Thomas Imboden CV 2009

Thomas Imboden Curriculum 2009

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Perso nal Details

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Contact De tails & Refere nces

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Exec utive S umm ary

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CV De tails

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PR & Marke ting Assig nme nts

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Copy Writing & Editing

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Eve nt Manageme nt

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Pro ject Management

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Training , Co ns ulting & Co aching Ass ignments

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Membe r- & P artners hips

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1. Pe rsona l Deta ils  Birth date  Natio nality  Residence  Languages  Legal status  Child re n 

13 May 1956 Swiss Residence pe rm it for S ri L anka Curre ntly returning to S witze rland active: E nglish, German, Fre nc h passive: Italian, L atin lang uages married (2 nd marriage ) to T harus hi Fe rnando (S ri L anka) Andre as (1985 ), Nathan (1989), T am ara (1993)

2. Con tact De ta ils  E-m ail  Switze rland (curre nt)

 Sri L anka

thomas @imbode n.ne t Thom as Imboden Etze lstrasse 57 CH -8820 Wäde ns wil Mobile +41 (0 )76 560 9001 Pho ne +41 (0)44 780 1174 Thom as Imboden 7 Have lock P lace Colombo 5 Mobile +94 (0 )777 405 201 Pho ne +94 (0)11 250 1774

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3. Re ference s  Mr. Ed uard Spescha former Directo r, S wiss Comm ittee for Unicef Kilc hbergs trasse 138 80xx Z uric h Mobile +33 (0 )673 076 712 (ro am ing) Pho ne +41 (0)44 480 1627  Mr. B azeer C assim -Mo rell Direc tor, C and rian C atering AG Sternwarte / Uranias trasse 9 8001 Züric h Mobile +41 (0 )78 805 9286 Pho ne +41 (0)43 888 6666  THOM AS IM BODEN CURRI CULUM 2009

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3. Execu tiv e Summary  The m ultiling ual S wiss natio nal T hom as Imboden, bo rn in 1956, stud ied p hilosop hy, religio n & social psyc holog y at the Unive rsity of Z uric h.  He jo ined the S wiss Comm ittee for UNICEF in the e arly 80's as a m arke ting m anager, specializing in d irec t m ail f undraising and soc ial m arke ting .  An ass ignment to S ri L anka and the Mald ives in 1983 and 1984, and m any subseq ue nt s horter and lo nger vis its to bo th countries, to T hailand, Sing apo re and I ndia m ade him acq uainted with the lifestyles & c ultures of the regio n.  From 1988 he estab lis hed himself o ver more than a decade as a self-emp loyed co nsultant, f undraiser & pro ject m anager for no n-go ve rnmental o rg anizatio ns, c ultural gro ups & p ub lic institutions in S witze rland .  In 1999 he settled with his family in the Mald ives and f rom 2001 in S ri L anka, whe re he has take n o n m arketing, p rojec t management & co ns ulting assig nme nts.  He deve loped his o wn c ultural e xc hange prog rams be twee n Switze rland and S ri L anka, inc luding furthe r Southe ast Asian countries, in cooperatio n with emb assies , loc al institutions and corporate spo nsors.  His f undraising expe rie nce since 1984 encomp asses - the manageme nt of large and sm all do nor d atab ases - segme ntation and targeted dono r app ro ach - p rojec t deve lopment, fo rm ulatio n and p ac kaging - institutio nal fund rais ing fo r de velopme nt, e nviro nme nt, culture - co rporate spo nsors hips - p ub lic & p rivate pro ject & e ve nt p artne rs hips - cop ywriting , communic atio n, and med ia p artne rs hips  Work s kills include - p ro active te am wo rk in vario us roles and positions - initiating, de velop ing, planning and m anag ing p rojec ts - cop ywriting and ed iting in Eng lish and Ge rm an - o ral / limited writte n Fre nc h, p assive Italian & L atin lang uages - interpe rsonal and media comm unic atio n skills - kno wledge of relaxatio n tec hniq ues and wo rk s kills - IT kno wledge, office applic atio ns, e -mail, I nte rnet 

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4. CV De ta ils  from 2001  1999-2001  1988-1999

 1985-1987  1983-1984  1981-1983  1980-1984  1978-19 85  1977-1978  1973-1977

 1970-1973  1962-1969  1956 

Cons ultant, pro ject & e ve nt m anager b ased in Co lombo, S ri L anka and in Switzerland Founder and d irec tor of SALAA M Schoo l o r Arts , L ang uages and Music in Malé, Rep ublic of Mald ives Cons ultant and p rojec t manage r o n inte rcultural and environmental communic atio n to p rivate o rg anizatio ns, p ublic institutio ns and businesses, under the company name of VISIO NS (S witze rland ).

