Using work as a tool for building personal relationships and furthering edu- cation is a skill that can be difficult to manage. Knowing when to stay and when to move on can be harder than it seems. Having worked more than 15 jobs, on three continents in the last 20 years, Edward Hartwig tells a story of personal development and reinvention.

United States Deputy Consul General in Vienna Austria responsible for emergency preparedness, visa and citizenship policy, officer development and training, visa waiver compliance, social media assets and public outreach.

Formerly a trial attorney specialising in criminal defence, mental health litigation, appeal strategies, and policy architecture.

Core competencies:

Storytelling and Public Engagement
Crisis Response and Deescalation
Interagency and Intergovernmental Networking
Project and Logistics Management

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx