• A management professional with more than thirty years of valuable, solution-based experience in International Programs and Projects with operations in diverse environments and cultures.
• Proven planner and strategist in protocol/policy development and emerging trends, consistently leading nonprofit organizations to maximum growth potentials through revitalizations, startups and mergers.
• Extensive experience in areas of effective contract development/negotiations, budget development/ control, risk management, funding relations, new technologies, organizational structuring/ development, product/service management, project development, logistics, recruiting/training, progressive staff development, aggressive cost management, and public relations.
• Multilingual (English, Spanish, French, basic Portuguese and Vietnamese, beginner in Arabic). Understand the nuances and idioms of various customs throughout 75 countries (click for full list).

• Senior Escort for State Department-sponsored groups of foreign visitors, affiliated with International Visitor Corps of Jacksonville, Inc.
• Neurologistics, Inc., 7/2006 to 8/31/07, Chief Operating Officer of this for-profit corporation, supporting Sean C. Orr, M.D., Neurologist, in presentation of speaking engagements on stroke, stroke prevention, women in stroke and related topics.  In charge of administration, finances and marketing.  Corporation was dissolved at 8/31/07.
• Orr Legal Nurse Consultancy, Inc., 1997 to 10/15/07, Vice President and Treasurer of this for-profit corporation, in charge of administration and finances as a legality under Florida Law. Corporation was dissolved at 10/15/07.
• Team Leader of a CPA and two Accountants in Institutional Capacity Assessment of the Belarus Institute for Privatization and Management, in Minsk, Belarus. Technical assistance with Belarus Public Accountants and Auditors Association. With Development Alternatives, Inc. in collaboration with USAID/BIZPRO Project headquartered in Kyev, Ukraine.
• Manager of 300 personnel on 90 teams as Operations Management Director of Disaster Assessment and Damage Verification Units at Baton Rouge, Louisiana Headquarters of American Red Cross/Disaster Response #865-06 to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
• Director of Finance & Administration of the Governance & Legal Reform Project in Afghanistan. Manager of 48 expatriate and local-hire personnel under USAID Contract EEC-C-00-03-00014-00 with Management Systems International. Based in Kabul, working throughout the country overseeing Bid Announcements, Bid Collections, Bid Panels and Bid Awards for construction of Court Houses, Prosecutors Offices and other legal structures. Security Officer on Emergency Management Team. Human Resources manager. Liaison with sub-contract Asia Foundation, USAID/Kabul, United Nations, and other organizations. Manager of Computer Training Program at Supreme Court of Afghanistan. Service as Acting Chief of Party upon appointment.
• Deputy Chief of Party/Operations of RISE Project – Revitalization of Iraqi Schools and Stabilization of Education. Manager of 17 expatriates from nine countries and 250 local-hire personnel under USAID Contract EDG-C-00-03-00011-00 with Creative Associates International, Inc. Based in Baghdad, with Operations Management of offices and personnel in Arbil, Baghdad, Hillah, Basrah and Kuwait City. Manager of Administration, Security, Logistics, and Finance Departments. Liaison with sub-contract organizations. Service as temporary Regional Representative in lieu of vacationing Regional Representatives as a requirement of maintaining expatriate representation in place at all times. Service as Acting Chief of Party upon appointment.
• Certified in Disaster Management as U.S. Delegate to 12th World Conference on Disaster Management held July 7 - 11, 2002 in Toronto, Canada.
• Trained in European Commission Project Cycle Management by the consortium of EuroNet Consulting EEIG (Belgium) and Particip GmbH (Germany).
• Finance Administrative Manager - AirServ International, in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
  • Administrator of a dozen local-hire personnel: drivers, guards, cooks, maids, radio operators and finance assistant, and of nine expatriate personnel: program manager, seven pilots and one mechanic-pilot
• Manager of 16 Logistics Technicians and Specialists in American Red Cross warehouse in disaster response to 9-11-01 World Trade Center attack.
• Internal Auditor/Audit Team Leader with AmeriJet International Airlines, Inc. My executive management responsibilities included seven auditors brought in to do the job. 2000-2001.
• Executive Director of an international corporation. Staff management work included an Office Manager and close working relationships with stakeholders in the U.S. and overseas. 2000.
• With American Red Cross/Disaster Services: Certified as Inclusive Leader/ Manager. 2000.
• On two back-to-back one-year assignments as Resident Advisor in El Salvador at the invitation of USAID as MIS Manager/Logistics Advisor/ Maintenance Advisor in the first assignment (1989-1990), I had staff management responsibility for five computer programmers and trainers, and 2 logisticians. In the second assignment as Logistics Advisor (1991-1992) my staff management responsibilities were for three direct local-hire logisticians and indirect responsibility for approximately 25 other employees of national Ministries.
• President of four civic organizations - 1977-1978, 1988-1989, 1998-1999, 2008:
• President of the Arizona Public Health Association. Board of Directors = 15, membership = 800, with 9 Committees.
• Miami-Killian Band Patrons Association: Board of Directors = 35, adult membership = 260, high school students in the band = 220.
• Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of South Florida, Inc.: Board of Directors = 17, membership = 300 (am a Co-Founder, Vice President and Treasurer of this organization - 1985-1987, starting with membership of 5)
• First Coast Returned Peace Corps Volunteers, Inc.: Board of Directors = 11, membership = 57 and growing.  Co-Founder on 4/8/08.
• As International Development Consultant working worldwide, operated in three modes: autonomously, as a member of teams, and as a Team Chief of Party
• Regional Director for Latin America & the Caribbean of a major international organization (USAID-funded). Headquartered in Bogotá, Colombia, my executive management included 12 direct-hire personnel with oversight responsibility for over 5,000 field personnel in 80 projects in 18 countries. 1978-1984.
• Executive Director of a medical program on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation in Arizona. Manager of 17 physicians, nurses, clinic aids, medical record clerks and outreach workers. 1976-1978.
• Department Director of a medical organization in Arizona. Manager of 5 staff and 35 volunteers. 1972-1976.
• Manager of five sites of a statewide Economic Opportunity program in Arizona. Five physicians, 7 nurses and 22 outreach personnel reported to me. 1971-1972.
• Branch General Manager of a Translation and Interpretation Company in New York City (subsidiary to Washington, D.C. headquarters). General Manager of three offices in Manhattan with 5 managers reporting to me, with about 75 translators and interpreters in our operating portfolio. 1969-1971.
• USAID Senior Refugee Officer - Viet Nam. Manager of Provincial Refugee Officers in 13 provinces of II Corps. 1967-1968.
• Peace Corps Volunteer/Team Leader - Panamá. Manager of 45 Volunteers in Central Provinces. Coordinator of in-country training. 1964-1966.
• U.S. Air Force - Hawaii. Teletype and Cryptographic Operations Team Leader. 1957-1960.

