Background

Business

While studding I started my own business as a freelancer doing financial consulting for AWD. I received training in selling and presentation and was quite successful in selling insurance and real estate. My customers were quite satisfied with the service I provided. Conversa GmbH made me a good offer and so I changed over. I was able to attract some Japanese customers and do some good deals with them.

Working with Computers was more to my liking, so I started to work part time for GIC and then Arnold Datentechnik in network design and implementation type roles. I then established my own business in 1998 and continued with my studies toward postgraduate qualifications as a physicist with a sub-major in computer science.

After graduating I intense my affords and was able to expanse my business both in customers and in turnover. In 2001 the breakdown in the IT market reached me but I survived the next two years by teaching unemployed people with the TÜV and the Multi Media Akkademie. These courses where hard but I could develop new skills in teaching. In 2003 my turnover started to grow again and in 2004 I was able to secure me some very good teaching positions. Finally in 2005 I had enough money put aside to pay of my Tax deeds for 2003 – 2004 and to make a start in Australia.

So here I am and applying for a job. Before starting my own business again I like to be employed.

Why Australia

After graduating I spend a month backpacking the centre and the east coast. It was then that I fall in love with the country, the nature and the people. So I applied for permanent residency and got it in 2002. In the next years I undertook some scouting tours to Brisbane and Melbourne to find the right place for me and to find out more about everything. Melbourne felt like home to me and so I decided to get started here.

Secondary skills

As both my Mother and father are psychologist, I learned quite some of that Trade too. I visited courses on communication, interpersonal skills, couple therapy and psychology for the last 15 years. I completed the requirements for an psychologist but I never took any tests or final exams as I was more interested in computers than being an psychologist.

Due to the seminars in psychology and the training received on selling and presentation I developed a good skill in selling and teaching. I like to talk to people and I love to see the gleam in there eyes when they learned something they really can use in there daily live.

Also I’m good in implanting structures and doing analysis. I love to solve problems and focus on solutions. I prefer the Japanese approach to business, solving an existing problem instead of distributing the blame.

Computers and Physic

I have been using computers since 1984/85. Since that time I continue to read extensively and like to keep myself up to date about computer issues. During my time at High School I took a computer science class where I learnt Pascal. After my national service time I decided to study physics, since computer science appeared to me as too limited. Within physics I exerted myself strongly for the development of the computer pools inside the university particularly with Unix and Linux. At our university handling of common standard software is a prerequisite. As additional study (in German Universities you have to choose at least two additional courses in order to receive a Masters (or Diplom). I selected computer science and Astrophysics. I visited the various courses in the Informatik (Computer Science) Department and had a successful examination in each of these courses and secured a sub major in computer science as well as formal postgraduate qualifications as a physicist.

In my Diplom (Master) thesis I built ferroelectric memory elements. Such work requires a high knowledge of computer electronics and functionality. The attached letter of recommendation written by my group leader (Dr Martinez) emphasizes that I wrote measuring programs, optimized and repaired hardware and helped others in the group with their software problems.

A modern physicist is confronted nowadays daily with computers, hardware and software issues. Without knowledge of the operating system, programming knowledge, office applications and other computer areas, work, as a physicist is inconceivable. In Germany physicists are in high demand to work as analysts or consultants, because they have a wide range of knowledge and a strong analytical background. If you take a look at the IT market in Germany most of the good positions are filled with people with Diplom Physiker, Diplom Mathematiker or Diplom Informatikern qualifications.