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Other than your current job, what other job in the entertainment industry do you dream of doing?

A consulting or management position in an international organization where creative skills and business acumen would be needed to improve strategy and performance when facing the challenges of the information age: media convergence, content distribution, social community networks, virtual environments, Web 2.0, as well as digital asset and underlying rights management. My ideal role would be developing business plans, building customer/client relationships, assessing associated risks, devising and implementing strategies, as well as assisting with engaging marketing campaigns and innovative funding scenarios.... read more

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Work history

Ericsson Business Consulting (EBC) August 2007 to the present
Business Consultant for Content and Multimedia Solutions

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How would you describe your time at Ericsson Business Consultin...?

Ericsson Business Consulting is a subdivision of the global services delivery center of Ericsson, the world-leading supplier of telecommunication solutions.
+ Assisting mobile and broadband network operators as well as content developers and providers with advice and execution in developing new
media business models around mobile advertising, mobile-TV, and IPTV;
+ Engaged in tactical marketing strategies for consumer multimedia solutions, covering areas such as converged TV, music, gaming, and creative communications;
+ Analyzing intermittent changes in the value chain resulting from disruptive technology and digital natives??? roles in the emerging multimedia ecosystem;
+ Providing thought leadership by developing successful, market changing propositions based on segmentation, analysis and insight;
+ Case studies and references available upon request.
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Qwerty Films (fka Kuhn & Co.), London May 2002 to December 2003
Finance Manager

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How would you describe your time at Qwerty Films (fka Kuhn & Co...?

Film finance and production outfit established by Michael Kuhn, former CEO of PolyGram Filmed Entertainment (PFE) to develop and produce low to medium budget feature films.
+ Responsible for the day-to-day management of the company???s accounts, including management accounts, consolidation,
payroll and production accounting, sales & distribution activities;
+ Tracked investment in film development, coordinated and supplied financial information to private equity investors, public media funds, government bodies, and sale & leaseback organizations;
+ Conducted financial modeling and benefit realization analysis for feature films with budgets from $6-32 million; oversaw production of movies such as "Kinsey," "I Heart Huckabees," and "The Order."
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Business Development Manager

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How would you describe your time at MAX - European Post-Product...?

Joint venture comprising leading post-production houses such as Das Werk (Germany), Mikros Image (France), En Efecto (Spain), Glassworks (UK), and Centropolis FX (USA).
+ Consulted on operational improvement, business process management and organizational change, multi-channel distribution
strategies and their operational and business impact; performed IT infrastructure and service delivery assessments, helping this pan-European initiative of visual effects experts from seven countries to streamline processes;
+ Achieved scalability through targeted marketing, allowing the group to cater to a wide range of creative demands and project sizes, including the ambitious production "Enemy at the Gates";
+ Sourced projects among the international film community; identified commercial opportunities for added services using the group???s cross divisional network; structured and negotiated deals at board level to secure high caliber post-production work for the group.
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Business Analyst and Company Loans Coordinator

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How would you describe your time at European Media Development ...?

Intermediary strategy consultancy for the European Union???s prestigious MEDIA Program.
+ Initiated and implemented Europe???s foremost media funding scheme, conducting due diligence and analyzing more than two hundred business strategies throughout the member states;
+ Provided guidance to
strengthen strategic alliances across Europe???s media industry; identified financial and non-financial benefits; supervised business plan implementation and cashflow;
+ Allocated startup and project development capital in excess of ???9 million per annum to ventures that have become key players within the European media landscape.
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Gryphon Entertainment October 1996 to the present
Founder and Managing Director

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How would you describe your time at Gryphon Entertainment?

Drawing on its deep understanding of the creative industries, Gryphon Entertainment serves both the public and private sector. The Company specializes in media business and operating strategy formulation and implementation, process improvement and design, organizational change, content/IP assets management, strategic business planning, content sourcing and acquisition, viability studies, business modeling (what-if scenarios), and innovative marketing strategies.
+ Providing counsel to improve strategy and performance within film/television production and distribution, digital media and internet, advertising and promotion, merchandising, and finance;
+ Advising production companies, content providers, distributors, publishers, funds, and banks on new economy strategies and complex M&A transactions up to ???115 million;
+ Case studies and references available upon request.
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Feldt & Compagnie, Wiesbaden April 1995 to October 1996
Film Marketing Executive and Copywriter

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How would you describe your time at Feldt & Compagnie, Wiesbaden?

+ Created and implemented innovative and engaging marketing campaigns for the home video division of major Hollywood studios, boosting sales in the territory by 40-65% on certain titles;
+ Performed marketing research including surveys, focus groups, and test screenings;
+ Responsible for
television, radio, print, and live events for both B2C and B2B channels; films handled include "Forrest Gump," "Apollo 13," "Waterworld," and "Schindler???s List"; increased awareness for brands such as "Star Trek" and "Nickelodeon" in the German language territories.... read more
Allianz Insurance Group, Stuttgart August 1991 to March 1995
Account Manager

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How would you describe your time at Allianz Insurance Group, St...?

+ Specialized in risk mitigation, liability and accident insurance for small to medium enterprises.

Education

Steinbeis-Hochschule-Berlin January 2004 to March 2006
MBA and BBA in Media Management

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How would you describe your time at Steinbeis-Hochschule-Berlin?

International MBA studies in cooperation with SDA Bocconi University, Milan, and NYU Stern School of Business, New York. Graduated among top of class.
Master Thesis on ???Underlying Rights Management for Authors??? Literary Property Rights in the Information Age;???
Bachelor Thesis on ???Sergei
Eisenstein???s ??Qu?? Viva M??xico! ??? The Reconstruction of a Lost Masterpiece of Cinema.???... read more
European Master in Audiovisual Business Management (EMAM)

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How would you describe your time at European Consortium for Aud...?

Master Thesis on "Strategic Synergies between Virtual Media Development and Marketing."
New York Film Academy (NYFA), New York October 1996 to July 1997
Filmmaker???s Diploma

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How would you describe your time at New York Film Academy (NYFA...?

Wrote, directed, and produced the award-winning shorts ???Once There Was Green??? and ???TimeWarp.???
Wissenschaftliche Hochschule Lahr August 1995 to May 1999
Undergraduate Degree in Business Administration Marketing

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Axel Andersson Academy, Hamburg January 1993 to December 1994
Diploma in Advertising & Copywriting

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How would you describe your time at Axel Andersson Academy, Ham...?

Thesis on ???Concept for a Cross-Media National Marketing Campaign against Moonlighting in Germany.???
Industrie- und Handelskammer, Stuttgart September 1991 to July 1993
Insurance Management (IHK)

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How would you describe your time at Industrie- und Handelskamme...?

Chamber of Commerce Certificate with Honors (Insurance Business).

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