Briefly, I have worked as a consultant in various Organisations around the world in the last 30 years. Combining my Corporate Experience with Humanitarian AID worker, I hope to make a change in hundreds of needy Tanzanian children. Below is my brief work history over the years. You can see my complete CV here.
MY WORK EXPERIENCE AND SERVICE
1988-Date Managing Director of a full service procurement and
logistics company in Tanzania.
Responsible for the company's formation and development to a
multi-million dollar annual turnover and service agreements with
many Mining, Oil, Gas and associated companies, Cement
Companies, the British Government's DFID and the CDC, the German
Government's GTZ, the World Bank and several parastatal
organisations. Successfully procured, shipped, cleared and
delivered all the inputs for a USD3M cashew project in remote
inaccessible corner of Tanzania. Within budget, procured,
shipped, cleared and delivered USD11M of equipment for a World
Bank funded fuel distribution rehabilitation project. Cleared
and delivered ahead of schedule to a bush location 800kms away,
USD8M of equipment for a new power station, the consignments
included 27 x 40' containers. As principal service provider,
cleared and delivered the majority of goods for Tanzania's first
modern goldmine costing USD 48M, which was commissioned ahead of
schedule despite devastating damage to the infrastructure during
the El Nino floods. Successfully established over 50 companies
and helped them become operationally profitable. Personally
assisted them in problem resolving with government, sometimes as
part of pressure groups. Often with support from Donors’
Representatives.
2008 – 2009 Admin Manager for Heritage Oil Tanzania in
partnership with Government, Dominion Oil and Gas and Petrodel
in Tanzania.
Utilising all personal resources, in very short
timescale, successfully formed the company, established and
staffed an office, advised or appointed the sub-contractors,
sourced and imported
68MT of explosives, built a large remote site magazine, liaised
with government authorities for all licences and permits, found
the best service providers, financed the company and service
providers to more than $150,000, imported all the equipment and
aided 4 successive managers within 5 months to complete a $10m
2D seismic contract of 500kms, which included the most urban of
areas around the city of Dar es Salaam without spending anything
on legal fees to resolve the many problems and claims
encountered. In absence of an accountant accounted for all
expenditure. Assisted in obtaining geophysical information to
identify drilling targets.
1999 – Date Managing Director
of an agency company with sales of
nearly $10m/year.
1995 – Date Director
of a number of companies across the board
in areas such as Finance, Mining, Ranching, Tourism, Veterinary
Services, Engineering, Consultancy, Trading and Gas.
1997-1998 Humanitarian and Food Logistics Adviser
to the EU for
the Great Lakes Zone.
1993-1994 Coordinator of the European Community
for Humanitarian
and Food Aid to Somalia during the war and latterly to Liberia
and Sierra Leone. Directly responsible for the distribution and
supervision of
about $US 55 Million per year of EC emergency aid through NGOs
and UN Agencies, whilst also advising on
the country situation, recommending improvements and
interventions in development, resettlement and
demobilisation through close liaison with other Donors, NGOs,
Agencies and Local Authorities. Through
strict control of theft and misuse was directly responsible for
saving $US 28 Million per year of Food Aid in
West Africa.
1987-1988 Team Leader and Manager of a $US 22 Million World Bank
funded fisheries development
project in Somalia, directly responsible for the successful
delivery, construction, commissioning, start up and operation of
the integrated fisheries up until the staff left to fight the
war. Responsible for the complete
management of one ship, one landing craft and many boats,
including catching, processing, exporting and
transhipping of all the products to Europe.
1983-1986 General Manager of an integrated fisheries company in
the Sultanate of Oman.
Responsible for the initial idea to the
inception and development of Oman's first private unsubsidised
fisheries company until it became the third largest foreign
income earner in the country with exports of over $US1.5 Million
per month, solely in charge of the marketing and export
logistics of the frozen products from a place 1,000kms across
desert, mountains and bandit country to the exporting harbour.
1981-1983 Held a number of concurrent positions in Oman.
Deputy
Coordinator of Oman's largest group
of companies. Directly responsible for obtaining many contracts
and sales. Manager of a multi franchise trading company and
responsible for turning a loss into a $US 1.5 Million net annual
profit. Personal Assistant to the Sultan's Special Adviser and
responsible for the construction of a luxury boat and villa.
General Manager designate of an emerging fisheries company.
1979-1981 Projects Officer and Adviser to the Ruler of Southern
Oman
whilst preparing their second five year development plan.
Advising and assisting in laying the region's economic base
through the resettlement of fighters and those affected by war
and the establishment of government offices. Directly
responsible for the planning and establishment of the
infrastructure after the war, including water supplies, housing,
animal
husbandry, environmental assistance, forestry, agriculture,
health, education and religious facilities and road network.
1977-1979 Unit Commander and Training Officer in the Sultan of
Omans' Armed Forces Engineers.
Personally responsible for the clearance of many thousands of
mines, coordination of humanitarian relief and directly
responsible for extensive civil developments in Southern Oman
after their war and delivery with resupply convoys during the
war.
1967-1977 British Regular Army service,
throughout the world, up
to the rank of Captain as a parachutist, diver and training
officer in the Corps of Royal Engineers. Responsible for up to
360 men.
1965-1967 Managing Director,
whilst still studying, of two shops
and a printing works on the death of
father. Responsible for a staff of 12.
