Communications Manager at Airports Council International - World
Geneva Area, Switzerland
Communications Manager at Airports Council International - World
Geneva Area, Switzerland
Research-oriented in particular with reference to published articles, documents and website management. Utilizing skills in organisation, allowing precise and timely assignments; pays attention to detail while at the same time looking at a project as a whole. Computer literate with particular reference to publication design, web design and GIS. Culturally sensitive and widely travelled which has given a wide and positive outlook on life.
(Airlines/Aviation industry)
October 2008 — Present (2 months)
(Photography industry)
March 2008 — Present (9 months)
Management of digital images and website sales of African based photographer Wendy Stone
(Sole Proprietorship; Management Consulting industry)
August 2003 — Present (5 years 4 months)
Designed and manage website:
http://www.ukmentoring.com
(Writing and Editing industry)
April 2002 — Present (6 years 8 months)
Website designer and manager:
http://chameleonsinkenya.tripod.com
http://lost-a-tooth.tripod.com
http://www.soulouconsult.com
(Writing and Editing industry)
September 2007 — March 2008 (7 months)
Researched and wrote feature travel articles:
National Geographic. Nov 2008. Sacred Places of a Lifetime: 500 of the World's Most Peaceful and Powerful Destinations. Toucan Publishing, London, UK
Mountains: ‘Adam’s Peak, Sri Lanka’
Monuments: ‘Axum, Ethiopia’; ‘Meroe, Sudan’; ‘Stone Circles, Senegambia’
Trees: ‘Top Ten Sacred Trees’
Devotions: ‘Basilica of Out Lady of Peace, Cote d’Ivoire’; ‘Hanging Church, Egypt’; ‘St Catherine’s Monastery, Egypt’
Retreats: ‘Debre Zion Island Monastery, Ethiopia’; ‘Siwa Oasis, Egypt’; ‘Wen-Wu Temple, Taiwan’; ‘Putuoshan, China’; ‘Novodevinshy, Russia’;
‘Lerins, Provence, France’; ‘Bodhi Tree Monastery, Australia’; : ‘Beppu Hot baths, Japan’
Shrines: ‘Chapel of Ananias, Syria’; ‘Holy Shrines of Imam Reza, Iran’; ‘Umayyad Mosque, Syria’; Shrines: ‘Basilica of San Fransesco, Assisi’
The Pilgrims Way: ‘Ambohimanga, Madagascar’; ‘Mt Croagh Patrick, Ireland’.
(Writing and Editing industry)
October 2007 — November 2007 (2 months)
Edited:
Swallow B, van Noordwijk M. (eds). 2008. Forests and Watersheds: Restoring the functions of watersheds. Policy Brief no. 9. Alternatives to Slash and Burn – CGIAR: Nairobi, Kenya
Swallow B, van Noordwijk M. (eds). 2008. Forests and Watersheds: Deforestation and the multiple functions of tropical watersheds. Policy Brief no. 8. Alternatives to Slash and Burn – CGIAR: Nairobi, Kenya
(Writing and Editing industry)
September 2007 — October 2007 (2 months)
Edited:
Keding G, Weinberger K, Swai I, Mndiga H. 2007. Diversity, traits and use of traditional vegetables in Tanzania. AVRDC – The World Vegetable Center: Taiwan
Pichop G, Mndiga HS. 2007. Essentials of modern marketing management and supply chain systems for vegetable seed companies. AVRDC – The World Vegetable Center: Taiwan
(Non-Profit; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
January 2001 — June 2007 (6 years 6 months)
Designed and managed website:
http://www.lwfkenyasudan.org
(Writing and Editing industry)
December 2006 — March 2007 (4 months)
Researched and wrote feature travel articles:
National Geographic. 2007. Journeys of a Lifetime: 500 of the World’s Greatest Trips. London: Toucan Publishers
By Road: 'Crossing the Sahara'; 'Cairo to Cape Town'
On Foot: 'Climbing Kilimanjaro'; ‘Hiking in the Drakensberg'
In Search of Culture: 'A Zulu culture tour in Durban’; 'Earth architecture in Yemen’
In their footsteps: ‘Alex Haley's Roots'
(Non-Profit; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
December 2006 — February 2007 (3 months)
Design and layout of the Kenya/Sudan Programme 2006 Annual Report; editing articles, image selection and development and design of graphics. Supervision of pre-press and press.
(Writing and Editing industry)
September 2006 — October 2006 (2 months)
Edited:
Tromp D L A. 2007. Business Dictionary. Nairobi, Kenya: The Business Post
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Writing and Editing industry)
May 2006 — June 2006 (2 months)
Edited:
Consultative Regional Workshop on Shea Product Quality and Product Certification System Design. Nairobi, Kenya: ICRAF
(Writing and Editing industry)
February 2006 — March 2006 (2 months)
Edited:
Kombo D K and Tromp D L A. 2006. Proposal writing and thesis proposal: An introduction. Nairobi, Kenya: Pauline’s Publications, Africa
(Non-Profit; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
December 2005 — February 2006 (3 months)
Design and layout of the Kenya/Sudan Programme 2005 Annual Report; editing articles, image selection and development and design of graphics. Supervision of pre-press and press.
