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PERSONAL INFORMATION Klas Henning Mikael Lindstein

Sweden: Fortvägen 79, 18768 Täby. Sweden: +46739960879

[email protected] Skype: klas.lindstein

Wechat(微信): klaslindstein

JOB APPLIED FOR Work in China.

WORK EXPERIENCE

05 June 2014 Present

01 August 2012 – Present

Business manager at Age Home Furniture Beijing (China) and Stockholm (Sweden) I am the cofounder and business manager of Age Home Furniture, a company based in Beijing. China. Age Home Furniture deal in Scandinavian retro teak furniture on the Chinese market. Basing my purchases on extensive knowledge of Swedish retro furniture and its market, I buy and ship exclusive teak furniture to China. The company´s success is facilitated by the vast network of business contacts I formed while living and working in Beijing during three formative years. My indepth experience and insight into the Chinese market and culture has generated many business opportunities and ensured the expansion of Age Home Furniture. We have seen a steady increase in profits thanks to my knowledge of the ins and outs of the Chinese market. The future looks bright for our company. Team manager of Microsoft Bing Scandinavia iSoftstone, Beijing (China)

I am the sole team leader of Microsoft Bing´s search engine optimization project in Scandinavia. I recruited and supervised the training of 25 highly competent Scandinavian employees who worked with the Bing search engine. My group has garnered excellent results, and the expertise of my workers stands out on a highly competitive global market, with my group regularly outshining Bing´s other project groups . Consequently, I have acquired considerable experience of leadership. Working with Bing has also made me able to handle all the problems facing a manager who is involved in the recruitment and training of new employees.

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01 August 2009 – 01 April 2010 English teacher VietAnh English centre, Hanoi (Vietnam)

I tutored both young and adult students in English. I was responsible for four (4) different classes in separate centres in the Hanoi area. My role as a teacher helped me acquire intimateknowledge of the Vietnamese culture, the customs of the Vietnamese people and their ways of communicating. This experience gave me the skills necessary for efficient communication.

01 September 2008 – 01 June

2009 Flight attendant TUIfly Nordic, Stockholm (Sweden)

I worked as a flight attendant for a large international charter airline called TUlfly Nordic, flying globally with passengers primarily from the Nordic countries. I was required to take care of a wide array of security issues, serve the clients and tend to the medical problems that may arise during flights. This job gave me great experience in being service minded: I enjoyed taking care of the passengers while keeping the safety of everyone my foremost priority. I learned to handle situations involving fires, disruptive or sick passengers, as well as threats of terrorism.

Jobs during my time as a student.

01 January 2007 – 01 August

2008

Substitute teacher Täby Schools, Täby (Sweden)

I worked as a substitute teacher for German teachers sickleave in the town of Täby. I mainly worked with high school students who studied German when the regular teacher was ill or on vacation. I furthermore had a short term position when the regular teacher had to go through an operation. This consolidated my grasp of the German language. I´m a proficient German speaker and fond of German culture. .

01 April 2005 – 01 April 2007 Healthcare worker for disabled people

Torget AB, Stockholm (Sweden)

Helping disabled in their everyday life, mostly down syndrome or Asperger. The job required me to take my patients shopping. I also assisted them with cleaning and washing. Showing great concern for my clients, I slept in the group home in case of emergencies. I worked mostlyon weekends and sometimes accompanied the client on their vacations, helping them with all their needs.

01 June 2003 – 01 March 2005 Salesperson

Byggmax AB, Täby (Sweden)

I did manual work in the warehouse as well as managing the cashregister.This was my first job. I got it after a short internship in the store. I worked there weekends and Wednesdays after school for more than two years. This job taught me the value of hard work.

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EDUCATION AND TRAINING

01 September 2010 – 1 June 2014

Bachelors of finance Economics and Finance

UIBE University of international business and economics. 对外经贸大学, Beijing (China)

Economics and finance studies at one of the top universities in China. Scholarship for best student at UIBE (对外经贸大学) 2010 and 2011 with highest GPA average of all foreign students.

01 August 2007 – 01 February

2008 Certificate of Italian language studies Italian studies B2 Universita per stranieri di Perugia, Perugia (Italy)

Studied Italian in Italy at Universita per stranieri di Perugia. 01 April 2006 – 01 December

2006 Germanistics A B Germanistic

studies (Germanlanguage)

Uppsala University, Uppsala (Sweden)

Studyied German at university level for two semesters after studying German at high school and at the Goethe Institute München. In a total I have studied German for seven years.

01 June 2006 – 01 December 2006

Italistic (Italian) A

Italian A

Uppsala University, Uppsala (Sweden)

Studied Italian A in Sweden to prepare myself for the studies in Italy.

PERSONAL SKILLS

Mother tongue(s) Swedish

Other language(s) UNDERSTANDING SPEAKING WRITING

Listening Reading Spoken interaction Spoken production

English C2 C2 C2 C2 C2 German C1 C1 C1 C1 C1 Italian B2 B2 B2 B2 B2

Attesato di conoscenza della lingua Italiana Intermedio di secondo livello.

Chinese B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 HSK 34 Levels: A1/A2: Basic user B1/B2: Independent user C1/C2: Proficient user

Common European Framework of Reference for Languages

Communication skills

Very good communication skills and service minded. As a flight attendant I was very popular among the passengers who would stop me because they wanted to chat with me, as I have an aura of happiness and friendliness around me. After 10 years of playing ice hockey and other sports I am very good at working in teams and coordinating efforts. I have no problem with taking orders, but always look to see the logics of

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the process, ensuring that I get the big picture. I always strive to work with a holistic approach, trying to discern every detail that the job entails. Excellent service is my main priority.

Organisational / managerial skills

I have attained good leadership skills thanks to my longterm work as team manager on the Microsoft Bing project. I am currently managing a team of 25 people for the Bing project in Scandinavia. I manage the group on a daily basis. Additionally, I have worked as a teacher for over a year and have thereby acquired many pedagogic skills: I know how you explain complex matters in a comprehensible and studentoriented manner, and I and, naturally, I´m always patient when dealing with customers and students. My management style is a very soft Scandinavian style; I always make sure to pay attention to the problems of my clients/employees. I encourage discussions within the company, prefering to reason collectively on how to solve the issues in an efficient and mutually satisfactory way.

Jobrelated skills I have excellent command in quality control and management as well as keeping good

relations with other coworkers and clients. Through my various jobs I have acquired a lot of experience in different fields, experience that is useful in a wide variety of situations. I consider myself a very versatile person who can easily adapt to different cultures, people and situations.

Computer skills Excellent command of Microsoft Office tools. Very experienced computer user with hours spent working with the computer every day.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Honours and awards Scholarship for best student at UIBE (对外经贸大学) 2010 and 2011 with highest GPA average

of all foreign students.

Other Certified Swedish hunter. PADI Diving licence Golf handicap 8 Drivers license Plays Ice Hockey in Täby Titans.

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