Mr. Powell is currently the Project Manager leading a national strategic project for Jamaica since April 2012 at the Port Authority of Jamaica, whereby a Port Community System will be acquired through a Public Private Partnership model. He currently interacts on an ongoing basis with Governmental and Multilateral agencies with respect to strategies and plans for improving the Cargo Trade and Logistics within Jamaica, thus ultimately improving the Doing Business landscape.
He was formerly the Director – Information Management Unit at the Jamaica Customs Department 2009 – 2012 where he had to manage a team responsible for providing full Information Communications Technology support to all Customs locations within Jamaica and also customer relations support for all internal and external clients which includes shipping agents, brokers, and importers within the trade environment. This entailed Assisting the Customs Modernization and Executive Agency plan by integrally liaising with IDB and IMF resources in finalizing a USD multi-million dollar modernization plan that will see Jamaica Customs implementing that project plan within the next 5 years.
Mr. Powell started his initial career with eGov Jamaica ltd. (formerly Fiscal Services ltd.) and held various roles within the organization such as Business Analyst and Manager - Customer Relations & Operations – where he managed a team responsible for customer service support to FSL, the Revenue Service Departments and other Government Agencies. He currently holds a Certificate in Project Management from UWI, a B.Sc. in Computer Studies and Business Management from the University of Technology, and a MBA from the University of the New Orleans.
