CURRICULUM VITAE

Norwegian

Namsos, Norway

Over 18 years of international sales and marketing experience
Extensive experience in international project management
Expertise in building public and private partnerships in an international environment

Imposed checks and balances on Nordic administrative unit in New York, Streamlined operations and cut costs
Quickly filled a void in Norway's product specter, replaced obsolete escorted tours with bookable FIT products. Pushed export effort of bookable travel products into North American sales and distribution channels
Expanded sales and distribution channels and enhanced promotional activities with field work, telemarketing, database management and Direct Mail
Initiated segmentation and prioritization, rationalization, streamlining, and focus on results in all aspects of tourist board activity, such as PR, press, sales tools, travel trade relations and consumer services
Introduced regional leadership of Norway's markets in Southern Europe, streamlined operations, image and portfolios of services. Improved client and staff satisfaction
Received the highest score of any region of the Norwegian Tourist Board for region Southern Europe (for which I was the Director) in a customer satisfaction survey·
Achieved the highest personnel satisfaction score of any region of the Norwegian Tourist Board for region Southern Europe. The highest score in the two ever conducted surveys

2004	Owner of firm Schjolberg Conseil (business counseling), Paris, France
1998 to 2004	Director Southern Europe (France, Italy, Spain) Norwegian Tourist Board, Paris, France
1996 to 1998	National Expert to the European Commission Directorate-General XXIII, Tourism Unit, Brussels, Belgium
1986 to 1987	Norwegian Tourist Board, New York, USA
1990 to 1996	Director North America
1988 to 1990	Acting Director North America
1988	Marketing Manager
1987 to 1988	Acting Director North America
1987	Project Manager - Incentive Travel
1986 to 1987	Consultant, video conferencing, Marketing Department Telecommunications Administration, Oslo, Norway

1998 to 2004	Management team, Norwegian Tourist Board
1989 to 1992 1993	Chairman, Scandinavian Tourist Boards (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden) New York, USA

1983 to 1986	California State University, Fresno, California, USA Bachelor of Science, Business Administration - General Administration option. Also a 24 semester units of higher business course exceeding degree, that can be applied towards a Master Degree
1980 to 1982	Oppland Regional College, Lillehammer, Norway Graduate of Tourism Industry Management, June 1982

June 2004	Seminar: Electronic Mailboxes, Advantages of Outsourcing. Paris, France
March 2003	Symposium: Management of Electronic Signatures. Paris, France
Fall of 2002	Sabbatical. Author. "An Analysis of Developing Markets - New Business Opportunities for Brand Norway"
June 2000	Conference: Narrowcast 2000. Streaming, Broadband, Content (Internet.) Paris, France
November 2000	Conference: WAP 2000. Wireless Application Protocol (WAP), mobile phones and Internet. Paris, France
November 1999	Conference: Narrowcast 99. Interactive TV, Virtual Communities, Internet Advertising. Paris, France

Good communicator, accomplished speaker and presenter
Dedicated, resourceful and decisive. Full of initiative and new ideas
Result-oriented with record of exceeding standards and expectations
Motivational leadership skills, good results through team building
Experienced in turning limited resources into good results
Courteous, likeable and confident in any cultural, political and economic setting
Ability to translate signals, needs and demands of principals and markets into action
Experienced in creating synergy effects and building partnerships among governmental, semi-governmental and private institutions in an international environment
Geopolitical and economic insight
High personal standards and professional conduct, loyal and hardworking

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