CURRICULUM VITAE
ROMAN MITTERMAYR
Arnsteingasse 12/4 ● 1150 Vienna ● Austria
http://www.mittermayr.com | roman@mittermayr.com
+43.650.335.4185
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Marketing/IT professional with 8 years experience in software design and development, 2 years of
product marketing experience. A very flexible, enthusiastic, highly motivated and hardworking individual
with excellent communication skills and international business experience.
I am a 24 year old business student / author – currently located in Vienna, Austria.
MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS
First book released: AVR-RISC, ISBN: 3772341071, FRANZIS Verlag, Germany
3 Internships in London and New York, all on speculative application.
Elected to AUSTRIA’S TOP 6 HIGH POTENTIALS by Kurier, Hill Intl., Siemens, Erste Bank in 2007
Elected to AUSTRIA’S TOP 30 HIGH POTENTIALS by Kurier Hill Intl. in 2005
Product Manager at StreamUnlimited Engineering GmbH
Recently launched DRIVETOGETHER.AT – an Austrian car-pooling social network
Featured in several national newspapers on: “How to get a perfect internship abroad”.
80.000+ people read my online article about design in a Web 2.0 world.
118.000 printed copies of my technical article/design of a USB charger featured in
the Elektor Magazine. Published in the UK, Netherlands, Germany, Austria and France.
I hold a customer satisfaction rating of 9.85 out of 10 at RentACoder.com -
which is better than 98% of all coders listed. See my ratings: http://rac.mittermayr.com/
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Product Design, Product Development and Product Marketing (mainly IT/CE industry).
Software development and design + in-depth expertise in web design.
Abroad business experience in the United Kingdom and the United States.
Voice-Over for product presentation videos, including cinema commercials.
Advanced experience in music editing and recording.
Individual- and Team Motivation in Organizations (Diploma Thesis)
EDUCATION
VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Bachelor/Master degree programme, titled “International Business Administration”
Currently in 8th Semester (Expected date of graduation: 06/2009)
Vienna, Austria
MILITARY SERVICE / NATIONAL SERVICE
Secretary in the head office of Pionier Bataillon 2
Command Department
Salzburg, Austria
HIGHER TECHNICAL COLLEGE
A-Levels in media design & communication technology.
Approved technical qualifications in Electronics.
Braunau am Inn, Austria
WORK EXPERIENCE
2007
StreamUnlimited
Vienna, Austria
Permanent contract (since 2006), transferred from Marketing to Product Manager position. Feature design of
consumer electronics products, evaluation of trends, marketable ideas and concept drafts.
Keith Ferrazzi / FerrazziGreenlight Inc.
Los Angeles, United States
Permanent consultant for all major web-related marketing activities, including the design and development of a
competition in order to boost the user base plus book sales.
FRANZIS Verlag
Poing, Germany
Writing a book about the ATMEL AVR Microcontroller series. Released in March 2008. 250 pages, including a CD-
ROM, available via FRANZIS Verlag and most major bookstores. ISBN: 3772341071
DRIVETOGETHER.AT
Vienna, Austria
Planning, design and implementation of a nationwide car-pooling community site. Management of collaboration
contracts with country-administration offices in Tyrol, Upper Austria and Vienna. Management of the core team, which
includes the Marketing Director from one of the largest social community sites in Austria (uboot.at).
2006
Abstract Edge
New York City, United States
A media design company located in Manhattan with clients like Mariott, Clairol, Loews Hotels, Disney, Atkins, Vera
Wang and others. My duties involved planning, creating and maintaining content management systems, including
from-scratch customization and development of various web sites.
2 months contract
2005
Mace Ltd.
London, United Kingdom
Construction management company with headquarters in London, England.
2 months contract, based at headquarters in the UK as IT professional.
Role involved development of intranet applications and a very flexible mail archiving solution,
able to structure and index project communication. Development of a search engine (Moogle).
Transfer of CODA (Financial/Accounting Software) Forms to a web front-end, using SQL and ASP.NET
WikiSearch – The Wikipedia Toolbar
Vienna, Austria – Self-employed
Project development, marketing and distribution of a software based on the Wikipedia.org project.
10.000 downloads within the first 3 weeks. Reviewed by various PC magazines, e.g. Computerbild,
PC Welt (PC World), AOL, MSN.de, CHIP.de, Kostenlos.de, Freeware.de, Download.de and Heise Verlag.
More than 100.000 overall downloads. Featured on international Wikipedia sites.
2004
Mace Ltd.
London, United Kingdom
2 months contract.
Role involved design & conception of various software utilities, implementing automation procedures and
enhancing backoffice applications. Development of a video surveillance utility, able to detect & track movements
within security areas like server rooms. More information available on request.
2003
RentACoder.com
International Projects, Self-employed
18 projects completed. Received an average customer satisfaction rating of 9.58 out of 10.
For details about my ratings and projects, please have a look at: http://www.vdesk.eu.tt
2002
Keyframe
Schärding, Austria
Workshop tutor, radio-, sound-, video-, creativity training. Company consultant and tutorial writer. Technical assistant.
2001 (and 2000)
Antenne 1
Ried im Innkreis, Austria
Production, Marketing basics, Interviews & Reports (Politicans, Sportevents, Society)
Technical administration assistance
SOCIAL PROFILE
International team-work experience, with contacts ranging from individuals around the world with a strong
technical background over entrepreneurs to business and people employed in the finance industry. This
includes several connections to print media journalists, publishers and best-selling authors in the US and
Austria.
I am a non-smoking, non-drinking person.
ADDITIONAL SKILLS
Languages
English: Written & spoken fluently (business level)
German: Written & spoken fluently (native)
Spanish: Basic conversation
Voice-Over
Numerous voice productions for product commercials. References & samples available on
request or through my website. Gained 4 years professional experience. Studio recording facility
available.
Driving license:
I hold a clean, European union driving license and I have about 2.000 miles worth of
driving experience in the United States.
Film/Extra:
Extra appearance in: "Kronprinz Rudolf", Robert Dornhelm, 2005/06, ORF.
Sports:
Golf, Gym
REFERENCES
Keith Ferrazzi – CEO FerrazziGreenlight Inc. / New York Times best-selling author
Brian Pearson - Former IT Director, Mace Ltd., United Kingdom
Tom Gibson – Vice President of IT Europe, Whitney Group, United Kingdom
Frits Wittgrefe – CEO StreamUnlimited, Austria
Scott Paley – COO Abstract Edge New York, United States
Wolfgang Fietz – Lead QA StreamUnlimited, Austria
David Cowan - IT Manager, Mace Ltd., United Kingdom
Tony Matthews - Client, United States
Georg Kreilinger - CEO Techno Z, Austria
All contact details available on request.