Director of Finance & Administration of the Afghanistan Governance & Legal Reform Project

• Controller of all financial, accounting, and budget aspects of this $16 million project.
• Auditor of previous 15 months of project funding in order to reconcile all numbers.
• Assisted the new Afghanistan Rule of Law Project in its financial development and reporting.

Deputy Chief of Party/Operations – Creative Associates International, Inc., in Iraq

• Supervision of Financial Controller, Accountant and Accounting Associates

Finance Administrative Manager - AirServ International, in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)

• Financial operations manager of $4 million budget
• Billings and collections with more than fifty clients, including: UNHCR, European Community, USAID, CARE, Medical Emergency Relief International, Médecins sans Frontières, Norwegian Refugee Council, and others.
• Oversight of government taxes, fees, and related costs
• Policy developer
• Compliance manager of corporate policies

QuickBooks Pro Specialist - Medics Ambulances, Inc.

• Consolidated the corporation's Year 2000 data (Fixed Assets, Notes Payable, Salaries and Benefits) for the holding company and six subsidiary companies, in anticipation of 2000 tax filings. An unexpected finding: embezzlement of $21K.

Internal Auditor - AmeriJet International Airlines, Inc.

• Managed a team of seven auditors, conducting research and analysis of Air Way Bills, Cargo Corrective Action Notices. Used proprietary Unix/C++ automated financial accounting system and on-line records for the purpose of reconciling $11 million in deficits, using GAAP. Trained all auditors in the system. Initiated a Daily Audit Report process in MS Excel for coordination with Chief Financial Officer and President. Audit result: $241,000 in deficits.

