Experience

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  Ministry of Public Enterprises and State Investments - Papua New Guinea

  • Port Moresby

  • Consultant

    • Feb 2015 - Present
    • Port Moresby

    To establish the new Electricity Tariff Formulae that will guide the Ministry towards reducing the electricity charges, and to determine the minimum rate per kilowatt hour that will be used for negotiating with Independent Power Producers (IPP) under the public-private-partnership arrangement to improve the quality of electricity services.

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  Kambang holdings Limited

  • Lae, Papua New Guinea

  • Company Secretary

    • Oct 2008 - Jun 2010
    • Lae, Papua New Guinea

    Duties to ensure Company complies with the requirements of the Companies Act 1998 and overseered the overall affairs of this Company in accounting, financial management and corporate affairs, and improved shipping services. Was removed with no proper explanations by new Board. in June 2010. In 2014, without proper basis, a Liquidator was voluntary appointed to liquidate Kambang Holdings Limited without proper basis.

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  Evangelical Lutheran Church - Papua New Guinea

  • Lae, Papua New Guinea

  • Chairman, National Finance Board

    • Jun 2005 - Sep 2008
    • Lae, Papua New Guinea

    Apart from being Chairman of the Finance Board, was fully committed to the review of the Church finances as the Church was experiencing acute financial difficulties. Completed the outstanding annual accounts for years 2001 to year 2005 and had them audited. I carried out fiscal reforms to improve the finances of the Church and reviewed the church budgetary system. Also, reactivated the ELC PNG Nominees Limited, the Trustee Company, which was dormant for many years, and ensured the Trustee Company effectively supervised the affairs of business arms.

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  National Department of Trade and Industry - Papua New Guinea Government

  • Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

  • National Departmental Head and Secretary

    • Jan 2002 - Apr 2004
    • Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

    As the Department Head, was responsible for the overall direction of Commerce, Industry and International Trade functions and the relations of the National Government with private sector and foreign investments on the impact projects in Papua New Guinea. Was also responsible for the policy directions through the Investment Promotion Authority; Small Business Development Corporation; Industrial Centres Development Corporation; National Institute of Scientific Industrial Technology; and the Registry of Cooperative Societies, and the trade related matters that covered World Trade Organisation (WTO), Africa, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP), Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) and etc, etc. in other multilateral and bilateral relations. .

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  National Ministry of Housing - Papua New Guinea

  • Port Moresby, National Capital District, Papua New Guinea

  • First Secretary to Minister of Housing

    • Sep 2001 - Dec 2001
    • Port Moresby, National Capital District, Papua New Guinea

    First Secretary to the Minister of National Housing and political advisor on the ministerial responsibilities and of maintaining positive interrelations with the management of National Housing Corporation.

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  Constitutional Review Commission - Papua New Guinea

  • Port Moresby, National Capital District

  • Director/ Commission Secretary/CEO

    • Sep 1993 - Jun 1997
    • Port Moresby, National Capital District

    Appointed initially as Consultant on Fiscal and Public Service Reforms; and later was appointed to take charge of directing the constitutional reforms that eventually resulted in the enactment of New Organic Law on Provincial Governments and Local-level Governments in Papua New Guinea to restructure the lower level governments system. The revised Law was enacted July 1995.

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  Office of Deputy Prime Minister and Ministry of Finance and Planning - Papua New Guinea

  • Port Moresby, National Capital District, Papua New Guinea

  • Research Officer/ Advisor on Economic and Social Affairs

    • Sep 1992 - Jan 1993
    • Port Moresby, National Capital District, Papua New Guinea

    The Ministry of Planning and Finance has now been separated into 3 Ministries: Treasury, Finance and Planning. The duties and responsibilities involved receiving Minister’s instructions, carrying out research and providing appropriate advice. Also, to ensure the Department is assisted and guided to comply with national policies of the Coalition Government. Eventually, participated in the preparation of the formulation of 1993 National Budget.

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  Computers and Communications Limited - Papua New Guinea

  • Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea

  • Manager - Administration and Accounting Software

    • Feb 1991 - Sep 1991
    • Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea

    Was appointed as Manager - Administration and Accounting Software with duty and responsibility to instal accounting software in companies and tailoring them to suit the needs of the companies as required by their management.

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  Umboi Timber Investments Limited

  • Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea

  • Chief Technical Advisor

    • Jun 1990 - Feb 1991
    • Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea

    Made new assessment on the socio economic costs and benefits of Umboi Timber Project and renegotiated a new deal with the outcome of a New Timber Rights Purchase Agreement Drafted and executed between the State and Landowners Company. Unfortunately, the Permit was not implemented and the foreign logger and PNG Forest Authority reverted back to the older version after me and other consultants had left and went our own ways.

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  Lae City Authority - Papua New Guinea

  • Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea

  • Lae City Manager/ CEO

    • Mar 1988 - May 1990
    • Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea

    Appointed initially as Financial Controller, and later promoted to the position of City Manager. The overall responsibility required the overall direction of the affairs of the council through the engineering, health, environment, finance and administration divisions as mandated under the national and provincial laws to manage and provide municipal services in Lae City.

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  Rothmans of Pall Mall (PNG) Limited - Papua New Guinea

  • Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea

  • Senior Accountant

    • May 1985 - Mar 1988
    • Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea

    Duties covered both financial accounting and cost and management accounting for the tobacco and cigarette products. These involved costing of manufacturing processes of tobacco and cigarettes products from raw materials to the finished products; then the preparation of monthly and quarterly management reports for presentation to Rothmans Head Office in Sydney, Australia. Also, the preparation of the annual accounts and tax returns. In year 1987, was appointed as a team leader to design and computerize the total accounting system of the Company onto the large mainframe computer, which was successful.

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  Registered as Provisional Public Accountant

  • Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea

  • Provisionally Registered Public Accountant

    • Jan 1984 - May 1985
    • Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea

    Provided accounting, taxation, lodgements of annual returns and advisory services to small to medium business organisations. Operated for a year and closed the office as wanted to get more exposure and broaden practical experience.

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  Papua New Guinea University of Technology

  • Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea

  • Lecturer - Accounting and Financial Management

    • Jun 1982 - Dec 1983
    • Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea

    Lecturer in Accounting and Financial Management Department of Accountancy and Business Studies - started tutoring in basic accounting and business studies (1978-1979), and after obtaining the post graduate Master’s Degree in accounting and finance, lectured in accounting, financial management and business management courses to 3rd and 4th (final) year students (1982-1983). As well lectured on management-for- Engineers courses for the 3rd, 4th and final year engineering students.

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  PSA Savings and Loans Soceity Limited

  • Port Moresby, National Capital Didstrict, Papua New Guinea

  • Accountant

    • Mar 1977 - Jun 1978
    • Port Moresby, National Capital Didstrict, Papua New Guinea

    Accountant with duties and responsibilities that covered all facets of accounting including the members’ savings and loans accounts, general accounts, and preparation of quarterly, half-yearly reports and annual audited account. This was my second and third year after graduating from the University with the bachelor’s degree of accountancy.

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  Papua New Guinea Banking Corporation

  • Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea

  • Supervisor - Cheque Account Enquiries

    • Dec 1973 - Mar 1977
    • Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea

    Supervised the Cheque Accounts Enquiries Section. This was my formal employment after graduating from the PNG University of Technology as qualified accountant under the sponsorship of the Commonwealth Banking Corporation and later taken over by PNG Banking Corporation. During the long vacations, was employed on-job training in all facets of banking including the savings bank, trading banks (cheques), bill and overseas, lending and other related banking services.