Norbert Nowakowski
Curriculum Vitae
36 years old
Warsaw (00-698) Poland
Professional Status
Unemployed
Open to opportunities
About Me
A PhD candidate in Political Science and graduate in Finance & Accounting, International Relations and soon in CEMS Master’s in International Management with a considerable international experience (student exchange programs in France, Portugal and Denmark) and work experience in PwC and Oliver Wyman. A creative team player who puts ideas into action by leading team members. Specialized in sustainable development, innovations and new technologies (especially blockchain), strategic management and financial analysis. An author of academic book and articles.
CEMS student consultant
A. P. Møller-Maersk
February 2018
to May 2018
Copenhagen
Denmark
- CEMS master business project: Post-acquisition integration of Hamburg Süd viewed from the procurement perspective
- Accomplishments: Created procurement and sustainability KPIs for category managers; Conducted 5 interviews with Company’s employees; Created a survey regarding perception of sustainable criteria in procurement
Student consultant
Ramboll Management Consulting
February 2018
to May 2018
Copenhagen
Denmark
- Student business project: Creating a market for liveable buildings
- Accomplishments: Conceptualised liveability for business purpose; Analysed sustainable building market; Conducted 4 interviews with architects and engineers; Created survey on indoor environment impact on employee productivity
Researcher
Oliver Wyman
September 2017
to November 2017
- Performed research for the purposes of business consulting (industry: banking & financial services, healthcare, energy,)
Intern (Tax & Legal Services, Advisory)
PwC
September 2016
to May 2017
- Collaborated with the teams to prepare transfer pricing documentations and benchmarks for the pharmaceutical companies and tax audit memorandums (~60-80) for the business entities in banking & financial services, energy, healthcare, manufacturing and retail industry
- Prepared ~ 80-100 AML & KYC documents for one of the biggest banks in Europe
- Conducted legal research
- Contacted with the clients
Intern (Department of European Affairs)
Ministry of Economy (Poland), Department of European Affairs, SOLVIT Centre
July 2015
to August 2015
- Prepared ~ 20-30 Solvit applications
- Conducted legal research
Volunteer
The Unit for Social Innovation and Research - "Shipyard" (NGO)
March 2015
to June 2015
- Performed original research on innovations in participatory budgeting
- Assisted in planning and coordinating of conference organisation
- Blockchain, space exploration, biotechnology, fintech, green energy, sustainable buildings, smart city
- Interested in philosophy and history of ideas, particularly Ancient Greek philosophy (especially Plato) and post-modernism and post-structuralism thought (Michel Foucault)
- Gym workout and watching Premier League (a big Chelsea fan)
- Polish (native)
- English (fluent)
- French (advanced)
- Spanish (beginner)
- Holds PRINCE2 Foundation certificate in project management. Received training in design thinking from SGH Warsaw School of Economics (financed by European Commission)
- Responsible for communication between Tax and Legal Services Department and Audit Department within PwC, as well as with clients. Prepared various types of documentations e.g. tax audit, transfer pricing, AML & KYC, Solvit
- Good command of MS Office tools (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook) and basic knowledge of financial databases e.g. Capital IQ, Thomson Reuters Eikon, Factiva, GlobalData, Axco, Oxford Economics
- Analysed business problems and created frameworks to structure them for student business projects e.g. created KPIs for performance management of Maersk Line’s and Hamburg Süd’s suppliers
- Participated in many team projects where frequently played leading role
Thesis topic: Applications of Blockchain Technology in Developing Countries
Thesis topic: Relationship between Populism and Democracy in South America and Western Europe
Thesis topic: Multidimensionality of populism: the case of Argentina