Executive Director - Third Planet, Inc.

• Developed the budget with the President and Board of Directors.
• Developed corporate fund-raising programs for operational and program costs.
• Financial Management (internal auditor of expenses and income).
• Initiated and consolidated corporate financial rules and regulations.
• Managed salaries, per diem and expense reimbursements.
• Initiated and managed Contracts.
• Coordinated funding of programs in Bolivia, Southwest US and South Florida.

Field Programs Delegate - American Red Cross/International Relief & Development

• Certified in Rules and Regulations of the U.S. Agency for International Development, Field: Accounting and Audits (22CFR226, A-133 and ADS303).
• Program Review of Balkans Regional Program, including Finance Systems. Initiated 22CFR226 and A-133 policies and procedures.
• Finance and Administration Delegate in Venezuela (using Quicken). Established the ARC/IRC presence in response to the 1999 floods and mudslides. Managed $1.1 million in donated funds and 7 vehicles. Hand-carried large sums weekly of local currency under armed escort to pay salaries and per diem on a scheduled basis. Utilized 22CFR226 and A-133 policies and procedures.
• Initiated a Cash Management and Expenditures Reporting Review in Central America (incorporated as 20% of a formal follow-on external audit).
• Wrote Standard Operational Procedures for Financial Reporting, Immediate Response Funding, and related areas.
• Trained overseas staffs in 22CFR226, A-133, ADS303 and PL480 in anticipation of assuming USAID contracts.

International Development Consultant (experienced as autonomous operator, team member and chief of party):

• Evaluated and monitored USAID-funded projects, worldwide.
• On an 8-person team in El Salvador as the team's Financial Analyst; coordinated closely with USAID/ES in the development of a $182 million budget for post-war reconstruction of the country.
• On a 4-person team in Mozambique, wrote the $20 million Project Paper Design of the first USAID/M project in the country, with the Ministry of Health. My tasks represented 73% of the PPD: the $14 million Essential Drugs Program, the $600,000 FP Information & Education Section, and the Constraints Section.
• Operating autonomously in Honduras, performed an Economics Study ("Cost Effectiveness/Cost Evaluation/Cost Potential Study") of a national program, at the request of USAID/H.
• On a 2-person team in El Salvador, carried out a formal Economics Feasibility Study of Spin-off of a program to the private sector, at the request of USAID/ES.
• Operating autonomously in Nepal, initiated a two-year Logframe and $4.7 million Budget for a nationwide program at the request of USAID/N.

Regional Director for Latin America of Family Planning International Assistance (100% USAID-funded):

• Established the FPIA presence in Bogotá, Colombia.
• Trained 80 Project Directors in 17 countries in Rules and Regulations of U.S. Agency for International Development, on Financial Compliance, Audits, Accounting, Budgets and Financial and Narrative Reporting requirements (22CFR226 and A-133).
• Designed zero-based budgets (from $1,500 to $12 million).
• Financial Compliance Officer.
• Evaluated and monitored all funded projects and sub-projects.
• External Auditor of 80 Projects' accounting books throughout Latin America and the Caribbean (in Spanish, Portuguese and English).
• Daily monitoring of Letters of Credit and International Banking requirements.
• Assigned from Bogotá, Colombia office to New York headquarters on a 6-week consulting assignment to develop Audit Requirements Packages for more than 250 projects worldwide, coordinating closely with organization's Controller and Chief Operating Officer.

Other Audit, Accounting, Finance and Budget work carried out:

• Replenished the coffers of banks robbed during the night by rebel forces through the transfer of millions of dollars in local currency while under heavily armed U.S. military escorts.
• Obtained 501(c)(3) status of an organization with the Internal Revenue Service. Served as the organization's Treasurer. Developed the budget.
• As Vice President and Business Manager of an "S" corporation, controller of finances, accounting, reconciling, and taxation. Developer of annual income and expenses reports in MS Excel.
• Auditor of freight bills with Freight Revenue Recovery of Miami, Inc.
• Trainer of end-user corporate personnel in Quicken, QuickBooks Pro and Peachtree, Lotus 123, MS Excel and Symphony financial accounting programs.
• Coordinated with national and commercial banks in Perú, El Salvador, Venezuela and Viet Nam, and other countries.
• On the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Team that liquidated Florida's Southeast Bank, N.A., and Southeast Mortgage Company in 1990.

