"Time and money spent helping men to do more for themselves is far better than mere giving" Henry Ford

Source of my passion about the power of business to fight poverty

I work for government, I am an academic

Website:

www.mlci.gov.to">http://www.linkedin.com, www.mlci.gov.to

Industry:

Trade and Investment

About my work:

WORK EXPERIENCE
*Tutor at Pacific Community Center for Development.(3years)
*Heathcote Sales and Marketing Representative: New Zealand (4years)
*UNDP/GEF Persistent Organic Pollutants Environment Project Officer (9 months)
*Foreign Investment Unit/Adviser Researcher, Private Sector development and Tonga Trade Marketing (2months and Currently ongoing)

EDUCATION & ACHIEVEMENTS
*BLibs - Bachelor of Liberal Studies - Politics,Management and Anthropology
*Most Profitable Salesman (2007)

NATIONAL & COMMITTEE DUTIES

*Secretary to the National Export Strategy Working Group Committee
*Treasurer to the Ministry of Labour, Commerce & Industries Business & Export Awards Committee
*Liaison to Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea & Minister of Trade & Foreign Affairs of Papua New Guinea: Pacific Forum Meeting
*Represented the Kingdom of Tonga in the World Trade Organization Doha Update at the WTO Headquarters in Geneva,Switzerland
*A part of the Trade Ministerial meeting between Tonga and New Zealand
* Marketing member of the 2009 Agricultural Tonga Trade Mission Team to Auckland, New Zealand

Interested in:

Professional Contacts, Potential Partners, Learning about work in the field, Sharing resources, New ventures, Expertise requests, Potential Investors

Topics on my radar:

*Inter - national joint venture business schemes

*International Business Marketing Expertise

*Sharing Ideas on project schemes to eliminate poverty

* Creative economic development project schemes in general