Samira El-Shamy

At cyan Digital Security, I am working as the strategic expert for the marketing & communications department as well as for the responsible people in the field of entrepreneurship and sales. I support the Head of Business Development and Sales in preparing the next steps for our further growth with my expertise in sales, marketing & communications, foreign languages, entrepreneurial thinking and highly analytical skills.

As university lecturer at the Fachhochschule Salzburg, I taught the lecture "Business English" for the department of Tourism Management. This included preparing the schedule, conducting of the classes, preparing exams, providing the environment for discussions and mutual learning as well as giving feedback on a regular basis.

As leading Marketing and Communications Manager at SER Solutions, I was responsible for the preparation of the annual marketing schedule, drafting of advertisements, planning and conducting of events as well as for any other marketing- and communications activity such as PR and technical content for the website. Additionally, I developed and implemented an enterprise blog called "SER4U", a platform where customers can exchange experience and gather new knowledge about the company and its products.

During my time at the University of Vienna, I was working as a tutor for "Advanced English Competence" in the department for translation studies. The following were among my duties: explanation of English grammar, teaching the history of the language and the culture (US and UK), conducting listening- and reading comprehension exercises, conducting writing- and speaking courses as well as preparing the students for the entry exam in English ("STEOP").

As an intern in the "United Nations Information Service", I was responsible for writing the daily press review for Austria in German, English and French language as well as for drafting different types of texts and translations between my working languages.

Applied Linguistics Foreign Business Commiunication: English Reputation Management