. . . OVERLAND EXPEDITION CONSULTING

Junglerunner
1054 Cedar Rail, Port Carling, ON P0B 1J0 . CANADA
(647) 297-9693 • jeffwillner@yahoo.com

Services

Expedition Planning - including budgets, vehicles selection and re-fit, shipping, customs clearance and Carnet de Passage, immigration preparation, route planning, equipment, spares, health and safety, medical kit, insurance compliance, timeline checks, air travel, and risk assessment

In-Country Leadership - including port clearances, immigration support, driver training, local recruiting and staff management, office support, food and supplies logistics, mechanics and repairs, finance management, re-supply and emergency contingency

EDUCATION

THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, Philadelphia, PA
WHARTON BUSINESS SCHOOL
Master of Business Administration, May 2001
Finance & Public Policy, Morgenthau Fellowship Medal

LETOURNEAU UNIVERSITY, Longview, TX
Bachelor of Science, June 1990
Business Administration & Aviation, Magna Cum Laude

MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE

MCKINSEY & COMPANY, Toronto, ON
2002-2006, Consulting Manager
Led teams doing work for senior executives at major corporations, assisting with strategy, operational improvement and M&A
• Strategic review for major petrochemical company, $200m per year in new value
• Commodity hedging strategies for protein and aluminum processing companies
• Growth strategy for a $1.5 billion expansion in the Canadian oil sands
• Global Fund against AIDS, Malaria, and TB, $1B ‘in-kind’ private sector donations

OBJECTARTS, London, ON
1993-1999, Owner & Chairman
Grew computer training company from startup to $8m in professional services sales and 70 employees.
• Designed and opened offices in London, Toronto, New York & Atlanta
• Recognized as top Microsoft technical training Partner in North America
• Sold company in 1999

MIL-AER FLUID POWER, London, ON
1990-1993, Business Development Manager
Managed sales, QC, IT, all aspects of small business growth.
• Led successful sales and marketing strategy to develop aerospace and military units
• Implemented IT systems for accounting and production
• Desgned and led approval process for AQAP and ISO9000 QC systems

TRAVEL EXPERIENCE

JUNGLERUNNER.COM, London, ON
1999-Current, Expedition Leader
Land Rover expeditions around the world
• Recognized as Fellow of the Royal Geographic Society for ‘outstanding contributions to geographical education’
• 3 expeditions, 70+ countries, 100,000+ km

PERSONAL

Grew up in Congo (Zaire) and Kenya, fluent in Swahili, intimate knowledge of East Africa people, customs, geography, attractions. Personal conviction to “give back” led to creation of GraduateTours as a method of bringing tourists to Africa, and improving business and employment in the region.

Licensed Airframe & Powerplant aircraft mechanic.
2 Kilimanjaro ascents, Everest base camp.