Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Languages
Websites
courses, continuing education
publications
Timeline
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Tallinn

Summary

Talented, creative professional considered knowledgeable leader and dedicated problem solver. Brings 25 years of valuable expertise to forward company objectives. Attentive to detail with experience in coordinating projects, programs and improvements.

Overview

32
32
years of professional experience

Work History

Garden Designer and Owner

MentaalLandscapes
06.2006 - Current
  • Garden and Landscape Design, garden writing and teaching, photography

CEO and Partner

LaRosa Ltd & Garden.ee Ltd
05.2004 - Current
  • Plant nursery management, sales and marketing
  • Overall strategic and financial planning, everyday management of the companies.

CEO and Partner

Broadline Ltd
01.2002 - 06.2006
  • Event and Incoming business travel, incentive travel management, professional conference organiser, marketing and event management.
  • Overall strategic planning, marketing and financial planning, everyday management of the company.

CEO and Partner

Signature Travel Club Ltd
10.1999 - 01.2002
  • Travel agency and Event Management

Founder. Responsible for everyday management, strategic and financial planning, marketing and human resources management.

CEO and Partner

Primavoog Ltd
05.1998 - 10.1999
  • Event Management for private and corporate sectors; Marketing and Advertising services;
  • Financial development and planning;

Travel Consultant, Senior Travel Consultant, Agent Travel Consultant

Estravel Ltd American Express Travel Services
09.1993 - 10.1999
  • Travel Management for corporate and private customers

3rd Secretary

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia
11.1991 - 01.1993

Diplomatic 3. Secretary

Assisting upper level foreign press representatives, preparing press meetings, conferences and reviews, office duties

Education

PGD Garden Design - Garden Design

Oxford College of Garden Design
UK
06.2006

Diploma - Drawing And Oil Painting, Spanish

Instituto Allende / Universidad De Guanajuato
San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
11.2004

Bachelor of Arts - International Relations, Diplomacy

Schiller International University
Florida, USA
05.1997

Part of Education - International Relations, Diplomacy

Schiller International University
Paris, France
05.1993

Part of Education - Sociology

Estonian Institute of Humanities
Tallinn, Estonia
12.1992

Skills

  • Supervision and leadership
  • Management and problem-solving
  • Self-directed, with attention to detail
  • Analytical and critical thinking
  • Ability to communicate clearly and work with teams
  • Organization
  • Creativity
  • MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher)
  • Google Workspace (Sheets, Docs, Gmail, Drive, Analytics)
  • Graphic Design: VectorWorks, Photoshop, LightRoom, AutoCad (partial)
  • Social Media and content marketing: CapCut, Vocableai; Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, LinkedIn
  • Accounting and POS, inventory system: Erply
  • Coordination and management of creating 5 web-pages for my own companies

Languages

Estonian
Native or Bilingual
English
Full Professional
Russian
Limited Working
Spanish
Professional Working
Finnish
Professional Working
French
Elementary

courses, continuing education

  • 2024 Jan-May __ Narrative Nature Writing, by Kathryn Aalto, UK
  • 2023-… _______ Mindvalley, personal development courses – Public Speaking,

                                  Be Extraordinary, Social Media Summit; Business Development;

  • 2023 Aug _____ International Symposium ‘The Dynamic Vision – Designing and

                                  Maintaining Natural Plant Communities’, Mannheim, Germany

  • 2022 June ____ 1st International Symposium ‘Back to the Future’ (by Gartenakademie

                                 Dycker Feld) at Dycker Field, Germany – attendee and speaker;

  • 2022 June ____ SGD Symposium ‘Past – Present - Future: Finding answers to the way

                                 forward from our past’, Wisley, UK

  • 2022 Jan _____ Landscape Photography course, Madeira, Portugal

publications

  • 2013, author: ‘Aia kujundamine mõtetes ja praktikas’ (‘Garden Design in Thought and

                                     Practice’), in Estonian, 420 pages; 

  • 2018, co-author: ‘Söödav aed: ilu ja kasu üheskoos’ (‘Edible garden: beauty and benefits

                                     together’), in Estonian;

  • 2006-... Regular contributor of home and garden magazines ‘Kodu & Aed’,

                                      ‘Aed’, Estonia – articles on gardening and garden design;



Timeline

Garden Designer and Owner

MentaalLandscapes
06.2006 - Current

CEO and Partner

LaRosa Ltd & Garden.ee Ltd
05.2004 - Current

CEO and Partner

Broadline Ltd
01.2002 - 06.2006

CEO and Partner

Signature Travel Club Ltd
10.1999 - 01.2002

CEO and Partner

Primavoog Ltd
05.1998 - 10.1999

Travel Consultant, Senior Travel Consultant, Agent Travel Consultant

Estravel Ltd American Express Travel Services
09.1993 - 10.1999

3rd Secretary

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia
11.1991 - 01.1993

PGD Garden Design - Garden Design

Oxford College of Garden Design

Diploma - Drawing And Oil Painting, Spanish

Instituto Allende / Universidad De Guanajuato

Bachelor of Arts - International Relations, Diplomacy

Schiller International University

Part of Education - International Relations, Diplomacy

Schiller International University

Part of Education - Sociology

Estonian Institute of Humanities
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