ONLINE CV
“The Road Taken” …professionally
Take a stroll through my online resume. “Come, let’s walk, come, let’s see …”
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
FREELANCE & CONSULTANT
Freelance web site setup, Copenhagen (2010-)
Web site set-up in WordPress, including:
– Design
– Image processing
– Content
– Plug-ins
– Minor CSS and HTML coding
Freelance translation, Copenhagen (2010-)
– Danish to English
– English to Danish
Freelance proof reading, Copenhagen, (2010-)
– Proof reading
– Editing
Communications Officer, Larsens Tegnestue, Nørrebro (February-June 2019)
PRIMARY WORK TASKS
Website opdate: larsens-tegnestue.dk – including:
– Content (Danish and English)
– Photo editing
– Plug-ins, installation and set-up
– HTML and CSS editing
– New pages, set-up
Various communication tasks (including sparring in connection with art project)
Communications consultant, The Danish College of General Practitioners (DSAM) (February-June 2017)
PRIMARY WORK TASKS
– Web graphics for dsam.dk
– Resource database, creation and set-up
– Facebook page for conference, creation and content
– New member welcome package, design
– Annual event cycle – preparation and design
Proof reader, Egmont, Hellerup, Copenhagen (June-August 2014)
– Proof reading
– Layout corrections in InDesign
PERMANENT EMPLOYMENT
Project Manager, Department of Agriculture and Ecology, University of Copenhagen (15 June-9 October 2011)
PRIMARY WORK TASKS
– Preparation of final project report to the EU – including:
– Financial statement
– Correspondence with foreign partners
– Monitoring
Information Coordinator, Danish Seed Health Centre, Department of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, University of Copenhagen, 23 January 2005-31 May 2010
PRIMARY WORK TASKS
– Quality assurance of all English material — including information and
– scientific material
– Creation and maintenance of the Centre’s web site Danish Seed
– Health Centre (does not exist any more, for photos, see)
– Project management of EU project
– Miscellaneous design tasks (brochures, posters, PowerPoint presentations
– et al.)
– Fundraising
– Maintenance and updating of the Centre’s databases (Seed database and
– Cumulus database)
– Assistance in organising and holding international meetings
– Collection of data for annual reports and work plans (for DANIDA)
– Maintenance, updating and archiving of reprints, handbook library and list
– of publications
Research Group Secretary, Centre for Experimental Parasitology, Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, the Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University (December 2003-September 2005)
PRIMARY WORK TASKS
– Day to day casework in English and Danish
– Preparation of annual reports (Wormcops, Danish National Research
– Foundation, WHO/FAO, CEP)
– Editing and maintenance of the Centre’s two homepages Wormcops and
– CEP (today: Parasitology and aquatic pathobiology
– Updating DVJB’s publication and project database
– Minor accounting (EU accounting, Wormcops, expenses and travel
– reimbursements et al.)
– Secretarial tasks for employees and students at CEP
Research Group Secretary, Gladsaxe Municipality, December 2002-March 2003
PRIMARY WORK TASKS
– Assistance in preparation of educational evaluation report
– Editing and maintenance of homepage
– Accounting
– Miscellaneous secretarial tasks (correspondence, phone, booking of
– meetings, archiving et al.)