Staff member of the S wiss Comm ittee for UNICEF , respons ible for de velopme nt ed ucatio n, pro ject doc umentatio n and f und raising Six mo nths s tud y vis it to S ri L anka and the Mald ives.

Work and pro ject vis its at UNICEF f ield offices in both co untries Co -founder and Sec retary of the »Forum Sc hool for one World« , Zuric h (no w »Found atio n for Deve lopme nt Ed ucation« ) Freelance s taff member of the S wiss Comm ittee for UNICEF, Z urich, for de velopme nt ed ucatio n and pro ject docume ntatio n Studies of philosophy, comp arative relig ion and social psyc holog y at the Univers ity of Z uric h Temporary wo rk during s tudies, with vario us comme rcial e nterp rises in Z uric h, S witze rland Language Hig h Sc hool in Eins iedeln, S witze rland Language College in S arne n, S witze rland Unive rsity entry deg ree (Matura B) Secondary and Mathem atic al Hig h Schoo l in Zurich, S witzerland Prim ary sc hool in T run and Wädens wil, S witze rland Born o n May 13 in Trun, G rison, S witzerland

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5. PR & Ma rketing Ass ignme nts (se lec tion )  2004, 2007, 2008

 2001-2002

 1998-2000

 1997-1999

 1994-1997

 1992-1997

 1991-1994  1988-1989  1988

Rigolo T anzendes T heater (Rigo lo Dancing T heatre), Sw itzerland Marketing, comm unic atio ns & PR assig nme nt for the s ummer produc tio n »same s un s ame moo n s ame wate r« in S witzerland, for the »B alance« solo to ur, and fo r the »be autif ul turns« to ur.

Sheri Pvt. Ltd ., M alé , M aldives Corporate c ulture, operations co nsulting and staff training for the lead ing we llness cente r in the Mald ives .

Hudhufush i Is land Resort, M aldives Detailed p roposal and feas ibility stud y fo r the de ve lopment of an enviro nme ntal and c ultural to uris t reso rt in the Maldives . Ac hieved second hig hes t rating in the bidd ing e valuation.

Ra inbow Projec t, Sw itzerland Concept and writing of the First R ainbo w C atalog ue, a p ub lic atio n featuring inno vative pro jects and the ir initiato rs in the are as of culture, ecolog y and art.

Development organ ization »K inder in No t» (»Children in D is tress»), Zurich Cons ulting m and ate for gene ral po lic y, f undraising , PR and c ultural activities.

Vilamendhoo Is land Resort, M aldives Developme nt and operatio n of first EcoResort in the Repub lic of Maldives, a to uris t is land . Regis tratio n of VISIONS (Mald ives) Pvt., L td . I n Male' , Rep ub lic of Maldives. Ecolog ical concep t and inves tme nt securing. Hote l opening in No vembe r 1994 . De velopme nt of CI and desig n of adve rtis ing m aterials. Re vie w and actio n plan o n ecological perform ance .

Ho tel M aderanertal, cen tral Sw itzerland Projec t coo rdinatio n for the re vitalization of a mo untain ho tel.

UNICEF Gree ting Card Operations, New York UNICEF Des k Age nd a, co ncept and p hotog rap hic rese arch.

Swiss Comm ittee for UNICEF, Zurich Public atio ns, trave l reports , researc h and e valuatio n of fund raising c amp aigns .

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6. Cop y W riting & Prog ram Fo rmu la tion (se lec tion )  2007-2008

 2006-2007

 2005, 2008

 2002-2003

 2002

 2001

 2000  1999

 1997

 1994-1995

 1991 (3 ed itio ns )

M andala (M andala Gallery), Sw itzerland Concept and editing for an art book by Jo hannes Frisc hknec ht, o n his Mand ala p aintings (in Germ an and E ng lis h).

Imagine Rainbow (Ra inbow Project), Sw itzerland Concept and editing for an updated E ng lis h lang uage p ub lic atio n on inno vative pro jects in art, ecology and c ultural e xc hange .

Rigolo T anzendes T heater (Rigo lo Dancing T heatre), Sw itzerland CMS website with o nline tic ket rese rvatio n s ystem & cus tomer datab ase , www.rigo lo.c h T he Officia l E lectron ic Gu ide to the M aldives Inte ractive m ultimed ia CD -RO M for the Mald ives To urism Promotio n Bo ard Sheri Operations & T raining & Design M anuals prepared fo r S he ri P vt. Ltd ., the le ading wellness comp any in Malé, Rep ublic of Mald ives Creative Graph ic Commun ications CGC , M ale', M aldives Copy writing fo r V ilu Reef & Cocoa Be ach resorts Vario us ass ignments f rom the to urism ind us try. Concep t wo rk and company de velopme nt for CGC , incl. website & m arke ting toolkit.

Kanuhura Beach & Spa Resort, M aldives Website concep t and editing .

