FJ Cava

Experience

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  US Peace Corps

  Jul 1994 - Oct 1997

  Peace Corps Volunteer & Leader

  Assisted the Associate Peace Corps Director in charge of the Community Health Project in managing, facilitating and organizing all aspects of the project. Counselled 23 health volunteers in the field on cultural, language, and bureaucratic difficulties. Traveled throughout Gabon on "site-visits" in order to give technical, administrative and moral support. Planned and executed In-Service Training's. Co-authored the "Health Notes" newsletter. Organized and implemented secondary projects in Scouting and Health Theater. Show less

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  Univeristy of MI - Population Fellows Program

  Jun 1999 - Sept 2001

  Population-Environment Fellows Recruitment Coordinator

  Worked as a recruiter for a USAID funded Population-Environment Fellows Program that placed master-level graduates with international development organizations.Managed a $20K recruitment budget to visit top-tier Population and Environment universities throughout the USA to market, vet, and present graduate students to an external board for selection into the program. - Worked closely with the program manager in matching pool candidates with host agency requests.- Worked with working-groups ranging in size from 4 to 34. - Planned, implemented and attended two $30K Fellow's workshops in Katmandu, Nepal, and Quito, Ecuador. - Managed, hired, trained & evaluated several part/full-time staff. Show less

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  Compton Foundation

  Jul 2004 - Sept 2004

  Gaming Consultant/Scenario Facilitator

  Designed, wrote and implemented an international gaming/scenario in order for 50+ Compton Fellows in three different disciplines of population, environment and peace to come together and be able to work among disciplines in solving international problems in a unique and collaborative way. The scenario was facilitated during the Compton Fellows Annual Workshop in Shelby, MI in conjunction with the University of Michigan, American Youth Foundation, University of Minnesota, and others. More detailed information available upon request. Show less

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  Club Afrique

  Oct 2004 - Jun 2005

  Founder & CEO

  First small business venture in Libreville, Gabon.- Raised $50K in private funds to create the first 24-hours internet café in Libreville, Gabon, offering unlimited Internet access and promoted responsible Internet commerce. - Implemented the first cloud-computing system before its time, using an all Apple environment. - Promoted African small business, education, and entertainment via the Internet.

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  San Francisco State University

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2007

  School of Business Graduate Assistant

  Provided administrative support to the Graduate School of Business at SFSU.

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  Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center

  Aug 2005 - Aug 2007

  Program Coordinator to Program Manager & Business Planning Instructor

  Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center helps launch and maximize new and existing Bay Area small businesses, delivering a range of services from training and consulting, to business incubation, access to capital, networking and special programs for women.- Transformed seventeen (17) Bay Area SMEs through successful project management of the eBay Foundation Techquity Program & Trickle-Up Equity Award programs- Educated hundreds of entrepreneurs in finance/accounting through the 14-week Renaissance Business Planning class.- Lead two (2) staff & one (1) AmeriCorps volunteer as a Bayview Business Resource Center Program Manager Show less

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  Bayview Webspot

  Mar 2008 - Feb 2011

  Owner

  Started a small internet cafe in Bayview/Hunter's Point of San Francisco where we provide an environment of education and accessibility for clients in a safe, friendly manner.

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  Cava Consulting

  Sept 2008 - Sept 2021

  Principal

  Created a SME that transforms lives through entrepreneurship, in USA, Africa and the Caribbean.- Worked with the Small Business Development Centers of San Francisco, San Mateo, and Alameda counties to support local business development initiatives.- Directly supported over 250 small business startups and 1000 entrepreneurs. - Redesigned SME training programs for the UN International Telecommunication Union, Women’s Initiative for Self-Employment & AFRINIC.- Taught fundamental business skills to over 1000 owners. Courses covered functional project management, basic accounting practices, fundamentals of marketing & modern managerial techniques. Show less

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  Women's Initiative

  Sept 2008 - Mar 2010

  Business Trainer

  Facilitated Simple Steps business planning classes. As a Trainer, introduced, presented, and transitioned contacts to the appropriate staff member to ensure a continuing relationship with Women’s Initiative (WI). Kept client information up-to-date in WI database, including entering new contact information and all consultation activity as well as submitting all business status updates. Participated in monthly train-the-trainer meetings and continual learning seminars.

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  Inveneo

  Feb 2009 - Jul 2019

  Sr. Project Manager

  Inveneo is a NGO that delivers technological solutions, sustainable computing and broadband to the developing world, with the goal of transforming lives through better education, healthcare, economic opportunities emergency relief.- Delivered 157% of the planned outcome for the Bati Anfòmatik Teknisyen yo ak Inveneo (BATI) development project in Haiti, $2M initiative funded by Clinton-Bush Foundation. - Administered $750K USAID PPP in Liberia, establishing 34 reliable, high-speed internet connections and supporting certification of 14 ICTs.- Grew Inveneo’s sales & installation channel from 15 to 120+ businesses across Southeast Asia & Africa. Show less

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  Burning Man

  Jan 2011 - Aug 2011

  Artist

  Was funded as an artist to build interactive artwork for Burningman 2011. Worked with a bi-coastal crew (NYC/SF) to build a 16 foot PEZ dispenser that dispensed giant foam PEZ and was later burned.

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  TECHAiDE Gh

  Mar 2016 - Jun 2024

  Chief Operations Officer

  Joined the founder of TECHAiDE Ltd in Accra, Ghana to become Chief Operating Officer.• Managed over $500K USD/year from Helping Africa Foundation, Plan International, UKAiD amongothers to deploy 51 school high-end technology & STEM labs in both Ghana and The Gambia.• Implemented financial controls and project management practices in order to bring the company toprofitability in 2021.• Liaison between the Ministry of Education (MoE), Ghana Educational Service (GES), National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) among other stakeholders for successful business outcomes.• Managed a team of 20+ host-country nationals in order to achieve funders' objectives on time and under budget.• Facilitated the design, build and release by Africans for Africans of ASANKA, a wifi-enabled device that connects offline learners to local content, available in Ghana, Haiti and The Gambia, www.MyASANKA.com. Show less

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  NewGlobe

  May 2024 - now

  Director Schools, Partnership Launch

  The Director Schools Partnership Launch, is responsible for the performance management of every school in a territory. This includes school management, academic programming, school programming, staff professional development, regulatory compliance, commercial sustainability, and parent and community engagement in every school in a NewGlobe Partnership Programme.