PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

• MY OBJECTIVES:

  • Consulting assignments
  • Identify partners
  • Professional networking

• EDUCATION:

  • Professional Certificate in Strategic Alliance Management, Secondary, York University , Canada , January 2010 - June 2010
  • Marketing, Secondary, York University , Canada , September 1993 - June 1998
  • Business Adminstration, Bachelor's Degree, York University , Canada , September 1993 - September 1998

• PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:

  • Canada South Africa Chamber of Business
  • Canadian International Development Agency
  • Inventors Association of Botswana
  • Hong Kong Trade Development Council

Experience Summary

• Skills, Background, and Experience:

  Providing training for Youth resulting in thousands of students purusing higher education and businesses.

  Leading seminars for over hundreds of Educators - resulting in a 50% increase in student academic engagement

  15 years Marketing, Sales, ICT and Management experience - producing over $150 MIllion US in revenues.

   Providing Information Technology solutions for both Public & Private Sector Organizations. 

  Sales and Business training for over 5,000 employees.

  International sales and marketing training  in China, Hong Koing, South Africa, Botswana, United States and Jamaica.

  Business Consulting Training for Somalian, Ethiopian, Jamaican, Ghanian, Botswana, DRC and Canadian Youth.

  Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) Consultant and Partner.

   

• Areas of Expertise:

  SME Development

  International Business & Professional Skill  Development for Youth

  International Trade Marketing for Sub-Sahara Africa, Caribbean and South Africa

  At-Risk Youth Guidance and Mentoring

  Teacher Training

  Social and Economic integration for Youth

   

• Responsibilities:

  • Run a company, NGO, or a major department
  • Manage projects from the home office
  • Manage projects in the field
  • Provide technical advice on projects
  • Write proposals/grant requests
  • Pursue new business

• Opportunities I Might Consider:

  • Field assignment
  • Long-term consulting assignment
  • Short-term consulting assignment

Employment Summary

• July 2009 - February 2010 Occasional - International Business Trainer, The Blueprint Centre for Entrepreneurship
  Integrating International Business training for at risk youth aged 16-27 Developing Marketing and Promotion Material for Centre's courses Establishing partnerships with Private, Not for Profit and Governmental Agencies.
• January 2009 - February 2010 Member - Advisory Board, Association of Black Students - Wilfred Laurier University
  Providing strategic direction for black student population at Wilfred Laurier University. Developing international career development courses for members of the Association Networking and Career promotion activities for members of the Board.
• November 2007 - Present Strategic Alliance Manager, Canada Post, epost
  Introducing new Internet Based Bill Presentment technology in Africa. Developing revenue models for African ICT organizations and Government Agencies. Introducing new internet based technology for Postal Services in Canada, Kenya, South Africa, Botswana, Hong Kong and China
• January 2007 - December 2009 Small Business Member, Canada South Africa Chamber of Business
  Promoting and Marketing Social responsibility in Southern Africa, in particular Botswana. Working with Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs on Social Responsibility campaigns.
• January 2005 - Present Social Entrepreneur & President, HigherEye Training & Consulting
  Youth Business Development in Canada, Caribbean and Africa. Training young in areas of marketing, sales, business start up and professional development. Linking youth with professional associations and organization to convert academic learning into practical business activity. Working with African/Caribbean Governments on trade promotion to Western Economies.
• January 1999 - April 2005 Co-Chair, Black IBM Network Diversity Group, IBM Canada
  Leading business initiatives for over 400 black IBM Employees. Writing and Developing funding proposals that generation over $5 Million dollars in technology grants for community organizations. Helping IBM Software Sales Group generate over $125 Million in revenues. Managing teams that represented over 14 countries and 12 languages.

Supporting Documents

• SKILLS LINK PROGRAMMING: GIVING AT-RISK YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES TO CONTRIBUTE TO BUILDING THE CANADIAN ECONOMY
  SUBMISSION BY PACIFIC COMMUNITY RESOURCES SOCIETY TO HOUSE OF COMMONS STANDING COMMITTEE ON FINANCE 2009 (File size: 108819KB)
• Education Services
  Services we have delivered for students, educators from Canada, DRC,Jamaican, Sudan and Eritrea  (File size: 1743710KB)

Relevant Links

• HigherEye on Youtube
  Videos featuring comments from Students, Field experience, Presentations and Live TV Interviews
• HigherEye on Facebook
  Our Facebook fan page
• Global Education Awareness
  Participation in forum on Public Education for Youth around the World

• Current status:

  seeking partnerships

• Upcoming assignment:

  And Still We Rise, starts 05-Mar-2010

• Employment status:

  Employed on a short-term contract
• Available Anytime
  

• Career Level:

  Senior-level

• Citizenships and Permanent Residences:

  1. Canada

• Total Years of Experience:

  15 years

• Languages:

  1. English