ISMs Global is registered software business with its Head Office in Dubai, UAE. It is a turnkey computer assisted systems provider to remote site projects within the natural resource extractive industries. With branches registered in 5 countries, ISMs Global provides for clients on 4 different continents.Develop key client relationships with major companies in our target industries worldwide.Management of all sales and marketing aspects of the business, including bid tender and contract reviews.Coordination of the ‘after sales’ team towards contract renewal. Provided training for installation and use of camp management software to Antofagasta PLC in Chile.

GumBoots is an owner operated company specializing in design, supply, and the practical management of field operations from mobilization to production and through to de-mobilization. We provide total construction, equipment and supplies, logistics and field support services designed to meet the needs of the extractive industries market. GumBoots operates in the Russian and international markets, delivering material support and services to our customers.Assist in bid tender preparation and contract reviews.Operations management responsibility for the timely, qualitative and accurate implementation of all operations aspects of the business, from sourcing local and Western suppliers to delivery of goods and services.Managed the sale and deployment of warehousing control software which was responsible for USD 20+ million in assets and equipment spread over several locations and a central warehouse.

Construction management, equipment and materials supply, logistics and field support services across Russia. As an independent company involved in the sale and delivery of Western manufactured goods and services, went on to generate sales reaching over USD 10 million per annum by 1998. Grew the company presence by opening and managing eight branch offices across Russia and developing new core business lines.Responsible for 350+ personnel. Instituted a new Russian corporate structure and set up a Cyprus holding company utilizing PriceWaterhouseCoopers & Lybrand as company accountants.Developed outsourcing as a new core business and won two year USD 3 million per annum contract with Sodexho to supply Exxon with 300+ drivers and fleet transportation personnel to support their operations throughout Sakhalin Island.Established branch offices to supply general goods and logistics for professional and financial services offices in Moscow including United Nations offices and Renaissance Capital in Moscow. Negotiated contracts to source, deliver and commission a USD 8 million turnkey core storage and analysis laboratory located in Western Siberia to LUKOil, including negotiating back to back contracts with thirteen world-wide vendors.Negotiated a USD 9 million per annum sole source procurement and logistics contract for 30,000 BBL/Day Drilling and Steam Injection Operation with Nobel Oil J.V., Usinsk, Komi Republic.Won USD 11 million per annum in office relocation, recruitment, staffing and facilities management contracts with Yukos E&P, Field Development Projects Center, Moscow and Nippon Steel Neftegazstroi Ltd, Moscow and Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.Established and trained professional management teams operating in five Siberian cities to support Kvaerner-John Brown/Yukos operations under a USD 2.5 million per annum contract.

Full accountability for the start-up and subsequent daily operations of the new wholly owned Russian subsidiary. Reported directly to the company president. Purchased the company assets upon their withdrawal from the CIS marketplace following a buy-out of the US company. Established the business from a zero base to a financially viable operation by generating revenue in excess of USD 1.7 million over a 6 month period - ahead of head office plan.Won key procurement and logistics accounts with Western oil and service companies operating in Russia, including Exxon, BP-Amoco, Shell, Schlumberger and FracMaster.Instrumental in negotiating a USD 60 million contract - the first US Ex-Im Bank Oilfield Rehabilitation Loan Program. Directed equipment and technology transfer for Chernogorneft use of US oilfield equipment.Provided local procurement and staff support for Western contractors engaged in the clean-up operation of the then world's largest oil spill (Komi Republic). USD 2 Million Sole Source Russian Provider for USD 110 Million World Bank Komineft Oil Spill Remediation Project.Developed key client programs with all majors in the country including TNK-BP, Rosneft, Gazprom and LUKOil.

Engineered export finance packages for multi-national companies and averaged over USD 2.5 million in net fee income per annum. At the time, Maryland National was the largest commercial bank in Maryland. Acquired by NationsBank in 1993, eliminating merchant bank operation.Specialized in Export Credit Agency (ECA) support programs, developing combined North American and European ECA supported loan packages for multi-national exporters as a new product for the bank.Spearheaded extensive US and international business development, shifting Trade Finance Department focus to buyer credits.Principal Account Officer for heavy equipment manufacturers, arranging trade finance facilities in Eastern Europe, North America and South America for bank's customers, including Caterpillar, Terex and Harris Graphics.Negotiated multi-year revolving lines of credit for Caterpillar dealers in Venezuela (USD 22 million) Yugoslavia (USD 13 million) and Egypt (USD 9 million).

Provided a comprehensive support service involving the processing of export and import trade transactions including letters of credit, bid and performance bonds.Successfully completed the formal credit and loan documentation training program.Prepared and presented credit analyses of the bank's corporate customers and foreign banking relationships.Developed and implemented a BASIC computer program in order to calculate the bank's monthly foreign cash position, involving 52 accounts held in seven currencies.

Held Top Secret Special Intelligence Security Clearance. Qualified to attend University under G.I. Bill Education Support Program.