Experience

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  Global Entrepreneurship Network

  • Jamaica

  • Director GEN Accelerate

    • Jan 2023 - Present
    • Jamaica

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  Draper Startup House

  • Jamaica

  • Director

    • May 2023 - Present
    • Jamaica

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  Founder Institute

  • Kingston, Jamaica

  • Local Leader

    • Jan 2023 - Present
    • Kingston, Jamaica

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  Estate Capitals LLc

  • Jamaica

  • Chief Executive Officer and Founder

    • Jun 2022 - Present
    • Jamaica

    Estate Capital is a mission-driven real estate investment & development (REID) firm that uses technology and innovation to deliver beautiful, environmentally friendly, and affordable homes to improve the quality of life of our customers while providing attractive risk-adjusted market returns for our partners and investors

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  AltCatalyst

  • Kingston, Jamaica

  • Chief Executive Officer , Founder

    • Jul 2020 - Present
    • Kingston, Jamaica

    AltCatalyst is a Venture Studio inspiring, designing, and developing high-impact market-creating innovations.

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  Quantiant

  • Kingston, Jamaica

  • Director

    • Feb 2019 - Apr 2023
    • Kingston, Jamaica

    An early stage technology service firm developing disruptive digital marketing channel for automotive and mortgage financing.

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  Innovison

  • Kingston, Jamaica

  • Chief Executive Officer

    • Dec 2017 - Apr 2023
    • Kingston, Jamaica

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  UNDP Jamaica

  • Kingston, Jamaica

  • Innovative Finance Specialist

    • Jan 2020 - Nov 2021
    • Kingston, Jamaica

    Designing an Impact Investment Fund to support the achievement of the SDGs

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  Inter-American Development Bank

  • Jamaica | Bahamas | Belize

  • Senior Specialist - Multilateral Investment Fund

    • Mar 2011 - Dec 2017
    • Jamaica | Bahamas | Belize

    As the senior specialist with portfolio responsibility for Jamaica, Belize, and the Bahamas, led the origination, structuring, negotiation, approval, and supervision of over 20 new operations and increase the MIF portfolio.

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  Pure Energy

  • Kingston, Jamaica

  • Chief Executive Officer

    • Jun 2009 - Jun 2015
    • Kingston, Jamaica

    Manage the start-up of an entrepreneurial development firm specializing in entrepreneurial coaching, business support services, and project management consultation in social entrepreneurship initiatives.

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  National Development Fund of Jamaica (NDFJ)

  • Kingston, Jamaica

  • Chief Executive Officer

    • May 2007 - Apr 2009
    • Kingston, Jamaica

    On assuming responsibility for an SME financing and capacity building NGO on the verge of insolvency with portfolio arrears in excess of 54% and losses extended more than a decade; designed a strategic roadmap and led the turnaround of the operations to achieve operational break-even within 18 months.

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  Carreras Limited

  • United States
  • Consumer Goods
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Operations Manager

    • 2006 - 2007

    As a member of the executive management team, provide strategic and operational leadership operations, credit management, information technology, fleet management, procurement and facility management for the company.

  • Area Sales Manager

    • 2005 - 2006

    Led the consolidation of two sales regions into a single Business Unit that resulted in improved efficiencies, distribution effectiveness and sales performance which directly contributed to improvements of the company’s bottom line.

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  British American Tobacco

  • Kingston, Jamaica

  • Business Technology Consultant - Regional Programme Management

    • 2001 - 2005
    • Kingston, Jamaica

    Provided business technology consultancy and project management for British American Tobacco (BAT) operations in Central America & Caribbean Area, while managing the Information Technology affairs of Carreras Limited as an active member of its executive team.

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  Jamaica Defence Force

  • Kingston, Jamaica

  • Officer Commanding (OC)

    • 1991 - 2001
    • Kingston, Jamaica

    Provided general management and operational direction for a company comprising of 12 sub-units with approximately 550 personnel and assets value in excess of $100 Million.