Curriculum Vitae

Name: Heiner Merz
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Born: 24 February 1963 in Waiblingen, Germany
Legal Status: Divorced, 1 child living with his mother
Nationality: German
Education: 1987 – 1994 University of Stuttgart
   M. Sc. in Computer Sciences and Business Administration
1990 Scholarship with IBM Stuttgart
1981 – 1983 Professional training in wholesale and foreign trade
   Diploma with honors
Employment: Apr. 2002 – today **1** [Automotive Supplier, Electronics and Devices]
   Purchase Agent Customized Software
Apr. 2000 – Mar. 2002 **2** [IT company, payment clearing systems]
   Presales, worldwide customer support & services
Jan. 1999 – Mar. 2000 **3** [global IT consultants]
   Senior Consultant / IT Consultant with Swiss and German banks
   Project co-ordination, customizing and implementation of HR-Software
Apr. 1996 – Dec. 1998 **4** [IT systems for rescue operators]
   Assistant to Managing Director until October 1996
   (then) Nov. 1996 – Dec. 1998 **4 a** [Irish branch of this company]
   General Manager, overall responsibility for all non-German activities,
   Project- / product management, all admin. tasks, staff supervision
Nov. 1994 – Mar. 1996 **5** [IT consultants, automotive sector]
   Consultant, working on a software project for a car manufacturer
1992 & 1993 Teaching assistant within the Computer Science faculty
Aug. 1981 – May 1986 **6** [steel trading company]
   Purchasing / sales agent for steel, aluminum and copper alloys.
   15 months military service, honorable discharge
Languages: English (fluent), German (native), some Hungarian and French
IT Qualifications: Oracle7, DB2; SQL Pascal, PL/1, strong C; ooP: C++, SmallTalk;
   Windows NT / Windows 2000 networks
Excellent project and general management skills
Add’l. Qualifications: Preparation of **4 a** to be certified according ISO 9000
In-house training of staff members in both **5** and **4**,
   topics included, e.g., Internet, relational databases, project
   management and software quality assurance.
Very good health, able and willing to travel and / or to relocate

Last Revised: 10 February 2004

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