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Burlingame, Ca

• Design, plan, and implement experimental and quasi-experimental studies for domestic and international clients.• Oversee data collection efforts using surveys (multimodal), focus groups and in-depth interviews with multiethnic communities. • Develop culturally appropriate research questions and study instruments; review and finalize OMB and IRB submission packages for studies; and, conduct cognitive interview, pretest, and pilot test instrument questions for validity and reliability.• Collaborate with executive leadership team on corporate strategic planning and business development activities to strengthen organizational capacity and grow project portfolio.• Evaluate RFPs to identify and respond to competitive opportunities based on capabilities, SME, and resource requirements.• Lead proposal teams; conduct cost analysis and resource allocation; develop level of effort and value engineered budgets; and, write technical proposals.• Analyze and synthesize qualitative and quantitative data to interpret meaningful findings and lessons learned to inform programmatic and policy decisions for diverse stakeholders.

San Francisco Bay Area

Managed project budgets ranging from $25,000 to $1.2 Million and oversaw technical tasks for over 20 qualitative, quasi-experimental or experimental studies (RCT) for diverse groups of clients and participants.• Served as a liaison and reported project progress to clients and contract officers.• Developed and reviewed study research questions; questionnaire, focus group and interviewer protocols; and, training manuals in Spanish and English. Selected Projects and Client List; JBS International, Inc. include:• Bright Futures Communication Material Testing Study, American Academy of Pediatrics• Message Testing of Screening and Technical Assistance Resource Center, American Academy of Pediatrics• NCCC Research and Evaluation Design Study, Corporation for State and National Service• Endline Evaluation of the Somali Girls Education Promotion Programme (SOMGEP), CARE International• Feasibility Study on the Use of a Web-Based Community Engagement Survey, The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) AmeriCorps.• Senior Corps Evaluation and Senior Corps Longitudinal Study, CNCS Senior Corps• Agricultural Worker Heat-Illness Qualitative Study with Spanish, Mixtec, and Triqui language speakers, California Institute for Rural Studies.• Marriage Benefit Fraud Study, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Department of Homeland Security • Evaluations of Santa Clara and San Mateo Healthy Kids and Healthy Family Insurance Programs; San Mateo Blue Ribbon Task Force ACE/WELL Programs for San Mateo County, UCSF and Urban Institute collaborative• The Alternative Questionnaire Experiment Focus Groups, U.S. Census Bureau• CATI Home Care Worker Study for Alameda County, CDC/NIOSH• Conducted in-person interviews focus groups with Spanish or English participants. • Conducted content and descriptive analyses in Excel, SAS and Atlas.ti.• Led and collaborated with writing teams to produce proposals and project deliverable reports.

Reviewed Request for Proposals (RFPs) and wrote proposals and cost bids to meet RFP guidelines and technical research requirements. • Developed research design and provided technical research guidance to clients and committees.• Successfully managed over 10 fast-tracked small and mid-scale evaluation and research projects, delivering on time and within budget. Projects and Client List: Aguirre International • Statewide Evaluation of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Provided to Subscribers Enrolled in Healthy Families Program for The Institute for Health Policy Studies at the University of California, San Francisco• Evaluation of Access to Child Care for Families with Limited English Proficiency in Seattle, WA; Oakland, CA; San Jose, CA and Pittsboro, NC, U.S. Government Accountability Office • Qualitative Research to Design Latino Preadolescents Emotional Health Study: Phase 1 with Adult • Professionals in Santa Clara County and Alameda County, The Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health• Focus Groups with Users of Alternative Financial Services for Innovations in Personal Finance Consumer Research, The Fannie Mae Foundation • Telephone Interviews with Spanish Speaking County Insurance Recipients, Santa Clara Family Health Plan• Message Testing of Breast Cancer Awareness Materials with English- and Non-English-Speaking Women. American Cancer Society•

Certificate Project Management Capstone By University Of California, Irvine On Coursera, Project Management

Completion of Prerequisite 35 contact hours of project management education for PMP examination.

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Marketing and Management

Mba, International Business And Management