Lead strategy, project and deal sourcing, concepts, negotiations, stakeholder engagement and management, and implementation on greenfield and brownfield mining and energy projects on behalf of the State.

Facilitated and led project and deal sourcing, due diligence exercises, concepts, feasibility studies, negotiations, stakeholder management, operations management, and implementation on greenfield and brownfield mining, manufacturing, and agribusiness projects on behalf of the State.

Facilitated and led project sourcing, project appraisals, due diligence, concepts, proposals, negotiations, requirements analysis, technical specifications, and stakeholder management on behalf of the State. Key accomplishments:Developed goodwill with an international counterparty to negotiate the amicable termination of a multi-million-dollar engineering, procurement, construction, and finance contract.Served in an administrative financial oversight role for two entities with a combined balance of over US$2m.Structured operational terms to negotiate a partnership to establish a national carrier.Orchestrated post-acquisition integration of a milling company with a national distribution footprint.Maintained relationships with portfolio company executives, Embassies, Development Finance Institutions, Special Advisors to the President of the Republic, Government Ministers, and Permanent Secretaries as well as local and international partners ensuring alignment with the IDC strategic objectives.Appointed to working groups that developed the 2021-2024 and 2017-21 Corporate Strategic Plans, Balanced Scorecard, Communications Strategy, Investments Policy, and Disciplinary Code, among other corporate policies and guidelines.Mentored and managed a team of analysts and junior analysts.

Supported negotiation and appraisal of a tractor assembly plant with a strategic equity partner.Coordinated successful wind-down of a defunct textile factory and authored a wind-down plan that included terminal benefits owed to 400 employees.Steered concept development and establishment of a national broadband infrastructure company.Supported the Group portfolio situational analysis and implementation of business model and process improvement strategies to turn around 24 State-Owned Enterprises.

Headed setup of organizational technology backbone during establishment and growth phases.Authored and implemented ICT Strategy, policies, and guidelines.Liaison with ZICTA, Government Ministries, and SOEs on technology investment matters involving the Group.

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Co-founded a digital consultancy with a client list that included SMEs and corporates across three countries: Zambia – IDC, BongoHive, Java Foods, and Stockbrokers Zambia, Nigeria – Lights Camera Africa!!! and The Kuramo Report, and Sierra Leone – Concord Times.Managed sourcing, design, development, and deployment of projects.

Developed and implemented digital communications projects: All in to End Adolescent AIDS, Children & AIDS, and 7th Stocktaking Report.

Executed design, development, migration, and successful deployment of the UN Secretariat enterprise intranet with a global end-user base of over 45,000 staff as well as the Visitor Centre website.

Executed design overhaul of flagship Africa Renewal quarterly magazine with a global print distribution of 40,000 copies per edition and grew website traffic by over 20% following redesign.

Designed, developed, and maintained UN News Centre web portals and the Secretary-General's website—growing website traffic through analytics to drive content and design strategy.

Led digital communications campaigns on climate change, the Millennium Development Goals, and a 2010 FIFA World Cup legacy project.Managed 21 sub-Saharan Africa region websites and digital communications campaigns.Coordinated a team of content producers in 15 countries.Google Enterprise Apps administrator for over 400 end-users in 63 global offices.Appointed as a member of the Communications Group and Information Technology Task Force.

Founded a digital consultancy with clients such as the United Nations and Small-to-Medium Enterprises.

Designed print and electronic publications used by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General in keynote addresses at the UN Security Council and other high-level meetings.Supported the UN Assistance Mission in Sierra Leone by leading the development of the mission’s website.Provided technology advisory services to the Government of Liberia: Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization, National Electoral Commission, and the Executive Mansion.

Designed, co-developed, and managed company’s flagship incubator management web application.