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Alessandro Spada

Via I° Maggio 23/D, 35037 Treponti di Teolo (PD), Italy

Tel/Fax: +39 049 9903424 – Mobile: +39 338 1031536

e-mail: swordit@libero.it; swordit@yahoo.it

Born in Geneva (CH) on Aug. 31st, 1962

Married, with two children

Italian and german citizenships

 

 

 

Languages

 

Italian: native speaker

German: native speaker

English: fluent

Spanish: proficient

Swedish: proficient

 

 

 

Education

 

1981                  Scientific A Level Certificate, Florence/Italy

1981-84              Foreign Language University, Florence/Italy (not graduated)

1988-93              Sales and Marketing Masters at Cegos/Milan, SDA Bocconi/Milan, and at the Industrial Association of Padua/Italy

 

 

 

PC Skills

 

Operating Systems: DOS, Windows XP, Linux

Microsoft Applications: Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook, Explorer

 

Work Experience

 

1981-85             Tour Operator in Florence/Italy

1986-87             Makno Srl (Market Researches) and Promites Srl (Trading Company), in Milan/Italy - Junior Account (Free Lance)

1987-89             Agenzia per la Cina Srl (Trading Company), Milan/Italy-Tianjin/P.R. China-Hong Kong - Sales Area Manager (mainly resident in China)

1989-92             RDS La Guarnimec SpA (Doorhandles and hardware),  Torreglia (PD)/Italy - Export Area Manager

1992-98             Selle Royal SpA (Bicycle saddles and accessories), Pozzoleone (VI)/Italy - Sales Manager

1998-99             MGM SpA (Inline skates and sportshoes), Vedelago (TV)/Italy - Sales and Marketing Manager

1999                  Elite Srl (Water bottles and bicycle components), Fontaniva (PD)/Italy - Sales and Marketing Manager

2000-02              Marilena Confezioni Sportive SpA (bike clothing and bike shoes), Rossano Veneto (VI)/Italy - Sales and Marketing Manager          

2003-                  Calzaturificio Dalbello Srl (Skiboots , Snowboard boots, Inline skates), Asolo (TV)/Italy - Sales Manager    

 

Other activities

 

1987-95               Free-lance journalist (cooperating among others with the interior design magazine “Interni”, published by Elemond SpA, Milan/Italy).

1992-                  Part-time lecturer (Industrial Design Strategies) at the University of Klagenfurt/Austria

1993-                  Member of the Veneto Journalist Association, Venice/Italy (since 2004 member of the German/Italian Journalist Association, Bonn/Germany)