Personal Skillsets

• Journalism   25 years
• Policy Analysis  8 years
• Graphic Design   5 years
• Applied Statistics   5 years
• Web Design    10 years
• Publication Management 10 years
• Board Presentations 15 years
• Speech making  
• Events Management
• Media Relations
• Staff Contract Management

Journalistic Knowledge Domains

• Business
• Banking Systems
• Venture Capital
• Science & Innovation Policy
• Telecommunications
• Software Development
• Management and Project Management
• Transport Policy
• Energy/Electricity policy
• Climate Change
• Genetic Engineering
• Education Policy
• Military Systems
• Film Production
• Civil Engineering

Software Expertise

Advanced

• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Powerpoint
• Adobe Photoshop
• Adobe Indesign
• Adobe Acrobat Pro

Intermediate

• HTML + Javascript
• Nero Trax and Mix (Sound)

Basic

• Microsoft Access
• IBM SPSS

Previous Freelance Contributions

• Heritage Magazine (graphics)
• e.nz magazine (articles)
• Defence Quarterly (articles)
• Dominion Business Pages (offshore articles)

Main Data

Citizenship: New Zealand, British (EU)

Occupation: Journalist

Marital Satus: Married (see Jenny)

Children: Lars (19), Torsten (17), Joshua(8), Oliver(4)

Drivers Licence: Car, motorcycle (learners)

Personal Interests

• History and Geography
  
• Game-design
• Technology (use of)

Favourite Activities

• Writing
• Reading
• Cooking
• Strategy games (from Chess on)
• Flying (flight simulators)
• Mountain-biking
• Karate

Favourite Things

• Food
• Cars
• Airplanes
• Starlets