Project Manager Management
Resume:
CURRICULUM VITAE
*. Family name: John
*. First names: Cuthbert
3. Date of birth: 13/2/1958
4. Nationality: Grenadian
5. Civil status: Married
6. Education:
Institution Degree(s) or Diploma(s) obtained:
[Date from – Date to]
University of Camaguey, Cuba (1981-1986) Masters Degree in Accounting
University of New Brunswick, Canada Entrepreneurial Finance (Completed); Diploma in
Technology Management & Entrepreneurship(on-
going)
Project Management Institute (PMI) PMP (Project Management Professional- Forth
Edition)
Intuit Quick Books Certified Pro Advisor
Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA)
Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)-2003
Microsoft Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)- 2003
7.Language skills: (Indicate competence on a scale of 1 to 5 (1 – excellent; 5 – basic)
Language Reading Speaking Writing
English 1 1 1
Spanish 2 2 2
8: Membership of professional bodies:
• Project Management Institute (PMI);
• Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineers (AACE)
• The ITC Professional Association of St Lucia
9. Other Skills:
• Thorough understanding of Peach Tree Accounting Software, including Peach Tree Fund Accounting
• Ability to conduct Training Needs Assessments, design training plans and deliver training in Peach Tree,
Quick Books, Accounting & Finance and Project Management.
• Thorough understanding of Value Added Tax and VAT Accounting
• Many years of experience using Microsoft Project, MS Word, Excel, Power Point, Visio and Outlook. In-
depth knowledge of data optimization using MS Excel Pivot Tables.
• Knowledge and years of experience preparing business and other project proposals using the Logical
Framework Approach to Project Life Cycle Management, identified in the EU’s Project Cycle Management
Guidelines and the World Bank’s Logframe Handbook
• Thorough understanding of the Project Management Institute’s (PMI) Project Management Body of
Knowledge identified in the PMBOK Guide
• Excellent communication, team building and reporting skills, including the ability to create reports based on
World Bank and European Union Guidelines.
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• Ability to plan and organize work, requiring an in-depth understanding of its strategic direction and ability to
integrate the work of different departments into the corporate work program;
• Ability to work in a multicultural, multi-ethnic environment and to maintain effective working relations with
people of different national and cultural backgrounds.
• The ability to conduct research, as well as design and manage surveys.
10 Present Position:
• Project & Business Re-Engineering Consultant
11.Years within the Firm: 21
12 Key qualifications: (Relevant to the project)
• Thorough understanding of, and more than twenty years of accounting and finance experience. Ability to
design accounting systems for businesses of all sizes and prepare and interpret complex financial statements
• Years of experience designing Management Information Systems, specifically for financial management in
the private sector.
• Thorough understanding of costing and pricing and cost accounting
• Expertise in Quick Books Accounting Software and years of experience training and supporting Peach Tree
clients in the caribbean region, including the NTRCs.
• Experienced Project Manager, especially managing IT Projects
• Thorough understanding of the issues related to implementing E-Government services and active partiicpant
in Infodev’s E-Government Forum
• Profound knowledge of E-Government with practical experience in advising national governments on
designing and implementing national ICT and E-Government initiatives;
• Proven record of building and managing teams and creating an enabling environment, including the ability to
effectively lead, supervise, mentor, develop and evaluate staff and design training/skills enhancement
initiatives to ensure effective transfer of knowledge/skills.
• Many years of experience in participatory planning, multi-stakeholder projects, business development, private
sector and SME support Experience organising short seminars and training sessions in ICT planning and
implementation, change management, customer service, accounting & finance and re-engineering
• Years of experience dealing with vendors of IT solutions and ability to provide seasoned advice on
information systems requirements
• Years of experience in e-Strategy development, strategic planning, project and programme implementation in
the ICT sector and policy and strategic documents formulation in the OECS
• Experience with ICT Strategic Planning and E-Business for national development.
