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Structure Development since 1992 . entrepreneurial, independent and liberal advisor since 2002 . Development Adviser . Specialist in Structure Development . Expert for Integrative©ManagementSystems . commercial and technical Advisor . entrepreneurial Manager and Executive . Interim Manager . Advisor and Sparring partner for Experts, Manager and Executives . Project Coach . Auditor . Assessor . Validator . Officer . Trainer - Training on the job . moderator . Advisory Business Economist since 2008 .

S⁴ = stunning speedy smart structured •
security stability sustainability systems

I specialise in the holistic and sustainable development of companies, organisations and institutions, focusing on structural development, governance and compliance. My expertise extends e.g. to ESG, CSR, sustainability, BCM and IRBC, risk management, business continuity, information security and comprehensive quality management. I design and activate strategies for turnaround, restructuring and reorganisation, ensuring compliance with ISO standards etc. and legal frameworks. 

With a track record of developing management systems such as risk management and internal control systems (ICS), corporate governance models and sustainability initiatives, I deliver customised solutions to complex challenges. My approach covers e.g. strategy, leadership and process optimisation in various industries, including automotive, finance, public administration, technology, energy and others. My speciality is integrative©management systems to strengthen, support or even enable and maintain organisational security and resilience. 

Whether advising experts, specialists, managers and executives, coaching teams or realising interim mandates, I bring a goal-/ target-, solution- and results-oriented as well as entrepreneurial mindset to every assignment. My work is practice-orientated and supported by certifications in BCM, ESG, CSR and Excellence, among others, to ensure effective and sustainable results.

Assignments: Avisory, sparring, support and guidance in reorganisation, re-structuring, as well as holistic sustainable economic, business, corporate and organisational development - also officer and representative functions such as ESG, CSR, ISMS, TQM or BCMS officers, advisory and project coaching assignments; interim mandates - industry & sector-independent -
» Strategy, organisation, leadership, integration, activation and improvement

Level: CxO; Director, managing director or board member in the area of corporate development and corporate management; supervisory board, advisory and sparring
Location: national, Europe or worldwide; German contract

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SANDRA KLINKENBERG • Advisory Business Economist, 
independent liberal Economic, Business, Corporate, Management and Administration Advisor  

Training and education

ISMS - DGQ-Information-Security-Management-Representative (2014) 
Proven qualifications:
• To know the fundamentals, goals and typical applications of information security management systems as well as the structure and contents of DIN ISO/IEC 27001, to take a responsible part in implementation and further development of an information security management system, to recognise and to categorise tasks and responsibilities of persons in the business environment, to collaborate on a risk analysis, to identify resulting business risks and to contribute in planning, to assist in permorming in internal audits and conduct them themselves. Source: DGQ , German Society for Quality + EOQ, European Organisation for Quality, IPC, International Personnel Certification Association, EFQM, European Foundation for Quality Management

BSI - IT-Grundschutz (2014 updated 2022) BSI 100-1 bis 100-4 und 200-1 bis 200-4 etc.

BCM - Business Continuity Management and internal Auditor (2014)
• Objectives and expectations of a BCMS, Business Continuity Management System in the company, Implementation and maintenance of a BCMS in the company, Main elements and lifecycle management of a BCMS, Maturity development and assessment via audits, Efficient identification of criticalities and performance of BIAs, Business Impact Analyses, Business Continuity Plans, Networking, tests & exercises, BCM culture, Roles and tasks of a BCM organisation, Goal-oriented auditing for an integrated BCM system, BCMS

EFQM Excellence Assessor and Validator (2011, updated to 2013 model in 2012; nationally and internationally) 

European Organisation for Quality EOQ CSR Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability Manager (2009) 
Sustainability and ESG Manager 
Occupational profile CSR Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability Manager:
CSR managers are aware of the long-term effects of corporate decisions. They expand the strategic consideration and further development of companies to include ecological and social aspects in addition to economic factors. CSR managers know how to integrate sustainability into existing management systems and convincingly present the sustainable development of the organisation in the form of a sustainability report. The dialogue with the stakeholders promotes the awareness and the positive image of the enterprises with lived social responsibility. Source: Quality Austria

QM/TQM - DGQ-Quality Manager and internal Auditor (2004)
has demonstrated that the necessary knowledge and skills are available to set up or expand a company-specific QMS, quality management system including the verification documentation according to the state of the art and to carry out internal audits. In addition, the tools and statistical methods for decision-making, quality promotion, quality motivation and quality cost recording can be applied to improve company processes and to implement TQM, Total Quality Management in the company in a targeted manner -- DGQ, German Society for Quality

Diploma Interior design / Interior Architecture (2004) ils, Institute for Learning Systems

Business Information Technology Certificate (1996) completed with very good 
contents: Basics of IT, IT organisation, MS-DOS/WINDOWS operating systems, word processing, database, spreadsheet Bremen Chamber of Employees - Economic and Social Academy

certified Trainer for Apprenticeship / Professional Training in Industry and Trade - AEVO (1995)
and thus demonstrated the vocational and occupational pedagogical knowledge required in accordance with §2 of the Ordinance on Trainer Aptitude for Trade and Industry of 20 April 1972 (BGBI I p. 707), last amended by the Fifth Ordinance amending the Ordinance on Trainer Aptitude for Trade and Industry of 12 November 1991 (BGBI I p. 2110). In accordance with the examination regulations, the examination covered practical instruction and the following subject areas: Basic questions of vocational training, planning and implementation of training, young people in training, legal bases -- Bremen Chamber of Commerce

Seminar/Training Accountancy, Accounting and Business management, up to state certified accountant (1994)  Bremen Chamber of Employees - Economic and Social Academy

Dual vocational education (1992-1995) graduated with good Chamber of Commerce Bremen

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