EXPERIENCE
2023
Co-Chair of the SME Committee
International Institute for IP Management
2023
Copyright legislative advice for Antigua and Barbuda
Commissioned by the World Intellectual Property Organisation
2022
Drafting of a Knowledge Management and IP Strategy for the Caribbean Media Corporation.
Consultancy to Develop a Financial and Economic Model for An Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Intellectual Property Directorate
2021
Commissioned by the Caribbean Development Bank
Development of a Training Manual and Facilitation of Training in Appraising Creative Sector Projects
2021
Commissioned by the TEECA programme – OECS Secretariat and the Martinique Chamber of Commerce
Consultancy to conduct a market opportunity study for SMEs from the Fashion Sector under the Trade Enhancement for the Eastern Caribbean (TEECA) Programme
2021
Commissioned by the TEECA programme – OECS Secretariat and the Martinique Chamber of Commerce
Consultancy to conduct a market opportunity study for SMEs from the Music Sector under the Trade Enhancement for the Eastern Caribbean (TEECA) Programme
2021
Commission by ExporTT
British Virgin Islands (BVI) Market Research (Architecture, Engineering and Construction Sectors and Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) Sector)
2020/2021
Jamaica Intellectual Property Office
Consultancy Services for Intellectual Property Capacity Building which is a component of the project, Support to Jamaica Intellectual Property Office for Strengthening the Intellectual Property Ecosystem to Increase Innovation, Competitiveness and Growth in Jamaica.
Sept - Dec 2019
Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre
Development of a Code of Practice and an Intellectual Property Policy for the Protection, Use and Commercialisation of the Data from the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) Lidar Programme
2019
Guyana
Sub-contracted as IP and Creative Industries Expert. National Intellectual Property Policy & Strategy for Guyana. Commissioned by the World Intellectual Property Organisation. Ongoing
2019
Dominica
Consultancy to provide expert advice/study on the feasibility of the Kalinago Craft as an Origin Linked Product (OLP). Commissioned by the Caribbean Export Development Agency
2018-2019
Caribbean
Regional Workshop Series on the Importance of IP in Branding. Commissioned by the Caribbean Export Development Agency
2018
Caribbean
Building Commercial Capabilities for the Fashion and Design Industry. Training programme commissioned by the Caribbean Regional Entrepreneurial Asset Commercialisation Hub, a project of the IDB.
2017-2018
Caribbean
Consultancy Services for a Feasibility Study and Action Plan for the Digitalisation of Caribbean Music and Capacity Building Initiative.
EDUCATION
2021
LL.M Intellectual Property Management and Law (MIPLM)
Center for International Intellectual Property Studies - CEIPI, University of Strasbourg, France
An executive double masters focused on the management and legal aspects of Intellectual Property including, strategy development and management, valuation and innovation management. Thesis: The Use of Intellectual Property Rights to Leverage Brand Development in the Caribbean Rum Industry
2019
PhD (Popular Music Studies)
University of Agder, Norway
Dissertation topic: Collective Management Organisations (CMOs), Digital Disruption and Small Developing Economies: The Case of the Caribbean Music Industry 2019
2007-2008
LL.M International Sports Law & Management
Instituto de Derecho y Economia (ISDE), Spain
Instituto de Derecho y Economia (ISDE), Madrid, Spain. Thesis: The Recognition and Protection of Image Rights in the United Kingdom – Present Situation, Future Prospects. A detailed examination of the growing exploitation of the images of celebrities including the forms of exploitation, the legal protection available including the strength and weakness of the legal framework and the requirements of a more comprehensive structure.
2001-2004
Bachelor of Laws degree (hons)
University of London, England
1997-1998
LL.M Intellectual Property Law
University of Alicante, Spain
Thesis subject: The Scope of Protection Offered by the Unregistered Trade Mark in the United Kingdom and its application to Character Merchandising.
1996-1997
MSc. International Business
University of Groningen, The Netherlands
Thesis Subject: Corporate Governance in the Telecommunications Services Industry in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands.
1993-1996
BSc. Management Studies
University of the West Indies, Barbados