From 1988 - 1991, Bob was Managing Director (CEO) of Chloride Eastern Industries, Ltd. (CEIL), a Singapore public company with businesses in a number of Asian emerging markets. As a former CEO of a multi-national company Bob brings a unique hands-on" perspective to economic growth, trade and privatization issues.

Having advised the Governor of Washington State on trade and international economic development issues from 1994-1997, Bob understands the importance of encouraging the free movement of goods and capital as engines of economic growth. Bob is currently advising the Bulgarian government on reform of its investment laws in order to promote increased in-bound foreign investment and trade, in addition to his work with CSR developing a commercial mediation program in Croatia.

SUCCESSFUL INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS

• Croatia
  Carr Swanson & Randolph recently was awarded a contract under USAID's Croatia Commercial Law Reform Project to assist with the implementation of ADR in Commercial courts and the business sector. Carr Swanson & Randolph is working under contract with Booz Allen Hamilton to develop several pilot ADR program(s) for both private provider and court annexed commercial litigation dispute resolution.
  
  Carr Swanson & Randolph also provided training in 2002 to Croatian labor management representatives for the purposes of establishing a more facilitative culture for collective bargaining, conflict resolution and cooperative problem solving (3 programs for USAID under Management Systems International and the American Center for International Labor Solidarity) (2/02-7/02).
  
  In addition, Carr Swanson & Randolph partners have extensive prior experience in international dispute systems design, ADR training, facilitation and all aspects of conflict prevention/resolution.


• Kashmir
  Training in conflict resolution for Azad Kashmiri parliamentarians and civil society leaders (in the United States (3/01, 7/00 and 2/00).


• Guatemala
  Training of senior government officials and of civil society leaders from Columbia, Guatemala and other Latin American countries in public dialogue and consensus building processes (US Institute of Peace program) (9/00).


• Argentina
  Extensive training for senior government mediators and assistance in creating mediation initiatives (9-10/99).


• Dominican Republic
  Training in mediation and conflict resolution to senior diplomats and leaders of civil society in member states of the Organization of American States with US Institute of Peace Training staff (6/99).


• Sweden
  Training of UN Peacekeeping forces (12/98).


• Panama
  Facilitation, mediation training and systems design assistance to the government of Panama in the creation of an independent Panamanian mediation service (1996-1998).


• Greece
  Training for senior diplomats from Balkan countries in mediation and conflict resolution (9/97and 12/97, both with US Institute of Peace Training staff).


• Cyprus
  Mediation training for bi-communal representatives (10/97).


• Bosnia
  Facilitation of privatization issues (10/98), facilitation of rail industry seminar/training (5/97), facilitation of initiatives on privatization in the power sector (4/97).


• India
  Negotiations training for the senior staff of the Office of Information and International Relations, Tibetan Government-in-exile (10/96).


• Japan and Korea
  Mediation training to joint American, Japanese and Korean civilian and military personnel (1994).i>