• Business Development
  • Managed the Montana World Trade Center for 17 years.
  • Merchant banking raised in excess of $2 billion in facilities for clients around the world
  • Served as Merger and Acquisition advisor for over 50 transactions
  • Established accredited representative offices for numerous U.S. Fortune 500 companies in the former Soviet Union and other emerging markets
  • Provided new product development and brand image creation for small and start-up businesses
  • Established representative offices in China
  • Intensive training programs for managers in China and Africa
  • Corporate social responsibility reporting
  • Cottage industry development and social entrepreneurship training
  • Transportation
  • Formed Trans-Siberian Express joint venture between Sea-Land Service, Inc. and the Russian Ministry of Transportation
  • Conceived and conducted study leading to the establishment of commercial transportation system in Mongolia
  • Managed OPIC-funded business development design study to introduce American rail suspension technology to the Former Soviet Union for a major rail manufacturer
  • Served as key consultant on the creation of joint stock trucking company based in St. Petersburg, Russia
  • Surveyed and analyzed commercial aircraft production capabilities, conducted in-market competitive research, and recommended venture partners for major U.S. aircraft company
  • Infrastructure
  • Consulted on infrastructure development projects in Panama
  • Served as key advisor on the first western port management and terminal venture in Russia, including feasibility analysis, negotiations and financing
  • Hospitality
  • Identified and analyzed foreign hotel development opportunities for the world’s largest U.S. hotel chain
  • Agribusiness