Manfred Woitke, M.A.

Experience

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  Embassy of Chile

  Apr 1980 - Mar 1982

  Receptionist and translator

  Receptionist and translator: English - German – Spanish

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  Bonn University

  Aug 1980 - Mar 1982

  University Lecturer

  part time assistant professor for Ethnology

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  Embassy of Bolivia

  Jul 1983 - Dec 1985

  Personal Assistant to the Ambassador

  Ambassador: Dr. Vicente Mendoza Nava· General management· Translator and interpreter: English - German – Spanish

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  Pétrima S. A.

  Jan 1985 - Jan 1997

  Executive President (50% share)

  Export of perishable tropical agricultural goods (plants, flowers, food), 7 employees in Costa Rica and Germany · particularly in charge of business calculations and logistics· markets: Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Canada, USA· communications and negotiations with suppliers and customers in English, Spanish and German· exhibitor at international trade fairs(The company was shut down due to personal differences with my business partner [my spouse with a 50% share] and simultaneously important changes on the market.) Show less

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  PETRIMA-Import und Export, Manfred Woitke, M.A.

  Jan 1985 - Jan 1995

  Owner

  (trade register: Bonn A 3513)Import, sales and distribution of perishable tropical agricultural goods, especially ornamental plants and flowers as well es tropical food.Target markets: Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Canada, USA

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  Importaciones y Exportaciones Estrada y Otero, S.A.

  Jan 1997 - Jan 1999

  Administrator

  In charge of negotiations and communications with foreign suppliers, inEnglish, Spanish and GermanTranslation of scientific documentations and operating manuals (English,German, Spanish), for product registration and sales offers(Resigned due to unacceptable working conditions and breach of basicagreements.)

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  Horus Tica, Ltda.

  Jul 1999 - now

  Executive Manager and Owner

  Translations (also public, apostilled), web development and localization

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  JPA Monte Azul S.A. and Aracosia de Oriente S.A.

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2005

  Webmaster

  at JPA:· marketing manager for the German speaking countries· designer and translator of German and Spanish web pages· designer and writer of promotional newslettersat Aracosia:· Dec. 2001 - May 2003 Department „GetMoreSports“ webmaster · June 2003 - 2005 Department „FunTimeBingo.com“ (same responsibilities as later at Online Securities SA; see above)(The companies shut down in 2001 and 2005)

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  Trusant del Mar, S.A.

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2007

  HR Manager and Assistant to General Manager

  • Assistant to the executive owner• Human resources and payrolls• Register and process the cost&revenue data to be forwarded to the externalaccountant and the General Manager

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  Online Securities S.A.

  Apr 2006 - Jan 2012

  Customer Retention and Mailing List Manager

  Draft and graphically design promotional newsletters (no customer acquisition).Broadcast customer retention bulk mail.Through self-developed software (MySQL/PHP/Windows based) analyze mailing results (rejects, opens, clicks, complaints, unsubscribes, etc.).Contact and negotiate with ESPs when issues come up.Update promo pages and others.Develop and maintain newsletter archive sites (MySQL/PHP/Windows based). Authorized persons may download CSV files with all statistically relevant data on all mailings in history.Develop new sites from the scratch.(FunTimeBingo.com and FunTimeBingo.ag closed operations in 2012) Show less

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  Abbott Vascular

  Feb 2012 - May 2012

  Interpreter (temporary assignment)

  Interpreter English/German/Spanish at production floor trainings. (Respecting best practices for behavior and hygiene in clean rooms)