Boating Qualifications
A lifetime's motor boating experience is accompanied by an ICC issued by the RYA and coastal skipper certificate with commercial endorsement pending.
Internet & Website experience
Owner of Planet Earth Internet established since 1997 and based in Gibraltar as Planet Earth Internet Ltd since 2001. Also have a team of freelance IT professionals available with a wide range of skill-sets.
Experience of importing
Over the last five years I have been personally involved in the importation of goods from China, South America, and Europe. These goods have included motorcycles, quad bikes, bulldozers, wood flooring and many other items. In handling these items I have personally overseen all the logistics up to the point of final delivery to the customer.
About my qualifications & "titles"It's all a bit of fun really and "tongue in cheek." The titles, whilst legally 100%genuine, were "acquired" and are not meant to be taken seriously by people I normally associate with in my personal or business life. In fact it all started with a bit of friendly "one-upmanship" between regulars in my local pub.
I'm just an ordinary guy but with a very un-ordinary outloook on life. Please call me Tony
I have no pretentions to grandeur but the titles do come in very handy sometimes when negotiating with bureaucratic "jobsworths" of which the world seems to be full of.
The titles can be very useful when dealing with faceless or petty minded bureaucracy! So this sometimes benefits the results I can achieve for clients in my importing and offshore business consultancy services.
All certification is available on request.
One thing is sure, I didn't have to bribe anyone with a political donation of a million pounds to get the titles and I consider that my integrity is miles above anyone with a title who did.
If you can't see the funny but human side to what I'm saying then I'm sorry if we don't share the same sense of humour.
The Reverend Title
I was officially ordained by the Universal Life Church (which was established in California about 50 years ago.) They are a genuine but non denominational independent Church that simply believes everyone should be free to follow their own beliefs and religion (or no religion) providing that we all "do what is right."
You would be amazed at the names of well known celebrities who have also been "ordained" by this same church.
My own beliefs are non-religious but spiritual and are based on the following:-
1. Desiderata (Latin for "things to be desired)")
2. "IF" by Rudyard Kipling
3."A Butterfly" by G Eustace Owen
4. Simply to treat others as you would wish them to treat you (This is often referred to as "The Golden Rule of Philosophy)"
The Lord Title
Lord of Lochaber. I own a small piece of land in the Scottish Highlands that has hereditary title and fishing rights. Please just call me Tony
F.Inst.SMM
I was elected as a Fellow of the Institute of Sales and Marketing Management (F.Inst.SMM ) and a certificate to this effect (copy available on request ) was issued on 26th April 1990.This is the top level designation of the institute and applicants seeking admission as a Fellow must have at least 15 years in sales or marketing including 7 years business experience at management level.
On the back of my certficate are stated the institute's code of conduct which I strictly adhere to in it's entirety. Section 8 under the heading of "Disclosure of Confidential Information" reads as follows:-
"A member shall not disclose (except as may be required by law or statute) or make use of information given or obtained in confidence from his company, suppliers, customers or professional body, for personal gain or otherwise, without express prior consent."
DD
Doctor of Divinity.
It came with the Reverend title
MsD
Doctor of Metaphysics
A subject I've genuinely studied for over 35 years.
Former SOSF founding member
In 1996 I was one of a very few founding members worldwide who contributed to the formation of the Science of the Spirit Foundation set up by David Radius Hudson in the USA connected with his development of precious metals being converted into a new "exotic" material with monatomic properties. (See Google)
My Family
I am proud to have three wonderful children. Spencer Mackenzie born 18th july 1970; Kytlie Gladman (nee Mackenzie) born
30th november 1976; Ross Mackenzie born 17th february 1978.
As of this moment (August 2008) I also have five lovely grandchildren.
The history of the Clan Mackenzie
www.clan-mackenzie.org.uk/clan/history.html
