Employment History

02/2009 to date             Freelance scientific communications and writing

03/2008 – 01/2009        Federal Office for Public Health in Berne (CH)
                                      Scientific Officer (Influenza Vaccine Promotion)

05/2005 – 11/2007        Amgen International in Zug (CH)
                                      Medical Communications Senior Manager

04/2002 – 04/2005        Amgen (Austria) GmbH in Vienna (A)
                                      Medical Information and Communications Manager

06/2001 – 03/2002        sabbatical break

12/2000 – 06/2001        Berolina Drug Development AB in Svedala (S)
                                      Chief Project Management Officer

10/1999 – 11/2000        Sanochemia Pharmazeutika AG in Vienna (A)
                                      Preclinical Drug Development & Intellectual Property Management

01/1999 – 06/1999        Vienna University of Technology in Vienna (A)
                                      Associate Teacher in Organic Chemistry

Education

2005 – 2007        Member of Toastmasters International Zug (CH)

2003 – 2004        University of Graz / TOP-Seminarservice in Graz (A)
                            Certificate as Trainer/Coach

1996 – 1999        Vienna University of Technology in Vienna (A)
                            PhD Thesis in Organic Chemistry, Dr. techn.

1994 – 1995        Trinity College Dublin (IRE)
                            Final year chemistry at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, including Diploma Thesis                                 and Graduation from Trinity (Bachelor in Arts, Moderatorship)

1993 – 1994        Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie in Montpellier (F)
                            Exchange student in 3rd and 4th year chemistry

1989 – 1996        Vienna University of Technology in Vienna (A)
                            Diploma Studies in Technical Chemistry – specialty Organic Chemistry, Dipl.-Ing.