Online CV

1. WHO IS ALEX CANN
Alex has a successful 14 year professional command and staff
military experience in internal security and counterinsurgency
operations ,asset protection, multinational peacekeeping
operations and man management .
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2. WHO IS ALEX CANN
He is a combat paratrooper , jungle operations specialist and a
professional security management practitioner.
He is a member of ASIS International ,an American
professional security management group with about 40,000
membership worldwide.

3. WHO IS ALEX CANN
COUNTRY : GHANA
DATE OF BIRTH : 6 MAY 1977
MARITAL STATUS : MARRIED

4. MILITARY EDUCATION
Strategic Command and Staff Training.
Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College –
Ghana.
Combat Team Commanders Training.
Army Combat Training School – Ghana.
Young Officers Training.
Army Combat Training School - Ghana.

5. MILITARY EDUCATION
Jungle Operations Specialist Training.
Jungle Warfare School – Ghana.
Post Graduate Diploma in Defence and Conflict
Studies.
Ghana Institute of Management and Public
Administration – Ghana.
Advanced Field Security.
United Nations Department of safety and Security.

6. MILITARY EDUCATION
United States Marines Basic Leadership Training.
Africa Partnership Station - Ghana.
Global Terrorism.
Conduct of Humanitarian Operations.
Civil Military Coordination.
Security Measures for UN Peacekeepers.
Peacekeeping and International Conflict Resolution.
Peace Operations Training Institute –Geneva.

7. MILITARY EDUCATION
Conflict and Crisis Management.
Legon Centre for International Affairs and Diplomacy
(LECIAD) – Ghana.
Peace Support Operations.
Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training
Centre (KAIPTC) – Ghana.
Military Observers and Staff Officers Induction
Training.
Military Training Cell – United Nations Stabilisation
Mission in Democratic Republic of Congo.

8. CORPORATE EDUCATION
Licensed International Financial Analyst(LIFA).
International Research Association.
Advanced Capital Market Regulations and
Development.
United Nations Institute of Training and Research.

9. CORPORATE EDUCATION
Finance Degree.
Penn Foster College - United States of America.
Post Graduate Diploma in Public Administration.
Ghana Institute of Management and Public
Administration – Ghana.
International Players in Public Debt Management.
United Nations Institute of Training and Research.

10. WHAT I AM STUDING CURRENTLY
Master of Business Administration.
University of Leicester – United Kingdom.
Online Networking and Employability Skills.
University of Leicester – United Kingdom.
Certified Protection Professional.
American Society of Industrial Security (ASIS)
International - United States of America.

11. SKILLS
Man Management.
Leadership.
Social Media.
Jungle Survival.
Languages.
English.
French(Working Knowledge).
Fante.
Twi.

12. WHAT I HAVE DONE
• Planned and executed the training of combined police
and military in internal security operations.
• Responsible for the command, logistics and general
administration of troops under my command in UN
peacekeeping operations.
• Conducted administrative enquiry into a range of
administrative issues.
• Commanded combined police and military in internal
security operations.
• Planned and executed the protection of VVIPs in
collaboration with state protocol involving sitting
Presidents

13. WHAT I HAVE DONE
• Responsible for the protection of key installations and
assets.
• Part of a UN fact finding mission to investigate human
right abuses by Seleka rebels in Central African
Republic.
• Conducted performance appraisal of troops under my
command and submitted reports.
• Conducted briefing to VVIP visitors to my area of
operations.

14. WHAT I DO CURRENTLY
As a Military Observer and Operations Officer in a UN
Peacekeeping Operation in the Democratic Republic of
Congo:
• Prepare weekly patrol plans and long range patrol plans.
• Prepare weekly threat analysis and weekly updates.
• Prepare flash /incident report and daily situation reports.

15. WHAT I DO CURRENTLY
Liaison with local security agencies, UN agencies, civil society groups
and local government authorities.

16. WHAT I DO CURRENTLY
Briefing VVIP visitors.

17. WHAT I DO CURRENTLY
Conduct routine patrols to towns and villages to assess the progress of
the implementation of UN mandate in Democratic Republic of Congo.

18. GUIDING PRINCIPLES
Sharing.
Integrity.
Attention to details.
Impeccable commitment.
Being a positive influence.
Starting with the end in mind.
Live as if today is your last day on earth.

19. WHO INSPIRES ME
MAHATMA GANDHI BARACK OBAMA NELSON MANDELA
BARRACK OBAMA
RICHARD BRANSON SUN TZU STEVE JOBS

20. WHAT I AM PROUD OF
• Starting my MBA programme.
• Leading my MBA study group.
• Winning a scholarship to study to become a
Certified Protection Professional from ASIS
International.
• Completing my senior staff course.
• Serving my country for the past 14yrs as a
professional Army officer.
• Being a Combat Paratrooper.
BEING HUMBLE

21. MEMBERSHIP OF ORGANISATIONS
ASIS International.
ASIS International Ghana Chapter.
International Research Association.

22. WHAT I WANT TO DO
Work in any part of the world in the following positions:
Finance and Investment .
Management and Administration.
Security Management.
Do my PhD in Politics and International Relations.
INSPIRE OTHERS

23. BEST QUOTES

24. CONTACTS
Blog : allexcann.blogspot.com
Google + : Alex Cann
Linkedin : gh.linkedin.com/pub/alex-cann/b/0/2b5
Facebook: www.facebook.com/alex.cann5
Twitter: @allexxcann
allexcann@yahoo.com
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