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Vetralla 2005 or so

This blog is is part of my quest to seek further opportunies to contribute to Africa and NOT to publicise or boast, I perhaps could have done more, but had a fulltime job too

Most of the years after Independence a military dictatorship has ruled Nigeria. One army leader was worse and more brutal and constrictive than the former, coups de eta followed one after another. All of us to whom this way of ruling a country of 130 million thought this would lead nowhere were right
. I asked a Priest what contribution I should make, he said education
So I started a school. Classes of 25 boys and girls who has not been to school or for whom school
could only be attended when they had money for books or could afford the required uniform or extra tuition fees demandedattended, all free
Eventually we employed5 lady teachers ran 5 classes with an administrator after local voluntreer women looking after the day to day running.
My own funds or monies from the expatriate community paid the bills I maintained an interest in Partners a rural development NGO and made efforts to support
Nigerian human rights individuals. Today Nigeria has democracy of sorts and is on the first step perhaps to joining the worlds developed nations. What will happen in the future ....will depend to some extent by the number of opportunities it creates for its young people, now numbering about half of the 170 million people who are the Nigerian race of today 1992 to 2000 ca 1... Majidun State Government Detention Camp .. I campaigned to Ministerial level for better conditions
2...Partners NGO Hoispital refurb rural sanitation and water ... I ran the NGO for 3 years on a voluntary when the Founder of this and Paretenaires NGO France left Nigeria
3...The Kirikirii Initiative ... Founder of a school in deprived slum area of Lagos
4... Friends of the Disabled... Trustee
5... VSO London .. support in Lagos for young volunteers over 8 years
6... Kirikiri Prison .. visits and support for Human Rights Watch and an affiliated body in Lagos
7. Support for Human Rights Activists and a Miscarriage of Justrice organisation

Employment history

Career cv Peter J Francis
dob 6.11.45 Peterborough UK
Kings Grammar Peterborough 1956 1962
O level Eng Lit

I am experienced successful in runing companies and I also ran a substantial NGO in Nigeria for 4 years in addition to doing a full time paid job. I have strong planning, man management, accountancy, stretegic planning, representationbal ,interpesonal skills and experience at dealing with difficult staff. I also possess sales and marketing and computing skills.

1996 2003
IFP Engineering
6 expat engineers servicing our own container handling and monbile lift equipment equipment at Lagos Port
12 Nigerian staff
Responsible for sales and marketing

1990 1996
General Manager Provast Group subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell
Managed maintenance company responsible for Shell Exec housing Abuja, Port Harcourt
130 staff, responsible as MD reporting to Chairman
Staff welfare, salary etc
Health and Safety policies and implementation
Day to day responsibility for profit

1987 1990
Melex Ltd UK owned, I was based in Lagos
Engineering for petrochem
Staff of 6 expat engrs and 130 locals
Selling to petroleum refineries

1984 1987 Director Orsan Ltd
Mfctr of builing and restoration materials
17 employees including sales mkting and network of distributors in UK
23 products for concrete and stone protection

1980 1984
Sales Manager Middle and Far East ..Lancer Boss Ltd UK Nfctr of Lift equipment for industry and ports
Managed ME and FE teams of 12 people 7 salespeople and budget of Stg 40M
V successful in developing agency network. Handled key account sales

1977 1980 Merican Curtis Inc
Engineering and Capital Equip suppliers
appointed to establish and run London operation
Subsequently took over sales for middle east and w Africa with extensive travel

1974 1977
Consular Office British Embassy Rome
Dealing with all diverse issues for British Nationals and some commonwealth representation
Reported to Consul
Casework with Italian Police
Ran Unofficial Charity Fund administered by Consul Rome British Relief Fund
Ran 2 volunteers helping older long term residents

1970 1974 Assistant to MD Morphy Richards Italy
offered postn moved with wife and 2 children to Rome
Worked on MD budgets, contacts with HQ, customer relations, trade fairs and exhibitions
travelled country with sales mgr

1967 1970
Marketing Asst British Domestic Appliances Hotpoint GEC,Morphy Richards
Small appliances, working on text of instruction booklets, dealing with export customers

1965 1967 Clerk New and Eyre Electrical wholesalers

Similar tasks for previous

1962 1965 George Pike Ltd Plant Equip materials to Constr Civ Eng Pboro

Clerk / small office, preparing dispatching dealing with visitors

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21 Lansdowne Walk Peterborough PE2 7GD ....pjcfrancis@yahoo.co.uk
vicolo del paradiso 42 vetralla 01019 italy 0761 477579

Aspirations and failures

I was born in 1945 just after the war That makes me 68 in year of our Lord 2013 does it not I am beginning a resurection in the sense of seeing what I do what I produce and what I can contribute to society in my latter years I have a couple of good friends only, two elder Italian friends died fairly recently. I am healthy lucky and blessed and Mary my 9 year old is the love of my life By the way I am not the serial killer I seem to be in this photo