Premduth Ashok Aubeeluck, PhD.
Morcellement Merry Town, Helvetia,
St Pierre
Mauritius
230-465 5531 (Res) ·
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Skilled at implementing solutions to ensure maximum effectiveness of plans
Demonstrated ability to work independently or as part of a team
Easily adaptable to change with a willingness to learn concepts and strategies
Good negotiating skills and effective at resolving conflicts by identifying points of convergence
Proficient in Word, Harvard Graphics, Grimp, Dxbase, Quattro,
Lotus 123 1-07, DATAFIT, LP88, FoxPro, SOLVER, SPSS, MICROFIT
Bilingual – English, French
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
· Influenced decision against the construction of a new international airport and in favour of upgrading existing airport
· Investigated pollution problem arising from textile dyeing activities, leading subsequently to creation of a new Ministry of Environment, enacting of new legislation and identification of projects worth $95 Million USD to protect degradation of environment
· Participated in various international and regional meetings of experts on development issues
· Headed a delegation of public and private sector representatives at a summit meeting of the industrial sub-committee to discuss trade and regional cooperation
· Drafted Reports on Pension Reforms, Economic Performance and Environmental Protection
· Chaired several sub-committees {Investment, Macroeconomic Convergence, Budget} in SADC and represented Mauritius at Senior Treasury Officials level
· Managed the Skills and Development Fund {1998-2000} – Rs 800 million [ US$ 29 million]
· Carried out feasibility studies
· Prepared reports on portfolio management and investment
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Financial Analysis and Public Expenditure Management
· Prepared national budget, allocated budgetary resources and drafted budget speech
· Monitored budgetary measures and performance
· Conducted research and liaised with key departments and private sector organizations
· Managed funds
· Represented Ministry in international forums
· Drafted policy papers on pension reforms, privatization & participation, debt & fiscal issues
Researcher and Manpower Policy Developer
· Assessed manpower needs and promoted skills development
· Drafted policy papers on labour, transport and environmental issues
· Conducted labour market research, performed labour market analysis and forecasted
demand in demographically driven sectors
· Identified training needs, carried out tracer and reverse tracer studies
· Developed training courses and promoted productivity awareness
Investment and Industrial Development
· Appraised project feasibility
· Drafted policy papers on trade issues and related topics
· Conducted performance analysis of the export manufacturing sector
· Monitored productivity increases
· Conducted and supervised research in industrial and technological sectors
Economic Analyst and Consultant
· Appraised economic issues and examined emerging problems
· Consulted surveys and drafted economic reports
· Identified projects and promoted project development
· Carried out financial and economic analysis and made recommendations
· Liaised with foreign governments and international funding agencies
· Evaluate Tender Documents and Bids
· Write and Edit Annual Reports
· WORK HISTORY in Teaching
· Lectured in Public Finance and Budgeting {4th Year and Masters Program, University of Mauritius]
· Taught Mathematical Economics at Queensland University [Year I and Year II]
· Taught Project Management [MSc Level], Industrial Economics [Year II] , and Currently teaching Public Finance and Government and the Business Environment [Year III] University of Mauritius
· Taught several economic disciplines for Napier including supervision of three theses for three years [Two of my students obtained the best thesis award]
· Taught Micro and Macro Economics at Mc Master University [Canada]
· Taught MacroEconomics, and acted as tutor for several disciplines at Brock University for one semester
Taught Economics for year I and Year II, and Environmental Studies for Masters at Memorial University of Newfoundland
Lecturer, McMaster University, Hamilton ON 2001-2002
Government of Mauritius, Port Louis, Mauritius
· Director of Budget and Economic Affairs - Ministry of Finance 1995-2007
· Secretary of Manpower Resources - Ministry of Manpower Planning 1993-1995
· Principal Industrial Development Officer - 1986-1993
Ministry of Industry & Industrial Technology
· Economist - Ministry of Economic Planning and Development 1981-1986
· Transport Consultant, Development Works Corporation, Port Louis, Mauritius 1986
· Teacher, Presidency College, Curepipe, Mauritius 1981
CURRENT OCCUPATION
Economic And Financial Consultant, SIC LTD 2007-
TRANSLATOR
For the last six months I am providing translating services as a freelance translator and on a regular basis to a firm which works for banks, construction companies, manufacturing companies and legal institutions. Basically the documents translated relate to central banks, transport firms, commercial contracts, economic and accounting reports, manufacturing instructions, reports [for example , a report on money laundering].
EDUCATION
PhD (Economics), Queensland University, Brisbane Australia 1996
· Thesis subsequently published as a book in 2000 by Minerva Press ____
MSc (Transport Studies), Cranfield Institute of Technology, Cranfield UK
· World Bank used information and conclusion from thesis to advise on air access
policies and tourism policies
BA (Economics), Victoria University of Manchester, Manchester UK 1980
ADVANCED TRAINING
Financial Planning and Programming, 1996 International Monetary Fund Washington DC
Industrial Planning and Investment Appraisal, (Sponsored by the British Council) 1990
Development & Project Planning Centre, Bradford University, Bradford UK
Macroeconomic Policies and Structural Adjustment, 1989
Economic Development Institute, Washington DC
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Freelance Journalism, Port Louis, Mauritius ____
· Drafting, editing and researching
· Support for the Protection of Animals
AWARDS
· European Union
· State Award
· Australian Merit Award · AIDAB ____
· Fellowships – International Monetary Fund, World Bank, IBRD, UNEP, British Council, French Government
INTERESTS: writing, badminton, bridge, growing orchids, amateur dog breeder
It may be pointed that I was short-listed as one of the five candidates for the position of Budget Director, UNESCO in 2000 and that of Deputy Director, Human Resources [as one of six short-listed candidates from 51 countries] in 1996.