As the Director of Finance & Administration of the Afghanistan Governance & Legal Reform Project, a large part of my job was oversight management of the Procurement & Logistics Department. This management included those items particular to that department, such as furnishing of judicial facilities, development of USAID-approved plaques, acquisition of materials and supplies, etc. Very important was my specific responsibility for Inventory Management. As closure under USAID rules and regulations required, it was my task to ensure the development of a complete inventory of The Asia Foundation, and to transfer that inventory to the Afghanistan Governance & Legal Reform Project, resulting in an overall asset value of more than half a million dollars. Planned outcome: transition of all assets to the new Afghanistan Rule of Law Project.

Deputy Chief of Party/Operations – Creative Associates International, Inc., in Iraq

• Supervision of Fleet Manager (21 vehicles) and Teacher Training Program Logistics Teams

American Red Cross - Disaster Services (DSHR) 2-21-03 to 3-05-03

Disaster Computer Operations (DCO) Officer (DSHR) – (Volunteer)
Work in Chillicothe, Ohio headquarters in response to snow storms in southern Ohio. Supervised a DCO Technician and a Communications Technician. Logistics work in terms of closure of headquarters operations, packing up of all laptops, printers, supply box and reel of CAT5E cable, then coordinating with Logistics Officer in terms of FedEx shipments of everything to Disaster Maintenance Center in Austin, Texas.

American Red Cross - Disaster Services (DSHR) 10-05-02 to 10-24-02

Disaster Computer Operations Technician (DSHR) – (Volunteer)
Work throughout Southeastern Louisiana (headquarters-based) in response to damage wrought by Hurricanes Isadore and Lili, installing laptops and training end-users, in support of the DSHR Disaster Response Operation. Key actor in recognition of need to establish our own storage room under lock and key, with a member of our team assigned to handle the inventory and distribution of materials and supplies (laptops, printers, peripherals, CAT5 cable, phone lines, etc.), with concurrence of uplines.

American Red Cross/Disaster Services HR (2001)

• Warehouse Manager of 24/7 three-shift operations ordering, stocking and loading food and supplies aboard 120 Emergency Response Vehicles (ERVs) for distribution to firemen, police, rescue personnel and residents made homeless by the 9-11-01 attack on the World Trade Center. Also for distribution to ARC Service Centers, Respites and other sites.
• Managed 16 Logistics Technicians and Specialists, including three Shift Supervisors.
• Established policies and procedures.

American Red Cross/Disaster Services HR (2000)

• Certified as Disaster Services Logistics Technician.

Field Programs Delegate with the American Red Cross (1999-2000):

• Program Review of Balkans Regional Program, including Logistics Systems (trained Logistics personnel in 22CFR226 and PL480 in anticipation of assumption of a USAID-funded $817,000 PL480 contract).

Logistics Advisor in El Salvador with APSISA (Ayuda Pública de Sistemas de Salud y Asistencia), 1991-1992

• Liaison between USAID and Ministry of Health on a one-year contract.
• Procurement, importation and distribution of $126 million in medical supplies and equipment.
• Oversight of in-country transit, warehousing, inventory, quality control, and formal transfer to Ministry of Health of all imported commodities.

Logistics Advisor in El Salvador with Population Dynamics Project , 1989-1990

• Liaison between USAID and four GOES Ministries, 1989-1990.
• Procurement, importation and distribution of $86 million in medical supplies and equipment.
• Coordinator of Laparoscopic Repair Laboratory.
• Trained 100s in Contraceptive Procurement Tables of Centers for Disease Control.

International Development Consultant (1985-1989):

• Employed to write Training Manual and to deliver Logistics Training on CDC Contraceptive Procurement Tables in Colombia, working with Centers for Disease Control, USAID, and Colombia Family Planning Association.
• Employed to assess Logistics throughout Nepal at request of USAID/Nepal.
• Employed to incorporate Logistics in USAID/Mozambique Project Paper Design.
• Employed to incorporate Logistics in USAID/Perú Child Survival Action Project.
• Oversaw Logistics of a worldwide Book Distribution Project.

