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• Impact study on improved barley, sorghum varieties and improved sheep cross breeds
• Marketing of horticulture crops under irrigation
• Value chain of live animals and hides & skins for goats and sheep

Analyzed data for the International Center for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas (ICARDA) Diffusion and Impact of Improved Varieties in Africa (DIIVA) project (funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation) aimed at assessing the adoption rate and impact of improved legume varieties.

Assessed the impact of Sustainable Land Management interventions in Ethiopia.

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Served as a Director for a 30-week homeschooling organization (Classical Conversations) targeting middle school aged youth. Through more than 300 man-hours, instructed youth in the areas of research, rhetoric, Latin, cartography, mathematics, and literature

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Provided entrepreneurial training to seed producers, farmers and cooperatives

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Coordinated logistics and instructional requirements for 920 hours of training over a 23-month period. Planned and executed ten instructional exercises for 1,800 personnel

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Budgeted and allocated over US$60,000 for infrastructure projects for the Government of Afghanistan

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Advised on appropriate small-scale irrigation technologies and agronomic practices and led demonstrations to farmers, women and children for various ag products

Household data collection survey and analysis of projects in support of watershed development. Supported by the EU’s Service Level Management Program and funded by USAID, World Bank and the Swiss Development Cooperation

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Analyzed an Argentine direct investment fund into a sustainable ag production and farmland project. Fund was seeking $50MM to acquire an operating portfolio of four to six farms. Provided direct feedback on the fund’s equity contributions, land source pipeline, previous exits, management team’s experience and proposed partnerships

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Advised emerging and established companies in the areas of M&A, venture capital transactions, private placements, private equity financing and initial public offerings. Experienced in the areas of corporate and commercial law, financing, securities laws and hedge fund formation

Advised companies on distribution and marketing issues, contractual matters, business negotiations, joint venturing arrangements, real estate matters, technology licensing, employment and compensation matters, and intellectual property rights and non-disclosure matters

While supporting an engineering design firm in New York, made principle investments, developed financing syndicates, and orchestrated acquisitions for numerous technology companies. Worked to merge, divest or restructure selected portfolio companies

Co-founded and led a wireless communications consulting firm providing radio frequency engineering services. Recruited and placed technical and engineering personnel on projects world-wide. Worked across four continents with equipment providers and carriers such as Nortel Networks, Alcatel-Lucent and France Telecom

Founded a computer services and development company focused on programming and applications development, systems integration, and information systems support. Worked with the corporate, non-profit and government sectors. Established separate subsidiary, Advanced ADP, to specifically serve the federal government marketplace. Effectively lobbied Congress and agency representatives, resulting in Advanced ADP being processed and recognized as an official agency vendor in record time

Experienced in Corporate Bankruptcy, Reorganization and Creditors’ Rights. Led a bankruptcy team to successfully complete a bid for the assets of a major national specialty retailer as well as numerous other bankruptcy and restructuring, including some of the largest corporate bankruptcy cases

Chaired an international firm’s Emergency Response Committee tasked with developing procedures and protocols for crisis management and dealing with critical internal or external incidents. Sourced, reviewed and recommended appropriate high-level talent to add to the firm as a senior member of the Recruiting Committee

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