Der Erste Regenbogen Ka talog (T he F irst R ainbo w C atalogue ) with T hom as Be rtsc hi and P aul Christ, Rainbo w P ro ject, Sc hwande n, Switze rland and Werd Ve rlag , Zurich. Co -author and ed ito r.

Global Action Plan - Handbuch für dauerhafte Lebensqualitä t (Workboo k fo r a S ustainable Lifestyle). A utho r and editor.

Previo us ed itio ns in 1995 and 1993.

North -Sou th D ialogue of the European Council, Berne Cons ulting m and ate by the Fede ral Directo rate for De velopme nt Cooperatio n and Hum anitarian A id (DE H, no w Deza).

Moderation of an NGO working g roup o n »b as ic values« .

Developme nt of a S wiss NGO docume nt o n »b asic values«.

Au fbruch von innen - M anifest für eine E thik der Zukunft (A s tart from Within - Manifest for an E thic of the F uture ) Autho red b y the Be aulie u G ro up. F ische r T asc he nbuc h, F rankfurt a.M. Co ntrib utio ns and o ve rall editing .

Publis hed 1990 in Fre nc h b y Editions de l'A ire , L aus anne.

Publis hed 1995 in Italian by Macro Edizio ni, S an Martino .

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7. Ev ent Managemen t (se lection)  2007-2008

 2006

 2005-2006

 2005

 2004

 2000

 1997-1999

 1992-1995

 1990-1991

 1989-1991

Oasis o f S ilence, Sri Lanka & Sou theast As ia Photo e xhib itio n, boo k launch and wo rks hop o n T he ravad a Budd hism , b y S wiss p hotog rap he r Beat Presser, in cooperatio n with the Emb assy of S witze rland in Co lombo, and S wiss Emb assies in B ang kok, P hnom Pe nh, Hanoi, Ne w De lhi.

Blades o f Grass, Sri Lanka Art e xhib itio n by Co ra de Lang , A rge ntina, at the Barefoot G alle ry Co lombo. Editing and pub lic atio n of e xhib itio n catalogue .

Rigolo T anzendes T heater (Rigo lo Dancing T heatre), Sw itzerland Marketing, comm unic atio ns & PR assig nme nt for the winte r to ur »Balance – Mag ie des G le ichge wichts« in S witzerland. »T he Art o f Harmonica P lay ing« Concerts with Roland van Straaten & the Symphony Orchestra of Sr i Lanka, Co lombo, Sri Lanka, under the p atro nage of the Embass y of S witze rland. »Circle o f Life« M andala Ar t Exhib ition, M ount Lav inia Hote l, Sri Lanka Paintings b y Jo hannes F risc hknecht, S wiss artis t, under the patro nage of the Embass y of S witze rland .

Produc tio n of Mus ic CD with Sri Karunaratne , S ri L ankan S antoor music ian, in cooperatio n with Johannes F rischknec ht.

Long Is land Youth Orchestra Communic atio ns Direc tor for the vis it of an 80 -membe r yo uth symp hony orc hes tra to Maldives, in cooperation with the Americ an Embass y in Colombo . P ub lic conce rt and stude nt wo rks hops, vario us pe rform ances in reso rts and in Malé Rigolo T anzendes T heater (Rigo lo Dancing T heatre), Sw itzerland Tour p lanning fo r »S anddorn« , m arketing and fund rais ing for the produc tio n and to ur.

Annual African Fes tival » Afro -Pfingsten» , Win terthur Planning, co ncept, p rogram and f undraising . S ince autum n 93 independe nt associatio n with offic ial s upport of th e City of Winte rthur, the S wiss C ultural Fo und atio n, the Fede ral Direc torate for De velopme nt Cooperation, and o thers .

Kobna Anan , Cu ltural Ambassador from Ghana School to urs »A vis it to Af ric a« in S witze rland . De velopme nt of teac hing m aterials and c hild re n's boo k for the to ur.

Swiss Government, Berne The »I nte rnatio nal Festival» for the 700th annive rsary of Switze rland . Co ncept and c ultural p rogram for a mega-e vent.

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8. Pro ject Managemen t (se lection)  1999-2001

 1992-1999

 1992-1993

 1991-1995

 1990-1992

 1990-1991

SAL AAM School of Arts , Languages and M usic, M alé, M ald ives Founding and de velopme nt of a private sc hool, offering arts classes with professio nal te ache rs f rom o ve rseas , and o rganizing cultural eve nts and p roduc tio ns - an interc ultural e xperime nt.

Global Action Plan for the Earth (G AP), Zur ich The Eco te am P rogram . Co ncept, f und rais ing, ad aptatio n and p rojec t coordinatio n fo r S witze rland . C ampaig n »S witze rland P uts its Ho use in O rder - Ho use hold b y Ho use hold« with the suppo rt of the Fede ral Office for the E nviro nme nt and vario us c ities.

