
Forum Moderator at United Nations
Venezuela

Forum Moderator at United Nations
Venezuela
Think Tank (Policy Institute) Strategist, Project Architect, and Business Developer with a wide variety of skills and experience in everything from auto mechanics and carpentry to working on climate change and coordinating disaster relief programs for churches following national calamities.
Worked with a great number of industries and classified development campaigns for nonprofits, religious institutions, private corporations, governmental agencies, political campaigns, universities and with individuals.
My goals are evolutionary inasmuch as, they are changing as I go forward in life. I am always open to new opportunities where I can demonstrate innovation, sustainability, social reform, community advancement, and implement cooperative principles.
Currently living in Venezuela, working on a number of popular projects involving social reform, rural development, and economic advancement of marginalized and rural populations in Venezuela and neighboring countries including soon Guyana through the Pan-American Foundation.
See more about me in an referenced article at the English Wikipedia, by searching on "Col. David J. Wright" or "D. Jeffrey Wright".
Government Policy, Nonprofit Management, Modernization, Implementation, International Law, Trade Facilitation, Commercial Development, Urban Renewal, Alternative Energy, Conservation Planning, Paperless Trade, Liquidations, Asset Recovery, Auctions, Cooperatives, Collectives, Consortium, Internationalization, Globalization, ISO, ICT, ERP, CRM, Standardization, Operations Manuals, Agriculture, Underutilized Crops, Intensive Farming, Homemade Products, Handcrafted, Handmade, Indigenous Crafts
(Non-Profit; International Affairs industry)
March 2009 — Present (9 months)
Currently a co-moderator at the United Nations XING Network group site on XING AG network. There to write articles, coach members on social networking, and present information essential to United Nations staff who are involved in social media.
I began establishing a UNA office for Venezuela recently as well the project will take about 1 year to complete and shall be operated by graduate students from several universities in Venezuela.
(Non-Profit; International Affairs industry)
January 2009 — Present (11 months)
This is a social media resourcing and service company, created to manage networks for individual personal social networking accounts.
We manage a number of projects from Conexion Globcal including a Model United Nations (UN) Embassy for Social Networking and it's complementing Diplomatic Corps made of of the top networkers of the world representing each country and major network as it's Ambassador.
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; O1BC; Internet industry)
November 2008 — Present (1 year 1 month)
Ambassador and group moderator for XING's initiative in Caracas, Venezuela. Duties include forum moderation, contacting corporations and developing and teaching workshops on social networking.
(International Affairs industry)
October 2003 — Present (6 years 2 months)
Non-profit charitable organization dedicated to extending technology initiatives to rural and marginal populations for their integration in the global scheme.
(International Affairs industry)
January 2001 — Present (8 years 11 months)
Responsible as development director and executive director for the continued planned expansion of our philosophical agenda to include a vigorous globalization integration program for marginalized populations and disadvantaged groups in Latin America and the Caribbean in order to compete globally and raise their incomes for their homemade products, handicrafts, and agricultural production efforts including fish, nuts, fruits, coffee, sauces, spices, herbs and wines.
(Government Relations industry)
March 2003 — October 2004 (1 year 8 months)
Responsible for the development of relationships between entities such as schools, universities, cities, states and corporation outside of Venezuela to foster goodwill and positive interaction with like organizations within the Greater Caracas Metro area for positive business relations and cultural interaction abroad. Position was suddenly ended when a political coup occurred in Caracas' city government and Mayor Peña left Venezuela and became a political refugee.
(Wholesale industry)
November 1999 — April 2000 (6 months)
Company that I purchased as a result of a forced sale and illness of the owner for the purpose of liquidation to make an asset recovery effort to recover the market value of the goods. It was a small investment under 10K and made a 450% ROI upon final resale of products and transferring the lease to another company.
(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
March 1994 — November 1999 (5 years 9 months)
As founder and developer I established a program resulting in the distribution and planting of 10 million trees across the United States over a five year period. I was privileged to be commentated by the White House and featured in various news programs and in over 200 newspapers. One of the most notable was a program called "All Things Considered" which aired on Thanksgiving in 1996.
Juris Doctor , Common Law, Organic Law, Philosophy of Law , 1992 — 1994
Instruction , Liberal Arts, General Education , 1987 — 1988
Horticultural Sciences 1985 — 1986
Internship: Los Angeles State and County Arboretum; Arcadia, California
Fishing, Trapping, Hunting, Camping, Backpacking, Hiking, Archery, Ultralight Aviation, Mountain Biking, Flea Markets, Auctions, Exploring, English, Spanish, Philosophy, Botany, Agriculture, e-Procurement, e-Government, EDI, ERP, CRM, Natural History, Sustainable Development, Green Building, Environmental Innovation, Tourism, Intentional Communities, Social Reform,
Pan-American Foundation, Fundacion Panamericana, Endangered Turtle Protection Foundation, Earth Day International
Front page of the Louisville Courier Journal for Arbor Day
Recognized as Colonel by the Governor of Kentucky
Recognized by Mayor Daly of Chicago for community work
Cover article Lexington Herald Leader community section
Nominated for Presidential Service Award in 1997
Recognized by the Governor of Delaware for recycling
Other awards for environmental stewardship from DuPont, ICI, Delmarva Power, and a number of other corporations.