Roland Polzin

Founder

Wing Assistant

Mar 2019 - Current (7 years 7 months)

Wing is a product-driven managed B2B marketplace matching SME business teams with vetted remote talent to make delegating recurring work efficient, easy, and secure.

Management Consultant

SAP

Jan 2020 - Mar 2020 (3 months)

As the Marketing Lead for UC Irvine's Applied Consulting Project, I developed a go-to-market strategy for an AI-driven B2B software to increase revenue with small businesses by 300% within 18 months.

Management Consultant

Spireon

Apr 2019 - Jun 2019 (3 months)

As the Digital Strategy Lead for UC Irvine's Applied Consulting Project, I developed a product development strategy for the digital lot management/vehicle tracking app "Kahu" to increase market share by 190% within 1 year.

Management Consultant

Advantech

Jan 2019 - Mar 2019 (3 months)

As the team leader for UC Irvine's Applied Consulting Project, I developed an M&A/joint venture strategy to increase revenue from $30M to $200M for IoT products within 2 years.

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PR Strategy Consultant

German Parliament

Jun 2017

I worked on PR outreach strategies, collaborated with journalists for political news coverage, analyzed the prevailing media sentiment towards government policies, and briefed Members of Congress on published news coverage.

Chief Communications Officer

United Nations Peacekeeping

Nov 2016 - Jan 2017 (3 months)

I advised senior management on PR strategy, managed all PR and media relations for the German military, and analyzed social media channels. I also developed and executed the military PR strategy for Africa, focusing on social media to strengthen digital public relations on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube, generating more than 36,000 views per post.

Chief Public Relations Officer

Bundeswehr German Federal Armed Forces

Jul 2016 - Aug 2018 (2 years 2 months)

I supervised three Public Relations Officers and planned and organized PR events. On top, I developed and executed an outreach strategy focusing on new market entries and expanding partnerships, to boost figures by 60% in 5 years, increasing figures by 15% in the first year.

Public Relations Officer

Bundeswehr German Federal Armed Forces

Apr 2014 - Jun 2016 (2 years 3 months)

I presented at educational institutions to teach military strategy and security policy in abroad missions and represented the German military in panel discussions and career fairs. Furthermore, I modernized, upgraded, and streamlined the central simulation facility for northern Germany with buy-in from the Ministry of Defense and standardized its usage procedures to increase efficiency by approximately 30% to enable 12 remote departments to effectively use it, impacting more than 2,000 users.

Deputy Company Commander

Bundeswehr German Federal Armed Forces

Feb 2013 - Mar 2014 (1 year 2 months)

I led the company of 140 soldiers during the absence of the commander, trained the platoon leaders in combat procedures, and managed the safe course of conduct of the soldiers. Additionally, I simplified and improved inventory procedures by restructuring utilized documents and standardizing individual tasks, to reduce labor hours by more than 50% and thereby increasing available training time to prepare for combat deployment.

Officer

Bundeswehr German Federal Armed Forces

Oct 2011 - Jan 2013 (1 year 4 months)

Over the course of various pieces of training, I strengthened my analytical skills as well as my ability to lead and make decisions in tough environments. Developing military crafts also shaped my character to become a disciplined, collaborative, and goal-oriented leader.

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Summer Intern

Seattle Police Department

Jun 2010 - Jul 2010 (2 months)

I analyzed the training processes for patrol officers, focusing on cultural diversity. For this research, I observed numerous patrol missions and training modules and analyzed the effectiveness of the training. Ultimately, I submitted a report to the Seattle Police Department with suggestions on how to improve patrol officers training to increase training success rates.

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Summer Intern

Improsur Ltda

Jul 2008 - Aug 2008 (2 months)

During this summer internship at a medical device retailer, I examined the company's employer-employee relationship, focusing on intercultural competence in an international company, and submitted a report with suggestions on how to improve productivity.

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