Entrepreneur Harvey Goldstein holds leadership positions with Harvest International Indonesia and Business Link Consultancy in Singapore. Over the course of his career, Harvey Goldstein has provided consultancy services to many American companies seeking to do business in Indonesia.

Goldstein’s client list includes Ford Motor Company, which reentered the country as Ford Motor Indonesia (FMI) around 2000. Since that time, FMI has developed a robust dealership business in the country and earned the top Indonesia ranking on J.D. Power Asia Pacific 2008 Sales Satisfaction Index survey. In February 2015, FMI kicked off its eighth Driving Skills for Life (DSFL) program.

Established in 2008 to address high traffic accident rates in Indonesia, the DSFL program offers no-cost drivers’ education courses and public training regarding safe and fuel-efficient driving. DSFL sessions employ hands-on and theoretical teaching methods and include such lessons as anticipating road conditions, avoiding speeding, using safety belts, and maintaining safe driving distances.

Previous participants in the program include business employees, special interest groups, car clubs, members of the media, and even FMI employees. Nearly 95,000 licensed drivers have participated since its Jakarta launch on August 25, 2008.

The 2015 DSFL program kicked off on February 11 with a campaign to extend the reach of driver safety events into areas surrounding Sabang and Merauke. In addition, FMI encouraged the Indonesian public to take part in its I Pledge to Drive Safe campaign by committing to execute safe and defensive driving techniques.

Ford’s DSFL program operates with assistance of the Asia Injury Prevention Foundation and the Indonesian Defensive Driving Center. It also receives support from the Ministry of Transportation and the Indonesian National Police.                             

Experienced executive Harvey Goldstein has been active in Southeast Asian business for nearly 50 years, with time leading companies based out of both Indonesia and Singapore. As a director of Business-Link Consultancy PTE, Ltd., and the president and director of PT Harvest International Indonesia, Harvey Goldstein has guided a wide variety of businesses and industries to success in the region, including Black & Veatch International.

Established in 1915, Black & Veatch has grown from a two-person partnership based in Kansas City, Missouri, to an international company with more than 100 offices worldwide. A leader in engineering, procurement, and construction services for the energy, telecommunications, and water industries, the company is dedicated to the same core values that have guided it for a century.

Through its network of clients, Black & Veatch conducts about 7,000 active projects annually. For example, in partnership with Australia’s Melbourne Water Corporation, the company upgraded the second-largest wastewater treatment plant in the country in 2006. After the upgrade, the facility produces recycled water for community use. Scheduled to be completed in 2015, another Black & Veatch project oversees Chernobyl’s radioactive confinement sarcophagus, designed to contain radioactive debris for 100 years. Recognized for its excellent performance by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the company ensures the project progresses smoothly and on schedule.