Dr. Olaf Konstantin Krueger, M.A.: Short Portrait

Overview

International journalism experience, and practitioner-oriented re­search

Put met­a­phor­i­cally, I have a professional and an academic leg to stand on which I have trained for mar­a­thons.

I have continuously acquired qualifications and certificates and de­vel­oped my specialist knowl­edge from as early as my secondary school days as the publisher of my own school magazine, then as the Press Officer of the Students' Union of RWTH Aachen University in Germany (36,000 students), and well into my professional life as a respected journalist and publicist.

As a result, I am well-versed in working in the context of professional, mar­ket­ing-based con­tent management that is process- and quality-oriented, resilient, on sched­ule and dependable, whether my role is that of a freelance, member of a small team, manager of a global virtual production team spanning a variety of enterprise cultures, or head of a Public Relations De­part­ment. For over a decade now, I have been publishing and marketing content of every kind suc­cess­fully.

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Several years in primary and secondary education in English and French speaking coun­tries; secondary school-leaving examination at the Charlemagne Grammar School (KKG) in Aachen, Germany.

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Military title in the 1st Tank Reconnaissance Battalion 3 in Lüneburg, Germany.

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University studies in Politics, Economic Geography and Geography at RWTH Aachen Uni­ver­si­ty, Germany.

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(Freelance) Journalist, Publicist, Radio Presenter, Web Administrator.

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Postgraduate master degree studies in European Studies & Languages (M.E.S.) with re­search activity focusing on: European Political Co-operation and Common Security and External Policy. Spe­cial Interest: Consequences of the 1999 Cosovo War for national (German federal), European and international politics.

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Doctor of Communication (D Com) programme at the University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia, with research activity and thesis focusing on the development of an overall concept for a flexible 'Virtual Communication Department (VCD)' for small and medium-sized enterprises, research institutions, and government departments. Spe­cial Interest: Dimension of technical, economic and geographic change through electronic pub­lish­ing, database publishing, and mobile pub­lis­hing (excluding moblogging); Pub­lish­ing Firm Management, Content Management, and Electronic Public Relations (E-PR).

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Head of Department Communication Management at the Research Institute for Op­e­ra­tions Management (FIR), RWTH Aachen University, Germany.

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Resident correspondent of the German Language Press Pty Ltd for the Australian German weekly 'Die Woche in Australien'.

Experience and professional standing

I am used to com­bining theory and practice and enjoy the publishing of material. I have de­tailed knowledge in the following fields: Or­gan­i­sa­tional Com­mu­ni­ca­tion (Print, Offline, Online), Business Com­mu­ni­ca­tions (Scientific Jour­nal­ism), Public Relations (Online, Offline, Event Man­age­ment), Com­mu­ni­ty Jour­nal­ism (Print, Face-to-face, Radio, Online), Political Jour­nal­ism (Print, Face-to-face), Political Com­mu­ni­ca­tion (Print, Face-to-face, Telephone, Presentation), Media Design and Ed­iting (Print, Offline), Free­lance Jour­nal­ism, Online Jour­nal­ism, Radio Jour­nal­ism, and Web Ad­min­is­tra­tion. In addition, I have many years' experience of voluntary work in a great num­ber of areas.

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As a (Freelance) Journalist, member of the German Jour­nal­ists As­so­ci­a­tion (DJV) since 1989; from 1996 to 2010 functionary in the Aachen Press District As­so­ci­a­tion (B.A.P.), Germany; President of the B.A.P. in 2008 and 2009.

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1998 and 1999, Journalists' Representative for the German Jour­nal­ists As­so­ci­a­tion (DJV) in the Organisers' Community (VG) of the Registered Society of Local Radio in the Town of Aachen/RA­DIO AACHEN – 100,EINS.

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2002 and 2003, Journalists' Representative for the German Jour­nal­ists As­so­ci­a­tion (DJV) in the Organisers' Com­mu­ni­ty (VG) of the Registered Society of Local Radio in Aachen District/An­ten­ne AC.

