Patricia Schneidewind
Pursuing BSc in International Relations and Economics from College of Arts and Sciences, Degree in German/European political and economic history from Humboldt University since 2009, English Teacher at Thai Middle School, Founder of BGSS in Tanzania.
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Work status: | Part-Time Student |
| Skills: | English, Event planning, Languages, Leadership, Marketing, Public Relations |
| Location: | New York City |
| Groups: | Win $11,000 funding, $20,000 pro-bono consulting, and mentoring from entrepreneurs & executives |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding team mates, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Recruiting for my startup |
| Schools: | New York University |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Thai Middle School |
| Position: | English Teacher |
| Employer: | Tanzanian Primary School and orphanage |
| Position: | volunteer |
| Employer: | Bakhita Girls Secondary School |
| Position: | Founder |
| Employer: | NYU Deutsches Haus |
| Position: | Secretary and Office Assistant |
| Time period: | September 2008 - December 2008 |
| Description: | Provided secretarial support to the Deutsches Haus Language, Culture and Kids program.
Assisted as organizer for the Language program. |
| Employer: | OM- Suit-Home Yoga studio |
| Position: | Personal Assistant |
| Time period: | September 2008 - December 2008 |
| Description: | Helped design and renew the website.
Worked on developing advertisements for special events. Assisted in day to day organization. |
| Employer: | St. Dominic Savio School |
| Position: | English Teacher |
| Time period: | June 2008 - August 2008 |
| Description: | Volunteered as a class 3&4 English Teacher
Taught and led class of about 40 students Set up an English learning group for struggling students Volunteered in the school’s affiliated orphanage as a tutor for Kindergarten and 1st grade students. |
| Employer: | Huay Sing School |
| Position: | English Teacher |
| Time period: | May 2007 - June 2007 |
| Description: | Responsible for teaching grades 6- 9 (about 40 students per class)
Assisted in Grades 2-3 Helped to organize school events |
| Employer: | Suss MicroTec |
| Position: | Office Assistant |
| Time period: | January 2007 - May 2007 |
| Description: | Helped to set up the Singapore office, which included creating worker expense charts and furnishing the office.
Helped to plan and organize the company’s opening event, which included writing and sending out invitations and completing follow-ups. Performed general administrative work and acted as a secretary when needed. |
| Employer: | ZMC Technologies |
| Position: | Marketing and Business Development Intern |
| Time period: | September 2006 - April 2007 |
| Description: | Worked on the company newspaper.
Acted as a marketing assistant. Worked as an assistant to the monitoring of the sales shows. Developed company business flowcharts. |
| Employer: | Dresden Refugee Center |
| Position: | Volunteer |
| Time period: | April 2005 - May 2006 |
| Description: | Volunteered as an German and Mathematics tutor for middle school refugee children |
EDUCATION
| University: | New York University |
| Time period: | 2011 |
| Degree: | International Relations & Economics, BSc |
Patricia's Startups (1)
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Bakhita Girls Secondary School
We plan to build a school for 240 girls in Ifakara, Tanzania. The school will specifically target girls who come from underprivileged backgrounds, and who are therefore more likely to be subject to rape, abuse, and AIDS, and are also at risk of b