Regional Director for Latin America of Family Planning International Assistance (1978-1984):

• Trained Project Directors in 18 countries in Rules and Regulations of U.S. Agency for International Development, on Logistics, Inventories, and Logistics Reporting requirements
• Coordinated Logistics in 15 states of México.

Executive Director of Project APACHE on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation (1976-1978):

• Coordinated with Indian Health Service Hospital to write policies concerning IHS Warehouse.
• Managed logistics of High-Risk Air Transport to Pima Indian Medical Center.

IT/IS Consultant

• As the Director of Finance & Administration of the Afghanistan Governance & Legal Reform Project in Afghanistan, a significant part of my job was supervision of an IT Administrator and a number of Computer Trainers. This aspect of my job included the controllership of more than $60,000.00 in IT expenses. Transition of all IT functions to the new Afghanistan Rule of Law Project.
• As Deputy Chief of Party/Operations with Creative Associates International, Inc., in Iraq, supervisor of Computer Specialists and TDY IT Consultants. User and troubleshooter of computer problems in all locations.
• Disaster Computer Operations Coordinator with American Red Cross/Disaster Services in response to damage caused by Hurricane Isabel on Disaster Response Operation #603-04, located at Headquarters in Baltimore, MD. Supervised three DCO Technicians. Installer of laptops and troubleshooter of laptops, printers, satellite dish, server, wireless access points on headquarters floor (Baltimore) and at four sites of Maryland’s Eastern Shores. Coordinated with Communications personnel regarding installation of land and IP telephones. Worked remotely with DRO175 in Easton and Cambridge, MD, on the Delmarva Peninsula.
• Disaster Computer Operations Officer on Red Cross/Disaster Services response to Southern Illinois tornadoes and flood damage. Installer of Compaq laptops and trouble-shooter of laptops and printers on headquarters floor. Worked closely with Logistics Officer regarding telephone line installation and line enhancements for Internet/email capacity (May, 2003).
• Disaster Computer Operations Coordinator on American Red Cross/Disaster Services response to tornado damage in Miami, Florida (April, 2003).
• Disaster Computer Operations Officer on Red Cross/Disaster Services response to Southeast Ohio snow storms and floods. Installer of Dell laptops, designer of Fast Ethernet architecture for two subnets. Trouble-shooter of 16 laptops on headquarters floor. Worked closely with Communications Officer regarding telephone line installation, line enhancements for Internet/email capacity. Supervisor of DCO Technicians (February-March, 2003).
• Trained as follow-on recommendation from upline American Red Cross/Disaster Services supervisors in Louisiana in DCO/DSTIP (Disaster Services Technology Integration Programming) training in December, 2002, in Austin, Texas, as DCO/DSTIP/Technical Leadership, with this curriculum: Galaxy XR Satellites dish installation, SkyIP, VSAT, servers, WAP, WAC, laptops and VoIP phones.
• Precinct 31-N Poll Inspector with Broward County Board of Elections on November 5, 2002. Trained approximately 400 voters in the use of the computerized iVotronics system.
• Served as member of a team of nine as Disaster Computer Operations (DCO) Technician with American Red Cross/Disaster Services response to Hurricane Lili in Louisiana. Installer of Dell and Compaq systems, designer of Fast Ethernet architecture, trouble-shooter on headquarters floor of 84 laptops and at outlying Service Centers, with about 80 laptops in the field (October, 2002).
• Five years of experience as a Trainer of Computer Operations in 40 countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America. Trained end-users in MS-DOS (v.1 to v.6), Lotus Smart Suite (Lotus 123, AmiPro, FreeLance Graphics and Approach), and Microsoft Office 97's suite of Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Access. Also, trained end-users in WordStar, WordPerfect, Windows 3.1, Windows 95, TCP/IP, Internet and Networking Architecture. As part of the training the task was to hand-carry all hardware and software into each country and to install everything, as well as design networking architecture.
• A consulting job in Honduras was to design a Management Information System for the Honduras National Coffee Institute. Drew up hardware/software specifications, developed a budget, designed architecture, and configured hardware/software LAN and WAN infrastructures for the Institute's connections to the local and world coffee markets.
• A consulting job in Nepal was to assess the feasibility of nationwide computerization of the Nepal Contraceptive Retail Sales Corporation, and to make documented recommendations. Then, to develop a five-year budget and logical framework for gradual implementation of the company's infrastructure plans. This assignment was at the request of Johns Hopkins University-Academy for Educational Development, per requirement of the U.S. Agency for International Development.
• A consulting assignment in Mozambique was to assess the computerization needs of the national Ministry of Health, make documented recommendations, and leave behind a proposed national design for the consideration of the Minister of Health and the U.S. Agency for International Development.
• In other consulting assignments, all at the request of the U.S. Agency for International Development, responsible for financial analyses, auditing, documenting and reporting. Working as a member of an eight-person team in El Salvador in 1992, for example, the job was as Financial Analyst, designing and massaging an infrastructure project's $182 million budget in Lotus 123. Subsidiary to this task was the assignment of assessing and documenting the computerization/networking needs of four government agencies (National Water Company, Ports and Airports Agency, Heavy-Duty Equipment Unit and National Highways Corporation). This process required close working contact with the IS Department of the National Electric Company.

