Catherine COSTE Currently based in London, UK Married, 44 years old French nationality @ [email protected] 00 33 6 28 04 81 15 Available for an interview on Skype

MARKETING & OPERATIONS ASSISTANT / TECHNICAL ASSISTANT English, German & French speaker WORK EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION 2012 - now

Writer

2010 - 2011

Writer and blog developer - health innovation think tank Atelier e-santé with BNP Digital Workshop CEO, a “Chevalier of the Legion of Honor”: promoting digital economy

2009 - 2010

Writer and blog developer - promote minimally invasive surgery and digital health, patient advocacy, mediation (French Senate and National Academy of Medicine). “Ethics, Health and Death 2.0” blog: 300 readers per day since 2006

2008 - 2009

German Teacher - High Schools in Paris area

2006 - 2007

German Linguistics & Civilization post-graduate teacher training - La Sorbonne - Paris

2001 - 2004

European Sales Support (team of 11 people) - Intuitive Surgical Europe - Main contact for customers, prospects and distributors - In charge of Sales contact management - Support 2 Directors: the European Operations Director & the European Training and Education Manager on business development - Set, validate & implement various sales communication strategies

1999 - 2001

Sales and Underwriting Assistant - FM Global Support to Directors /Account Managers at Marketing, Sales & Underwriting services Depts

1999

Translation Services Group Coordinator Assistant - Bowne International Correction and re-writing of juridical translations from English into German

1998 - 1999

Chief Redactor Assistant - CIRAC (Center of Information and Research for Germany) Writer of the CIRAC Forum magazine from conception to realization Bilingual Personal Assistant training (French-English)

1996

German Linguistics & Civilization post-graduate teacher training - La Sorbonne - Paris

1992 - 1996

German Teacher - High Schools in Paris area

1994

German Linguistics & Civilization post-graduate diploma (Master II equivalent)

LANGUAGE SKILLS FRENCH GERMAN ENGLISH CHINESE (Mandarin)

First language Fluent (university Post-graduate, teacher and multiple positions) Fluent (IELTS 2013 - overall score 7.0) Reading Pinyin & basic conversation

SKILLS  Adaptability  Written skills  Networking

 Proactivity  Making effective presentation  Persuading, influencing & negociating skills  Problem-solving  Interpersonal skills

 Time-management  Tactician  Teamworking

COMPUTER SKILLS  Word, Excel & Powerpoint Access  Mindmanager  Business Objects  Blog creation  Internet  Smart applications