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Canberra, Act, Au

Muscat, Sultanate Of Oman

▸ ABGO is the leading international business networking group in Oman.▸ Based on corporate and private membership and is largely funded by sponsors.▸ Works closely with all range of Australian government officials and departments.▸ Introduces Australian businesses to commercial opportunities in Oman and GCC.▸ Major focus on business, with a key component being the social requirements of the members and the community.

Muscat, Sultanate Of Oman

▸ Manages, operates, and markets hotels, serviced offices and related assets. Focus on mid-range to upscale properties and projects.▸ Established the Oman Hotels Accelerator, a commercial platform that turns underperforming hotel assets into profit generating properties that deliver double digit returns to the investor. ▸ Develops commercial opportunities within the GCC, Asia, and Oceania.▸ Maintains solid financial awareness that entails detailed assessment and appraisal of all commercial components of the business, with specific attention to realistic and proven key performance indicators.▸ Created new restaurant concepts and introduced them to the market.▸ Negotiated, established, and managed boutique hotels.▸ Represents Australian technology companies in the renewable sector.▸ Agent for Australian-made wind and solar monitoring systems.

Muscat, Oman

▸ Developed food security strategies for Omani companies.▸ Identified and assessed farming aggregations for investment and management.▸ Completed Due Diligence for international investment.

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

▸ Identifying optimum international markets and specific clients for Australian agricultural products and AgTech.▸ Secured direct agricultural sales of >AUD16 million in 2023.

Muscat, Masqaţ, Oman

▸ Leading a diverse team that focuses creating, connecting and delivering commercial opportunities from Australia to Oman and the GCC region.▸ Introduced TAFE to a market of a vocational market >AUD 4.5 million per annum.▸ Working with Australian companies to tap into the USD 37 billion renewables industry.

Muscat, Masqaţ, Oman

Building bridges between Australia and Oman in various sectors including renewables, education, agriculture and technology.

Muscat, Oman

▸ Set up a boutique hotel from construction through to opening.▸ Managed the ongoing hotel operations.▸ Lead the online marketing and worked directly with the Online Travel Agents.▸ Awarded the TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence 2009 to 2016.

Brunei Darussalam

Executive Director/Founder responsible for:- All legal matters involved with the investment into Brunei Darussalam.- Formation of company, based in Brunei Darussalam.- Sourcing and pursuit of projects and business opportunities on behalf of the company.- Contract negotiations for major projects (eg Ong Sum Ping Project for S$2.5 million).- Asset Management of the Ong Sum Ping Project for more than 1,000 keys.- Negotiation with potential clients regarding management of properties.- Review of operations of potential client properties.- Coordinating the investment in Midan Hotel Suites.Significant achievements:Identified an opportunity for the management of accommodation and catering projects for the APEC 2000 Summit. Organised the following in this S$2.5 million project:- Purchase of complete range of equipment for 1,000 guests- Employed and trained approximately 500 people for the project- Worked with the governments of Brunei Darussalam and the USA to ensure that all parties were sufficiently comfortable with the project.

Brunei Darussalam

General Manager responsible for:- Prepared for opening in July 1999. This work included the coordination and direct supervision of the construction stage and the smooth hand-over to the hotel operation staff.- Managed >350 staff (in all projects) from a diverse cultural background.- Prepared the marketing strategy for the hotel.- Developed and implemented a working budget for the hotel.- Marketed the hotel and the country to international markets.- Established and closely managed the extensive F&B operations of the hotel and related businesses.- Implementation and development of all systems for the hotel.- Assumed direct responsibility for the Sales and Marketing.- Prepared, presented, implemented and monitored the hotel budget.

Cairns, Australia

Step InTo Asia Pty Ltd (SITA) – Part of The CAM Group, CairnsInternational Market Development Expanding your business horizons (Positioning Statement)Director/Founder responsible for:- Development of The SITA Programme designed to assist SMEs to export into SE Asia.- Marketing throughout SE Asia to Government and private industry bodies.- Forming strategic alliances with key bodies in target markets.- Preparation of Strategic Marketing Plan for The SITA Programme.

Cairns, Australia

▸ Identified, coordinated, marketed, and managed the export focus of local businesses.▸ Coordinated the export activities of SMEs.▸ Formed, managed and grew the regional operations of the Far North Export Group (FNEG). ▫︎ FNEG increased exports of its members from A$15 million. ▫︎ FNEG was recognised by by McKinsey and the Australian Federal Government as an ideal vehicle for businesses to enter the international market. ▫︎ Excellence in Export Support | Finalist - Far North Export Group, Department of the Premier of Queensland. ▸ Developed new business markets for industries, including tourism services, information management, software development, international hotel management, bio-waste processing, and community and regional development. This work was undertaken as a fully accredited Network Broker for the AusIndustry Business Networks Program.▸ Published Export North, “the national monthly journal that opens the door on exports”. Export North was awarded an Award for Export Achievement in 1996 by the Queensland Government.

Cairns, Australia

Manager of North Queensland gold mining company.Responsible for all operations and licensing matters.

Rio De Janeiro Area, Brazil

▸ Directly managed the final separation unit for an internationally owned alluvial gold mining operation in the Amazon basin. ▸ Worked between the Head Office in Rio and the mine in the state of Para.

Denmark And Texas, Usa

Agriculture exchange student working in Denmark and Texas, USA.