Andrew Costello Email & Phone Number

Brunswick, Md, Us

Vilnius, Vilniaus, Lithuania

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

• Serve as the main point of contact for enterprise and entrepreneurship development projects funded by USAID and other donors, providing vision, direction, leadership, and management for the agreements• Provide technical, operational, budgeting, and managerial oversight to all aspects of the projects to ensure all activities and deliverables are executed with quality and timeliness• Establish and maintain highly collaborative working relationships with relevant USAID missions, donors, and in-country stakeholders• Ensure that all activities are undertaken in full compliance with Pyxera Global’s standard operating procedures, USAID policies and regulations, contract requirements, and national policies and laws• Ensure optimal use of human, financial, and physical resources to successfully meet project milestones, objectives, deliverables, and targets• Responsible for the overall technical direction of enterprise and entrepreneurship development projects, ensuring quality and timeliness of all deliverables• Promote sustainability of enterprise and entrepreneurship development project activities with effective networking, linkages to other programs, capacity building of project staff, and institutional strengthening• Engage as a member of the Pyxera Global staff team, including participating in staff meetings and other PYXERA Global events, and providing technical support to other team members, as needed• Provide technical assistance to Pyxera Global’s divisions, including but not limited to: Technical Assistance and Evaluation, Communications, Gender and Inclusive Development, Strategic Initiatives• Maintain a strong network in the space of enterprise development and entrepreneurship amongst USAID, DoS, private sector, and other relevant stakeholders• Conduct research, both technical and financial, for new program opportunities in various regions and lead proposal development, review, and delivery

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Oversee the strategic direction of and day-to-day technical, financial, and procurement activities of a $18-million USAID-funded civil society strengthening project (Social Innovation in Central Asia) in Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan• Recruited and now collaborate with a thirty-person team in four countries to monitor political, socio-economic, and other developments, preparing briefs and tailoring program interventions to address emerging risks and opportunities• Liaise with representatives of donor agencies, local government bodies and independent civil society actors to tailor programming and promote organizational approaches, toolkits, and other assets• Oversee annual work-planning efforts, quarterly and bi-weekly reporting and irregular donor and internal reporting to showcase programmatic successes and address obstacles in a timely fashion• Lead design and contribute to new business development efforts for USG and alternative funding across Eurasia, including expanding civil society institutional strengthening, advocacy, and social entrepreneurship interventions• Conduct field HR processes for a team of approximately 30 staff and long-term consultants, including designing and utilizing recruitment, payment, and monitoring systems to identify and procurement necessary goods and services globally to support the program and ensure measured impact of activities and full compliance with local, donor and internal procurement procedure

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Conducted technical, financial, and procurement oversight and support for projects in Moldova (Comunitatea Mea), Ukraine (Policy for Ukraine Self-Government, America House Kyiv, and Citizen Engagement and Reform Communication) and Western Europe and North America (European Union Policy Outreach Program)• Represented the organization amongst native Eurasian and Eurasian-oriented stakeholders domestically and internationally in identification of potential partnerships, business prospects, and learning opportunities • Promoted programmatic successes and learning junctures through diverse communications channels • Monitored and evaluated program performance for internal and external reporting and identification of key learning insights • Supported senior staff and development officers in researching, designing, and developing proposals for USG-funded programs centered on civil society, governance, and community engagement • Worked with internal team to design and pilot a Data Readiness Assessment, mapping informational flows, capacities, gaps, and opportunities among local governments in Moldova for improved data-informed decision making • Created, organized, and oversaw outbound study tours for U.S. delegations to showcase premier European Union initiatives

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Supported analysis of opportunities and development of capture strategies targeting the Eurasia region and prepared technical and cost proposals for USG donors and alternative revenue sources • Researched and prepared development briefs on business development activities for senior management and board of trustees • Supported recruitment of key personnel and subject-matter experts • Managed proposal pipeline, past performance information, and business development files and archives

Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation

• Created marketing and PR content for Eurasian companies seeking to enter or expand their presence in foreign markets • Wrote, edited, proofread, and translated online and print texts, ranging from articles, blogs, and social media posts to technical reports, advertisements, and formal and informal internal/external correspondence for clients across the Russian Federation • Trained over 100 students and professionals, including corporate groups in the IT, Legal, Aviation, and Construction industries

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Researched and identified proposal opportunities in line with strengths and objectives of the organization and institutional partners using diverse informational portals for public and private funding • Formulated budgets to deliver cost-effective, high-quality program proposals • Authored and edited grants, proposals, concept papers, and capacity documentation for public and private sponsors on high-impact, highly competitive project funding equaling ~75 million USD annually

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Norman, Oklahoma

Reviewed and analysed a repository of political television commercials from 2010 midterm and 2008 presidential campaigns to identify, categorize and describe thematic elements to facilitate the transition of the extensive collection to a digitized format.

Kennett Square, Pa

• Established a standard method for data entry and then trained lab technicians on how to adhere to the new regulations.• Reviewed and corrected over ten years of veterinary lab results through cross-reference with hard copy files.• Transferred data to a new system and used beta World Health Organization software for more in-depth, global analysis.

Norman, Ok

Kennett Square, Pa

Norman, Ok

Chester County, Pa

Bachelor'S Degree, Russian And Eastern European Studies

Activities and Societies: Treasurer - Russian Speaking Student Association; Vice President - Sooners for Peace in PalestineRussian.

Russian

All exchange students take one 4-hour Russian language course. Each student is paired with a Russian student from Nevsky for weekly.