Foreign Offices - Staffing

Our experienced consultants walk you through the process of setting up foreign offices. We have staff in over 25 countries who have extensive experience setting up an office in their home country. Our Country Directors have a wealth of local knowledge and have also had training in the US and in the UK, so they understand how to bridge cultural differences.

Offshore Advantage offers unparalleled guidance abroad. Meet some of our staff members.

Offshore Experts

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  Offshoring – ARGENTINA

  

  Guillermo Alejandro Cogorno
  Guillermo was born in Cordoba and studied Business Administration at Cordoba National University. Guillermo has a wide range of international and educational work experience including teaching economic policy at Cordoba University and a post as the National President of AIESEC Argentina (International Association for Student Exchanges).

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  Offshoring – BOLIVIA

  

  Daniela Viljoen
  Born in Cochabamba, but having lived mostly in the United States, Daniela returned to Bolivia in 1996 to be with her family. Completing her studies in Linguistics at UMSS and graduating in 2001 with honors, she is now also a founding member of the School of Linguists and Modern Languages.   Dani helped Projects Abroad offshore administration services to Bolivia in 2006. 

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  Offshoring – CAMBODIA

  

  Pises Mao
  Pises has served as an Interim Country Director for Digital Divide Data, a social enterprise that provides opportunities for disadvantaged adults, orphans, rural migrants and people with disabilities. Pises graduated with a degree in Human Resources Management from Maharishi Vedic University and gained a MBA from the Pannasastra University of Cambodia. 

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  Offshoring – CHINA

  

  Xu Kay
  Kay studied at the University of London before joining team in Shanghai. She is originally from North West China.  

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  Offshoring – COSTA RICA

  

  Luis Arguedas
  Luis has both Canadian and Costa Rican citizenship. Luis speaks English, French and Spanish an,d before joining the Costa Rica team, he worked at the National University of Costa Rica teaching tourism and business administration.  

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  Offshoring – ETHIOPIA

  

  Samson Workneh
  Sami, as he's known, has worked as a teacher since 2002 and was the vice director of his last school, Oumer Semeter Primary School. Previously, he completed a degree in Geography and was most recently deputy director of a vocational training centre.  

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  Offshoring – FIJI

  

  Saula Vodonaivalu
  Before working as Director of Fiji, Saula worked as a consultant in Fiji, the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu for 9 years, overseeing projects in different villages for a non-profit organization based in the U.S.  

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  Offshoring – GHANA

  

  Tom Davis
  Tom took over as our Ghana Director in October 2006 and is based in Accra. Originally from a village near Cape Coast, Tom and his wife Julie lived in London for ten years where Tom worked  for  the London Underground, before returning to Ghana to set up home in Accra.  

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  Offshoring – JAMAICA

  

  Bridgette B. Barrett
  Bridgette was born and raised in Manchester, Jamaica. She has a MSc. in Sociology and Social Psychology and is currently pursing her Ph.D. in Conflict Analysis and Resolution and Community Development. She has worked as a research, training and community development consultant for local and international agencies from her own home-based company. She likes interior decorating, car racing and driving to different parts of the island. She is a mini cooper fanatic and domino enthusiast.  

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  Offshoring – MEXICO

  

  Marco Antonio Muñoz
  Marco has been working for Projects Abroad since 2000 when he started as general assistant. After spending a few months living and working in the UK Office in the summer of 2005, Marco returned to Mexico to assume the position of director. He is a travel enthusiast, and has seen many parts of Europe, Canada and the US.  With Marco's help, Projects Abroad successfully offshored its corporate design functions to Mexico in 2003.   

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  Offshoring – MOLDOVA

  

  Igor Fonari
  Igor is an academic specializing in psychology and anthropology. He is passionate about exploring new ways for developing education in Moldova, which is one of the reasons he enjoys working for Projects Abroad, as he is helping to bring Westerners into contact with Moldovans. Igor is a dedicated husband and a father of two teenage boys.   

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  Offshoring – MONGOLIA

  

  Otgonbayar Togtuuny
  Oko has spent time working in Korea and the UK. He now enjoys living back in Ulaanbaatar with his wife and two children. Having studied for his MBA in Korea, he returned home to Mongolia with his Korean wife, Sang Em.    

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  Offshoring – MOROCCO

  

  Saad Rbiai
  Saad was born in Fes and grew up in Rabat. He has previously worked as a psychologist for the American Peace Corps in Morocco and was also an Exchange Coordinator for the U.S. State Department where he organized cultural exchanges between American and Moroccan youth. Saad has taught Arabic and English at various International Schools and Embassies in Morocco.    

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  Offshoring – ROMANIA

  

  Mircea Samoila
  Mircea has gained experience in England, Sri Lanka, Ghana, Ethiopia, Romania, Moldova and, not in the least, in his favorite country, India.   Mircea was instrumental in establishing the Projects Abroad global IT office in Romania, which has been running for over ten years.    

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  Offshoring – SENEGAL

  

  Amadou Moctar Ba
  Moctar used to work as a local English teacher and a French/English translator, and he remains a key link between the local community and schools of St. Louis and Projects Abroad.    

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  Offshoring – SOUTH AFRICA

  

  Dana Myers
  Originally from the Seattle, WA area, Dana has a Master's degree in Intercultural Youth and Family Development from the University of Montana.  Through his connections at the US Consulate, Dana has developed many connections in the Cape Town business community, including the up-and-coming wine industry.    

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  Offshoring – SRI LANKA

  

  Shyamalee Wijesinghe
  Shyamalee has been in charge of the Sri Lanka project for the last couple of years , during which she has set up two offshoring offices for Projects Abroad - one for UK administration services, and another for Japanese administration.     

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  Offshoring – TANZANIA

  

  Herman Sanka
  Herman was born and raised in an area of Tanzania called Manyara. He has an MBA, which he obtained through a joint-degree program run by the Maastricht School of Management and the Eastern and Southern Africa Management Institute in Arusha. He has also worked in Arusha as a Human Resources Manager for the Catholic Church.    

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  Offshoring – THAILAND

  

  Parichart Chaipikul (Ant)
  Ant used to work in the shipping business, focusing on supply chain management in northern Thailand.  She started working as the Director of our teaching and care projects in July 2007 after moving to Krabi from Chang Mai.