References:
Prof. Joseph Kushner,
Department of Economics,
Director of Business Economics,
Brock University,
St Catharines, Ontario, Canada L2S 3A1,
E-mail:
S. Seebalack,
Secretary To Cabinet and Head of Civil Service,
Prime Minister’s Office
Government of Mauritius,
Treasury Building,
Port Louis,
Mauritius.
BOARD OF MANAGEMENT AND COMMITTEES
(1) Member: National Transport Corporation (1984-1986) and the National Transport
Authority (1982-1983).
(2) Director: Mauritius Shipping Corporation.
(3) Member of the Steering Committee for the re-development of Plaisance Airport.
(4) Member: The Rajiv Gandhi Science Centre.
(5) Member: The Mauritius Research Council (incl. Chairman of Transport Sub-committee)
(6) Member: National Environment And Quality of Life Council
(7) Member: National Environment Committee
(8) Member: Industrial Development Committee
(9) Member: Gulf Crisis Committee
(10) Member: University Council (incl. Chairman of Optimisation Sub-committee)
(11) Director: Board of SIC Management Services (incl. Member of Task Force)
(12) Director: Beach Casinos
(13) Chairman, Skills and Information Technology Fund (Rs 800 million [C$ 40 million])
(14) Member: MGI Council (incl. Chairman of several Sub-committees)
(15) Director: Board of Mauritius Institute of Oceanography : Participation in Regional Bloc
Meetings
(16) Chairman: Macroeconomic Policy Convergence Committee, FISCU-SADC (regional
organization grouping 14 Southern African countries)
(17) Director, National Equity Management Fund
(18) Director: Mauritius Ports Authority
(19) Director: Mauritius Sugar Industry Research Institute [MSIRI]
(20) Director: Edition de L’Ocean Indien
(21) Member, Land-Based Ocean Industry Task Force
(22) Board Director, Mauritius Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
BOARD OF EDITORS
Editorial Board: Industry Focus.
Editorial Board: The Financier.
CONSULTANCY
(1) A Study of Transport and Plant Requirements at the DWC (Client: Development Works Corporation; study was carried out after World Bank officials had examined the transport and equipment position at the DWC, which then employed some 4000 workers).
(2) Mauritius Success Story (UNDP)
PUBLICATION AND REPORTS
(1) The impact of alternative air transport policies on the economy of Mauritius (1984)
(MSC Thesis)
(2) Major Contributor: Plaisance Airport and future economic growth (MEPD, July 1982). This
study was influenced the postponement of a lumpy project for a second airport and the
rehabilitation of the existing airport. (Benefit-Cost Analysis)
(3) Contribution in specific chapters in the following publications of the MEPD:
(a) Mauritius Economic Review: 1981-1983
(b) Mauritius Development Plan: 1984-1986
(c) Mauritius Public Sector Investment Program
(i) March 1983 (first edition)
(ii) December 1984 (second edition)
(4) Industrial Pollution: The dyeing sector (jointly with Mr Domun) (MIIT 1988).
(5) Mauritius at Crossroads: The Industrial Challenges Ahead (Ministry of Industry and Industrial
Technology, 1990).
(6) Contributed a chapter in "The State of the Environment (1991)" for the Brazilian summit
meeting in Rio de Janeiro on environment (published by the Ministry of Environment and
Land Uses, 1991).
(7) A Garden for the Republic, (PROSI, May Issue, 1992).
(8) How effective are low interest rates for successful industrialization?
(PROSI, September Issue, 1992).
(9) The role of government in marketing strategy (PROSI, January Issue, 1993)
(10) The Impact of Industrialization: A Comparative Study Of Manufacturing Development With
Special Reference To Mauritius (PHD Thesis 1994). Techniques/models employed:
(i) Development theories (including social analysis) and growth models;
(ii) Time series analysis;
(iii) Trade theories;
(iv) National Income Analysis and SWOT analysis;
(v) Input-output model; and
(vi) Linear Programming (includes sensitivity analysis).
(11) The Transition To A Newly Industrialized Nation Through Human Capital Development: The
Mauritian Case in HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT, Global Changes And Strategies
In 2000 AD (ED. U. Kohli and D.P. Sinha, IFTDO/ALLIED PUBLISHERS LIMITED, 1994)
(12) A Note on the Misery Index (PROSI, December 1994).
(13) An Application Of The Growth Model To The Economy of Mauritius (Article to appear in
Journal Of Manpower Resources jointly with Associate Professor Mangan).
(14) The Economic Costs of STD (Nearing completion).
(15) A Comparative Study of Island Economies, (Minerva Press, London 2000)
(16) In Progress: Investment, Growth and Employment in 21st Century Mauritius
(17) In Progress: A cost benefit analysis of slavery in Mauritius
(18) Sweet & Sour [Athena Press, editing stage]
OTHER DETAILS
· April-May 1992: Carried out some research for Prof. Foster for a forthcoming publication on money supply.
· Participated in various international and regional meetings of experts on development issues, mainly with SADC, UNIDO, PTA (Preferential Trade Agreement and COMESA), Indian Ocean Commission (IOC).
· Headed an eight-man delegation of public and private sector representatives at a summit meeting of the industrial sub-committee (IOC) in Madagascar to discuss trade and regional cooperation.
· Traveled in various African countries on various assignments. Carried out field trips in several countries (Ireland, Singapore, Trinidad & Tobago, Jamaica and Dominican Republic).
· Headed Mauritian Delegation to COMESA Meeting (April 2000)
· Chairman: Macroeconomic Policy Convergence Subcommittee (SADC)
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