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Rome, Latium, Italy

Dili, Timor-Leste

◾ Coordinated the analysis of a national household food security survey for WFP's office in Timor-Leste, the results of which were used in developing the IPC Acute Food Insecurity outlook.◾ Updated the WFP Pacific mVAM data pipeline to facilitate real-time monitoring of food security conditions in Tonga and Vanuatu.

Bangkok, Bangkok City, Thailand

◾ Supported several WFP country offices (COs) in the Asia Pacific region (Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Lao PDR, Philippines) in the design and operationalization of phone-based food security and livelihood monitoring systems (mVAM).◾ Generated methodologies, tools, and analyses to support preparation of regional food security updates within the context of the.

Hanoi, Hanoi, Vietnam

◾Developed methodology to document the existing (and historical) disparities within key MIYCN outcome indicators for Cambodia, Viet Nam and Lao PDR.◾Analysed available MICS and DHS datasets (2000 – 2021) for each country to generate equity-centric recommendations for increasing access and utilization of services among vulnerable groups.

Bangkok, Bangkok City, Thailand

◾ Provided technical and analytical support to Country Offices (COs) to inform targeting and prioritisation decisions, including establishing the number of people in need and targeted, formulating targeting criteria and evaluating the pros and cons of different targeting options in line with WFP corporate guidance.

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

◾ Supervised CO staff engaged in VAM, GIS, and nutrition, as well as temporary technical experts brought in to support specialised assignments, for the effective implementation of the Country Strategic Plan.◾ Supported the development, deployment and utilisation of PRISM with the National Committee for Disaster Management, Humanitarian Response Forum.

Bangkok, Bangkok City, Thailand

◾ Provided a) technical assistance to COVID-19 remote food security/essential needs assessment activities in Philippines, Pacific, and Myanmar COs; and b) strategic guidance in Philippines to ensure assessment outputs were tailored to strengthen a core Government social protection system (4Ps) and CO’s value proposition as a technical partner.◾ Coordinated.

Windhoek, Khomas, Namibia

◾ Analysed the 2015-16 Namibia Household Income and Expenditure Survey (NHIES) to describe household consumption of fortifiable commodities (maize, wheat, millet) according to various demographic characteristics (region, wealth, ethnicity, etc.).◾ Developed tailored scripts to extract and match food groups from NHIES Daily Record Book with Food Consumption.

Maputo, Mozambique

◾ Established a remote food security and nutrition monitoring system (mVAM) for areas of the country affected by chronic food insecurity, climate variability, and recent natural disasters.◾ Analysed FSNMS data for South Sudan CO to assess WFP programme targeting effectiveness as part of a 3-month TDY to WFP’s Regional Bureau for East and Central Africa.

Rome, Latium, Italy

◾ Conceptualised and developed an automated solution to generate monthly mVAM bulletins for Yemen and Syria COs (including data extraction, storage, analysis, and visualisation).◾ Provided strategic guidance to the development of HQ RAM’s Hunger Map Live and coordinated a CLEAR with the Vietnam Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Bangkok, Bangkok City, Thailand

◾ Led the strategic design of a $1.2M DFID-funded project for the Bangladesh CO to strengthen Government’s capacity for generating and utilising data on social safety net programmes.◾ Managed data analytics and report development for three rounds of remote food security monitoring surveys in Papua New Guinea.◾ Developed a sustainable, scalable, and.

Bissau, Guinea-Bissau

◾ Designed and implemented a school feeding baseline survey for WFP’s USDA-funded school meals programme in Guinea-Bissau.

Yangon, Myanmar

◾ Analysed data from the 2015 Southeast and Rakhine State Food Security and Poverty Survey for incorporation into Myanmar’s 2016 Food Security Atlas.

Dhaka, Bangladesh

◾ Finalised the 2013 Bangladesh Urban Slum Survey data analysis and report; presented key findings to high-level Government stakeholders.

Bangkok, Bangkok City, Thailand

◾ Supported UNICEF's emergency-prone offices with technical and strategic guidance in the development of nutrition information systems that provided decision makers with timely, relevant, and actionable data.◾ Led UNICEF’s emergency nutrition surge support in Tacloban City during the immediate aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan (Philippines).

Brussels, Brussels Region, Belgium

◾ Developed hard-copy and Flash-based tools to facilitate use of Cambodia's Ministry of Planning household poverty database (IDPoor) for the UN and humanitarian partners.◾ Coordinated review of all household poverty database products with stakeholders to formulate recommendations for improving their design and future development.

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

◾ Conducted trend analyses to identify the main determinants of inequitable maternal and child health (MNCH) outcomes and utilisation of services from the 2000, 2005, and 2010 Cambodia Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS).

Monrovia, Liberia

◾ Coordinated the finalisation of the Liberia National Micronutrient Survey conducted jointly by UNICEF and the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare.◾ Analysed blood serum data using techniques drawn from current research to develop more accurate prevalence estimates of iron and vitamin A deficiencies in children.

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

◾ Coordinated a multi-stakeholder household survey to assess the relief and recovery needs of rural populations affected by the 2011 floods in rural Cambodia.

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

◾ Coordinated a household nutrition survey to assess the effectiveness of WFP’s “Support to Mother and Child” project.

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

◾ Supported development of a food security and nutrition early warning system to increase the Government’s capacity for predicting and responding to natural disasters.

Juba, South Sudan

◾ Coordinated two nutrition survey in South Sudan, the results of which Concern Worldwide used to authorise emergency programme activities.

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

◾ Supported development and implementation of therapeutic feeding programme (TFP) monitoring system with Ethiopian Regional Health Bureaus (RHBs) and NGOs.◾ Monitored TFP sites throughout Oromia and Amhara regions to assess protocol compliance for service delivery and to identify constraints affecting performance.◾ Coordinated with RHBs, NGOs, and UNICEF.

Harare, Zimbabwe

◾ Provided technical support to Multiple Indicator Monitoring Survey that UNICEF implemented in collaboration with the Central Statistical Office.◾ Analysed nutrition data from the 2008 Combined Micronutrient and Nutrition Surveillance Survey in cooperation with Zimbabwe’s Food and Nutrition Council.

Master Of Public Health (Mph), Statistics

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