My Resume

1. Shameem Heetun
Sir Virgil Naz, Quatre-Bornes, Mauritius
+230-5792-5242 / +230-5967-9005
shamh1204@gmail.com
Strategist with a passion for developing start ups.
CAREER HISTORY
CEO, Today’s 99% Inc 2021 to Date
 Involved in the running of the start up namely the Finances, the marketing, hiring, the code
development and general aspects
CEO, First Rate Crowd Feb 2014 to 2021
● Develop a community outreach so that the products of small entrepreneurs were being marketed
to a wide platform in order to increase sales and sustainability
Mentor and Panelist for Connect, San Diego 2010 to 2015
● Advising companies in life sciences, technology and manufacturing on business strategies and
raising capital in the areas of entrepreneurship, marketing, finance and administration.
● Companies have raised up to $10 million in capital (individually) for different projects.
Board Member, Fulbright San Diego Chapter, San Diego 2012 to 2015
● In charge of social media of the Chapter’s activities.
● Liaising with other Chapters.
● Organizing events for the Chapter and writing grants.
Adjunct Lecturer, University of Bedfordshire, Aberysthwyth University, Open University, African
Leadership University, University of Mauritius, Glasgow University, Nottingham University
2016 to Date
● Supervise student dissertations which often form end up in small start ups across Africa for various
African Universities.
● Deliver lectures for Bachelor and MBA students.
● Supervise students at the Degree, Masters and Doctoral levels.
● Review teaching books.

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CAREER HISTORY (Continued)
Researcher, San Diego 2010 to Date
● Disaster management and its implications from a social media perspective.
● Increasing agency cooperation to lower remediation.
● Researcher as part of the Center for Human Excellence, San Diego State University. Involved in
the design and application of software which uses Twitter feeds to track disasters.
Freelance Accountant , Ireland and UK 2007-2010
● Preparation of annual report and quarterly statutory accounts under IFRS.
● Co-ordination of the monthly management results, maintaining the financial reporting software, and
being responsible for the on-going development of management reporting and KPI's and providing
support on technical accounting issues.
● Identify risk factors from a Group wide perspective and analyzing processes from an end to end
Risk Management perspective for the different departments of the company.
● Recommending value adding process improvements thereby establishing world-class operations.
● Engaging professionally with clients to ensure that improvements are implemented
● Providing Senior Management with a formal written account of process weaknesses and
improvement measures including planning, testing & reporting on each assignment.
PricewaterhouseCoopers, Senior Auditor 2003 to 2006
● Responsible for the audit of 15 global business investment holding companies, including some with
investments in the Asia Pacific Region and Indonesia with investments of up to 200 million US
Dollars.
● Participated in recruitment of 30 graduate staff at the University of Mauritius.
● Managed statutory audits of listed onshore companies and ensured compliance with IAS. This
included systems audits and the review of presentation and disclosures of financial statements for
compliance with IFRS and Stock-Exchange Regulations. Turnover up-to 10 million US Dollars and
profit of up-to 5 million US Dollars.
● In-charge of various stock-takes with inventory levels of up to 10 million US Dollars.
Sham Ltd, In Charge 2000 to 2003
● Start up venture for making dolls.
Teacher, Basic Secondary Schools 1996
● Working with mentally challenged students at the secondary level.

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CURRENT RESEARCH
 Disaster management in the African region.
 Crowdsourcing and crowd funding in third world countries.
CONFERENCES ATTENDED
Selling digital products online
2022
Hustle Inspires Hustle
2021
Social media marketing
2020
Raising finance for small businesses
2019
Achievement in Service and Performance Excellence
2018
International Conference on Teaching, Education and Learning
2017
Online Teaching Conference
2016
World Conference on Disaster Management
2015
International Conference on Management, Leadership and Conference
2014
World Council for Curriculum and Instruction
2014
Change Management
2013
Tijuana Innovadora Conference
2012
Western Academy of Management
2012
TRAINING AND EDUCATION
Alliant International University, School of Management, DBA Finance
2015
New Ground, Inter-Faith Mission, Fellow
2014
Bradford University, School of Management, MBA Finance, Distinction
2008
ACCA, First time passes in all subjects and 1st
prize in Managing People
2005
ICSA, Distinction in Financial Accounting
2003
University of Mauritius, B. Tech (Hons) Textile Technology, 2nd
Class 1st
Division
2000
Higher School Certificate, 1st
prize in ‘Dress and Textiles’ and overall 4th in the island
1995
School Certificate, 1st
prize in ‘Fashion and Fabrics’
1993
PAPERS
● Heetun, S., Phillips, F., and Park, S. (2017) Post-disaster Cooperation Among Aid Agencies. Syst.
Res, doi: 10.1002/sres.2476.
● Heetun, S., Phillips, F., Kim, B., Lee, H-J., Park, S. (2015, November). Inter-Agency Cooperation
during Disasters. Paper in process to be published in Technological Forecasting.
● Phillips, F., Chang, D., Heetun, S., Kim, B., Lee, H-J., Park, S. (2013, November). High
Performance inter-organizational interaction for disaster response: An Evolutionary Game. Paper
presented at the FINT Conference (Singapore).

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Community Involvement
● Member of Toastmasters International
2012 to Date
● Board member of San Diego Fulbright Chapter
2011 to Date
● Member of Inter-Nations
2010 to Date
● Member of United Nations Association of San Diego
2012 to Date
● Involved with Environment California
2015
● Worked on Thanksgiving dinner for homeless people in San Diego, feeding less-
able persons in Los Angeles, develop programs for women in the community, help
with the Sudanese Association for women to have their own small business so
they can be independent, help with planning events at school, organized United
Nations Day on campus. I am also part of IVAT Think Tank.
2010 to Date
● Organized the United Nations Day in San Diego which turned from a school event
to a community event.
2010 to 2016
● Helped victims of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans with building houses
2011
● Junior Chamber International in Ireland - worked on leadership projects, St
Patrick’s Day for kids, X-Mas for kids from the Orphanage
2008 to 2009
● Ecoversity Ambassador in United Kingdom – worked on projects for the
community namely a greener Bradford, worked on the Peace Garden, organized
a storage space where students could donate and exchange
furniture/plants/cooking utensils/clothes, designed new buildings for the School
which were completed in 2010.
2007 to 2008
● Junior Chamber International in Ireland - the best window display for X-Mas
project, alphabetization program for adults.
2006
● Junior Chamber International in Mauritius – worked on project for the
handicapped: namely how to market the products they were making
2000 to 2003
PERSONAL DETAILS
Interests
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Interests include travel, music, sewing, swimming, reading, gardening, flower
arrangement, volley-ball and current affairs.
Activities
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Member of Junior Chamber International, Inter-Nations, Toast Masters, Board
Member of the San Diego Fulbright Chapter, In-charge of organizing United
Nations Day yearly in Balboa Park, United States of America.