Information officer/web editor, Vesterbro Urban Renewal Centre, Nov. 2000-Nov. 2002
PRIMARY WORK TASKS
– Journalist at the Centre’s magazine, The District
– Vesterbro (BYDELEN Vesterbro)
– Editing and maintenance of the Centre’s homepage: vbcenter.dk
– Production of leaflets and brochures
– Member of the magazine group and the editorial board
– Proofreading (blueprints)
VOLUNTEERING
Counsellor, Kalejdoskop (drop-in centre), Nørrebro, Copenhagen, April-September 2014
EDUCATION
MA degree in English and History aimed at Communication, Roskilde University, 1998
COURSES
Special needs Counselling, Diploma module – 10 ECTS points (2 February-11 June 2014)
– Cooperation with local authorities and other local, regional and national
– stakeholders, including cooperation with parents and caregivers
– Counselling with knowledge centres and knowledge environments,
– including user organisations Psychological and sociological perspectives –
– on special needs
– Counselling of individuals with differentiated disabilities, special needs,
– potentials and skills
– Legislation and applicable rules of importance to counselling, including
– rehabilitation, sheltered employment, confidentiality, stringent reporting
– and access to documents
– Specific counselling methods, including individual counselling, group
– counselling, establishment of internships and the use of IT in educational
– counselling
– Inclusion and integration, including marginalisation and stigmatisation
– Normality and quality of life
Intercultural counselling, Diploma module – 5 ECTS points (10 October 2013-23 January 2014)
– Theories of culture
– Ethnicity and cultural identity
– The meeting between the counsellor and the counselee emphasising
– interaction between different cultural backgrounds
– Intercultural communication during counselling sessions
Counselling and the Individual, Diploma module – 10 ECTS points ( 2 September-11 October 2013)
– Theoretical approaches to understanding individual development,
– including personality formation and identity in a theoretical perspective —
– psychologically, sociologically and culturally
– Theoretical approaches of analysis at the individual level
– The counselling process as a relation and the counsellor’s pre-
– understanding
– The counselee’s self-concept and its significance in the counselling
– process
– The significance of cultural features and moral values in the counselling
– process, including gender and ethnicity
– The counselling process in an existential and narrative perspective
– Learning theory relevant to counselling and lifelong learning in formal,
– non-formal and informal learning environments
– Clarification of resources, competencies and development potential in a
– career perspective
Coaching, Engagement, Satisfaction and Well-Being (10-21 June 2013)
– Apply coaching techniques of questioning and listening
– Focus on solutions and set goals
– Identify and develop strengths and resources
– Identify barriers
– Work actively and creatively with opportunities
– Develop action plans
– Integrate mindfulness in everyday life
– Perform practical exercises in order to create well-being
– Create positive change, development and growth
Counselling and Counsellor, Diploma module – 10 ECTS points (8 April-22 May 2013)
– Counselling and career theories, including methodological implications of
– different approaches
– Theoretical approaches in relation to counselling and career theories and
– methods
– Main features of the professional counselling history and development of
– national and international perspective, including the interpretation of
– policy goals and strategies
– Strategies and models for counselling activities, including the role and
– function of supervision
– Face-to-face individual counselling
– Group and collective counselling activities
– IT-based counselling activities
– Ethical dilemmas and principles of counselling and counsellors, including
– the principles of administrative law
Media Lab (1-26 October 2012 & 1 November 2012-25 January 2013)
Practice and experiment with individually tailored project (My website: My Own Space)
Web Communication and CMS (3-29 September 2012)
– Setup of development environment
– Installation of a specific CMS
– Graphic layout and development of themes
– Setup of required features, menus, modules and plug-ins
– Publishing of a website
– Expansion and maintenance of CMS
Online Marketing (29 May-6 July 2012)
– Google Search Engine Optimisation
– Use social media and blogs in marketing efforts
– Plan, execute, analyse and follow up on e-mail campaigns
