Sebastian Linke

Businesses: 1) Construction, operation and rental of automated photo booths; 2) Purchase and renovation of old village house and rental as holiday home; 3) Carpentry/wood works, handicraft; > In short time I built a client base and performed profitable with all businesses, also during COVID restrictions. Freelancer: 1) Kayak guide; 2) dive master; > I was responsible for the well-being of clients and had to react to emergencies such as change of weather, injuries and accidents.

Work in department for internal advisory services (“Corporate Business Development”) of finance- & management holding of international railway infrastructure company Goldschmidt Thermit Group. My tasks: Development/implementation of business strategies, mergers & acquisitions, incorporation of enterprises/joint ventures, business analysis, reorganization, process optimization, product development, market research, business plans, project management, presentations for board meetings, reporting to CEO's, etc.

Travelling with work & holiday visa through Australia and New Zealand. Extended trips to Canada, Thailand and Cambodia. My jobs: Assistant foreman construction site, shift leader sea food factory, shift leader wine yard, deckhand pearl boats, passenger transport, carpentry, ship yard, farmhand, etc. I became fluent in English and worked in interesting positions with responsibility for people, equipment and productivity. I learned new tasks and made enriching intercultural experiences.

My tasks: Development and implementation of business ideas, location development, expansion strategies, budget planning/control, development of management information systems, planning of personnel (ca. 290 employees), support of apprentices/ interns, etc.

Staff work, resource planning, quality management, etc.

Sponsoring, consultancy documents, brochures, ads, scripts, videos, etc.

Development and evaluation of market surveys

01/1998 – 08/1998 Infrastrukturstab Ost (Construction/Maintenance of Infrastructure Staff Unit), Berlin 11/1997 – 01/1998 7. Kompanie Wachbataillon BMVg (Guard Battalion), Berlin During my time of service I was promoted to Private 1st Class

Administration, purchase, sales, cash register

Organization and support of trade shows

>Final Grade: MBA – „very good (1,3) passed with distinction“; >Majors: Marketing, Trade & Distribution, International Economic Relations; >Final Thesis: Strategic Procurement Management – A Study with Focus on Process Orientation