Gar y Dean

Jakarta, Indonesia

+62 21 390 1007

+62 878787 79180

garydean@okusi.net

E MPLOYMENT H ISTORY

Feb 1998 – Senior Consultant, Okusi Associates

present Jakarta, Indonesia
Okusi Associates (see www.okusiassociates.com) is a research and
management consultancy firm I established in 1998. I am the director
and senior consultant of this company that is presently engaged provision
of legal and documentation services, management support services
and commercial research.
My role in the company is:
 Co-ordinating various operations and projects, and maintaining
managerial direction
 Formulating investment proposals for BKPM, and preparation of
company legal documents, including Indonesian articles of
association, and obtaining tax numbers, business licences, local
government permits, etc.
 Interacting and negotiating with various Indonesian government
departments, in particular BKPM, Manpower, Trade and Industry,
and provincial governments, as well as lower echelon officials such
as Camat’s and Lurah’s.
 Communicating with buyers, suppliers and research clients to
keep them informed of progress in their particular project.
 Monitoring Indonesian news media for news affecting business,
especially as it relates to current client interests
 Provision of English translations of Indonesian language legal
documents (such as articles of association, investment permits,
contracts, etc) and media articles. Preparation and drafting of
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lease contracts, work contracts, and joint venture agreements, in

both English and Indonesian.
 Undertaking commercial research as requested, company
background & investigations, buyers/suppliers, product sourcing,
feasibility studies, industry studies.
 Provision of immigration services for foreigners wishing to
undertake business or to work in Indonesia, including organising
documents from Manpower Dept, Immigration Office, Police and
local government.
 Provision of management support services for newly established
businesses, or for companies in crisis, including Human Resources,
administrative and accounting systems, community relations,
government reporting, procurement and installation of office
computer systems, development of computerised admin and
accounting systems.
 Web programming and computer systems administration.

Sep 2004 – Language Consultant, The Jakarta Post

Mar 2006 Jakarta, Indonesia
The Jakarta Post is Indonesia’s major English-language daily. Duties
included fact checking and copy editing, and re-writing news articles.

1991 – Compute r Systems Consultant

1996 Perth, Australia and Johor Baru, Malaysia
As an independent computer consultant I undertook a large number of
custom computer programming projects for many different clients,
mainly involving database applications. I also assembled and installed
computer hardware and peripherals, and undertook general systems
design. Over this period I spent a total of 2½ years living in Malaysia as a
freelance computer consultant.
In early 1995 I established a small computer shop in a busy Perth
shopping market, specialising in installing Internet systems directly into
homes and offices. (This was the very early days of commercial Internet
when Internet software/hardware installation was greatly more complex
than it is now.) I also undertook general computer consultancy, and
hardware sales and repairs. I sold this business in January 1996. During
1996 I worked as a freelance consultant on a part-time basis due to a
heavy full-time study load.

Sep 1985 – Systems Engineer, East West Insight Pty Ltd

1991 Perth and Sydney, Australia
East West Insight Pty Ltd was formed for the specific purpose of
developing innovative campaign techniques for the Australian Labor
Party. I was employed to develop computerised direct mail and
telephone canvassing systems, the first time such techniques and
technologies had been used in Australia for political campaign purposes.
My duties later expanded to include development of campaign and
electorate management systems for ALP state and federal electorate
offices. I designed and wrote an integrated computer application
(called Polfile) that incorporated concepts and software technology
developed in previous mass-mailing and tele-canvassing campaigns.
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This computer program was installed in every state and federal ALP
electorate office in Australia, and formed the backbone of Labor
election campaigning for more than a decade.
In addition to my formal duties, I also frequently assisted writing
campaign texts for state and federal members of parliament and
candidates, and in devising campaign strategy in marginal seats.

Apr 1985 – Consultant, Anglicare

Jul 1985 Perth, Western Australia
Short-term project “Horticultural Land-use Study” funded by Anglicare,
Western Australia. Feasibility study into use of lands owned by the
Anglican Church for horticultural purposes, including social and
environmental effects.

Jun 1984 – Consultant, TAFE

Aug 1984 Perth, Western Australia
Short-term syllabus development project “Dairy Goat Husbandry”, for
TAFE, Western Australia. Development of syllabus materials for TAFE 12-
week short course in dairy goat husbandry. (Later developed into a
standard TAFE subject for agriculture students.)

