Provide Advisory services across a range of topics (e.g., textiles, garment manufacturing, agriculture, financial services) to help new and existing investors, multinationals build and expand their presence in Africa.

Provided advisory services to the Government of Kenya's industry cabinet secretary on foreign investment and trade.

Working as an advisor to the cabinet secretary for the Cotton, Textile and Apparel Value Chain , trade and investment development.Quick Wins:Created 17,000 new jobs in KenyaFacilitating investments over $70,000,000 USDIncreased domestic, regional and international trade by 16% gross since 2014

ACTIF is the only federation representing the full Cotton Value Chain (CVC) across 27 countries. Responsibilities focused around influencing African government agencies to help create conducive trade, investment policies, and successfully sustaining existing industry while promoting new investment.Lead several missions to lobby and influence the policy changes for African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA.) Resulting in growth of CVC across Africa for trade and investment initiatives;… Show more ACTIF is the only federation representing the full Cotton Value Chain (CVC) across 27 countries. Responsibilities focused around influencing African government agencies to help create conducive trade, investment policies, and successfully sustaining existing industry while promoting new investment.Lead several missions to lobby and influence the policy changes for African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA.) Resulting in growth of CVC across Africa for trade and investment initiatives; building and sustaining relationships with key contacts in US Congress, US executive branch (primarily State, Commerce, USAID, and USTR), and multilateral organizations like The World Trade, African Union, African Development Banks, and other key organizations.Big Wins:Advocacy missions to USA and Europe for increased input of private sector across trade policies. Co-led Foreign Direct investment (FDI) team of over 22 investors from 8 Asian countries worth over $15 billion USD. This included a comprehensive study across Kenya, Uganda and Ethiopia for developing investment and business partnerships.Established MOU with American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) for creating a platform of trade and investment through trade fairs “Origin Africa”. Built a series of knowledge based seminars for SME’s focusing on empowerment of women in market access and business incubation. Created a sustainable partnership model with funding partners including USAID,DANIDA,DIFID,EU-EDF. Focusing on farmers for sustainable agriculture, training and food security.Showcased Africa’s potential for investment and technical partnership through Cotton Africa, a magazine highlighting technologies of cotton production and several advocacy initiatives being led by ACTIF. Show less

Influenced the development of garment manufacturing facilities in Tanzania and Kenya. Responsibilities included quality assurance (QA) and evangelizing market access for exports to USA under AGOA.

Worked as Production Director, Vice President for Sourcing and senior management as well as held several consulting roles for companies across Bangladesh, Hong-Kong, India, Kenya, Tanzania, USA and Zambia. Developed apparel manufacturing, sourcing for US and EU markets and provide integrated project consulting and project management services for apparel, retail, and manufacturing industry desire to source products from the Sub-Sahara Africa region including:Resources management for a… Show more Worked as Production Director, Vice President for Sourcing and senior management as well as held several consulting roles for companies across Bangladesh, Hong-Kong, India, Kenya, Tanzania, USA and Zambia. Developed apparel manufacturing, sourcing for US and EU markets and provide integrated project consulting and project management services for apparel, retail, and manufacturing industry desire to source products from the Sub-Sahara Africa region including:Resources management for a manufacturing facility based on product types and logistical issues.Setting up of integrated manufacturing facilities.Developing comprehensive reports by gathering in depth research and identifying sources of investment, governmental and non-governmental organizations who offer support in qualifying for loans. These reports are then used for presentations to investors.Identifying locations for manufacturing facilities, entirely based on market conditions and country incentives.Diagnostics of existing industry and develop competitiveness with world markets.Represent buyers to facilitate sourcing and providing in-line inspection services according to ISD 105-E U.S. Military standard at 2.5 and 4.0 levels, as well as the specifications established by buyers.Turn Key project management from setting up to production of apparel manufacturing in SSA. Show less