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Lehi, UT, US

Salt Lake City, UT, US

Nairobi, KE

A boutique consulting firm designing and rapidly prototyping digital products/ventures. IF is lazer-focused on simple solutions, innovative distribution channels, and digital products for optimal and expedited growth. IF uses human centered design and data driven, private sector solutions with clear revenue models to scale products and businesses..

Nairobi, KE

- Co-led the launch, strategy, and development of a new innovation and Agile product development team with UX Researchers, UI Designers, Software Engineers, and Data Scientists - Led Product Management for Alpha's first product: Bonga™ (now Zwuup!), a messaging platform with deep integration to M-PESA (mobile money) that enables instant messaging, sending.

Nairobi, KE

- Led company growth 9X in customer acquisition (from 45K to 450K+) in 14 months- Led project management for 8 partnership products and budgets up to $450K- Led 2-way SMS product development, managing external technical experts building an adaptive learning engine, propensity model, and behavioral science strategy- Ensured quality delivery of learning.

Nairobi, KE

- Advisor to $250K FMCG product prototyping and business model design for two physical laundry products that improve women's daily lives

Nairobi, KE

- Setup and managed a $2.3M portfolio, including CRM system for 60+ global StartUp Cups, program management, finance and accounting, contracting, and project management in 3 countries- Built the first Women’s Entrepreneurial Centers (WECREATE) in Pakistan and Zambia

Nairobi, KE

- Developed a hybrid base of the pyramid (BoP) social enterprise to create new business opportunities for 100,000 microfinance (MFI) women borrower groups and deepen product distribution for a Fortune 500 business partner in Bangaluru, India- Conducted a 20-industry market analysis for the International Rescue Committee, Master Card Foundation, and its.

Nairobi, KE

- Mentored 37 Cause for Hope Foundation (CFH) microcredit borrowers and 11 managers from 5 country offices in managing and scaling SMEs- Developed a "Business in a Box" toolkit that contains 20 financially successful and replicable business models for mentoring and training up to 1400 clients in 14 Latin American offices

Oslo, NO

Mollis, Glarus, CH

Since 2017, Pula has facilitated crop and livestock insurance cover to over 1.7M farmers in Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Zambia, India, and Malawi.Pula works with Fortune 500 Companies, Global NGO’s, MFIs, Research Institutions, and Governments to help provide smallholders the protection they need in an increasingly unpredictable.

London, England, GB

- Led global operations including HR, Security, Knowledge Management, IT, Contracting, and various initiatives to improve Marketing, Business Development, and Project Management for 115+ staff, six legal entities (one being an FCA regulated entity in the UK), and five registered offices; Project staff/consultants/teams operated in ~22 countries.

London, England, GB

- Negotiated $165K contract and implemented Salesforce/Financial Force to streamline all business development, project management, finance and accounting, talent management, and client relationship management business functions into a singular platform - Built an Intranet (connecting, building, and updating content from 80+ Google sites)- Revised all.

US

- Led nonprofit organizational restructuring, increasing internal controls and financial management reform for a $1.1M annual budget- Expanded Quiet Way’s team adding 13 key staff (3 new professional advisors, 1 management staff, and 9 interns) in 5 months- Drafted an innovative $2M water resource management proposal to 4 foundations and USAID to enable.

Provo, UT, US

BALLARD CENTER FOR ECONOMIC SELF-RELIANCE | UTAH, GUATEMALA, & GHANA – 1 YEAR- Assisted with budget allocation and financial analysis for a $500,000 operating budget with specific donor constraints on use of funds increasing organizational efficiency- Developed and launched 2 successful programs during 1st month of employment adding 17 student researchers.

Washington, DC, US

- Contributed key analysis for an Iraqi-U.S.Cost-Sharing report that exposed a $52.1B budget surplus within the Iraqi government- Scrutinized the details of 452 sales agreements between US and Iraq for inconsistencies, corruption, and unethical actions- Interviewed officials from the US Treasury, Department of Defense, and Department of State.

Washington, DC, US

- Awarded $43K research/project grant to analyze the impact of information and communication technologies on Arab culture- Discovered key digital democracy trends interviewing 200+ Kuwaiti business executives, government ministers, and academics about technology, mobilization, relationship formation, and democratization- Recognized impact of increased.

Mpa, Financial Management Analysis, Bop, Business Solutions For Development

Ba, Middle East Studies/Arabic, International Relations & Political Science Emphases