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Mark S.

@marksmith2073

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MBA, Juris Doctor

An experienced Aussie professional with an MBA, living in Sydney (contactable online via Skype) who holds a Juris Doctor Law Degree at the University of Sydney. Very willing to assist in any business matter, totally confidential, offers superb communications (and can meet and work with you face to face if you are located in Sydney).

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5.0
$450.00 AUD
Very professional work, delivered way ahead of deadline. Will work with Mark again for sure. Really good Freelancer, A+
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8 years ago
5.0
$166.00 USD
excellent work done, would hire him again!!!
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@joroaytechnology
9 years ago
5.0
$124.59 USD
Very fast and accurate work - thanks :-)
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@telbourn
10 years ago
5.0
$354.90 AUD
Mark delivered budget for less than quoted / budgeted time allowance. Superb result, would use Mark again for sure, or recommend him to others.
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@suziblu
10 years ago
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£277.00 GBP
First class service - fast, accurate, picked the brief up immediately and provided answers straight to the point. Will definitely hire again. Thank you !
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Experience

Director

Young Fine Foods (Asia) Pte. Ltd (Singapore)
Aug 2009 - Present
Food import export and trading business based in Singapore.

Principal Advisory Consultant

Development Consortium Partners
Aug 2002 - Present
Development Consortium Partners is the engine which has developed an ongoing series of major infrastructure and development projects and through which Mark Smith and interested parties have undertaken, operated, held and/or incubated these various development and consortium transactions and day to day activities throughout the life/s of the project/s. These projects have included:  Prepare initial public offering/s for Development Consortium Partners funding requirements.  Saudi Arabia development concept plan development and referral to Australian Consortium Partners.  FNQ Economic Development Programme including: ◦ FNQ Sea Claim. ◦ FNQ Land Claim. ◦ Airport upgrade, Wharf and cool-stores upgrade. ◦ Asean/East Asia Seafood market development project.  Public/Private Hospital Development, Indonesia.  Hotel developments for high end family, Indonesia. ◦ Development of existing royal land holdings for hotel/villa projects, Indonesia. ◦ Development of future hotel/villa projects.  Wastewater Authority PPP proposed JV project over an area with a population of 3,500,000 today, expected to grow over the next 20 years to circa 7,500,000. The scope of the project envisages further capital expenditure very significant.  NSW Rural land fund/export market development project - downstream operation of Banksia Mortgage Distressed Mortgage Fund with Rural Security Holdings Ltd.  Parkes development concept plan for 3200ha industrial/commercial masterplan and referral to PTLC & Obayashi.  Wahroonga development concept plan for 60ha / 3800 unit mixed use residential, hospital and educational precinct and referral to Kell & Rigby / Australasian Conference Association.

Principal Consultant

Export Advisory
Jul 2011 - Mar 2015 (3 years, 8 months)
Export Advisory provides advice on a range of export readiness issues such as: - Entering a new market for growth, e.g. adding Hong Kong, China and Singapore to an existing domestic market - Product / service refinement to suit export market tastes and needs - Branding and positioning, to fit market niche - Product testing - Trade shows - Network building - Market representation needs - Market entry / Modern Trade requirement advisory - Supply chain issues - Accessing government programmes, i.e. EMDG, Matrade & Spring Singapore etc - Export labelling and packaging - Introductions to our offshore network - Existing systems - advising on their adequacy for growth and implementing advanced solutions - Financial preparedness including managing currency risk, hedging etc - Banking products and service advisory - Getting paid, trade documentation and risk minimisation - Halal readiness - Accounting advisory introductions - Establishing branch offices - i.e. Singapore, Bangkok, Hong Kong, China, Clarke Freeport/Philippines, Kuala Lumpur etc - with key introductions, connections and know-how. - Freight forwarding, customs, clearances, etc - Visa requirements / APEC cards, business visas, etc - Cross border jurisdictional and trade matters - Free Trade Agreement - benefits and competitive advantage available in some circumstances - much more.

Education

Graduate Diploma in Business Law (in progress)

University of New South Wales, Australia 2015 - 2016
(1 year)

Juris Doctor (in progress)

University of Sydney, Australia 2014 - 2016
(2 years)

Master of Business Administration

University of Newcastle, Australia 1997 - 1999
(2 years)

Qualifications

Master of Business Administration

University of Newcastle
1999
Small Business Management Accounting and Financial Management Total Quality Management Business Policy

Graduate Certificate in Business Administration

University of Newcastle
1997
Organisational Behaviour Marketing Concepts Contemporary Issues in Industrial Relations Consumer Behaviour

Graduate Diploma in Business Administration

University of Newcastle
1998
Management Information Systems The Politics of Management & Decision Making Corporate Finance Law for Managers

Publications

Westpac vs Ollis

BookBaby
to be published in late 2013 ... The step-by-step diarised and fully documented insiders' chronology of how Westpac cost 15 ordinary Aussies around $60m and "almost" got away with it.

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