Catherine Wendell

Current

• Global communication, web and blog management at Catherine Wendell, free lancer

Past

• Etudiante puis Designer at Strate College Designers
• Communication Director at SITICOM
• Responsable Communication Europe at Siticom Group

• Manager / Styliste at Contre Fugue Paris
• Commissaire de salons professionnels at Comexpo

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Education

• Strate College Designers
• Institut d'Etudes Politiques

Recommended

12 people have recommended Catherine

Connections

60 connections

Industry

Information Technology and Services

Websites

• My Blog
• blog de la Société Ecoact

Catherine Wendell’s Summary

Catherine Wendell’s Specialties:

- Global communication :
. Branding and Identity
. Top writing (in both French or English) and design skills
. Networking, blogging and buzzing
. Communication and Innovation Management
. Market surveys, prospective analyses of environments and trends

- Building up communication tools (brochures, newsletters, websites, blogs) for Corporations, Communities and Societies

- Pluricultural Team or Communities Management

Catherine Wendell’s Experience

• Global communication, web and blog management

  Catherine Wendell, free lancer

  (Partnership; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  January 2006 — Present (4 years 2 months)

  View my personal blog : http://www.planetargonautes.eu
  
  Plus the brand new blog that I created in partnership with EcoAct (company involved in programmes of communication for big corporations, based on sustainable development) : http://eco-act.typepad.com
  
  More to come !

• Etudiante puis Designer

  Strate College Designers

  (Public Company; 201-500 employees; Design industry)

  September 2003 — June 2004 (10 months)

  Going back to school, at the most advanced European Design College, has been an unprecedented experience in terms of :
  restarting from scratch - learning from notorious designers - listening - putting into perspective - thinking outside the box and making wonderful friends among the students and the design world!
  It takes courage but is trongly recommended to all within the course of a professional career :)

• Communication Director

  SITICOM

  (Information Technology and Services industry)

  1999 — 2002 (3 years )

• Responsable Communication Europe

  Siticom Group

  (Public Company; 51-200 employees; Management Consulting industry)

  December 1999 — December 2002 (3 years 1 month)

  Compétences : Communication opérationnelle et financière
  Accompagnement du développement et du changement
  
  Types d’interventions :
  Marketing & communication externe
  
  - Réalisation de l’ensemble des supports de communication et de vente
  - Coordination de la communication financière, relations investisseurs, rapport annuel
  - Relations presse professionnelle et grand public
  - Opérations de promotion (JPO, salons, forums et conventions)
  
  Communication interne & management du savoir
  
  - Rédaction / réalisation de newsletters
  - Création et animation des processes d’intégration
  - Coordination du Knowledge Management via un système d’information interne innovant
  (intranet interactif + base de données)
  
  Management
  
  - Conduite d’équipes pluridisciplinaires dans le cadre de projets transversaux (up to 30 intervenants)

• Manager / Styliste

  Contre Fugue Paris

  (Partnership; 1-10 employees; Apparel & Fashion industry)

  January 1990 — August 1999 (9 years 8 months)

• Commissaire de salons professionnels

  Comexpo

  (Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Management Consulting industry)

  September 1986 — October 1989 (3 years 2 months)

  Commissaire du Salon Mondial des Produits Hors Taxes et surtout Chef de Projet du Salon Mondial de l'Industrie Ferroviaire (tous les déplacements et transports sur rail) = sécurité / environnement / hautes technologies / design industriel / génie civil. Cette magnifique vitrine du savoir faire Européen n'a pu avoir lieu, non pas pour des questions techniques ou d'embranchement de voies, mais en raison de cuisines politiques assez peu intéressante.
  
  > Opportunité : j'ai rencontré Roger Tallon, le grand designer français, auteur du train Corail et du TGV entre autres... qui est resté depuis lors mon mentor et mon ami.

Catherine Wendell’s Education

• Strate College Designers

  Master , Industrial design and graphism , September 2003 — July 2004

  Professional training in Industrial Design and Innovation

  Activities and Societies:

  Partnerships with the Faurecia Group (automotive inter design - a new way to live the car in 2050), Trigano Group (new hotel concept)and the European Space Agency (habitat, shield and protection of people and equipment, recycling)

• Institut d'Etudes Politiques

  Degree , International affairs , October 1982 — May 1985

Additional Information

Catherine Wendell’s Websites:

• My Blog
• blog de la Société Ecoact

Catherine Wendell’s Interests:

Blogging and blog conceptor Open source web sites managing Writing Horseback riding tours all over the planet Furniture designer Fashion and accessories designer

Catherine Wendell’s Groups:

Amicale des Anciens de Siticom Group - Siticom Group Alumnis
L'association L'Ami Public

Catherine Wendell’s Honors:

None, just the joy to face myself in the mirror every morning and then, hop, go and meet my friends and buddies, who are, as for them, full of honors and awards !

Catherine Wendell’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
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