Daniel M. Karlsson

 

29, Sloane Square, Flat 3, SW1 W8AE, London, UK        /\          1, Padre Claret, Piso 4C, 28002 Madrid, Spain

 

Tel + 44 207 193 5488 / + 1 281 968 2088 GSM + 34 699 476 486 Fax + 1 443 646 0482 Email dannykdannyk @ gmail . com

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

June 2005-Present

Gametel, Ltd (Australia, Philippines)                                                                           www.gametel.com

Co-founder, CEO Devising business plan for Mobile content focused mobile operator/aggregator, negotiating MVNO contract with Commoditel and Vodafone Australia, setting up back office business in the Philippines, devising marketing plan, MOCO sourcing, recruitment/training of (30) staff, representation of gametel in multiple tradeshows/conferences, strategic partnerships, distribution deals.

 

September 2004-March 2005

Babel Media, Ltd. (London, UK)                                                                                   www.babelmedia.com

Manager, Business Development Developing Java Certification programs with Orange PLC Global, T-Mobile Global and Mobilecom, Jordan. Work with key European and North American mobile operators. Key Account management (Disney, THQ Wireless, Mforma, Iplay, Digital Chocolate) covering US west coast, UK and Finland.

 

March 2004-September

Mobile Labs, Ltd. (London, UK)  / Catalisgroup,N.V. (Germany + UK)                          www.catalisgroup.com

Consultant (Setting up Telecom Value Added Mobile services in Ukraine and Russia. Devising retail marketing plan and developing branding partnerships. Premium SMS, Premium IVR and mobile wholesale with Russian and Ukrainian operators), drafting business plan, advising on acquisition strategy in entering mobile QA business.

 

November 1999-October 2003

Atlas Telecom Network, Inc. (Miami, USA & London, UK)                                            www.atlastelecom.com

Director, Business Development (Retail & Wholesale Telecom markets, regulatory & market analysis, due diligence, business development, operations management. Opening of subsidiaries in Benin, Cameroon, Senegal, South Africa, Togo; Bahrain, Turkey; Philippines; Chile; Spain. Multiple projects in Romania, Hungary, Czech Republic and Scandinavian countries. Expert knowledge of GSM gateway product and calling cards market. Thorough understanding of international fixed and wireless telecommunications industry in deregulating and emerging markets)

 

October 1998 – October 1999

ABC Telecom SA. (Paris, France & Montreal, Canada)

Product manager, Back-office manager (Calling card retail operation: billing systems, sales distributor network, supplier management including carrier relations)

 

November 1995 - October 1998

A&M Communications, (Aix-en-Provence, France)                                                      www.callect.com

Project Manager  / Marketing (advertising, telemarketing for telecom value added services. Development of E-commerce web payment system / Management of team of 10 database/web programmers / Incorporation of CALLect, Inc. (VP and corporate secretary), merchant account for credit card clearing with Amex/Visa/MasterCard/JCB  / PR campaign leader / Press conference spokesman / Venture capital fund-raising campaign in Paris, Geneva and New York)

 

MISCELLANEOUS WORK EXPERIENCE

 

Lecturer at École de Journalisme (University of Journalism), Marseilles, France

 

·          Lectured on “Electronic Commerce” and “Trends and development of IT” (3 lectures, approx. 200 students)

·          Devising and teaching courses on Project Management, Multimedia and Electronic Commerce (50 hours, groups of 15)

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION

 

·          Various seminars, conferences, customized training with consultants, executive training courses: Telecommunications (wholesale, retail, satellite, audiotex), IT, Business models on Excel, Telecom Billing systems, Accounting

EDUCATION

 

·          Université Aix-Marseille I, LEA (Law, Economics and applied German and English)       (Aix-en-Pce, France)

·          Lycée International de St. Germain-en-Laye, “Baccalaureate  B” (Economics)               (Paris, France)

·          Lycée International de St. Germain-en-Laye, “Student Examen” (Swedish A levels)        (Paris, France)

 

LANGUAGES

 

·          Swedish (Mother tongue), French (Native speaker), English (Native speaker), German (Spoken, written), Spanish (Spoken), Czech (Spoken)

PERSONAL INFORMATION

 

·          Proficiency in IT and networking environments. Advanced MS Applications Suite user, expert MS Excel user

·          Actor and co-director in several theatre ensembles, Photographer, Racket sports and golf enthusiast, International (clean) motorcycle and car drivers licenses, dual US/Swedish nationality, single, age 31