Tim Armstrong Email & Phone Number

Greater Accra, Ghana

Facilitating investment in Ghana in apparel and partially embedded @ the Ministry of Trade and Industry

Ethiopia, DR, Rwanda, Egypt, Uganda, Vietnam, HK, Haiti, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Cambodia, USA

Jan to Aug 22 (USAID) IPOP cotton traceability and compliance - Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Vietnam (International Development Group - IDG)Sep 21 to Jan 22 (World Bank) - cross benchmarking Haiti / Ethiopia CAFTA AGOA Asia (direct)Aug 21 -Nov (private client) Review of origin rules within CAFTA - yarn forward rule Jan 2021 to Jan 22 - (World.

Dar Es Salaam

Promoting the development of the textile and apparel industry in TanzaniaDeveloping a good package of zones, lands and incentives for investor Assisting investors start up

Manila, Shanghai, Dhaka

Consulting: Specializing in offshore triangular trade apparel with detailed analysis on HELP/HOPE, AGOA, Jordan QIZ especially for investment promotion.Projects include work (via other consultancies) for the Inter-American Development Bank, USAID and World Bank (MIGA) in Pakistan, Haiti, Lesotho, Southern Africa, Indonesia, Cambodia and Uganda. This has.

Lesotho, Haiti, Uganda, Cambodia, Indonesia, Israel, South Africa, Mauritius

Mar 14-Aug 14 Lead Consultant apparel: Haiti LEVE (USAID) Leveraging local firms to the US market (USAID) (JE Austin RTI)Nov-13-Apr 14 Consultant: Bringing 20 Karachi area medium sized knit firms to the EU market in anticipation of GSP+. (USAID)Apr-11 Sep 11 Program Manager Haiti Apparel Center (CHF) (USAID) Managed training center for industrial sewing.

Shanghai

• Senior lecturer
• Teaching merchandising, apparel industry management and marketing
• Moderation of courses for Northumbria University
• Internship placement at Li&Fung, Carrefour and Wal*Mart and others
• Research – apparel origin /impact of the end of MFA
• Course development – integrated merchandising

Mozambique

(Part of the Palmar Group – one of the biggest apparel groups in Mauritius. The factory is now closed due to logistical issues resulting from the collapse of Zimbabwean through trade through Beira Port which made it impossible to operate)Ran garment making facility with 400 workers with P&L and operational responsibilitySet-up of second manufacturing.

Hong Kong, New York, Jordan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, China

• 9 years (Pfeiffer Industrial was one of the biggest suppliers of underwear and sleepwear in Southeast Asia and mainly to major American names including Wal*Mart. I started in Hong Kong and then built their facility in.
• Designed and set up first export oriented factory in the Karak QIZ
• Managed and hired over 1,000 employees including 140 overseas workers
• Trained of local staff in merchandising and planning
• Set-up of internal systems for monitoring garment productivity and through put
• Marketing of unit to US department stores via IsraelGENERAL MANAGER HONG KONG (1998- 2000)In charge of whole operation including factories in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Macau, Nepal - 3000 workers in total MANAGER HONG.

Glasgow, India, Brazil, Portugal, Germany

• (Coats Viyella was once the World’s largest thread, apparel and textile company)
• Following initial training in Scotland, sent to India for continued management training and production based financial projects
• Full exposure to all aspects of yarn to fabric formation and management
• Project coordinator for management reorganisation for Coats Portugal

Ba, History, 2(I)

Activities and Societies: Editor of Palardian - History Magazine for the dept,, Long distance running for college - 10 miler, Horse.

Ma, Middle East Development

Activities and Societies: Long distance running

Diploma (Part Time) (35/50 For An Mba), Business, Pass

High School, 3 A Levels 9 O Levels