Christoffer Kullman
Entering final year of my university studies, Master of Science in Media Technology and Engineering. Highly active in student activities.
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Work status: | Full-Time Student |
| Website: | http://www.christofferkullman.com |
| Industries: | Computing, Education, Entertainment, Information Technology, Internet, Media |
| Skills: | C/C++, Computer Engineering, Databases, Design, Engineering, English, HTML / CSS, Human-Computer Interaction, Java, Languages, Languages and Platforms, PHP, Software Engineering, SQL, Swedish, Web design, Web Development |
| Next step: | After finishing the theory portion of my program in December, I will be starting my Master's Thesis Project in January/February for an, as of now, undetermined employer (in other words, I am looking for a project). |
| Location: | Norrköping, Sweden |
| Groups: | VentureZone |
| Visas: | US and Swedish Citizen. |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Career advice, Employment opportunities, Finding business partners, Finding mentors, Getting press, Internships, Meeting new people, Participating in a competition, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Receiving feedback, Starting a company |
| Schools: | Linkoping University |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Student Committee, Medieteknik |
| Position: | External relations |
| Time period: | January 2007 - December 2008 |
| Description: | - Member of the student committee for the university program Medieteknik dedicated to creating opportunities and activities for the students of the program.
- In charge of industry/international contacts, alumni activities, and recruiting. |
| Employer: | UngNT, Norrköpings Tidningar |
| Position: | Writer/Blogger |
| Time period: | January 2006 - December 2007 |
| Description: | - Hired to write about life as a university student in Norrköping at Linköping University.
- Job was, at first, to write an article per week. This changed halfway through to writing 5 blogs per week. |
| Employer: | NVIS |
| Position: | Guide |
| Time period: | January 2006 - December 2007 |
| Description: | - Gave guided tours of NVIS, Norrköpings Visualization and Interaction Studio, located at Campus Norrköping of Linköping University.
- Tours included, but not limited to, demonstrating haptic stations and giving virtual tours of the universe and through the history of Norrköping's industrial district. |
| Employer: | DöIng – Student Music Organization |
| Position: | Public relations, radio voice, radio technician |
| Time period: | January 2005 - December 2007 |
| Description: | - In charge of poster design, graphic profile, and marketing the organization to students.
- Member of the organization’s radio team as both the technician and on-air. Sent a program every other week on Thursdays. |
| Employer: | PangTV |
| Position: | Committee member, Editor |
| Time period: | January 2005 - December 2006 |
| Description: | - Member of the committee, then one of three editors, for PangTV, a student-driven television production organization.
- Tasks included organizing members for productions and editing together programs that were then sent on a local television station. - One of three delegates of PangTV at the creation of STiS (Student Television in Sweden), an organization dedicated to bring together different Student Television organizations from different universities. |
| Employer: | Breviks Kurs- och Lägergård |
| Position: | Kitchen staff |
| Time period: | January 2003 - December 2005 |
| Description: | - General kitchen staff for a YMCA/YWCA camp.
- Tasks included food preparation, dishwashing, and general care of the kitchen. In 2005 was given a leadership role by the head cook, delegating activities in his absence |
| Employer: | McLean HS TV |
| Position: | Anchor, Cameraman, Technician |
| Time period: | January 2001 - December 2003 |
| Description: | - Member of a group of students who sent a live, three-camera news show for the students at McLean High School.
- Started out as an anchor, but decided to try out every position in the booth and behind the cameras to get a feel for what a live news show is like. |
| Employer: | Hedgegrows |
| Position: | Shop assistant |
| Time period: | January 2001 - December 2002 |
| Description: | - Clerk and janitor at a flower and antique shop. |
| Employer: | Theatre |
| Position: | Actor, Technician |
| Time period: | January 1997 - December 2004 |
| Description: | - Appeared as an actor in 16 plays and musicals, was a lead role in 6 of them, and was a technician (building and painting sets) for 2 plays. Has also participated in four student theatre competitions in the Northern Virginia/Washington, DC Metro Area. All plays, musicals, and competitions were for Longfellow Middle School, McLean High School, or Grennaskolan.
- Won the following awards: Best Actor, McLean High School One Act Festival 2002; Third Place in Cold Reading, Northern Virginia High School Theatre Competition 2002; Best Acting Duo 2002, Folger Theatre's Student Shakespeare Festival; and Rising Star for McLean High School 2002, Cappies. - Performed a scene from McLean High School's rendition of "David & Lisa" at the Cappies Gala 2002, which was held in the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. McLean High School won that year for Best Play. |
| Employer: | Documentary |
| Position: | Cameraman |
| Time period: | December 2008 |
| Description: | - Assisted a friend with her final university project by going with her to the West African country of Guinea as her cameraman.
- We filmed a documentary about what the Western World can learn from a Third-World country. |
| Employer: | Flimmer |
| Position: | Technician |
| Time period: | December 2007 |
| Description: | - Tasks included setting up an inflatable cinema screen (screen was 12x6 meters), calibrating the digital projector and sound equipment, and showing a film.
- Transportation, using a small truck with a lift, was also required. |
| Employer: | Welcoming Committee, Medieteknik |
| Position: | Sponsorship |
| Time period: | December 2007 |
| Description: | - Member of the committee responsible for organizing and executing the activities for the Welcoming Period for the new students of the program Medieteknik.
- In charge of procuring funds through sponsorship and advertisements for the activities of the Welcoming Period. |
| Employer: | Campaign Production |
| Position: | Work Experience |
| Time period: | December 2006 |
| Description: | - Spent four weeks learning from and assisting regular staff of a video productions company with daily tasks.
- Tasks ranged from administrative, such as updating contact lists and researching prices for promotional postcards, to technical, such as editing video/audio and fixing technical problems that arose. |
| Employer: | Linköping University |
| Position: | Math Mentor |
| Time period: | December 2005 |
| Description: | - Assisted first year students with their first university math course.
- Held an open forum-style lesson per week to create a relaxed study atmosphere. |
| Employer: | Digital Wave Productions |
| Position: | Cameraman |
| Time period: | December 2003 |
| Description: | - Filmed live events such as school plays and graduations.
- It was also my task to secure payment and delivery for the finished product. |
| Employer: | Arianespace |
| Position: | Work Experience |
| Time period: | December 2002 |
| Description: | - Task was to observe daily life (both work-related and recreation) for English-speaking visitors to Arianespace's Space Center. This culminated in a prototype brochure aimed at these persons.
- Translated some pages of the Space Center's recreational activities booklet to English and, using Microsoft Word, designed the newly translated pages layout. |
EDUCATION
| University: | Linkoping University |
| Time period: | 2004 - Present |
| Degree: | Media Technology and Engineering, MSc |
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Karl Eldebo
Business Coach at Linköping University, MBA international business controlling, experience fields: market research and financing