She is now living in Manila putting her financial and business development acumen to work to develop alternative building materials and modular housing systems for low income groups.

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Lavingia offered him the opportunity to work as a business development intern in San Francisco this summer.

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What the customer wants is a supplier who understands their business and for the development teams to apply their knowledge to the work they deliver.

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Her not-so-hidden passion for all things work, office, career, business casual, and professional development is online for all to see at her blog, The New Professional.

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"People not only expect their gadgets to contain Wi-Fi, they also expect they will work seamlessly in available hot spots, " says Dan Lowden, vice president of business development and marketing for Wayport, a major wi-fi provider.

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Bob Etheridge, director of business development for OS2i, a recruiting outsourcer with 160 workers in India, says the folks there do great work.

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