Samiuela Loni Vea Taufa

PO Box 207
Nuku'alofa, Tongatapu
Kingdom of Tonga
Phone: (676) 23-758
samt@ nomoa.com
samiuela@hotmail.com

Education

1993 - 1995

Australian Graduate School of Management, Sydney
Master of Business Administration. General management curriculum with emphasis on marketing, human resource management and organisational behaviour

1983 - 1987

Texas Wesleyan College, Fort Worth, Texas
Bachelor of Science (Double Major: Mathematics and Computer Science).
Vice President of the graduating class.

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Employment Background

 Free Wesleyan Church, Department of Education. Tongatapu, Tonga

1997, 1998

Education Officer
Designing and Implementing staff development programs for the Communications Information Technology needs of the education system and national development. Writing the government national computer studies prescription, assessment procedures, course content material, and running workshops for staff and students.

 Moore Electronics Ltd., Tongatapu, Tonga

1996, 1997

Systems Manager
Developed marketing strategy, organisational directions for Moore Electronics Ltd., a retailer of electronic entertainment products and computer systems. Helped the organisation double its sales two years in a row (95/96, 96/97) in an environment where most organisations were feeling a major downturn in sales.

Tonga High School, Nuku’alofa

1994

Teacher - Computer Studies
Developed coursework for level 3 and level 4 high school students. Consulted with other Computer teachers in the country to develop and present a national prescription proposal for computer studies. Work included the planning and construction of the school’s computer laboratory, developing statistical analysis tools for the school’s student assessments and publishing the school’s monthly newsletter and annual magazine.

Microsoft Pty Ltd, Sydney

1991 - 1993

Unit Manager, Systems and Developer Support
Responsible for staff planning, service provision and assessing customer service requirements. Presented a number of customer skills courses and ran follow-up programs for the staff.

1988 - 1990

Developer Support Specialist
Responsible for software developer support on Microsoft’s XENIX, DOS, OS/2 and Windows development products. Prepared seminars and worked together with developers to help resolve their development problems. Attended a number of courses on development and operating system tools.

Tonga Parish, Uniting Church in Australia

1991 - 1993

Superintendent of Children’s Services
Responsible for visiting the Parishes 16 congregations, assessing and preparing programs for children that incorporates parent’s traditional values within the context of children’s needs and current environment.

Ashfield Congregation, Tonga Parish, Sydney

1990 - 1991

Secretary, Department of Christian Education
Responsible for implementing programs prepared by the youth. Liased with other departments and external groups to ensure programs ran as designed.

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Personal

1992

MacQuarie University Rugby Club, 1st Grade.

1988

Rookie of the Year, Microsoft Product Support Services.

Interests include Rugby, tennis, reading singing and playing the guitar.

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