Jamie Patterson-Kaulmann is from Wichita, Kansas and currently lives in Weil am Rhein, Germany where she works for Cessna Aircraft Company. She has worked for Cessna in various roles since 2006, starting in sales and being promoted over time to her current role supporting Cessna's operations across Europe. In her personal life, she enjoys traveling, learning new languages, spending time with family, and has aspirations to complete various adventures and challenges on her bucket list.
3. If so, you probably know I live in the Stadt der Stühle (city of chairs)
4. Or perhaps that I come from Wichita, Kansas (the aviation capital of the world)
5. Having been born and raised in Wichita, it is probably not surprising I currently work for Cessna Aircraft Company where we believe ourselves to be one big happy family , crazy about airplanes. (that’s how I ended up in Germany, but we’ll get to that in a minute)
6. Maybe you also read: I studied at Wichita State University Or that I have international experience where I earned the following degrees: Bachelor of Arts – Cum Laude (3.4 / 4.0) Master of Arts – Spanish (4.0 / 4.0)
8. I started working while I was still in High School 1993-2002 We had a family business ; it was a fastener distributor . My father believed in “working your way up” so I started in the warehouse packaging parts. It was here I learned the nuts and bolts of business . I also held the following jobs within the company: Secretary Special Project Assistant Sales Assistant Executive Administrative Assistant to the CEO & President Web Development and Information Systems Administrator Information Systems Manager & Internal Parts Sales
9. The year after graduating from University I moved to Kansas City 2002-2005 I tried my hand at several new experiences. Interpersonal Communications: teaching, public speaking and planning. Spanish Lecturer at local community college Long-term substitute at the Kansas City Public Schools Montessori Teacher Logistics: intermodal / rail freight. Pricing Analyst at Hub Group
10. I then decided I wanted to live in Europe and spent almost one year in Gent, Belgium It was the death of a parent that called me back to Wichita, but I knew I wanted to go back to Europe one day… 2006 While I was there, I studied Dutch
11. Wanting to get back into the work force and move forward with my life; I started to look for a grounded, traditional, yet global reaching company I could be proud to represent. In February, I started at Cessna on the sales desk a domestic, direct facing customer service position. After 10 months I was promoted to Coordinator, International Service Center Integration . 2007
12. The promotion took me to Paris 2008 Liaison: 10 European Authorized Facilities Increased Parts: 3.300 to approx 8.000 Systems Training & Interface Testing Changed Procedures & Implemented KPIs Installed dense pack shelves & scanners The next set of objectives took me to Amsterdam 2009 Established / Supported EMEA Forward Stocking Customs Software & Logistics Provider RFIs Assisted: Establishment of Cessna Subsidiary Dutch Chamber of Commerce Registration Built Training Program for local team
13. Along the way, I met my husband. We have settled in Weil am Rhein 2010 So, what do I do now? I still work for Cessna building bridges …
14. In my current role, I help mitigate cultural and language barriers… by supporting Paris & Amsterdam, liaising between our 17 European Facilities & our company headquarters, and managing a sales territory.
15. Things on my bucket list. I love … Travel to new places Learning Languages Change the world Taking Pictures My family Dancing Explore Asia Make the Camino de Santiago de Compostela Pilgrimage Seeing a good film See the northern lights with my bare eyes A nice wine French baguette Run a half marathon Give back / pay it forward Set foot on every continent Watch polar bears in Alaska Finish my pilot‘s license Visit all 50 states Write the great American novel
16. Interested? Please get in touch. I look forward to hearing from you. https://www.xing.com/profile/Jamie_PattersonKaulmann http://de.linkedin.com/in/jpkaulmann [email_address] +49 (0) 176 6247 3508 +49 (0) 7621 582 9923