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Our Team
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Fay
was born in London, England and has spent her entire career in
international business beginning with the European Dept. of the London
Chamber of Commerce. She then emigrated to the United States where she
earned a degree in Busines Administration and held positions in export
management, international marketing liaison and international
logistics. Fay has dual U.S. and U.K. citizenship. She is bi-lingual in
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Avinish
Kumar manages the CAD Studio and is responsible for DesignPresentation
operations. Avinish is one of the founding members of
DesignPresentation and is involved with the operation since the
inception of the company in 2002.
Avinish
has over 18 years of experience in international business, sourcing, QA
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Avinish Kumar |
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Harry is a Member of the Association of State Flood Plain Managers (ASFPM), the Maryland Association of Storm Water and Floodplain Managers (MASFM), the Lower Delaware and Maryland Building Officials Association (LDMBOA) , DHI (The Door and Hardware Institute) and CSI (Construction Specifications Institute), and the Maryland Building Officials Association (MBOA). He has studied the science of Flood Mitigation extensively and, working with the new Format of the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI), Harry has written Specifications for that |
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After graduating from college, Lenny began his career at Kendall Company in their Marketing Research & Strategy group. He then spent 15 years working for a small manufacture's rep organization in the electrical & mechanical fields, after which he formed his own company marketing high efficiency chillers coupled to a commercial ice storage system. |
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Lenny Cook |
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Specifications Institute (CSI), Harry has written Specifications for that have been accepted by CSI’s MasterFormat . Well versed in all aspects of Flood Mitigation, Doors and Hardware, and Plans and Specification details and writing, Harry travels the country attending conferences and seminars, and frequently conducts educational sessions for professionals concerned with these issues. Harry has a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from the University of Notre Dame-South Bend, Indiana, where he was a member of the 1966 National Championship Football Team at Notre Dame. |
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Skip graduated with a BS degree from Clemson University with honors in Microbiology in 1977. Skip has been in sales and marketing in one capacity or another his entire business career, including product management, territory sales and sales management. He has worked in a diverse field from metal cutting tools to medical diagnostics to building materials. |
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For over twenty-five years Benjamin has worked with Fortune 100 companies and Small Businesses alike, helping them to increase productivity, reduce costs and gain market share primarily based on business process improvements as well as technologically advanced systems, diversity of resources. He has assisted them in adopting new methods of business management and resources now available in the information age, helping even the smallest of companies in moving from local to Global. |
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Benjamin Hoga |
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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (mainly San Diego area) |
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Marshall
MacEuen has been in the electric business since 1978, with a focus on
lighting since 1982. Experience includes 4 years with an electrical
supply wholesaler, 19 years with manufacturers' agencies, and 5 years
as regional sales manager for a lighting manufacturer.
Marshall holds the Certificate of Technical Knowledge from the
Illuminating Engineering Society and is Lighting Certified by the
National Council on Qualifications for the lighting Professions. Member
of the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America and the U. S.
Green Building Council.
Resident of Alabama since 1968, graduate of Western Kentucky University. |
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Justin is a graduate of the University of Iowa, where he received a Bachelor of Science in Geography with an emphasis in Urban and Regional Studies. Justin has been in the Architecture, Engineering and Planning field for almost 10 years and has worked on projects in the US, Costa Rica, Panama, London, Korea, Shanghai, Doha, and the United Arab Emirates. Prior has served as a Planner and Project Manager on numerous international projects, and has worked on several large scale master planning efforts.
He has extensive experience in land planning using GIS and AutoCAD Civil 3D to provide detailed land analyses, based on topography and geographical surveys, that lead to more strategic land use and�project feasibility assessments, as well as more precise and comprehensive overall planning efforts.�
Justin has also authored best practice and training materials for his team to ensure that the tools available are being implemented accordingly.�His ability to prioritize various site limitations, anticipate necessary approvals that are required, assess potential impacts to schedules, and determine cost estimates makes him a valuable resource for his clients. |
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Justin Stensland |
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International Advisory Board
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Yasuyuki Sakurai is Founder and Principal of Taico Limited. Prior to founding Taico, Yasuyuki was a Section Manager at Kisho Kurokawa Architects and Associates, where he worked on projects ranging from the designing of the Embassy of Japan in Greece to urban design in Malaysia. He has 15 years professional experience in Architecture, and is on the Board of Directors of the American Institute of Architecture.
Yasuyuki received a masters in Architecture from the University of Southern California, as well as a bachelors in Architecture from the same institution.
