Kerstin Burkhardt
CV Kerstin Burkhardt
32 years old
Driving License
Flims Dorf (7017) Switzerland
Professional Status
Nearing graduation
Available
About Me
Lived in five countries; travelled to 50 countries; ECIS Award for International Understanding 2011
Master in Intl. Management class representative 2016-17; ESADE German Leadership Scholarship 2016
Head of Marketing & Communications ESADE CEMS Club; responsible for CEMS Exchange Report 2016-7
Regular work at further large events; incl. World Economic Forum Davos 2016, Grand Resort Bad Ragaz, 2015-16
Additional work experiences at 2012 London Olympics for Mosimann’s Ltd. as table service waitress, at 25hours Hotel HafenCity (Member of Design Hotels) as Front Office Trainee in 2012 and IBM Switzerland as Marketing Intern in 2008.
Achieved second place as team leader in Mid-European Business@School Finals with Boston Consulting Group 2010
Master in Intl. Management class representative 2016-17; ESADE German Leadership Scholarship 2016
Head of Marketing & Communications ESADE CEMS Club; responsible for CEMS Exchange Report 2016-7
Regular work at further large events; incl. World Economic Forum Davos 2016, Grand Resort Bad Ragaz, 2015-16
Additional work experiences at 2012 London Olympics for Mosimann’s Ltd. as table service waitress, at 25hours Hotel HafenCity (Member of Design Hotels) as Front Office Trainee in 2012 and IBM Switzerland as Marketing Intern in 2008.
Achieved second place as team leader in Mid-European Business@School Finals with Boston Consulting Group 2010
Consultant European Expansion Strategy
Liftopia Inc.
Since July 2017
Consultant
San Francisco
United States - California
- Supported Liftopia in their expansion to Europe & consulted the company in the adaptation of their business model
- Conducted market research to identify new potential clients and strategic conferences
Chef de Bar (Catering Stand Manager)
Private Chefs / Geneva Chefs
Since November 2011
Geneva
Switzerland
- Cater to clients in VIP Lounges and evening events at exhibitor’s stand; clients include Ford, Toyota, Lexus (Geneva Motor-show, Switzerland), Bombardier (Busworld Kortrijk Europe, Belgium), Pilatus, Jet Aviation (EBACE Aviation Fair, Switzerland)
- Manage, coordinate and supervise a service team of up to 10 people during events for up to 180 clients
Management Assistant, Social Media and Online Distribution Expert
Barock-Landhof Burkhardt (Member of Castle Hotels & Mansions)
Since July 2009
Part-time
Spitz a.d. Donau
Austria
- Develop and execute marketing and distribution channel strategies
- Design and develop content for social media appearance, increasing customer engagement by 100%
- Performed market research and analysis to define new customer segments, leading to 10% increased revenues
Intern in Process Management in Sales, Accounting & Current Account
Daimler AG
June 2014
to October 2014
Internship
Stuttgart
Germany
- Planned, created and implemented a comprehensive communication tool, in consultation with multiple departments
- Reconciled debit accounts in SAP R/3 by analysing accounting data using MS Access & Excel
- Set up Daimler-wide overview of SEPA bank number logistics to reduce credit error rates
Trainee in general consulting for medium sized firms
AB Consulting cc
July 2013
Internship
Johannesburg
South Africa
- Built tool to align cost deviations and product specifications between finance and manufacturing departments
- Optimized inventory management through storage reorganisation planning and supervised executing team of 4 engineers
Master of Science in International Management + MiM CEMS
ESADE Business School, Universitat Ramon Llull
Since September 2016
Bachelor of Science with Honours in International Hospitality Management
Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne
September 2011
to July 2015
Bilingual International Baccalaureate Diploma
Inter Community School Zürich
September 2005
to July 2011
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OS Windows & Mac
Expert
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Microsoft Office
Expert
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Microsoft SharePoint, Access, Visio, Excel VBA
Advanced
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SAP R/3, SPSS, gretl, Protel, Opera
Intermediate
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sql, Aperture, Photoshop
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