Natália Marčanová

NATÁLIA MARČANOVÁ WORK EXPERIENCE C C Health & Ingredient Consultant  Advised an organic food brand on ingredient integrity, product quality, and healthoriented formulation practices.  My role focused on evaluating ingredient choices, identifying opportunities to improve nutritional quality, and ensuring alignment with high standards for clean and functional food products.  Developed a food product, which is in the process of mass production.  Helped to create and foster international cooperation with similarly oriented companies. Trainer of martial arts (1. Kyu Budo Studien Kreiss)  Led and managed the gym in Kysucké Nové Mesto (School of martial arts – DOKAN); was in charge of advertisement, recruitment, finance, event planning, examination and training programme; trained more than 100 local and international students throughout the duration; unpaid position. Researcher  Internship (paid) project “Where to Walk Your Dog” at the CDL institute of the Veterinary University of Vienna; large scale dog cognitive study which determined the type of environment beneficial for dog cognitive function.  Event coordinator  Organized the yearly IRO National championships (SK) in dog water rescue certification; made sure the three-day event runs smoothly and safely for referees and participants; unpaid position. English language tutor  All of my students achieved B2 Cambridge certificate. EDUCATION 2022 – 2025 2013 – 2020 March – Aug 2022 Aug- – 2017 G University of Vienna, Master Environmental Science UA066299, GPA: 3.8/4.0  Project Uranium contamination mitigation: our group prepared a consulting proposal for post-bioremediation site maintenance, predictive measures and risk assessment to keep a stable uranite phase on the site.  Internship research project “Where to Walk Your Dog” at the Veterinary University of Vienna; in the process of publishing. The University of Žilina, Slovakia, Bachelor of Nature protection, GPA: 3.78/4.0  Research Assistant (Institute of high mountain biology in Tatranská Javorina)  Published article “Survival Strategies and Seasonal Size Variations of Feather Mites Proctophyllodes megaphyllus on their Host Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris” in Polish Journal of Ecology. Bilingual gymnasium J.M.H in Čadca  KomPrax – Competencies for practice – youth project team leader.  Green living in the rural area – Iuventa exchange programme participant.  Eustory Award Recipient.  Eustory International History Camp in Olsztyn – award recipient and attendant. Oct 2020 – Aug- – 2022 Sept 2017 – May 2020 Sept 2012 – May 2016 Oct 2013 – May 2014 May 2016 March 2016 Sept 2016 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION     Language Skills: English (C1), German (A2), Slovak (C2), Czech (C1), IT and Programming Skills: PHREEQC, MS Office, MS Excel, ArcGIS, Statistica, Quantitative Parasitology, Driving license, Personal Interests: Nutrition, Alternative medicine, Literature and poetry, Travelling, Teaching, Cooking, Analog photography, Hiking, Ski alpinism, Yoga. CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES Martial arts student (DOKAN)  Trained in Karate, Kobudo (Hanbo, nunchacks), Jiju jitsu.  Attended 16 week-seminars (BSK, DOKAN), in my senior years as a co-trainer alongside Sensei. Volunteer in youth exchange organization Keric  Helped to accommodate the incomers, provided a host family for the volunteers. 2007 – 2020 2014 – 2017