Experience

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  On Sabbatical!!

  • Honolulu

  • Strategic Planner, Facilitator

    • Sep 2019 - Present
    • Honolulu

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  AECOM

  • Honolulu

  • Pacific Region Marketing Manager

    • Jun 1997 - Aug 2019
    • Honolulu

    Led proposal development and capture planning for Federal professional services contracts throughout the Pacific, including SF330 and RFP responses. Won $500M past 5 years.

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  Self-employed

  • Honolulu, Hawaii

  • Consultant

    • 1990 - 1997
    • Honolulu, Hawaii

    Provided planning, research, writing, and proposal development services on topics in the social and natural sciences. Clients included East-West Center, Ogden Environmental and Energy Services, Inc., International Center for Democracy (University of Hawaii), Judiciary History Center of Hawaii, Pacific–Asian Research Associates, Toda Institute for Global Peace and Policy Research, and the Pacific International Center for High Technology Research

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  International Management Development Institute

  • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Trainer

    • 1987 - 1989
    • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

    Developed and presented project management training seminars for junior and mid-career government managers from West African nations.

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  Development Alternatives, Inc.,

  • Washington, DC

  • Technical Recruiter

    • 1988 - 1988
    • Washington, DC

    Coordinated proposal preparation, recruited technical assistance teams, and assisted with the administration of the Agriculture and Natural Resources division of the firm.

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  US Agency for International Development

  • Project Design Officer

    • 1986 - 1987

    Managed design of a $20 million project to support the international development of the Nigerien National Agricultural Research Institute. Evaluated large bilateral national cereals research project. Co-designed the Applied Irrigation Research and Coordination Project. Represented USAID on high-level Government of Niger and donor committee to combat locust and grasshopper attacks; designed Mission's strategy and proposal for same.

  • Project Officer

    • 1984 - 1987

    Managed five centrally funded agricultural research projects. Provided day-to-day implementation and collaboration with host country officials, responsible for financial management and procurement of technical assistance and commodities. Served as liaison with collaborating multilateral institutions, regional organizations and universities. Co-drafted USAID/Niger program strategy for assistance in irrigated and rain-fed agriculture.

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  Peace Corps

  • Niger

  • Volunteer

    • 1981 - 1983
    • Niger

    Served as agricultural research assistant at remote field site, then as assistant to the host-country project director.