T he Green Cross / Green Crescent, Sw itzerland & M aldives Concept and p rojec t coo rdinatio n for a c amp aig n and pe titio n in the Maldives in vie w of the United Natio ns Co nfere nce o n Enviro nme nt and De ve lopment; coo rdinatio n with S wiss G ree n Cross petitio n.

AM ID A Cen ter, Winter thur, Switzerland Developme nt and operatio n of an innovative therap y and tre atment cente r, with q ualified the rapis ts in S hiatsu, Reiki, T rage r, and m any othe r the rapies .

Swiss Associa tion for the Preservation o f Na ture (SB N) School anim atio n and s tudent environme ntal actio n, de velopme nt of te aching mate rials. Reediting for a national te ac hing kit public atio n o n »A river connec ts« (»Ein Fluss ve rb inde t«).

Forum »School for one World« , Jona , Sw itzerland Projec t m anageme nt for »S witze rland in the World - the World in Switze rland« , an price winning inte rcultural sc hool p rogram in the Canto ns of Z uric h and B asel-City.

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9. Ass ignments as T ra ine r, Cons u ltan t & Coach (s e lection)  2005-2006

 from 2004

 from 2003

 2001-2002

 2001-2004

 from 1998  1995-1997

alphaskills Developme nt of a comp ute r based training p rog ram for m anageme nt skills (re ad ing, lis tening, time q uality, resources m anagement, e tc.) for a S wiss b ased training o rg anizatio n Easy Re laxation Courses Based o n the Germ an technique of A utogenes Training , offered in vario us loc atio ns for d ifferent target g roups (medic al, bus iness, general, c hild ren) in S ri L anka Hoverflight M aldives General cons ulting & editing of a Fe asib ility & Pro ject Report for the introd uction of eco -friend ly transportatio n to the Mald ives Sheri Pvt. Ltd ., M alé , M aldives Corporate c ulture, operations co nsulting and staff training for the lead ing we llness cente r in the Mald ives SAL AAM School of Arts , Languages and M usic, M alé, M ald ives Overse as scho lars hips for Maldivian & Asian talents in the performing arts , c areer g uid ance & co nsultatio n Career coac hing for several artists , mainly in the f ield of d ancing & fine arts Rigolo T anzendes T heater (Rigo lo Dancing T heatre), Sw itzerland General coac hing and co ns ulting of the d ance comp any, and developme nt of ne w prod uc tio ns.

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10. Mem ber- and Pa rtne rsh ips  2003-2006  from 2002  2002-2004  from 2001  2001-2002

 2000-2002  1999-2001  1999-2001  1995-1999  1993-1999  1993-1998

 1993-1994

 1992-1995

 1991-1994  1991-1995  1989-2000

Committee Me mber of the S wiss C irc le of Sri Lanka, Co lombo Accredited technical expe rt fo r the ho tel ind us try, Sri L anka S tand ards I nstitute (SISL), Co lombo Inte rnatio nal Coord inato r of the S ri L anka Ecoto urism Fo undation (SLETF), Co lombo Marketing co nsultant for the Mediawatc h G ro up P vt Ltd , a lead ing Sri L ankan o utdoo r ad ve rtising company, K irib athgoda Direc tor & Company Secre tary, Uni Gro up P vt Ltd , a Mald ivian company supp lying seafood and othe r commod ities to the to uris t resorts Partne r, C yryx Comp ute r Training Ce nte rs in the southern ato lls, Maldives Founder and D irec tor of SALAA M Sc hool or A rts , L ang uages and Music in Male', Rep ublic of Mald ives Accredited cons ultant and ins titutio nal member of T he I nte rnatio nal Ecotourism Socie ty Board membe r and Secre tary of the »G lobal Ac tion P lan Inte rnatio nal« Founding member and P reside nt of »G lob al Actio n P lan Switze rland« (GAP Sc hweiz), a no n-p rofit e nviro nme ntal NGO Board membe r and partner of VISIONS (Mald ives) P vt L td, for the de velopme nt and operatio n of Vilame ndhoo To urist Resort in the Rep ublic of Mald ives Founding and Bo ard member of the S wiss associatio n »Afro Pfings ten Winte rthur« , membe r of the org anizing committee for the annual festival »Afro-Pf ings te n« in Winterthur, S witze rland Board membe r and Co -d irec tor of A MIDA Netzwe rk and Ce nte r, a no n-p rofit associatio n for the promo tio n of c ulture, ed ucation, ecology and he alth.

Founding and Bo ard member, and D irec tor of the Swiss associatio n »P ro Hote l Made ranertal« , Zurich Founding and Bo ard member of the I nternatio nal Associatio n Beaulieu, Berne , S witze rland Membe r and aud itor (1989 -1994) of the I nstitute for Communic atio n Researc h (IKF ), Meggen, S witzerland

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