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

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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

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.
• 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

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.
• 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 and.

Russian

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