• Experience working with Government institutions in the OECS / CARICOM region
• Experience with the collection, analysis, including benchmarking and publication of indicators
• Understanding and Knowledge of the Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)
• Experience working with EU projects/programmes, rules and regulations and EU guidelines for project cycle
management
• Knowledge and understanding of Infodev’s e-Government Handbook For Developing Countries
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13 Specific Experience in the Caribbean region:
Country Date from – Date to
Grenada 1986-2004
St Vincent & the Grenadines 2004-2008
St Lucia 2008-2009
St. Kitts & Nevis 2009-2011
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14 Professional Experiences
Date
from – to
Location
Company & reference person1 Position Description
(name & contact details)
A) 2009-2011 St. Kitts Computer Solutions/PBM Project Manager/ICT Strategies
1-Eight Months assignment
Caribbean Inc. & E-Business Expert
as Project Manager for the IT
Training Project in St Kitts &
Mr. Tarlie Francis,
Nevis
2-Deliver Peach Tree training
Tel
to ECTEL and provide
support to clients in Peach
Tree; Quick Books and Value
Added Tax
3-Twelve (12) month
assignment on the EU Funded
ICT4EDC Project in St Kitts
& Nevis as the ICT Strategies
and E-Business Expert,(KE2),
as part of a 3 man
international team providing
technical assistance to the
Government of the
Federation of St. Kitts &
Nevis, to foster the
development of a vibrant and
sustainable IT sector in St. Kitts
and Nevis through an increased
adoption of ICTs by the
strategic sectors, a developed
ICT services industry,
1 The Contracting Authority reserves the right to contact the reference persons. If you cannot provide a reference, please provide a justification.
Position Description
Company & reference person
(name & contact details)
empowerment of social groups,
communities and individuals
and support for an ICT driven
public sector reform..
a) Conducting an E-
Readiness Assessment
of the Federation of ST
Kitts & Nevis and
coordinated the
national ICT household
survey;
b) Development of E-
Government proposals
and frameworks for
interoperability
between government
departments;
c) Chaired several
meetings of
Government officials
on the development of
a Government Wide
Area Network and
developed the
framework for the
implementation of
same
d) Developed proposal for
conducting a technical
audit of the public
service; Participated in
several Infodev’s E-
Government Forum
Position Description
Company & reference person
(name & contact details)
e) Organized and
delivered workshops on
ICT and E-Business
and wrote several
articles on E-Business
and ICT Strategic
Planning;.
Position Description
Company & reference person
(name & contact details)
1- Delivered financial
B) 2004-2009 St Vincent/ St Lucia ICT Business Development management training to
Computer Solutions
Consultant/ regional participants on
Mr. Tarlie Francis, “How to run a Technology
Business Incubator, “Business
Tel Skills Development and e-
Business Incubators”.
Participated in several
workshops on Business &
Financial Management run by
the European Union
2-Delivered Costing &
Pricing workshop to the
business community in St
Vincent & The Grenadines in
2008.
3-Provided accounting and
business support services to
several clients in St Lucia,
including Converge Solutions
1-Conducted Training Needs
Assessment for the
implementation of the
training component in the
project “Capacity Building:
Enhancing Skills Base of
Work Force” of the SFA 2005
ICT project in St Vincent &
the Grenadines. The primary
purpose of the TNA was to
identify training needs for staff
working in small businesses in
St Vincent & the Grenadines.
The result was then used to
inform the development and
Position Description
Company & reference person
(name & contact details)
delivery of training
programmes to be conducted
during the life of the project.
4- Team Leader in the
Evaluation Study on fiscal
incentive environment to
enable ICT driven and ICT
assisted business
development. The study
included data collection,
analysis, synthesis, evaluation
and recommendations on 11
structural, legal or regulatory
incentive measures to support
and enhance ICT uptake by
both foreign and national
private business operators
5- Worked in the EU-funded
project “Business Skills
Development and E-business
Incubators” as a Business
Support Consultant with
STEINBEIS
TRANSFERZENTRUM to
develop selection criteria for
community access centers
which were to be used for the
community outreach program
of the e business incubator
project.
