Barbara Meier

Experience

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  Spring Lake Ranch

  Sept 2011 - Nov 2011

  Horse trainer, Tourist guide

  Organisation, coordination and guiding horse tours & eventsAdministration and coordination vacation homesGuest services & customer serviceHorse training

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  Mount Norquay

  Nov 2011 - Apr 2012

  Lift attendant
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  Friesian Horse Stables Frysk-Andaluz

  Apr 2012 - Jun 2012

  Intern stable management

  Stable managementTraining young stallionsMarketing for sales (Website, Social Media)

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  Paardenplaats CAH Vilentum

  Sept 2013 - Jul 2014

  Vorstandsmitglied, Eventmanager

  - internal events (Team events, Christmas party)- external events such as horse shows, open days for the university- production image film- social media content management

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  EZ 2 Spot Ranch Equine Isolation Facility

  Jul 2014 - Aug 2014

  Trainee equine export, quarantine and international shipping

  Organization, administration and coordination of equine exports & quarantine processAirport handling in Houston, TXHandling horses during pre-export isolation and international flight to Amsterdam

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  Freelance, self-employed

  Aug 2014 - Aug 2021

  Flying Horse Groom on international flights (KLM, Cargolux, Lufthansa Cargo)

  Accompanying equine athletes and horses on international freighter flights

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  Lufthansa Cargo AG

  Feb 2016 - Aug 2016

  Intern Frankfurt Animal Lounge

  Marketing (strategic development & implementation)Organisation, planning of trade fairs and PR activitiesPlanning and organization of team events and team trainingsAdministration at the airport animal facilityProcess optimization of flying horse grooms at Frankfurt airportAssist of the Show Manager at FEI Reining World Cup in Switzerland

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  PEDEN BLOODSTOCK GMBH

  Jan 2017 - Aug 2021

  International Shippping Consultant

  Independent and fully self responsible coordination, organization and administration of international horse shipments by air (airfreight)International and complex project management e.g. World Equestrian Games Tryon 2019, Olympic Games 2020/21International team travel planning, coordination & management Customer consultancyStrong client- and solution orientation with multitasking on international level in order to meet challenging deadlinesAirport handling incl. customs clearance and veterinary clearance with airport authorities across Europe Show less

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  Millstätter See Bad Kleinkirchheim Nockberge Tourismusmanagement GmbH

  Oct 2021 - Feb 2023

  Project Manager in Product Development & Innovation Management
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  Asana

  May 2022 - now

  Asana Ambassador
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  Millstätter See - Bad Kleinkirchheim - Nockberge Tourismusmanagement GmbH

  Jan 2023 - now

  - Sparring partner to the CEO - Driving continuous improvement of operational excellence- Establishing policies that promote company culture and strong alignment- Planning the company annual budget- Developing new organizational structures and supporting strategic transformation of the merger of 3 companies- Building best practices for company wide collaboration and defining work streams- Implementation of the work management tool Asana- Development and management of a People & Culture team- Establishment and implementation of personnel development measures (feedback discussions, target measurement system, training management)- Evaluating company performance and recommending strategies to improve results- Corporate communication towards officials- Administrative tasks such as preparation of board meetings, follow up board meetings and coordination of appointments (CEO) Show less - Sparring partner to the CEO - Driving continuous improvement of operational excellence- Establishing policies that promote company culture and strong alignment- Planning the company annual budget- Developing new organizational structures and supporting strategic transformation of the merger of 3 companies- Building best practices for company wide collaboration and defining work streams- Implementation of the work management tool Asana- Development and management of a People & Culture team- Establishment and implementation of personnel development measures (feedback discussions, target measurement system, training management)- Evaluating company performance and recommending strategies to improve results- Corporate communication towards officials- Administrative tasks such as preparation of board meetings, follow up board meetings and coordination of appointments (CEO) Show less

  • People & Culture I Organisationsentwicklung I Executive Assistant to the CEO

    Jan 2025 - now

  • Executive Assistant to the CEO I Strategy I Organisationsentwicklung

    Jan 2023 - Apr 2025