• As Precinct 31-N Poll Inspector with Broward County Elections Board, I assisted voters using Florida's computerized iVotronics voting system by giving them one-minute training in the system's ease of use during the 11/5/02 general elections.
• Trained thousands of end-users worldwide in the benefits of computerization. Hardware installation (IBM AT & XT CPUs, monitors, keyboards, printers, UPS) and software installation, followed by training of end-users in DOS v.1 to v.6, Lotus 1-2-3, WordStar and WordPerfect.
• Trained corporate management and support personnel (Southern Air Transport, Inc.) in Lotus 1-2-3 and Lotus Symphony. Technical assistance with Final IV Accounting software in mainframe, and design of macros.
• Trained end-users at El Salvador hospitals and clinics in Lotus 1-2-3 and WordPerfect for DOS.
• Trained U.S. small business owners in Peachtree Accounting software.
• Trained adults and high-risk youth in basic computerization.

• MIS Project Manager (Novell 2.1 platform) on a one-year assignment in El Salvador. Managed a host-country IS/IT staff of five. Installed 21 freestanding computer systems nationwide. With the country at war we couldn't rely on modem transport because of sporadic telephonics and electricity; we instead relied on transport of disks by whatever means were at hand (buses, trucks, bicycles, army convoys) from about 25 sites throughout the country. It was my job to consolidate the data received and forward it in analyzed, condensed form to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
• Data Analyst with AvMed Health Plan, Inc., and United HealthCare of Florida, Inc., for four years. Worked daily with Lotus Smart Suite (Lotus 123, AmiPro, FreeLance Graphics and Approach), Microsoft Office (Excel, Work, PowerPoint and Access), Qualsyte (a 23MB Access-based application containing 471 reports), AS/400 platform, Unix-based Pyramid platform and Unisys-based Cosmos platform. Interfaces were Windows 3.1, Windows 95, Windows NT 3.5, with Novell Intranet, cc:Mail, Microsoft Outlook Express and Internet access with Microsoft Internet Explorer v.4.1 and Netscape Navigator browsers.
• Trainer of Computer Operations with the Business and Technology Institute of Miami, Inc. Trained adults and high-risk youth in keyboarding, data-entry, DOS, Windows 95, Word, Access, Excel, Internet and Networking, Windows 98 and NT servers/workstations.
• Trainer of Computer Operations with a Miami store of CompUSA, Inc. Trained adults in Excel, Word and Quickbooks in Windows 95.
• While employed at AmeriJet International Airlines, Inc., as Internal Auditor/Audit Team Leader, among my tasks was work in the Unix platform written in proprietary C++ language, as well as to coordinate the training of auditors and support personnel in that system.

• User of Windows 3.1/95/98/2000/XP and Microsoft Office 97, Quicken 99, TurboTax, WinFaxPro 8.0, Lotus Notes and other applications. User of and trainee in Windows NT 4.0 in MCSE, A+ and CNA training track with EduTech, Inc., of Plantation, Florida. Passed Novell 5.0 Exam in December, 1998. User and trainer of Windows XP.