Ecologist

• Apr 2022 - Present

Participant at The Journey Summer School Programme

• Jul 2018 - Aug 2018

I took part in the 5-week Climate-KIC summer school programme on climate change entrepreneurship. The Journey is considered to be the world’s largest climate innovation summer school. The programme consisted of a number of lectures and workshops on team formation and teamwork, ideation, design thinking, customer surveying, prototyping, financial planning and life-cycle assessment, with the main focus being on developing a business plan on a climate-related business idea. Our team gathered around the common idea of tackling plastic pollution through single-use plastics prevention and reuse. Having identified the FMCG industry as one of the most problematic sectors, our group project focused on developing a delivery service for concentrated personal care and cleaning product refills so that the use of single-use plastic packaging and containers can be avoided. A detailed business plan was developed and presented in front of a jury at the end of the programme.

Business Assistant

• Nov 2017 - Jun 2018

- Organized and coordinated client events and internal meetings- Managed travel bookings and expense approvals- Assisted with preparing financial report extracts; data conversion and analysis- Reviewed and prioritized managers‘ emails to determine required actions and keep volume manageable - Initiated a campaign to remove single-use plastic cups in the office; also participated in other sustainability campaigns; member of the Social Committee - Organized and coordinated client events and internal meetings- Managed travel bookings and expense approvals- Assisted with preparing financial report extracts; data conversion and analysis- Reviewed and prioritized managers‘ emails to determine required actions and keep volume manageable - Initiated a campaign to remove single-use plastic cups in the office; also participated in other sustainability campaigns; member of the Social Committee

Intern

• Apr 2017 - Apr 2017

Worked in a team to:- Research the life cycle of the plastic waste (plant pots) from the company’s projects as well as existing opportunities for reducing it/treating it in a sustainable way, alternative materials and current regulations and standards related to the problem- Contact a number of stakeholders (recycling companies; nurseries; plastic product suppliers; city council) in order to address the problem and discuss any possible solutions- Present and describe the most cost-effective solutions and alternatives (for the company in particular and for the horticultural industry in general) in a report

Intern

• Jun 2016 - Sep 2016

- Reviewed and examined the concept, methodology and objectives of projects concerning energy efficiency- Put in writing project proposals for the Horizon 2020 programme- Described in an article round table debates and presentations at the C4E Forum (Central and Eastern European Energy Efficiency Forum) event- Compiled, adapted and translated relevant articles for the monthly newsletter of EnEffect - Reviewed and examined the concept, methodology and objectives of projects concerning energy efficiency- Put in writing project proposals for the Horizon 2020 programme- Described in an article round table debates and presentations at the C4E Forum (Central and Eastern European Energy Efficiency Forum) event- Compiled, adapted and translated relevant articles for the monthly newsletter of EnEffect