | WORK EXPERIENCE | SKILLS AND INTERESTS |
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND |
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Oct 1999-ca. Oct 2003 Centre for Urban and Regional Studies (CURS), School of Public Policy, The University of Birmingham, England |
Doctoral Research -
European Research Studentship
Preliminary title of PhD thesis: 'Regional Competitiveness in Europe and the role of Regional Innovation Policy: Case-studies from North Rhine-Westphalia'. Areas of Expertise: Economic Development, Innovation Policy, Regional Policy, EU Policy |
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Sept 1998-Sept 1999 The Birmingham Business School, The University of Birmingham, England |
MBA - Master of Business
Administration in International Business
Main subjects: Strategic Management, International Business Finance, Marketing, International Trade, Project Management, Human Resource Management, Accounting. Final average of 71.4 % and Distinction in Dissertation: 'An Analysis of the factor conditions as one of the determinants of Telford's competitive advantage as a region'. The MBA International Business is accredited by the Association of MBAs (AMBA) |
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Sept 1992-Sept 1998 The University of Wuppertal, Germany |
BCom - Bachelor of Commerce
(Diplom-Ökonom)
Main subjects: Economics with an emphasis on Labour & Production and Planning & Organisation, Business Studies with an emphasis on Labour & Production, Labour and Social Law, Production Economics, Business English. Final average of 1.6 (equivalent to a very high 2.1) including Distinction in Dissertation. |
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Sept 1995-Aug 1997 European Education Centre of the Real Estate Management and the Housing Industry (Vocational School), Bochum, Germany |
Professional Vocational Qualification in Property Management
(Kaufmann in der Grundstücks- und Wohnungswirtschaft) Two-year apprenticeship (see below) and correspondence course in theory and practice of property management. Main subjects of the course at the former Institute of Housing Companies for Correspondence Teaching: Specific Property Management Administration, Business Administration, Economics/EDP, Business Arithmetic, Accounting. Qualification awarded following final examinations at the Vocational School in Bochum and the Chamber of Commerce in Bonn (IHK). |
WORK EXPERIENCE |
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Jan 2000 -Dec 2000 West Midlands in Europe, Brussels, Belgium |
West Midlands in Europe Regional Office (former Birmingham & West
Midlands Office)
Responsible for the Innovation Portfolio including the organization of a high-profile workshop on innovation; participation in the preparations of the re-launch of the office; writer of several Bulletins and the weekly Newsletters; Liaison Officer for the Committee of the Regions; networking and liaising with the European Commission, European Parliament and Regional offices; 'RETI' (now EIRA, the European Industrial Regions Association) Network Link Officer. |
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Sept 1995 - Aug 1997
Loos Hausverwaltungen, Bonn, Germany |
Loos Hausverwaltungen GmbH (Property Management)
Correspondence with property lawyers, property owners and tenants; Accounting and data transfer; development of a specific database to elaborate a standardized tailor-made final statement of utility costs; Acting Deputy to the Managing Director. |
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Sept 1994 - Aug 1995 Loos Hausverwaltungen, Bonn, Germany |
Loos Hausverwaltungen GmbH (Property Management)
Part-time Administrative Assistant |
SKILLS AND INTERESTS |
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| Languages | German mother tongue, fluent written and spoken English, conversational French. |
| Computer skills | Advanced use of Microsoft Office 2000 including Word, Access, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel as well as FrontPage and Endnote. Use of statistical software SPSS 11.0 and NVivo (NUD*IST Vivo) for qualitative research. Basic programming skills (C, COBOL, HTML). 'Beginning Html 4' certified training course. Regular use of the Internet. |
| Interests | Sport (Football, Badminton, Basketball, Squash, Skiing); Travel; Reading; Social Activities ('MBA Student Representative' and Member of the 'Priorsfield Society - Student Committee' at the Birmingham Business School). |
| Miscellaneous | Lecturing to MBA (Public Policy) postgraduate students at the University of Birmingham on EU Regional Policy; participation in University of Wuppertal seminar on 'People in Organizations' (1 week) and Birmingham Business School team building exercise (4 days); winner of the 1998 Birmingham Business School business simulation (2 days); PowerPoint presentation of MBA dissertation project results to 50 participants at the 1999 International Symposium in Leeuwarden, Netherlands (included in final KPMG report); full, clean driving licence. |
| Publications & Consultancy Work |
Schierenbeck, C.;
Bentley, G. (2002) manuguide
- A Directory
of Government initiatives to assist manufacturing industry in the West Midlands,
compiled for Advantage West Midlands - The Development Agency -
by the Centre
for Urban and Regional Studies, University of Birmingham, February 2002, 309
pages Burfitt, A.; Gibney, J.; Schierenbeck, C. (2002) Infrastructure and Public Sector Support for the Medical Technology Industry in Baden-Württemberg, a report for Advantage West Midlands - The Development Agency - by the Centre for Urban and Regional Studies, University of Birmingham, May 2002, 39 pages |
| List of conferences | For a complete list of attended conferences, workshops, network meetings and seminars for academics and policy-makers (as a PDF-file) please click here. |
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| List of training courses | For a complete list of training courses received (as a PDF-file) please click here. |
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Last update: April 2003 |
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