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Short CV of EMPA’s managing director
Personal information
Name Doktor Johanna Barbara Wesnigk
Address Westerdeich 11, 28197 Bremen, Germany
Telephone +49-421-50 79 20
Mobile +49-170-755 78 26
E-mail j.wesnigk(at)empa-bremen.de
Nationality German
Date of birth 4/29/1960
Work experience
In May 2005 Dr. Wesnigk founded EMPA, the Environmental & Marine Project Management Agency
Dates (from - to)2009 - 2011
employer / clientDr. 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 sectorResearch 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 heldMarine Technology Broker
Main activities and responsibilitiesOrganisation 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.
Further activitiesAssistance in planning joint projects and obtaining funding.
Dates (from - to)2008 - 2009
employer / clientProposal writing for several European research institutes in marine and biotechnological fields
Type of business or sectorEMPA assisted in proposal writing for KBBE, ENV and Marie-Curie (ITN) Proposals
Occupation or position heldDepending on project requirements
Main activities and responsibilitiesTechnical 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 activitiesPre-evaluation of whole or parts of proposals
Dates (from - to)2005 - 2007
employer / clientMax Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Bremen, Germany, www.mpi-bremen.de
Type of business or sectorResearch organisation
Occupation or position heldProject Manager
Main activities and responsibilitiesProject management and dissemination for the EU-project METAFUNCTIONS in a part-time position for the Microbial Genomics group
Dates (from - to)2002 - 2005
employer / clientMax Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Bremen, Germany, www.mpi-bremen.de
Type of business or sectorResearch organisation
Occupation or position heldEU Coordinator and liaison officer with DG Research
Main activities and responsibilitiesCoordination, acquisition, management and administration of EC-related research proposals and projects
Further activitiesTraining of MPI staff in proposal writing and project management, internal evaluation of proposals (Marie-Curie), evaluator for NEST, trainer for diverse environmental issues
Dates (from - to)2002 - 2005
employer / clientMax Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Bremen, Germany, www.mpi-bremen.de
Type of business or sectorResearch organisation
Occupation or position heldEU Coordinator and liaison officer with DG Research
Main activities and responsibilitiesCoordination, acquisition, management and administration of EC-related research proposals and projects
Further activitiesTraining of MPI staff in proposal writing and project management, internal evaluation of proposals (Marie-Curie), evaluator for NEST, trainer for diverse environmental issues
Dates (from - to)1995 - 2001
employer / clientBLG Consult GmbH, Bremen, Germany, not existing anymore as merged with Bremen Ports
Type of business or sectorPort and Transport Consulting
Occupation or position heldSenior Project Manager, Environmental Expert, and Training Coordinator
Main activities and responsibilitiesCoordination, acquisition, management and administration of diverse projects
Dates (from - to)1993 - 1995
employer / clientFree lancer
Occupation or position heldEnvironmental Consultant and Journalist
Main activities and responsibilitiesCoordination and management of diverse environmental, training and education projects
Dates (from - to)1990 - 1993
employer / clientGreenpeace Germany, Hamburg, www.greenpeace.de
Type of business or sectorNon-governmental environmental organisation
Occupation or position heldAntarctica Coordinator
Main activities and responsibilitiesPublic, press and lobby work, developing concepts for protection activities, organizing and coordinating projects with volunteers and scientists
Dates (from - to)1987 - 1989
employer / clientInstitute for Marine Research at the Christian-Albrechts University, Kiel, Germany, www.ifm-geomar.de
Type of business or sectorResearch organisation
Occupation or position heldScientific Coordinator of a project funded by German Environmental Protection Agency www.uba.de
Main activities and responsibilitiesPh.D. thesis research and teaching. Experiments on mineralization and uptake of radiolabeled xenobiotics by microbial communities from seawater and sediments
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