1987-1988 | Regional Co-ordinator, Regional Student s Representative Council, Ghana Education Service |
1991-1994 | Ghana National Service Scheme |
1994-1996 | Project Assistant, Development Education Programmes, Center for the Development of People (CEDEP) |
1996-1997 | Programme Co-ordinator, Development Education Programmes, Center for the Development of People (CEDEP) |
1996-1999 | Regional Coordinator, Colan Consult |
| Lead Trainer, Japanese Overseas Cooperation Volunteers (JOCV) |
1995-2003 | Team Leader, UK Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) |
1996-2001 | Lead Trainer, German Development Services |
1999-2002 | USA Peace Corps |
2002-2003 | Forest Sector Development Project, Forestry Commission, Ghana |
| UK Department for International Development (DFID) |
2002-2009 | Executive Director, Integrated Action for Development Initiatives |
2004 | Team Member, International Institute for Environment and Development, UK |
| Field Team Leader, Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA) |
2003-2005 | Member, Expert Panel, FRR - UK |
2004 | Team Leader and Social Development Expert, FRR - UK |
2003-2006 | Team Leader (03), Facilitator (04 and 08) and Lead Consultant (06), CARE International |
2006 | Consultant, Peace Direct, UK |
2004-2008 | Pan African Facilitator (04-06), Africa Team Leader (06-08) and Global Team Leader (07-08), British Council |
2006 | Team Leader and Political Economy Expert, International Union of Conservation of Nature (IUCN) - World Conservation Union |
2008 | International Facilitation Advisory Team - World Conservation Congress 2008, International Union of Conservation of Nature (IUCN) - World Conservation Union |
| Consultant - World Conservation Congress, International Union of Conservation of Nature (IUCN) - World Conservation Union |
| Consultant, World Bank |
| Africa Consultant on a Global Team, Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) |
2009 | Consultant, International Union of Conservation of Nature (IUCN) - World Conservation Union |
| Consultant, Evaluation of FERN s activities between 2006 to 2009 in Asia, Africa and Europe, FERN, Europe |
2009-2011 | District Chief Executive, Government of Ghana |
since 2011 | Deputy Regional Minister, Government of Ghana |
1990-1993 | BSc. (Hons), Building Technology, University of Science and Technology, Kumasi |
2000 | Pg. Dip., Urban Infrastructure Management, Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies, Rotterdam, |
2001-2002 | MSc., Urban Housing Management, Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies, Rotterdam, |
| and Lund University, Sweden |
2005-2010 | PhD. Geography, University of St. Andrews, Scotland |
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1990-1993 | Project Site Intern, Messers Lane Engineering and Construction Ltd. |
1993-1994 | National Service: Technical Officer, Department of Rural Housing |
1994-1996 | Assistant Quantity Surveyor, QU-ESS Consult |
1996-1999 | Project Management and Quantity Surveyor Consultant, DANIDA-HSSP and EMU |
1997 | Construction Project Coordinator, DANIDA Technical Support for the Electoral Commission of Ghana |
1998-2004 | Project Manager, FF Construction |
1998-2001 | Quantity Surveyor, CIHSD - The Consortium for Innovations in Human Settlements Development |
2002-2005 | Conference Coordination, IHS-Regional Office for West-Africa; IHSA&A Consult and Urban Solutions; Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development; Ministry of Works and Housing |
2002-2004 | West Africa Training Coordinator and Admissions Advisor, IHSA&A Consult and Urban Solutions |
since 2002 | Urban Housing, Urban Infrastructure Management and Urban Development Specialist |
2004-2005 | Deputy Team Leader, CHLDEP - Cultural Heritage and Local Economic Development in Elmina Programme |
| Research Associate, Health Decentralization Study, ILGS - Institute of Local Government Studies |
2005-2006 | Research Consultant, SCP - Sustainable Cities Programme, UN-Habitat/UNEP |
| Member, Municipal Finance and Management Initiative Coordination Team, Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development |
2005-2007 | Country Project Consultant, Slum Upgrading Facility, UN-Habitat |
2006-2007 | Local Consultant, MIGA Appraisal Team on proposed Mass Housing, Joint Venture Project |
| Project Evaluation Consultant, Homeless International, 6-Country Study, UK |
2007-2008 | SIDA Country Consultant, Feasibility Studies on Local Urban Knowledge Arena |
2009 | Manager, Local Finance Facility of the UN-Habitat Slum Upgrading Facility, Ghana |
since 2009 | Head, Research and Consultancy, Institute of Local Government Studies, Ghana |
| Counterpart Urban Development Expert, Ghana Urban Management Pilot Programme |
| Studium der Architektur in Wien und Graz, Post Graduate Ausbildung in Politologie, Mag. arch., Dr. tech. |
1988-2001 | Mitarbeiter, Prokurist, Leiter des Koordinationsbereiches, Wohn-fonds_Wien |
seit 2001 | Bereichsleiter, Wohnbauforschung und Gebietsbetreuung sowie zuständig für internationale Kontakte im Bereich Stadterneuerung und Wohnbau, Wiener Stadtverwaltung |
| Leitung mehrerer EU-Projekte |
| Leiter, Arbeitsgruppe Housing, EUROCITIES |
| Vorsitzender, Committee for Housing and Land Management, Europäischen Wirtschaftskommission der Vereinten Nationen (UNECE) |
2001-2010 | Studium der Architektur, TU Wien |
2005 | Orangefarm Township project, Südafrika |
| Add On, 20 Höhenmeter, Wien |
2006 | Orangefarm Township project, Südafrika |
2007 | Design Build project, Nias, Indonesien |
2008 | Tätigkeit bei Aerolab Design, Changzhou, China |
2009 | Gründung der Gehsteig Guerrilleros |
| Forschungsaufenthalt in Johannesburg an der WITS University |
| Bellevue - das gelbe Haus, Linz |
2009-2011 | Ausstellung Wohnmodelle, Experiment und Alltag, Sofia, Belgrad, Graz |
2010 | Tätigkeit bei Lindnerarchitektur, Baden |
2011 | EUROPAN Österreich Auscchreibung für das EUROPAN Österreich Komitee |
seit 2011 | Tätigkeit bei MVD Austria, Wien |