LWANGA MARGARET

• *** Main Street, Pawtucket, RI 02860 Home 401-***-**** Cell 857-***-**** eithie@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

• Data collection both locally and in multi-cultural environments.

• Small scale research

• Ability to merge both the science and liberal arts fields

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Small-scale project management

• Project case evaluation

• Business case development

• Sales

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Coca Cola International (1993-1996)

o Sales force Management

o Searching for, and creating new markets

o Meeting sales targets

• Research into different areas of African enterprise (1997-2002)

o Finding the problems that small-scale entrepreneurs face in Uganda (sponsored by The World Bank)

o Which local manufacturing enterprises are flourishing in Tanzania (sponsored by the World Bank)

o Bringing together decision makers, resource people and local entrepreneurs to bridge gaps regarding local entrepreneurship in Uganda

• Import-Export Business (1997-2002)

o Small-scale goods exchange between Uganda and Hong Kong (China), Thailand and India

o Assisting in Nursing and Home Care (2003-2006); Helping the elderly and physically challenged in day to day activities of daily living

VOLUNTEER SERVICE

• Non-government Volunteer Service (2000-2002)

o Educating rural women (in Africa) on how best to work with the resources available to them in improving their lives and incomes.

o Operation Stand-Down Rhode Island (2004-present);Spending about 4 days of the year with American Veterans and helping to distribute clothing and food to them

• MASSPIRG Students (Massachusetts Public Interests Research Group-Students Chapter) (2006-2008); Helping to clean homeless shelters in different suburbs of Boston

EDUCATION

Bachelors of Commerce (BBA) Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda

Bachelors in Environmental Sciences and Management (Cum Laude), University of RI, South Kingstown

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, ArcGIS