(Photography industry)
June 2005 — December 2005 (7 months)
Update and collation of digital images for the World Agroforestry Centre, Nairobi, Kenya (ICRAF)
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Writing and Editing industry)
September 2005 — November 2005 (3 months)
Edited:
Partnerships for Advancing the Science and Practice of Agroforestry. Nairobi, Kenya: ICRAF
ICRAF’s Strategic Planning Framework for an Agroforestry Transformation in the Developing World. Nairobi, Kenya: ICRAF
Science and Technological Innovations for Improving Soil Fertility and Management in Africa. Nairobi, Kenya: ICRAF
(Public Company; Publishing industry)
March 2005 — June 2005 (4 months)
Edited, designed layout of publication with supervision of pre-press and press
2005 Trees of change: a vision for an agroforestry transformation in the developing world. Nairobi, Kenya: ICRAF
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Writing and Editing industry)
January 2005 — February 2005 (2 months)
Edited:
Swallow B, Okono N, Achouri M, Tennyson L. (eds). 2006. Preparing for the next generation of watershed management programmes and projects: Africa. Rome, Italy: FAO
(Non-Profit; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
December 2004 — February 2005 (3 months)
Design and layout of the Kenya/Sudan Programme 2004 Annual Report; editing articles, image selection and development and design of graphics. Supervision of pre-press and press.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Writing and Editing industry)
December 2004 — January 2005 (2 months)
Edited:
Bramel P, Remmington P, McNeil M. (eds). 2005. Seed Fairs and Vouchers: Using markets in disaster response. Nairobi, Kenya: CRS
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Writing and Editing industry)
August 2004 — September 2004 (2 months)
Edited:
Soybean Production in Southern Africa. Nairobi, Kenya: ICRAF
Effect of HIV on Traditional Seed in Mozambique. Nairobi, Kenya: ICRAF
(Research industry)
August 2004 — September 2004 (2 months)
Researcher for Women’s issues with particular reference to sexual and gender based violence in Africa
(Non-Profit; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
December 2003 — February 2004 (3 months)
Design and layout of the Kenya/Sudan Programme 2003 Annual Report; editing articles, image selection and development and design of graphics. Supervision of pre-press and press.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Writing and Editing industry)
January 2004 — January 2004 (1 month)
Edited:
Okorio J, Raussen T, Boffa M, Aluma J, Namirembe S, Jama B, Okia C. (eds). 2004. Building partnerships for scaling up the impact of Agroforestry in Uganda. Kampala, Uganda: ICRAF
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Writing and Editing industry)
December 2003 — January 2004 (2 months)
Edited:
Relief or agricultural development? Emergency seed projects, farmer seed systems and the dissemination of modern varieties in Mali and Niger. Nairobi, Kenya: ICRISAT
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Writing and Editing industry)
June 2003 — August 2003 (3 months)
Editing:
Stern R, Coe R, Allan E, Dale E. (eds). 2004. Good statistical practice for natural resources research. Cambridge, UK: CABI Publishing
(Non-Profit; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
December 2002 — February 2003 (3 months)
Design and layout of the Kenya/Sudan Programme 2002 Annual Report; editing articles, image selection and development and design of graphics. Supervision of pre-press and press.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Writing and Editing industry)
August 2002 — January 2003 (6 months)
Edited:
Taylor P, Beniest J. 2003. Training in agroforestry: a toolkit for trainers. Nairobi, Kenya: ICRAF
Vandenbosch T, Taylor P, Beniest J, Bekele-Tesemma A. 2002. Farmers of the future: a strategy for action. Nairobi, Kenya: ICRAF
Coe R, Stern R, Allan E. 2002. Data analysis of agroforestry experiments. Nairobi, Kenya: ICRAF
Muraya P, Garlick C, Coe R. 2002 Research Data Management. Nairobi, Kenya: ICRAF
(Privately Held; Writing and Editing industry)
April 2002 — May 2002 (2 months)
Edited:
Donor Mapping of the Health Sector in Kenya. Nairobi, Kenya: USAID
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Writing and Editing industry)
March 2002 — April 2002 (2 months)
Edited:
Jaenicke H, Beniest J. (eds). 2002. Vegetative tree propagation in agroforestry: training guidelines and references. Nairobi, Kenya: ICRAF
(Non-Profit; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
December 2001 — February 2002 (3 months)
Design and layout of the Kenya/Sudan Programme 2001 Annual Report; editing articles, image selection and development and design of graphics. Supervision of pre-press and press.
(Primary/Secondary Education industry)
August 1998 — June 2000 (1 year 11 months)
Elementary and Middle School Librarian
(Primary/Secondary Education industry)
August 1997 — June 1998 (11 months)
Grade 1 classroom assistant
MSc Merit, Geographic Information Science, 2003 — 2005
4 credits by correspondence, Library Science, 1999 — 2000
BA (Hons), Geography, 1982 — 1985
International Baccalaureate, 1980 — 1982
O levels, 1974 — 1979
travel, writing, reading, photography