Business Leader, Executive and Entrepreneur with:
- Over 3 decades of professional experience in the field of Finance, Accounting, Entrepreneurship, Management, Marketing, Training and Start-up ventures
- Highly talented in leadership, communications and team motivation,
- 19 years of adult training and 13 years of university adjunct teaching
- 37 years of experience in volunteer work for community organizations
- Global business experience in Middle East, Asia, East Africa and Central Asia
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE – 30 YEARS
A. Morani CPA P.C., Dallas, TX 1997 - Current
(except from 2005 - 2010 when on international assignment)
President
Country Representative to USA and Canada for Dubai Airport Freezone.
High level professional consulting to mid- and large-size corporations in the area of global tax planning, strategic global expansion plans, financial management through Outsourced CFO services and specialized business consulting
Dubai Airport Free Zone Authority, Government of Dubai 2007 - 2010
Head of Investment; Treasury, Financial Controller and Financial Advisor to Senior Management
Industrial Promotion Services, Tanzania 1996 – 1997
Group Finance Manager
Independent Corporate Consultant, New York 1995
- Represented several US manufacturers in Middle East market and introduced their products in those markets and successfully established business connections resulting in significant new business for the manufacturers
Sterling Winthrop Inc., NY 1987 – 1994
Manager Financial Systems Coordination
SEMINAR LEADERSHIP AND ADULT TRAINING – 19 YEARS EXPERIENCE
Dubai Chamber of Commerce 2006 - 2010
A. Morani & Associates, P.C., CPA, - Business Seminars 1998 - 2005
Dallas Small Business Development Center 1998 – 2005
Independent Consultancy – Training Seminars 1994 – 1995
UNIVERSITY TEACHING – 13 YEARS EXPERIENCE:
University of Dubai, Dubai June 2006 – 2010, Adjunct Instructor and Seminar Leader
University of Phoenix, Dallas and Houston, Texas 2001 to 2006, Adjunct
Texas Wesleyan University, Fort Worth, Texas 2000, Adjunct
DeVry University, Irving, Texas 1998 – 1999, Adjunct
EDUCATION:
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, STERN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, NY
Post-Graduate Advanced Prof. Cert. in Marketing Management, 1993
M.B.A. Finance/International Business, 1990
B.S. Accounting, Cum Laude, 1988
PROFESSIONAL DESIGNATIONS:
CPA (Texas); CMA; CFM; CTP
