Katharina
Pilgrim
Ave
born
December
08,
1988
Brooklyn,
New
York
City
*.*********@*****.***
11221
NY,
USA
Work
Experience
Kundenbinder
LLC
Essen,
Germany
Self-
employed
Team
Leader,
Marketing,
Public
Relations
August
2009
-
Present
Successfully
markets
and
assists
in
launching
new
products
for
parent
companies
of
US
Fortune
500
!
Companies.
Consistently
manages
teams
of
brand
representatives
at
high
profile
events
and
trade
shows.
!
Helps
increase
sales
and
awareness
across
several
product
lines.
!
Travels
across
country
to
host
events
in
clothier
design,
sports,
music,
arts,
and
entertainment.
!
Imani
Children’s
Home
Nairobi,
Kenya
Volunteer,
Babies
Unit
September
2013
Supported
human
resources
planning,
supported
managing
incoming
donations.
!
Provided
day-
to-
day
childcare
services
Group
2
(6-
9
months
old
babies),
lived
with
Kenyan
Host
Family.
!
Lichtburg
Registered
Association,
Cultural
Center
Wetter,
Germany
Intern,
Accounting,
Eventmanagement,
Marketing,
Public
Relations
April
2012
–
July
2012
Accounting:
developed
new
and
improved
structure
of
annual
report,
with
new
balance
sheet,
company
!
organigram,
management
ratios
and
cash
flow
statements;
reviewed
profitability
analysis
of
civic
hall;
developed
budget
costs
calculation
for
future
musical
productions.
Eventmanagement:
supported
preparation
and
execution
of
individual
events,
e.g.
cinema,
public-
viewing
!
UEFA
Euro
2012,
lake
festival;
supervised
and
managed
booking
of
gospel
choir
Heartchoir.
Marketing:
researched
and
compared
online
advance
booking
systems
to
increase
ticket
sales;
developed
!
promotion
material
and
strategy
for
in-
house
theatre
production.
Public
Relations:
wrote
PR-
articles,
information
about
artists
and
program,
handled
ticket
sales,
contacted
!
stakeholder
before
and
after
events
to
create
customer
loyalty.
Boesner
LLC,
Distribution
and
Services
Witten,
Germany
Administrative
Assistant,
Art
Supplies
November
2009
–
May
2011
Maintained
and
updated
database
of
valued
clients,
company
orders
and
inventory
of
goods.
!
Serviced
current
and
past
due
accounts
and
handled
billing.
!
Cultural
Care
Fanwood,
NJ,
USA
Au
Pair,
Nanny,
Housekeeper
July
2008
-
July
2009
Provided
general
day-
to-
day
childcare
services
10
hours
per
day,
lived
with
an
American
Host
Family.
!
Duties
included
taking
care
of
three
kids
(2,
4
&
7),
the
household,
shopping,
cooking,
and
tutoring.
!
Marketing
Kompetenz
Team
LLC
Witten,
Germany
Marketing
Representative
September
2007
-
June
2008
Conducted
surveys
for
market
research
companies
i.e.
European
Marketing
Alliance
AG
(Eumara
AG)
and
GfK
!
HealthCare.
Proactively
contacted
doctors
and
pharmacists,
introducing
new
products
and
researching
their
prescribing
!
behavior.
Municipal
Court
Witten,
Germany
Intern
September
2007
Attended
sittings
of
the
court
and
shadowed
criminal
and
family
judges.
!
Education
Ruhr
University
of
Bochum
Bochum,
Germany
Enrolled
in
Bachelor
Degree
Program
of
Management
and
Economics
April
2011
-
Present
(Graduation
in
May
2014
with
Bachelor
of
Science
in
Management
and
Economics)
Three
semesters
in
Bachelor
Degree
Program
of
Economics
and
Politics
of
Eastern
Asia
April
2010
-
March
2011
Swinburne
University
of
Technology,
Sarawak
Campus
Kuching,
Malaysia
Semester
abroad,
successfully
completed
classes:
August
2012
-
December
2012
Human
Resource
Management,
Fundamentals
of
Marketing,
South
East
Asia
Business
Context
!
Schiller
Gymnasium
(Highschool)
Witten
Witten,
Germany
Graduated
with
Abitur
(A-
levels,
German
University
Entrance
Qualification)
July
1999
-
June
2008
GPA
2.1/6
(good),
main
subjects:
German,
Mathematics,
Art
&
History
!
Language
Skills
And
Stays
Abroad
German
-
native
! Tutor
for
High
School
and
Elementary
students
with
migration
background
for
6
years
in
German
grammar
! Final
examination
in
A-
levels
1.3/6
(very
good)
English
-
fluent
Summer
2013,
Took
oral
and
written
English
classes
at
Ruhr
University,
C1
level,
final
grade
1.5/6
(very
good)
!
November
2011,
English
Language
Certificate
from
the
German
Academic
Exchange
Service
(DAAD)
C1
Level
!
(Effective
Operational
Proficiency
or
advanced)
December
2009,
Test
Of
English
as
an
Foreign
Language
(TOEFL)
iBT
(Internet-
Based
Testing),
102/120
points
!
(equals
C1
level)
July
2008
-
July
2009,
Fanwood,
NJ,
USA,
Successfully
completed
Cultural
Care
Au
Pair
Program,
daily
!
acquisition
and
use
of
English
by
living
in
host
family,
subject
to
the
regulations
of
the
US
State
Department
part-
time
student
enrolled
at
Union
County
College,
Cranford
NJ
(approximate
10
hours
per
week
including
self-
study),
attended
e.g.
Art
History
August
2005,
Summit,
NJ,
USA,
Successfully
completed
the
Academic
Adventures
in
America
program
of
studies
!
in
English
conversation
and
American
culture,
by
living
with
American
Host
Family
gained
further
knowledge
and
understanding
of
the
culture
Advanced
Proficiency
Certificate
in
Latin
5
years
of
studies
!
Final
grade
2.0/6
(good)
!
Italian
-
basic
knowledge
February
2006,
Student
Exchange,
Pisa,
Italy,
lived
with
Italian
Host
Family
and
attended
classes
at
Italian
High
!
School