He was the 2010-11 Vice President, Educational Activities for the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), which has recently signed an MOU with UNESCO to support workforce development and capacity building in Africa.

UNESCO: Who's who

Lastly, this UNESCO-ASME collaboration aims to expand the capacity and efficacy of the engineering workforce as well as create new opportunities in multi-disciplinary areas.

UNESCO: Indigenous Peoples

Fears for the future of the Trostre tinplate plant first surfaced last year, when Corus announced it was trimming the workforce by nearly 100, and reducing manufacturing capacity.

BBC: Fears for 290 tinplate plant jobs