Petra Bute

BIOGRAPHY 1968 - Born in Bückeburg, North Germany 1984 - Exchange Program with France 1986 - Hauchler Studio, Associates degree in Graphic Arts, South Germany 1990 - Golden, Colorado - work exchange program, J1 Visa through AIPT (Association for International Practical Training) 1993 - Obtained professional work visa (H1B) 1993 - Finished German Bachelor Degree 1995 - Greencard and bought house 1999 - Started MBA Degree 2000 - Attended first Yoga class (Bikram) 2001 - Finished MBA 2003 - Obtained US Citizenship 2004 - Got married 2005 - Quit Job and attended two Yoga Teacher trainings at the same time (Power Yoga & Hot Yoga) PRESENT - Full Time Yoga Instructor CORE COMPETENCIES: Bilingual - German/English Disciplined and Goal oriented Excellent Time Management Creative Enthusiastic WORK HISTORY: 02/05 to Present, Self Employed – Yoga Instructor, Southwest Denver Area, CO 12/01 to 11/04, Atlas Copco – Marketing/Communication/PR Manager, Commerce City, CO 10/00 to 10/01, Planet Consulting, Inc. - German Linguist Verifier, Westminster, CO 01/98 to 10/00, German Honorary Consulate – Executive Assistant, Golden, CO 01/98 to 10/00, Charter Software Inc. - Marketing Coordinator, Littleton, CO 01/95 to 12/97, Sunward International – Advertising Designer, Denver, CO 08/90 to 12/94, Spectrum Inc. - Scanner Operator, Golden, CO 10/88 to 07/90, Wittemann & Küppers – Film Stripper, Frankfurt, Germany EDUCATION: University of Phoenix, September 2001 M.B.A. Global Management, GPA 4.0 ACHIEVEMENT: Worked full-time while in graduate school to fund 100% of expenses Leibniz-Akademie, August 1993 B.A. in Business Administration (German Degree), GPA 3.8 ACHIEVEMENT: Worked full-time in the USA while finishing the degree Hauchler Studio, August 1988 Associates degree in Graphic Arts (German Degree), GPA 4.0 ACHIEVEMENT: Accomplished a 3 year degree in 2 years while maintaining outstanding grades