– Measure, analyse and track web traffic
– Create and manage a website using CMS
– Google Analytics, Adwords and Website Optimizer
– WordPress (CMS, blogs)
– MailChimp (e-mail-marketing)
– Social media for companies such as Facebook, YouTube, Google +
Digital and Graphic Communication (20 February-30 March 2012)
– Update and edit a homepage in a CMS system
– Produce and layout a publication and make it ready for print
– Edit photos for web and print
– Design and produce a campaign from start to finish, incl. concept, – look &
– feel, preparation and completion
– Hands-on experience with: Adobe Photoshop; Adobe InDesign; CMS
– (WordPress)
Strategic Communication, Diploma module (3 January-11 February 2011)
– Communication theory and history
– Work as a communicator
– Communication policy, strategy and plan
– Communication objectives and success criteria
– Analyses – including stakeholder analysis
– Communication and the press
– Crisis communication
– Organisation and management in relation to communication
– Evaluation of communication
– Project organisation and management
Fundraising (15 & 16 April 2010)
– Screening of project ideas and current trends
– Tools for idea and concept development
– Specific fundraising tools
– Types of donor demanded projects
– Types of donor demanded organisations — about sponsoring and
– partnerships
– EU support structure
– Preparation of budget and financial plans
– Support schemes, dat abases, and info points
Project Management (13 & 14 April 2010)
– The phases of the project
– Visibility of the project
– Management tools, methods, staffing and organisation
– Project management
– Conflicts and conflict management
– Project evaluation and learning
Excel 2007, basic (30 November-1 December 2009)
– Structure of the spreadsheet
– Formulas and calculations
– Formatting
– Printing and page setup
– Using multiple spreadsheets
– Diagrams
PDF, Adobe Acrobat 8.0/9.0 basic (13 November 2009)
– Create PDF
– Optimising for web and print
– Menus and toolbars, navigation, searching and printing
– Editing and proofreading
– Interactive PDF documents
– Multimedia content
Photo processing, Adobe Photoshop CS3/CS4, extended (21-22 October 2009)
– Summary of basic functions
– Set-up
– Image editing
– Advanced retouching
– Vector graphics
– Managing images in Bridge
– Advanced web processing
Photo Processing, Adobe Photoshop CS3/CS4, basic (19-20 October 2009)
– Basic functions, tools and palettes
– Bitmap versus vector graphics, RGB colour and CMYK colour, resolution
– and size in relation to print and web
– Basic image editing
– Marker
– Layers and layer effects
– Photo recording and archiving
– Retouching
– Image manipulation
– Text feature
– Internet graphics
Illustration, Adobe Illustrator CS3, basic (1-2 October 2009)
– Programming schedule, tools and menus
– General set-up
– Basic drawing
– Objects
– Colours and gradients
– Layers
– Text and text effects
– Preparing for print, PDF and web
Adobe Creative Suite CS3, update (10-11 December 2008)
Illustration, Adobe Illustrator, basic (7-8 & 14 October 2008)
– Basic tools, menus, palettes and programming schedule
– Structure of illustrations
– Drawing of objects with the Pen tool (for inking of logos, etc)
– Text and typographics
– Colour and gradient
– Brush effects and symbols
– Conversion of images into graphics
Layout, Adobe InDesign (31 October-2 December 2005)
– Page setup, basic tools and principles
– Fonts, typography
– Setup and work with multiple pages
– Vector editing and bitmaps
– Preparing for print and PDF format
PowerPoint (February & marts 2004)
– PowerPoint introduction
– PowerPoint advanced
Professional Communication (November 2001)
– Communication language
– Disposition of texts
– Jargon plagues
– Popularisation problems
Journalism (September 2001)
– Writing techniques
– Definition of target group
– Interview techniques
Web Design (September-November 2000)
– HTML
– Dreamweaver 3.0
– Photoshop 5.5
– Image Ready 2.0
– Flash 4.0
– Web design
OTHER QUALIFICATIONS
IT
Design programmes (InDesign, Illustrator)
Photo editors (Photoshop, Image Ready, Pixir.com)
Web editors (WordPress, SiteCore, Drupal, Dreamweaver, FrontPage)
Web optimisation programmes (Google Analytics, SiteAnalyze, Adwords, Website Optimizer)
Social media (Facebook, Pinterest, LinkedIn, YouTube)
Internet browsers (Google Chrome, Apple Safari, Firefox, Explorer)
E-mail and calendar programmes (G-mail, Yahoo, GroupWise)
Pdf programmes (Adobe Acrobat Pro, Adobe Distiller, Adobe Reader)
Mac (Pages, Numbers, Keynote)
Windows Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)