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Jessica Kumbier holds a double Master degree in Business Administration from ESCP-Europe in Berlin and MDI Gurgaon in New Delhi. During and after her degree she has worked for the Metro Group and delivered advisory services to ICT companies in Germany and India. Before venturing into Business Consulting, Jessica had pursued a career in international politics after receiving her first degree in European Studies. She worked for a member of European Parliament and several NGOs in Brussels and New York. Today, Jessica is working in the ICT sector with a geographic focus on emerging markets. |
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Yasuyuki Sakurai |
Jessica Kumbier |
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Nicola Trudu studied Politics in Italy and holds an Advanced degree in International Relations. He started his career in Portugal, then, after obtaining a Master diploma of EU Community Advisor and Project Consultant from the ULB, he has been working for the European Regional Information Society Association in Brussels. in 2007 he left Europe for studying international trade in Brazil. Moreover, he has acquired a double MBA degree (MEB-PGPIM) jointly organized by the ESCP Europe and the Management Development Institute in Gurgaon (India). Nicola today is an International Business Consultant, enabling worldwide IT companies entering in the Mediterranean and Latin American markets. |
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Adrian Hardwick-Jones is a seasoned professional architect; project manager and MBA graduate, with 26 years of experience in the construction/ real estate business, in Europe, Asia, and now India. Adrian's range of experience not only covers specific building types of Hospitality, Retail, Commercial, Mixed Use and Infrastructure projects, but also strategic and corporate planning. It is latter expertise that led to the founding of Strategic Blueprint, which has successfully provided advised to Real Estate companies and consultancy firms either operating in India or looking to enter the market place. |
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ADRIAN HARDWICK-JONES |
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Ileana Skorlich is specialized in Executive Search and Coaching. Also has professional experience in Public Relations, Protocol and Written Translation.
Ileana is a Founder and Director of Search & Asociados, Human Resources consulting firm, based in Mexico since 1992, devoted to Executive Search, Coaching, and different kind of projects related to Human Resources, supporting national and international clients. Previous to this; she worked in Banca Serfin (today Santander) and Citibank as a Public Relations Manager.
She earned her degree in English-Spanish Interpretation -Translation from Bell College, Saffron Walden, England and Berlitz, Mexico City. She is certified as an Executive and Personal Ontological Coach by Newfield Consulting. She is fluent in English. |
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Serhan Gungor has a degree political science and public administration from Middle East Technical University, Ankara. He worked as quality systems auditor in Wal Mart Stores inc. Since 1997, Serhan has been working as a professional in travel industry. |
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Ileana Skorlich |
SERHAN GUNGOR |
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Mexico |
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Anat Bernstein-Reich is a business development specialist for Emerging Markets. President of the Israel-India Friendship Association ( IIFA). Vice President of the Israel-Asia Chamber of Commerce and the Chairperson of Israel-Sri Lanka Chamber of Commerce. Bernstein-Reich holds a personal column about India in the Israeli business magazine 'The Marker'. She is a co-founder and director of AcrossWorld Education, Boston. Served as a consultant to 'The World Bank' in Washington for various economic development projects including the "Internet Economic Toolkit for African Policymakers", the CyberPark and Technology Incubator of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic). Previously worked with the Israeli technology incubators to promote strategic partnerships between Israeli and American technology companies in the Silicon Valley. She holds an LL.B. degree from the Faculty of Law at the Tel Aviv University and is a member of the Israeli Bar. She also holds an MBA in Finance from the University of San Francisco (with distinction). |
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Tim Marlowe has over 20 years of experience in the design, print and publishing industry, and specializes in providing high quality and complex print solutions. He is based in England, but works with clients throughout the UK. |
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Tim Marlowe |
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Eva holds a Masters degree in Business Administration and Finance from the Stockholm School of Economics and has 25 years of experience from executive positions covering Finance. She has worked 12 years within the Banking Industry as Vice president covering International Capital Markets trading, funding, client servicing and Risk Management. During the last 12 years she has held several positions in different Industry segments in positions like Group Treasurer, Financial Director and CFO. She currently runs her own management consulting firm specializing in Executive Interim Management and Advisory for the Corporate and Financial Services Sector and resides in Stockholm. |
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Mohamed Mostafa Fareed holds a B.Sc. in Civil Engineering from Helwan University in Cairo, Egypt. He gained experience in an Egyptian construction company where he worked as an Executive Site Engineer and was responsible for quality assurance (for concrete and finishing). He also led and directed supervisors and subcontractors, performed quantity calculations, tracked the project schedule, identified ways to reduce waste. Mohamed has also served as a Technical Office Engineer responsible for design review, quantity surveys, site reports and shop drawings. |
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Sweden, Norway and Denmark |
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Egypt |
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