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From 2004 to 2005, once again Journalists' Representative for the German Jour­nal­ists As­so­ci­a­tion (DJV) in the Organisers' Com­mu­ni­ty (VG) of the Registered Society of Local Radio in the Town of Aachen/RA­DIO AACHEN – 100,EINS.

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As Disc Jockey, member of the German Disc Jockey Or­gan­i­sa­tion (DDO).

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Since 1984, known as DiscOlaf in the region where Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany meet; since 1997, with special DiscOlaf website. Please see information box on your right.

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Among other things, Administrator of the popular and successful 'No-Drinks-Discos' offered by the German health insurance in­sti­tu­tion AOK Aachen.

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From 1986 to 2004, Disc-Jockey of the Tivoli Ice Rink and Squash Courts Aachen, Germany, running especially the 'Super Ice-Skat­ing-Disco with Great Raffle' on Saturdays and the Oldiethèque on Thursdays: unique in the border area is the regular up-to-date provision of Top 50 Chart listings and own music request cards to cater for the tastes of the ice-skating crowds; Presenter and An­nounc­er at hall and mass events.

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Judge in the 4th and 6th Composers' Competition 'German and International Pop Trophy' 2001/2002 and 2003/2004 (preliminary decision) of the Association of German Musicians (VDM).

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Director of the 5th and 6th Composers' Competition 'German and International Pop Trophy' 2002/2003 and 2003/2004 (live com­pe­ti­tion) of the Association of German Musicians (VDM).

Leadership, initiative and project management skills

My communications experience in jour­nal­ism incorporates the professional production of met­ro­pol­i­tan, state, national, or world news reports and editorials especially through newspapers, magazines, radio, and the World-Wide Web.

My communications experience in public relations includes the management of information flows between various organisations and their employees, customers, investors, voters, jour­nal­ists, or the general public using face-to-face meetings, telephone, e-mail, the World-Wide Web, paper and online media, forum boards, reports, and presentations.

My com­pe­tence in sci­en­tif­ic jour­nal­ism covers professional jour­nal­ism that translates complex sci­en­tif­ic discoveries into readily comprehensible news for non-experts.

My aptitude in community jour­nal­ism incorporates professional jour­nal­ism that focuses on the life of ethnic communities in society.

My expertise in political jour­nal­ism involves professional journalism that covers civil gov­ern­ment as analysed and discussed in the news media.

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Publisher of the specialist book series 'Aachen Contributions to Political Science' (ABPW). Special area: the party political set-up of the Federal Republic of Germany. Author of three volumes.

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Associate Editor for Volume 3 of the 'International Journal of the Book' (2005).

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Latest book publication: Please see facsimile on your right.

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Retrospective/Anniversary 2012: From 1982 to 1984, own school magazine Ampudica (ten editions) published at the Charlemagne Grammar School (KKG) in Aachen, Germany.

Full Member of the National Press Club of Australia.

Member of the Foreign Correspondents' Association, Australia & South Pacific – FCA (New South Wales, Australia).

Member of the South Australian German Association (South Australia, Australia).

Financial Member of the Austrian Association of South Australia Inc. – AASA (South Australia, Australia).

Member of the Friends of Lutheran Archives – FoLA (South Australia, Australia).

Member of the Friends of the Heysen Trail & Other Walking Trails (South Australia, Australia).

Member of Meetup – the world's largest network of local groups (Adelaide German Language and Culture Meetup Group, South Australia, Australia).

Member of the German-Canadian Congress (Ontario, Canada).

International Press Agent of the General News Service Network As­so­ci­a­tion Inc. – G.N.S.

Premium Member of XING – Europe's foremost online networking platform for professional and secure contact management and networking.

From 1985 to 2000, Collaborator on eleven German federal, state or communal elections (Poll Chairmanship).

1987 and 1988, Press and Public Relations Officer of the Students' Union (AStA) at RWTH Aachen University, Germany; as an official in the 'External Institute' of RWTH Aachen University, Germany, securing smooth town and gown interrelations.

Lay judge for the Land Court Aachen, Germany: elected for the financial years 1996 to 2000, re-elected for the financial years 2001 to 2005.

Member of the German World Club.