To be a citizen of Asgardia, we are all idealists to one or another extent. Through our believes and values, we want to shape our society and our future together.
To achieve this, we need people with skills, compassion empathy and that are willing to sacrifice of ...
To be a citizen of Asgardia, we are all idealists to one or another extent. Through our believes and values, we want to shape our society and our future together.
To achieve this, we need people with skills, compassion empathy and that are willing to sacrifice of them self to achieve a greater goal that they them self might not see realize in the future, but which their descendants might call a new reality.
Towards this end, I wish to offer myself as a member of parliament to help fulfill this great project.
Platform:
My aim is to have a "offline" Asgardian Distributed Electronic Trading System (ADETS) and Asgardian Currency Transaction System (ACTS) developed that will allow trade and commerce anywhere on and off the earth, connected electronically or not.
I also support and will promote EQUAL treatment and opportunities for all Asgardians irrespective of Current Position and Status, Culture, Sexual Orientation, Religion, Emotional Intelligence and Education, among all the other standard quoted criteria.
Profile and Background:
Military, Training and Software Development :
My 16 years in the Military (Air Force) has taught me to share a common vision with others, work towards that common vision, to follow orders and also to give orders to subordinates. Experience and Skills gained from this has given me a strong Technical, Electrical and Electronic background ( Radio and Fire Control RADAR), as well as Aerodynamic Flight background, Flight simulators and Embedded Systems Programming.
I have also developed curricula, training material , presented and evaluated skills based and outcomes based training courses for close to 10 years in diverse fields, ranging from technical training for apprentices to aircraft based computer training and flight simulator training, financial trading, basic adult education and training courses in animal husbandry.
My 16 years of commercial and bespoke software development in various fields of interest ranging from financial, logistics to farming, retail and software development, has given me insight, contacts and experiences that is priceless.
Economy and Business:
Currently i hold the position ( 3 years running) of Chairman of the Local Business Council in Heidelberg / Witsand / Slangrivier region in the Western Cape, South Africa.
In 2014 i was awarded the "Businessperson of the year" award by the Heidelberg Business Council.
I also held the position of Chairman of the Hessequa Municipality Economic Advisory Council for a year.
I am also a member of the AHI (Afrikaans Trade Institute) Western Cape Province, management board and have recently been elected as the secretary of the same board.
I own three businesses that operate in diverse fields - From Retail Computer sales and repairs, to custom software development and also the Local Town Info and Tourism office and a travel agency.
Political :
I am currently the vice chairman of the Hessequa regional election council for the Democratic Alliance in the Western Cape of South Africa.
I am also the vice chairman of the ward 9 voting district for the Democratic Alliance in the town Heidelberg, Western Cape.
Personal:
I have 4 kids (two sons and two daughters) and believe that they deserve a better future than what was handed down to me, and i am working at achieving that by minimizing my carbon footprint on this earth by living self reliant, partially-"off grid" at this time, but fully "off -grid" in the near future.
I am in the process of building my own home for myself and my family (with two helpers) and have also recently opened a new business venture that helps and teaches people to install and use renewable energy sources to reduce their carbon footprint and do their part to preserve our future heritage to our children.
Conclusion:
I believe that my diverse knowledge and skill set can be a great benefit to the first parliament to help steer discussions and decisions in the right way.