Experience

Hey Planet

• Denmark
• Food Production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-founder

  • Nov 2016 - 7 years 2 months

  Copenhagen Area, Denmark Hey Planet is a Copenhagen-based food startup developing delicious and wholesome foods with powdered insects. Insects can be fed on flexible diets, have rapid growth and require little water and land area for production. The production of insects emits 100 times less CO2 than cattle. Insect production is even more sustainable in terms of water usage and land area than soy beans. We are promoting insects as they are rich in nutrients, taste delicious and are a sustainable food source. We… Show more Hey Planet is a Copenhagen-based food startup developing delicious and wholesome foods with powdered insects. Insects can be fed on flexible diets, have rapid growth and require little water and land area for production. The production of insects emits 100 times less CO2 than cattle. Insect production is even more sustainable in terms of water usage and land area than soy beans. We are promoting insects as they are rich in nutrients, taste delicious and are a sustainable food source. We do this by offering healthy, tasty snacks and other foods and participating in policy-making fora. Show less



CARCEL

• Denmark
• Apparel & Fashion
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-Founder

  • Apr 2016 - Oct 2016

  Copenhagen Area, Denmark In April 2016 I co-founded a unique fashion label that employs women in prison in developing countries. Women in prison are often incarcerated due to poverty-related causes such as drug-trafficking and are unable to provide for themselves and their children behind bars. Carcel gives them a job providing them with a fair wage, new skills and hope for a better future. As Co Founder I have played a central role in all areas of setting up the social business. My main areas of responsibility… Show more In April 2016 I co-founded a unique fashion label that employs women in prison in developing countries. Women in prison are often incarcerated due to poverty-related causes such as drug-trafficking and are unable to provide for themselves and their children behind bars. Carcel gives them a job providing them with a fair wage, new skills and hope for a better future. As Co Founder I have played a central role in all areas of setting up the social business. My main areas of responsibility and acheivements included - Strategy execution: initial research, co- developed the business plan, designed and developed the first prototypes in Peru, built a strong team, developed social media platforms, initiated investor relations - Field Management: Successfully built and maintained partnerships with the National Prison System of Peru (INPE), the local prison management in Cusco and a local production manager in Cusco - Responsible for financials, budgets and accounting - Winner of Creative Business Cup Denmark 2016 Show less



Institute of Development Studies

• United Kingdom
• Research Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Nov 2014 - Mar 2016

  Brighton, United Kingdom • Developed the ‘tools and guides’ section on the www.menandboys.ids.ac.uk website for the international project ‘Engendering Men: Evidence on Routes to Gender Equality’ • Identified and summarised key literature on migration and its intersections with gender and age for a Dfid policy paper and on social policies and women’s empowerment as preparation for an Eldis Key Issues guide • Transcribed and coded qualitative interview data • Produced analysis sequences about collective action… Show more • Developed the ‘tools and guides’ section on the www.menandboys.ids.ac.uk website for the international project ‘Engendering Men: Evidence on Routes to Gender Equality’ • Identified and summarised key literature on migration and its intersections with gender and age for a Dfid policy paper and on social policies and women’s empowerment as preparation for an Eldis Key Issues guide • Transcribed and coded qualitative interview data • Produced analysis sequences about collective action and individual agency concerning sexual and gender-based violence in South Africa • Documented and drafted a report of a four-day workshop that brought together activist organisations from Egypt, India, South Africa, Uganda and Kenya to share good practices on addressing gender-based violence and the role of men and boys for collective action, for the 'interactions' project, see: http://interactions.eldis.org • Documented a four-day workshop that brought together activists, academic researchers and policy makers, including representatives from Sonke Gender Justice (SA), Promundo (Brazil), HarassMap (Egypt), OECD and DFID, as part of the project "Engaging Men and Boys for Gender Equality" (EMERGE), see: http://menandboys.ids.ac.uk, publication of case studies: https://lnkd.in/eRpZDkJ Show less



UN Women

• United States
• International Affairs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Gender Mainstreaming Intern

  • Apr 2015 - Sep 2015

  Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic • Supported the implementation of the National Office's annual work plan, which included providing technical assistance to the government of the Dominican Republic on mainstreaming gender in national plans and processes • Co-coordinated three videoconferences with the Ministries of Women from Chile, Mexico and Costa Rica about gender mainstreaming in public policies • Supported the UN Women Training Centre to document a three day Expert Group Meeting on Training for Gender Equality •… Show more • Supported the implementation of the National Office's annual work plan, which included providing technical assistance to the government of the Dominican Republic on mainstreaming gender in national plans and processes • Co-coordinated three videoconferences with the Ministries of Women from Chile, Mexico and Costa Rica about gender mainstreaming in public policies • Supported the UN Women Training Centre to document a three day Expert Group Meeting on Training for Gender Equality • Developed a presentation and held workshops in low-income communities throughout the country on gender and women’s rights in relation to the dissemination of the United Nations campaign Beijing+20 • ‪Fact-checking, analysing, organizing and preparing briefing documents, statements, talking points and reports‬ Show less



Central America Comittee

• Denmark
• Political Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Assistant

  • Sep 2013 - Sep 2014

  Copenhagen Area, Denmark • Contributed to the design of the log-frame for a two-year DANIDA-funded project to strengthen a women’s organisation in Honduras that seeks to end violence against women and that promotes awareness of women’s rights • Conducted focus group interviews in Spanish with women from six communities in Puerto Cortés, Honduras in order to produce a baseline study report



180 Degrees Consulting

• Australia
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Team Leader

  • Sep 2013 - Dec 2013

  Copenhagen Area, Denmark • Led a five-person team of student consultants and in connection to this received training in team management and leadership from Boston Consulting Group • Designed and conducted semi-structured interviews with six country officers • Synthesised interview data into a communication and brand strategy for DanChurchAid’s Mine Branch together with the team



Environmentalist

• Co-founder and Project Coordinator

  • 2012 - 2013

  Copenhagen Area, Denmark • Parallel to my undergraduate studies I developed and launched an entrepreneurial online magazine called The Environmentalist that advocates greater collaboration between public and private entities to promote the use of green technology • Responsible for Customer Service Management, bookkeeping and the development of a customer database system



Sticks'n'Sushi

• Restaurants
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Waitress

  • 2012 - 2013

  Tivoli Hotel, Copenhagen Solid part-time experience waiting tables and serving sushi in Japanese to an international clientele.



Københavns Kommune

• Denmark
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Foster Parent

  • Jun 2011 - Jun 2012

  Copenhagen Area, Denmark I have been a foster parent for two children every other weekend for a year. In this context, I have passed a course in children's development and needs. These are two children who have become part of the family and that I still keep in touch with.