Sep 1983 – Consultant, Conservation Council of WA

Dec 1983 Perth and Esperance, Western Australia
Short-term research project “Esperance Land Release Study” funded by
Conservation Council of Western Australia. General study of the social,
economic and environmental effects of opening up marginal lands
north of Esperance for wheat/sheep operations.

1980 – Goat Dairy Operator, Fremantle Agriculture

1984 Fremantle, Western Australia
Established and operated a small goat dairy located on a large urban
block in Fremantle incorporating modern intensive husbandry methods
and milking technology. At one stage milking herd numbered 21,
providing a stable part-time income whilst I was studying. Duties
included twice daily milking, milk packaging, feed collection from local
markets, and delivery of product customers.
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E DUCATION
Bachelor of Murdoch University, Perth, Australia, 2000.
Asian Studies Four-year specialist degree program majoring in Indonesian
language, culture and history, and minoring in politics and
international relations.
(Part of this degree required two semesters of study at Universitas Gadjah Mada,
Yogyakarta, Indonesia, undertaken during 1997, firstly in the Faculty of
Economics, and then in the Faculty of Social & Political Science.)

Associate Central Metropolitan College, Perth, Australia, 1996.

Diploma of Two-year program in applied language studies (Indonesian).
Social
Science
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P UBLICATIONS AND E SSAYS

Contributed to book, Indonesia: Facing the Challenge, chapter 6
- "Doing business in Indonesia", published by the East Asia
Analytical Unit, Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade,
December 2000. (A modified version of the report referred to in
this chapter is available at okusi.net/garydean/works/bizindo.html .)

"Joint Venture? or 100 per cent Foreign-Owned?", OzIndo, Vol 5

No 1, April 1999

A selection of my essays on culture and politics in Asia is available

at www.okusi.net/garydean/works. Many of these essays have
become reference materials for university courses in the US,
Europe and Australasia.

P ERSONAL I NTERESTS
Music I am a fairly accomplished musician, and like to spend any spare
Composition time creating and recording my own music. I am presently trying
to produce a collection of experimental synthesiser music.

Web The okusi.net domain, besides being my company site, is also

Programming where I locate my personal web pages, including many of my
essays (see www.okusi.net/garydean/works). I spend a fair amount of
my spare time hand-coding these pages; adding, improving and
reorganising. I often assist friends and community groups in
setting up their own web sites. I own and operate several other
websites, including jakchat.com, jalanjakasa.com and jawawa.net.
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S UMMARY OF K NOWLEDGE AND E XPERTISE

Southeast  specialist knowledge of Indonesian politics, culture and

Asia history, and a substantial knowledge of cultures, history and
politics of Southeast Asian region generally.
 fluent in spoken and written Indonesian; can quickly and
accurately translate complex technical documents,
including legal and medical, in both directions.

Sociology &  Strong and long-standing interest in culture, social

Politics organisation and collective aesthetics.
 substantial knowledge and understanding of political
processes and governmental structures.
 long-standing interest in politics and international relations,
with a depth of knowledge in both these areas.
 extensive knowledge of political campaign management
and techniques at both general and technical levels.

Computing  advanced computer knowledge with comprehensive

experience of all mainstream operating systems, and
extensive knowledge of a very large number of computer
application programs and packages.
 skilled in use of a variety of computer programming
languages and scripts with particular expertise in
development of database applications.

Management  very sound understanding of cultural issues in management

and communication and skilled in development of
culturally appropriate organisational and administrative
systems.
 Nearly a decade of experience as a business and
management consultant in Indonesia.

Agriculture  broad knowledge of agricultural matters, in particular milk

and meat production.
 practical experience in ruminant husbandry, with particular
emphasis on highly intensive technological forms of
husbandry.
 very sound knowledge of biological sciences.

Music  accomplished musician and music writer.

 broad knowledge of a wide variety of musical styles and
genres, and appreciation of the sub-cultures and aesthetics
of those genres.
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A CADEMIC R ECORD

Bachelor of Asian Studies

Four-year full-time specialist degree program from Murdoch University, Perth, Australia.
Majoring in Indonesian language, culture and history, and minoring in politics and
international relations.

