ENTREPRENEUR
Realtor, The Mel King Group, Ft Myers, FL. Selling Forida properties to European buyers.
Owner, Fratelli Cecchini, Ft Myers, FL. Consultancy services to clients throughout the world.
Director, GIA Inc., Washington DC. Established a new wine import firm in the very competitive Washington area market.
Managing Director, Min Clothing, London, England. Converted a UK manufacturer of young women´s fashions to offshore production.
Broker, Dean Witter, New York, NY. Provided financial services with a Wall Street firm.
General Manager, South African Trade Center, Orlando, FL. Set up a business services center providing offices, warehouse, and show rooms for South African exporters to the US market.
Owner, NK International, Windhoek, Namibia. Provided consultancy services to businesses in Southern Africa.
Managing Director, Hill and Knowlton Turkey, Ankara, Turkey. Built new joint venture between world´s best known Public Relations firm and Turkish partners.
|
DIPLOMAT
Served as a US Foreign Service Officer for 25 years in the following posts:
Deputy Principal Officer, American Consulate General, Monterrery, Mexico
Consul for Economic Affairs, American Consulate General, Johannesburg, South Africa
Commercial Attache, American Embassy, Madrid, Spain
Economic Counselor, American Embassy, Helsinki, Finland
Commercial Attache, American Embassy, Ankara, Turkey
Commercial Officer, American Embassy, Madrid, Spain
Economic Officer, Dept. of State, Washington DC
Municipal Advisor, Saigon, Vietnam
Economic Officer, American Embassy, Panama, Panama
|
|
PEACE CORPS
Peace Corps Volunteer, geography teacher and soccer coach, Asmara, Eritrea (then Ethiopia) Vice President, Ethiopia & Eritrea, Returned Peace Corps Volunteers Board of Directors, National Peace Corps Association
|
|
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
Who's Who in America, 2008 National Peace Corps Association Lorette Ruppe Award, 2002 Who´s Who in the World, 2001 Knight Officer, Order of St George, Spanish Priory, 1991 Outstanding American Award, American Club of Spain, 1984 Special Achievement Award, Turkish Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Navigation, 1980 Outstanding Young Men of America, 1970 Outstanding Service Award, City of Saigon, 1969
|
ORGANIZATIONS
MENSA
Global Business Access, Washington DC
EDUCATION
BS Economics, Univ. of Maryland, College Park, 1962
LANGUAGES
English, Spanish, Turkish, Italian, Portuguese
TRAVEL
Lived in 16 countries and visited over 100 more on six of seven continents, from northern tip of Europe to southern tip of Africa and around the world. Swam in all the oceans and seas save the Antarctic. Climbed Mt Kilimanjaro and ran with the bulls in Pamplona (thank you Mr Hemingway). Claim motorcycle record time from Panama City to Mexico City. Explored the world`s most notorious deserts - Sahara, Atacama, Great American, Northern Mexican, Namibian, Kalahari and Thar. Drenched by the world`s most impressive falls - Niagara, Victoria, Iguasu and Tissiset. Gazed into the depths of the largest cuts in the earth`s crust - Grand Canyon, Copper Canyon and Fish River Canyon. Spellbound by Machu Pichu and Taj Mahal by moonlight. Visited six of the seven ancient wonders of the world, including climbed the Great Pyramid, and six of the seven newly listed wonders of the world. Also seen wonders not on the list - Tiotijuacan, Karnak, Abu Simbu, Angkor Wat, Forbidden City, and Anuradhapura. Witnessed war first hand in Vietnam, Mozambique, Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Turkey. Latest adventure, Florida to Alaska and back by Harley Davidson - 9000 miles!
SINGER
Sang in musicals on three continents including on stage in New York City. Greatest role, Caiaphas, Jesus Christ Superstar. Latest performance, sang in Tosca, the inaugural production of the newly founded Naples Opera (Naples, Florida that is).
JOB TITLES
Bookkeeper, newsboy, iceman, carpenter, fish monger, grocer, stagehand, mailman, statistician, tutor, teacher, coach, diplomat, advisor, commander, spin doctor, consultant, manager, stockbroker, currency trader, clothier, wine merchant, realtor.
|
|
