Michael Russell

• Substantial practical experience of international procurement procedures and practices in accordance with the guidelines of the IBRD, IDA, EBRD, JICA, UN, KFW, OECF, AusAID and other multilateral and bilateral organisations. • Considerable overseas resident experience in long term assignments in Russia, Latvia, Kosovo, Kazakhstan and Swaziland as well as numerous short term overseas assignments. • Significant experience of designing and presenting formal and on-the-job training in the procurement procedures of international donors in Tonga, Russia, Uzbekistan, Kosovo, Romania, Kazakhstan, Cuba, Uzbekistan, Jordan, Yemen, Swaziland, Tunis, Latvia, Lithuania and Bolivia • Over thirty five year's commercial experience in international trade and trade law. • Extensive practical experience in international development procurement projects • Substantial experience of Public Procurement Reform in Tonga, Russia, Kosovo, Yemen and Swaziland • Computer literate - Word for Windows, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, MS Project,