2000 P229 Ethnic Conflict and Multiculturalism CREDIT

2000 C272 Changing Economies of Asia CREDIT
2000 P269 Australia's Engagement with Asia CREDIT
1999 P255 Miracle to Meltdown in Industrial Asia DISTINCTION
1999 P331 Politics & Business in Asia CREDIT
1999 P260 Modern Theories of the State CREDIT
1999 S239 Australian Foreign Policy HIGH
DISTINCTION
1999 H252 Asian Mystical Religions. DISTINCTION
1998 H266 Indonesian Cultural History DISTINCTION
1998 H271 Indonesian Culture and Politics DISTINCTION
1998 H144 Southeast Asian Traditions DISTINCTION
1998 S133 Introduction to Politics PASS
1998 S299 Changing Global Political Economy DISTINCTION
1997 H357A Asian Language Year A PASS
Fakultas Ekonomi, (UNGRADED)
Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
1997 EKM140 Pengantar Ekonomi Perusahaan B
(Introduction to Business Economics)
1997 EKU427 Pengantar Aplikasi Komputer A
(Introduction to Computer Applications)
1997 EKM141 Manajemen B
(Management)
1997 LBIFL LBIFL Percakapan A
(Indonesian Conversation)
1997 LBIFL LBIFL Kosa Kata B
(Indonesian Vocabulary)
1997 H357B Asian Language Year B PASS
Fakultas Ilmu Social dan Ilmu Politik, (UNGRADED)
Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
1997 SPU102 Pengantar Hukum Indonesia B
(Introduction to Indonesian Law)
1997 SPU101 Pengantar Ilmu Politik C
(Introduction to Political Science)
1997 SPU200 Ilmu Hubungan Internasional A
(International Relations)
1997 SPU438 Pengantar Studi Perdamaian B
(Introduction to Peace Studies)
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Associate Diploma of Social Science

Two-year full-time program in Applied Language Studies (Indonesian), at Central
Metropolitan College, Perth, Australia.

1996 65516 Arts & Literature A (Indonesian) A

1996 65516 Arts & Literature B (Indonesian) A
1996 65519 Business (Indonesian) A
1996 65508 Education (Indonesian) B
1996 65511 Hospitality (Indonesian) A
1996 65500 Legal (Indonesian) A
1996 65507 Media & Current Events (Indonesian) A
1996 65506 Politics (Indonesian) A
1996 65514 Society (Indonesian) A
1996 65510 Tourism (Indonesian) B
1996 65518 Banking (Indonesian) A
1996 65513 Environment (Indonesian) A
1996 65502 Medical A (Indonesian) B
1996 65503 Medical B (Indonesian) A
1996 65504 Science & Technology A (Indonesian) A
1996 65505 Science & Technology B (Indonesian) A
1996 65515 Social Services & Welfare (Indonesian) A
1996 65501 Administration (Indonesian) A
1995 64776 Language Fluency 4B (Indonesian) B
1995 64775 Language Fluency 4A (Indonesian) A
1995 64774 Language Fluency 3B (Indonesian) A
1995 64773 Language Fluency 3A (Indonesian) A
1995 64772 Language Fluency 2B (Indonesian) A
1995 64771 Language Fluency 2A (Indonesian) A
1995 64770 Language Fluency 1B (Indonesian) A
1995 64768 Language Fluency 1A (Indonesian) A
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Agricultural Studies
Technical Extension Service of TAFE and Bentley Technical College

Certificate in Animal Technology

1982 47575 Animal Management B
1982 47593 Ecology B
1982 47663 Zoology 2B B
1981 47113 Animal Care A
1981 47645 Animal Handling Techniques A
1981 47654 Zoology 1B A

Certificate in Animal Nursing

All of the above, plus:
1982 47609 Technical Animal Nursing C
1982 47672 Animal Nursing Techniques A

Associate Diploma of Agricultural Technology

All of the above, plus:
1982 45366 Veterinary Science 2 A
1982 45376 Meat Inspection 1 A
1982 45755 Agricultural Science A
1982 45756 Agricultural Field Techniques A
1981 45357 Veterinary Science 1 A