1. Katharina Scherkenbach
Hochstrasse 11 • 51645 Gummersbach, Germany • +49 176 47184797 • katharina.scherkenbach@gmail.com
EDUCATION
University of North Florida, Coggin College of Business, AACSB Accredited
Master of Business Administration / GlobalMBA (GPA: 3.78)
Jacksonville, FL
10/2014 – 01/2016
University of Applied Sciences Bonn-Rhine-Sieg
Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration (GPA: 3.4)
Major: Retailing
Rheinbach, Germany
10/2010 – 03/2014
Dublin Business School
Major: Marketing & Event Management
Dublin, Ireland
09/2012– 12/2012
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Tamarin Fruits Co.
Marketing Strategist
 Elaborate self-responsibly an online marketing strategy, including planning of Social
Media content using Hootsuite, communication material, Facebook Ads
 Author, design an educative child-oriented booklet about healthy lifestyle
03/2016 - today
DOM Sicherheitstechnik GmbH & Co. KG
Assistant Product Management
 Advanced development of a product information management system
Bruehl, Germany
01/2017 – 03/2017
Assistant Product Management and R&D
 Supported implementation of European catalog/electronic drawing mgmt. program
05/2014 – 09/2014
Bachelor’s Final Thesis Product Management
 Assisted in development of an innovation project
 Created and conducted an online survey among potential customers
12/2013 – 03/2014
Telekom Deutschland GmbH
Internship Customer Relationship Management
 Assisted in preparation, customization, reporting of CRM campaigns
 Developed CRM campaigns for an innovation project
Bonn, Germany
04/2013 – 09/2013
HSP Hochspannungsgeraete GmbH
Internship Purchasing
 Conducted procurement market analysis, redesigned KanBan warehouse
Troisdorf, Germany
07/2012 – 08/2012
HEW-KABEL GmbH
Internship Purchasing
 Executed bid comparisons, order tracking, order letters, price enquiries
Wipperfuerth, Germany
07/2011 – 09/2011
VOLUNTEER WORK
Heart for Change / Ministry of Education Colombia
English Teaching Fellow
 Worked alongside Colombian English teachers to improve the communicative skills
of public school teachers and students from grades 9-11 in under privileged areas
 Lead classes of 25-55 Colombian students ranging from 5-18 years old
Medellín, Colombia
07/2016 – 11/2016
SKILLS / INTERESTS
Languages - Native fluency written and spoken German, fluency written and spoken in Spanish
Travel - Have been to 24 countries on 5 continents and lived in 6 countries in the last 4 years
Intercultural Teamwork - Completion of a group thesis within a multinational team
Computer - Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook, adept in SAP R/3
Event Management - Organization team for the convention “Encuentro Internacional de español en Bonn”
HONORS AND CERTIFICATES
Service Training English Teaching Certificate (ÚNICA) - Summer 2016
DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) Scholarship - Recipient, summer 2015
Business English Certificate - Summer 2011
Intercultural Communication Certificate - Winter 2010/2011