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Gary Dean
Director and Senior Consultant
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Background
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Southeast Asia
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- specialist knowledge of the cultures, history and politics of Southeast Asia, in particular Indonesia.
- fluent in spoken and written Indonesian; can quickly and accurately translate complex technical documents, including legal and medical, in both directions.
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Management
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- very sound understanding of cultural issues in management and communication and skilled in development of culturally appropriate organisational and administrative systems.
- Nearly a decade of experience as a business and management consultant in Indonesia.
- Highly experienced in interacting with Indonesian bureaucracy directly and effectively at all levels.
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Sociology
&Politics
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- strong and long-standing interest in culture, social organisation and collective aesthetics.
- substantial knowledge and understanding of political processes and governmental structures.
- long-standing interest in politics and international relations, with a depth of knowledge in both these areas.
- extensive knowledge of political campaign management and techniques at both general and technical levels.
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Computing
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- advanced computer knowledge with comprehensive experience of all mainstream operating systems, and extensive knowledge of a very large number of computer application programs and packages.
- skilled in use of a variety of computer programming languages and scripts with particular expertise in development of database applications.
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Education
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Bachelor
of Asian Studies
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Murdoch University, Perth, Australia; 1996-2000.
Four-year specialist degree programme in Indonesian studies minoring in politics and international relations.
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Associate Diploma
of Social Science
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Central Metropolitan College,
Perth, Australia; 1995-1996.
Two-year programme in Indonesian applied language studies.
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