Dirk (Michael) Behrendt
Segment Manager Gastronomy / Club / Lounge
Experience
Segment Manager Gastronomy / Club / Lounge
MAWA Design GmbH
- Management of segment gastronomy, club and lounge lighting solutions
- Professional competence in project management and coordination
- Budget and sales increase
Sales & Marketing Director
Targetti Licht Deutschland GmbH
- Strategic sales and marketing for German market
- Office relocation management
- Budget and sales increase
- Optimization of sales structures
- Leadership and coaching of employees
- Key account management
- Project management and coordination
- Use of MS Office Pro, Outlook, Visio and MS Project
Sales & Marketing Director Germany
Wever & Ducré NV
- Strategic sales development and marketing for German market
- Reorganization of sales structure
- Key account management and leadership of employees
- Use of CRM/ERP and project management tools (Merlin)
- 3D-CAD (Solidworks) and ETS5 (KNX Configuration)
- Dialux/Relux lighting design
International Project Manager & Coordinator in Lightning Projects (worldwide)
Freelance Sales Partner
- Sales and Marketing Services for multiple international Lightning manufacturers
- Budget planning and sales increase
- international project management & project coordination in lighting concepts
- project documentation
Founder & Director
Self-Employed
- Founded own specialist design and sales agency for innovative lighting design, lighting solutions, multimedia concepts and lighting and building controls
- Sales, marketing and project management
- Technical system integration (Smart Home)
- International sales and marketing
- International project management and coordination
- Team leadership and coaching
International Sales & Project Coordinator
Zumtobel Staff Inc.
- International sales and project coordination for building controls and multimedia concepts
- Worldwide project coordination and budget control
- Support of architects and designers during project implementation
- Time management and project process communication
- Sales structure management and project development
International Project Manager
Zumtobel Staff GmbH
- International project management and communication
- Project management and coordination
- Object cost control and supervision
- Budget and cost control management
- Support of architects and designers
- Fault and safety management
Project Manager D/A/CH
Ansorg Lichttechnik GmbH
- Lighting design and specification
- Project management and coordination
- Fault and safety management
- Marketing and communication planning
- Video editing and music project coordination
Service Technician D/A/CH
Ansorg Lichttechnik GmbH
- Customized lighting design
- Installation support and system operational safety
- Time management
- Product maintenance and final check
- Customer support and logistics
Vocational Trainee Electrical Installation
Elektro Ernst Balgar GmbH
- Vocational training in electrical installation (journeyman's certificate)
Industries Experience
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Experienced in Manufacturing (36 years), Construction (34 years), Information Technology (27 years), and Professional Services (27 years).
Business Areas Experience
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Experienced in Project Management (34 years), Marketing (31 years), Sales (29 years), Operations (8 years), Product Development (4 years), and Finance (3 years).
Summary
After a solid education in electrical engineering and subsequent further training, I started my career in the professional lighting business by an innovative lighting manufacturer in the technical support team. In the context of constantly setting new goals, I was given more and more responsibility in new positions. To get closer to my goal in “international project managment”, changing the company was also a matter of course for me in connection with change of location. I has always been my aim, to be able to take on ever greater responsibility within the company. It was also an important goal for me to be able to take on a responible task abroad, which was made possible by my stay abroad in the US and Canada. After my return in 1999 from the US to Germany, I founded an own design and sales agency fopr lighting solutions, multimedia concepts and lighting and building controls. In the further course of my career, I was offered new management positions from prestigious lighting manufacturer. There I use my career experience and skills very well and successfully. I live for the medium light and have always been loyal to the lighting industry.
Skills
Projectmanagemet & Coordination
Budget & Sales Increase
Sales Management & Organisation
International Project Management
Technical Event Support
Show & Event Responsibility
Technical Construction Management
Key Account Management
Hq Group Communication
Lighting Design | Lighting Controls
Strategic Sales & Marketing
Technical System Integration | Smart Home
Office Relocation
Optimizing Sales Structure
Leadership Employees / Coaching
Reorganisation Sales Structure
Reorganization Sales Structure
Strategic Sales Development
Sales & Marketing
New And Existing Customer Care
Project Managemt & Procedures
Acquiring New Customers
Ms Office Pro / Outlook
Ms Visio / Ms Project
Adobe Cc (Ps/aa/ai/id/etc.)
Crm / Erp
Project Management Merlin
3d-cad Solidworks
Ets5 (Knx Configuration)
Dialux / Relux Lighting Design
Motivated
Goal-oriented
Resilient
Team-oriented
Excellent Communication Skills
Self-critical
Strategically Organized
Languages
Education
Swiss Technical College
Intensive training · lighting design & lighting technology · Winterthur, Switzerland
College FOS 12
graduation university student · Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Elektro Ernst Balgar GmbH
vocational training to electrical installation, Gesellenbrief · electrical installation · Bottrop, Germany
Certifications & licenses
Journeyman's certificate
Elektro Ernst Balgar GmbH
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