Resolve and sincerity

Autumn 2011 | Print version of the image

Thomas Werner Winterstetter

• Lives in 54329 Konz, near Treves and Luxembourg City
• Born 1959 near Frankfurt am Main, Germany
• 3 children with Astrid Mauer

International Profile

Deutsch Italiano

Contact and Phone

Contact +49-1578-7821133

Qualifications

• Special Assistant to the Director of Communications and Media
• European brand marketing experience with a strong background in digital marketing strategies
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to create and deliver polished presentations to high level internal and external executives
• Advanced knowledge of digital content marketing, mobile devices and monetization
• Strong business background

• Process optimization in business development, marketing and sales.
• Assistant Project management
• Representation & backup

Attitude

• I’m charismatic, friendly and energetic
• Experienced, focused and alert, forward-minded
• I will find a way, or make one

Languages

• English » V (Advanced)
• German » V (Advanced)
• Italian » IV (Advanced)
• French » II (Beginner)
• Spanish » II (Beginner)
• Nonverbal communication skills » IV (Advanced)

Mobility

• I am mobile and ready to move (ESTA Visa Clearance)
• Driving license for car and motorcycle
• Mercedes-Benz Driver Training Advanced
• BMW Motorrad Rider Training

Pragmatical skills

• Lightness, quickness, exactitude, visibility, and multiplicity
• I can help you to manipulate the variables of effectiveness, efficiency and alignment
• Intercultural competence, communications, public relations

Education

• University Entrance Diploma
• Goethe University, Frankfurt — Law, undergraduate studies; 1980-1984
• Autodidactic studies

International experience

• 1979 Sojourn: Florence and Rome, Italy
• 1986 Sojourn: New York and Washington, D.C., USA
• 1996 Sojourn: Rabat and Marrakesh, Morocco
• 2000 Sojourn: Venice and Milano, Italy
• 2003 Sojourn: Arad, Romania
• 2006 Sojourn: Paris, France
• 2008 Sojourn: Berlin, Germany
• 2011 Sojourn: Berlin, Germany
• 2012 Sojourn: Cologne & Düsseldorf, Germany
• 2013 Sojourn: Berlin & Frankfurt, Germany

• Representative, fashion industry

  1983-1988: Sole representative of italian and british fashion labels in Germany, Switzerland, Austria.

• Head of distribution, fashion industry

  1986-1988: Sales manager (West-Europe, North-America) and unit director for a german designer label near Hamburg, Germany.

• Executive, furniture industry

  1989-1996: Wholesale and retail of style international furniture (USM Haller, Vitra, Vitsoe)with my own small business in Frankfurt am Main.

• Freelance Internet Consultant

  1997 - to date: Concept, planning and implementation of online communications. Making intelligent use of new media & social marketing channels. Professional website development to support small business long-term.

• Business Consultant

  2009 - to date: Business Consulting for small business (SMB)

• Freelance Project Management, Business Guide, Business Sherpa, Contract Manager

  2007 - to date: Guidance to organizations, corporate clients and individuals as an independent adviser, backup, and proven closer. Managing and leading strategic communications and sales through consulting, coaching and planning.

• Media and Technology: Website design, Content Management, Consultation and advice, Project management
• Marketing: Inbound marketing. Optimization through subtraction.
• Expansion, Progress, Customer development, Relationship building
• Representation, Project management, Interim manager
• Flexible and reliable settlement of jobs that require immediate attention

Conceptual skills

• Analytical mindset
• CRO Conversion Rate Optimization
• Coaching, mentoring, teaching. Getting results.

Interpersonal skills

Hobbies

• Loves nature and long walks in the woods
• Natural food, excercise and sunshine
• Sports and play with mates and family

• Strategic agility – Sees ahead clearly; can anticipate future consequences and trends accurately; has broad knowledge and perspective; is future oriented; can articulately paint credible pictures and visions of possibilities and likelihoods; can create competitive and breakthrough strategies and plans.
• Managing Vision and Purpose – Communicates a compelling and inspired vision or sense of core purpose; talks beyond today; talks about possibilities; is optimistic; creates mileposts and symbols to rally support behind the vision; makes the vision sharable by everyone; can inspire and motivate entire units or organizations.
• Decision Quality – Makes good decisions (without considering how much time it takes) based upon a mixture of analysis, wisdom, experience, and judgment; most of his solutions and suggestions turn out to be correct and accurate when judged over time; sought out by others for advice and solutions.
• Drive for Result - Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.
• Managerial courage – Doesn’t hold back anything that needs to be said; provides current, direct, complete, and «actionable» positive and corrective feedback to others; lets people know where they stand; faces up to people problems on any person or situation (not including direct reports) quickly and directly; is not afraid to take negative action when necessary.
• Peer Relationships – Can quickly find common ground and solve problems for the good of all; can represent his own interested and yet be fair to other groups; can solve problems with peers with a minimum noise; is seen as a team player and is cooperative; easily gains trust and support of peers; encourages collaboration; can be candid with peers.
• Motivating others – creates a climate in which people want to do their best; can motivate many kinds of direct reports and team or project members; can assess each person’s hot button and use it to get the best out of him; pushes tasks and decisions down; empowers others; invites input from each person and shares ownership and visibility; makes each individual feel his work is important; is someone people like working for and with.
• Negotiating - Can negotiate skillfully in tough situations with both internal and external groups; can settle differences with minimum noise; can win concessions without damaging relationships; can be both direct and forceful as well as diplomatic; gains trust quickly of other parties to the negotiations; has a good sense of timing.
• Building Effective Teams - Blends people into teams when needed; creates strong morale and spirit in his team; shares wins and successes; fosters open dialogue; lets people finish and be responsible for their work; defines success in terms of the whole team; creates a feeling of belonging in the team.

I will work as a contractor or an inhouse consultant on a commensurate budget starting from 72k.