BARBARA HOLZER, BA BSc 83A Agar Grove | London NW1 9UE, United Kingdom
[email protected] | +44 (0) 747 8628 665 WORK EXPERIENCE LSE Enterprise London, United Kingdom Research Assistant, International Trade Policy Unit 01/15 – 07/15 Key member of international research consortium for the European Parliament’s Committee on International Trade (INTA) Producing a 35-page study on the impact of the TTIP on EU regulatory cooperation concerning Consumer Protection Carrying out a case study on major European ports for a 20-pages briefing on the EU custom system and the trade costs of compliance, including primary research into Antwerp and Hamburg Austrian Trade Commission Johannesburg, South Africa Consulting Analyst 05/14 – 06/14 Conducted market research for Austrian companies operating in or expanding into sub-Saharan Africa, covering sectors such as energy, heavy duty machinery and construction; clients included Rosenbauer Ltd, BöhlerUddeholm Ltd and KTM Carried out interviews with general managers and government officials in the Gauteng region, processing the data in my dissertation and presenting its results to the Trade Commission’s management Co-authored article on the renewables sector in South Africa, published in the Trade Commission’s global annual report European Commission, Representation in Austria Vienna, Austria PR Intern, Department of Political Analysis and Reporting 02/14 – 03/14 Conducted real-time media analysis and produced reports for the European Semester economic policy coordination in English and German, eg.