| Dates (from - to) | 2009 - 2011 |
| employer / client | Dr. Wesnigk works part-time as EU funding advisor and marine technology broker for the Marine Research Association in Northwest Germany (Nordwest-Verbund Meeresforschung e.V.), www.nwv-meeresforschung.de |
| Type of business or sector | Research organisation comprising 10 universities and marine research institutes in Bremen and Lower Saxony, (Univ. Bremen - MARUM, Univ. Oldenburg - ICBM, AWI, MPI Bremen) |
| Occupation or position held | Marine Technology Broker |
| Main activities and responsibilities | Organisation of events for science and industry, e.g. on remote ocean sensing and on marine energy; representation of NWVM at fairs, conferences with posters, brochures. Contact point for interested companies.
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| Further activities | Assistance in planning joint projects and obtaining funding. |
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| Dates (from - to) | 2008 - 2009 |
| employer / client | Proposal writing for several European research institutes in marine and biotechnological fields |
| Type of business or sector | EMPA assisted in proposal writing for KBBE, ENV and Marie-Curie (ITN) Proposals |
| Occupation or position held | Depending on project requirements |
| Main activities and responsibilities | Technical assistance, organisation of forms, of timing,
input to general part, tables, charts,
policy input to impact,
editing of whole proposal or parts
pre-evaluation
timely submission |
| Further activities | Pre-evaluation of whole or parts of proposals |
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| Dates (from - to) | 2002 - 2005 |
| employer / client | Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Bremen, Germany, www.mpi-bremen.de |
| Type of business or sector | Research organisation |
| Occupation or position held | EU Coordinator and liaison officer with DG Research |
| Main activities and responsibilities | Coordination, acquisition, management and administration of EC-related research proposals and projects |
| Further activities | Training of MPI staff in proposal writing and project management, internal evaluation of proposals (Marie-Curie), evaluator for NEST, trainer for diverse environmental issues |
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| Dates (from - to) | 2002 - 2005 |
| employer / client | Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Bremen, Germany, www.mpi-bremen.de |
| Type of business or sector | Research organisation |
| Occupation or position held | EU Coordinator and liaison officer with DG Research |
| Main activities and responsibilities | Coordination, acquisition, management and administration of EC-related research proposals and projects |
| Further activities | Training of MPI staff in proposal writing and project management, internal evaluation of proposals (Marie-Curie), evaluator for NEST, trainer for diverse environmental issues |
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| Dates (from - to) | 1995 - 2001 |
| employer / client | BLG Consult GmbH, Bremen, Germany, not existing anymore as merged with Bremen Ports |
| Type of business or sector | Port and Transport Consulting |
| Occupation or position held | Senior Project Manager, Environmental Expert, and Training Coordinator |
| Main activities and responsibilities | Coordination, acquisition, management and administration of diverse projects |
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| Dates (from - to) | 1990 - 1993 |
| employer / client | Greenpeace Germany, Hamburg, www.greenpeace.de |
| Type of business or sector | Non-governmental environmental organisation |
| Occupation or position held | Antarctica Coordinator |
| Main activities and responsibilities | Public, press and lobby work, developing concepts for protection activities, organizing and coordinating projects with volunteers and scientists |
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