EXPERIENCE:
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U.S. Trade and Business Development Advisor,
Washington, D.C.
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| 8/98 - Present |
Advisor, Global Business Access, Ltd.
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- Serves with former U.S. foreign affairs experts in advising
business and trade organizations on country risks, due diligence,
and related security matters.
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| 1/05 - 1/07 |
Senior Trade Advisor, U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Small Business.
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Organized and staffed a full Committee hearing on U.S. trade promotion operations, including the following-on review of identified problems by seven Inspectors General;
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Actively participated in Congressional Delegation to China with task of raising intellectual property protection issues that impeded trade relations;
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Explored and tested small business access to Federal trade promotion programs, focusing upon mid-America firms as a model for other regions;
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Facilitated trade breakfast dialogues between senior U.S. policy makers and small business participants.
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4/94 - 5/05
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Trade Advisor to U.S. Trade Representative and U.S.
Secretary of Commerce.
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Appointed to U.S. Industry Sector Advisory
Committee for Trade Policy Matters, Representing
Small/Minority Businesses, and Elected to U.S.
Industry Functional Advisory Committee for
Intellectual Property.
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Undertook a review of Federal export financing
programs noting significant gaps with corrective
recommendations on behalf of the U.S. Department
of Commerce.
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Created International Trade Desk on Internet (http://www.intl-trade-desk.org)
providing trade lead and financing information to
U.S. businesses.
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Participated in dialogues with the U.S. Congress,
the Federal Government and trade associations in
support of expanded trade and export financing
programs.
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5/97 - 10/00
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Vice President, International Management and
Development Institute (IMDI)
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Actively participates in educational and related
networking forums, sponsored by IMDI, to promote
government-business dialogue and cooperation
covering international trade, finance, economic
and foreign policy issues.
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Manages Tripartite Gateway Program that
facilitates U.S.-Finnish-Russian public/private
sector interchanges for the expansion of mutual
commercial ties.
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1/93 - 12/97
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Vice President/Business Development Advisor,
International Markets, GeoResearch, Inc.
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Established Washington, D.C. office including
formulation and implementation of a comprehensive
strategy that introduced GeoResearch's unique
satellite mapping technology to new markets, both
foreign and domestic.
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Produced major portion of company's sales by
having U.S. Army and Federal Emergency Management
Agency adopt technology, winning major Mexico
contract, opening new markets in Asia and Latin
America, including joint-ventures in Thailand/The
Philippines, and revamped the international
dealer network.
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U.S. Agency for International Development, Worldwide
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1/90 - 1/93
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Legislative Assistant (Trade & Econ. Dev.) U.S.
Senator Max Baucus - Assigned
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Actively assisted in the drafting and managing
the passage of "AID for Trade"
legislation that assists U.S. industry to expand
commercial ties in developing foreign markets.
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Prepared and implemented a Commercial Development
Initiative, using Montana as a pilot state, that
included: preparation of a State Commercial
Growth Strategy; profiling local businesses
looking to expand; accessing Federal support
programs to enter new markets; and arranging
necessary contacts for foreign market entry.
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Evolved a comprehensive legislative and action
program that bonds the Federal business promotion
programs together providing an improved package
of support services, as well as both reaching
back to local businesses through state and trade
association programs and overseas to better
define U.S. business opportunities.
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6/74 - 1/90
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Program Development and Management
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Developed new U.S. economic assistance program
focused on improved trade and investment
activities for the Association of Southeast Asian
Nations consisting of Singapore, Malaysia,
Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, and Brunei.
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Performed comprehensive review of U.S. economic
assistance program to Indonesia (28 projects,
$490 million) identifying causes for delays in
program implementation and worked with Mission to
overcome shortcomings in program design and
management.
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Worked closely with Philippine governors and
mayors on the design/ management of over 3,000
economic development projects with a value of
$210 million.
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Through close working relations developed with
Sri Lanka public and private sectors, evolved a
new mutual private enterprise development program
that focused on an improved investment climate by
specific government policy reforms and expanded
investment in industries yielding better returns
to the country.
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Established a Management Information and
Reporting System covering a diverse portfolio of
activities for the Africa Bureau administration.
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4/69 - 6/74 &
2/65 - 5/68 |
Accounting and Auditing
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Programmed the use of funds and established
comprehensive accounting system for all local
currency generated and used in the U.S. economic
program to Vietnam.
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Functioned as a resident auditor or
auditor-in-charge in Brazil, Chile and Panama.
Brought to management attention major program
shortcomings on both sector and project
assistance and initiated as well as participated
in the investigation of three major fraud cases.
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PROFESSIONAL
POSITIONS:
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Active member of:
Washington Export Council;
The World Affairs Council of Washington, D.C.
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Current Diplomat-in-Residence and Past Treasurer,
member of Board of Governors, and Sri Lanka
Representative of the American Foreign Service
Association
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Past Member Executive Committee, Sri Lanka
Chapter, Society for International Development
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Past Chairman Finance and Long Range Planning
Committees and Member Board of Trustees,
International School, Manila, Philippines
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| EDUCATION: |
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Advanced Studies:
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Graduate Legislative Institute, Congressional
Research Service, 17th CRS Congress
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Economic and Commercial Studies Program, Foreign
Service Institute, U.S. Department of State
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Development Studies Program, U.S. Agency for
International Development
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Other Pertinent Courses covering: Managing the
Legislative Process; Advanced Management
Practices; Analytical Skills; Project Design and
Implementation
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Bachelor of Business Administration, Woodbury
College, Los Angeles
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Major: Accounting
Graduated Phi Gamma Kappa
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PROFESSIONAL
CERTIFICATIONS:
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Certified Internal Auditor, Certificate No. 1101
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