Birgit Narayanan Email & Phone Number

Qatar

Middle East

Doha, Qatar

Qatar

The work focus at this point in time is mainly on social media and customer care projects for the company.

Multinational

Since September 2014 I have assisted this US- based, yet globallyoperating company in their efforts to prepare their entry into the German-speaking market. Over the past year I was involved in preparing their infomercials for the German market and provided TV-script-writing for German TV, proofing of DVD materials & other marketing materials in German, as well as working on a translation of their highly popular nutrition guide.

Linz

Health management guidance booklet design for all their international employees.

London, United Kingdom

Adaffix GmbH is a global leader in caller identification services. The company publishes highly popular caller-identification applications all around the globe and has one of the largest mobile phone number databases worldwide.There is a lot of technology behind these application products and technicians are busy transforming all the data literally second by second, putting the data into profitable portions for the big carrier companies. My linguistic and communication expertise helped the… Show more Adaffix GmbH is a global leader in caller identification services. The company publishes highly popular caller-identification applications all around the globe and has one of the largest mobile phone number databases worldwide.There is a lot of technology behind these application products and technicians are busy transforming all the data literally second by second, putting the data into profitable portions for the big carrier companies. My linguistic and communication expertise helped the company to provide better, more tailor-made services to their clients.In 2012 I also took on the responsibility for their customer care management, as well as assisting the operational team with their social media activities on their main application CIA for the German-speaking markets. Early in 2013 I was asked to produce little snippets of information on the company and their services for advertising on social media for a service which the company successfully launched in February 2013 in Austria. SECNU (= secure number, www.secnu.at) protects users and their mobile phone numbers from unwanted calls and spam. It is a secure number that can be used for your convenience anywhere on the web. Show less

London, United Kingdom

Teaching postgraduate students of the MSc degree course in Control of Infectious Diseases in Animals (CIDA) on aspects of communication, in particular risk communication as part of a risk analysis process.

Responsible for the Centre of Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) Programme at the Royal Veterinary College in the UK; budget holder; team manager; responsible for the creation of an innovative learning and teaching space (LIVE Centre) at the biggest vet school in the UK; setting up funding for innovative learning and teaching methods; stakeholder engagement; marketing and public relations; conference and event organisation; contribution to academic publications.

London, United Kingdom

Freelance journalist for the Austrian daily newspaper "Oberösterreichische Nachrichten" - covering the Royal wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in 2011. Providing information on how the British public perceived the biggest event of the year in 2011. Writing a daily column about the event.

Austria

Organising and conducting training courses for people who needed more in-depth knowledge of communication and presentation skills, advance their interview performance with the help of role play, improving CV-writing skills, and train the clients to use English ans their working language.Raising awareness on multicultural dimensions when working in an international environment.The use of online media in their workplace.Strong focus on how to improve the use of language in… Show more Organising and conducting training courses for people who needed more in-depth knowledge of communication and presentation skills, advance their interview performance with the help of role play, improving CV-writing skills, and train the clients to use English ans their working language.Raising awareness on multicultural dimensions when working in an international environment.The use of online media in their workplace.Strong focus on how to improve the use of language in presentations. Show less

Nizhni Novgorod, Russian Federation

As part of a multi-national team I worked on various EU-funded knowledge transfer projects, of which “Knowledge Transfer Between the European Union and the Russian Federation” was the biggest. This was a specific knowledge transfer project to support change in higher education institutions, especially in Eastern Europe, and provided expertise from Austria, the Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, and Slovakia. My work on the project included teaching of current marketing principles to agriculture… Show more As part of a multi-national team I worked on various EU-funded knowledge transfer projects, of which “Knowledge Transfer Between the European Union and the Russian Federation” was the biggest. This was a specific knowledge transfer project to support change in higher education institutions, especially in Eastern Europe, and provided expertise from Austria, the Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, and Slovakia. My work on the project included teaching of current marketing principles to agriculture students at the University of Nizhni Novgorod, Russia, as well as consulting managing staff at agricultural enterprises in the whole region of Nizhni Novgorod. Show less

Austria

Test and Learning Centre Manager and Head of Austrian operations for Prometric Inc, now owned by Educational Testing Service, Baltimore, USA (www.ets.org), one of the world leaders in test delivery software. Supervision of successful test deliveries in Austria, project management of various global software development projects, supervising training and implementation of new assessment structures, such as Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT)… Show more Test and Learning Centre Manager and Head of Austrian operations for Prometric Inc, now owned by Educational Testing Service, Baltimore, USA (www.ets.org), one of the world leaders in test delivery software. Supervision of successful test deliveries in Austria, project management of various global software development projects, supervising training and implementation of new assessment structures, such as Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) examination software, and US Medical Licensing Exams (USMLE) computer-based exams. Project Management on the production of a complete set of training manuals for Prometric test centre staff in EMEA. Publishing a market analysis report on Austria as part of a new corporate business development initiative, directed by the European company headquarter. Show less

Education record

Activities and Societies: QPWN - Qatar Professional Woman Network (Jan 2020 - ongoing) QHRF - Qatar Human Resources Forum (Member.

Entrepreneurial Studies., --

Activities and Societies: Certification for Training Management and Organisation Marketing and Sales Cost and Finance Calculation Project.

E-Commerce And Online Marketing, With Distinction.

Employment Law, With Distinction

Aspects of employment, health and safety, business flow risk assessment studies, and their legal framework.

Mag Phil, Communication Science, English And Spanish

Activities and Societies: European Association of PR Students Universidad de Moncloa in Madrid, Spain University of Fullerton, US.

Five A Levels