- Founder and Director of Worlds Apart Expeditions in the 1990’s, an adventure travel company taking groups to Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman and Iran.
- Developed and pioneered Mountain Travel Sobek’s Saudi Arabian program.
- Developed, facilitated and guided Richard Bangs Quest for “An Exclusive Invitation to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.”
- Director of Discovery Channel Adventures, a joint project between Discovery Communications and Mountain Travel Sobek.
- Managing Director for Abercrombie & Kent LLC in Muscat, Oman. Established the A&K Destination Management Company and handled the Private Jet Journeys around the world.
- Facilitated the documentary production of “Bezad’s Last Journey” for Crossing the Line Films, which was aired by National Geographic under the title “Last Chance Journeys – Iran,” which won awards in both Europe and the US.
- Facilitated the History Channel’s documentary “Digging for the Truth – The Real Queen of Sheba” in Yemen.
- Led and managed the Smithsonian’s tour in Saudi Arabia, Oman and Qatar which followed their internationally acclaimed “Roads of Arabia” exhibit.
- Participated on a multi-level cultural project involving the Yemen and US governments and the Smithsonian Institution’s Freer and Sackler Galleries culminating in the publication of “Caravan Kingdoms Yemen and the Ancient Incense Trade”.
- Worked with diplomats, royalty, government officials, foreign delegations, celebrities, the media, and business leaders, in addition to university travel alumni programs and adventure travel companies.
- Universal Group Marketing Manager in Sana’a, Yemen
- Developed, managed and led Travcoa’s Iran program.
- Presented papers on eco-tourism in Saudi Arabia and Egypt
- Guest Speaker on tourism at the Omani Embassy in Washington DC.