6- Conducted ICT Skills
Audit of the private sector in
St Lucia
7-Worked in the EU-funded
project “Business Skills
Position Description
Company & reference person
(name & contact details)
Development and E-business
Incubators” as an E-business
Consultant with STEINBEIS
TRANSFERZENTRUM to
develop the 3 year financial
plan for the E-business
Incubator in St Vincent & the
Grenadines.
Inc, the St Lucia Coalition of
Services Industries and Right
Angle Imagining Inc.
C) 1986-2004 Grenada Mr. Tarlie Francis, Project Manager / Team Leader
1-As a member of the Govt
appointed team, contributed
Tel
to development of the
869-***-**** National ICT Strategic Plan
for Grenada (2000).
2-Manage Computer
Solutions, an ICT driven
company: Initiated and
managed over 300 large and
small IT projects. Developed
Business and Marketing Plans;
Position Description
Company & reference person
(name & contact details)
worked to improve financial
management, human resources
development and training many
firms over 18 years. In 1997
the company was award by
IBM for being the sales
leader in the entire eastern
Caribbean region.
3-Manager, Island Maid Foods,
a dairy manufacturing concern
owned by Geo F Huggins,
Grenada-1987-1988
4)Administrative Supervisor,
Shell Antilles, Grenada-1986-
1987
5)Manager, Internal Audit
Department, Geo F Huggins,
Grenada- 1977-1980
1997- 1998 Grenada Grenada Wireless Network Project Manager On behalf of IBM, managed a
Communications 2.1 Million US Government
Mr. Alvin Dabreo of Grenada project to create
Tel 473-***-**** computer labs in 18
secondary schools the
National College and the
Ministry of Education
ensuring that more than 400
computers were installed in
time for the start of academic
year 1997. The tasks included
leadership in :Conceptualize
Design and implementation of
Position Description
Company & reference person
(name & contact details)
the project.; Preparation of
implementation plan for the
integration of ICT in schools;
Procurement and purchase of
ICT equipment and services;
Negotiations for project’s
funding
1996-2002 Grenada Grenada Member of the Board of -As a member of the Board of
Directors Directors from 1997 to 1999,
Bank of Commerce
played a leading roll in the
Dr. Spencer Thomas privatisation process of the
state owned Grenada Bank of
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Commerce, which was sold to
RBTT.
-Five years as Chairman of
the Board of Directors of the
Grenada Postal Corporation,
directing the transformation of
the Government run Post
Office, into a profit making
corporation.(Nov 1996-April
2002)
1998-2001 Grenada Wireless Network Financial Advisor Advised the Board of Directors
Grenada
Communications on all financial matters of this
Ltd & Trans World Telecom telecommunications company
in Grenada.
Mr. Alvin Dabreo
Grenada Country Manager
Tel 473-***-****
Managed the day to day
operations of this US based
telecoms company from 2001-
2003. Participated in
Interconnection negotiations
Position Description
Company & reference person
(name & contact details)
with the Incumbent and worked
with US Partners on Telecom
Cost Models in preparation for
launch of service in Grenada.
15. Other relevant information:
a. Familiar with the United Nations’ E-Government Surveys and benchmarking reports
b. Familiar with OECS E-Government Strategy and the E-Government Strategies of several OECS
Governments
c. Understanding of E-Legislation initiatives in the OECS
d. Research Paper on Best Practice for institutional setup for the Information Society Foundation of St Kitts
& Nevis
e. Research Paper on the creation of a funding mechanism for the ICT Sector in St. Kitts & Nevis
f. Best Practice Report for Virtual Mall Design for the SME sector in St Vincent
g. Holder of Caricom Skills Certificate from Grenada, St Lucia & St Vincent & the Grenadines and St Kitts
& Nevis
h. Contact information of references: 1) Mrs Hilary Hazel, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Sustainable
Development, and St Kitts. Tel 869-***-****; 2) Mr Terrence Elliott, CEO, Converge Solutions Inc., St
Lucia. Tel 758-***-****
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