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Guelph, On, Ca

Guelph, Ontario, Canada

World Conservation Union’s (IUCN), Karachi, Pakistan  Conducted a needs assessment of this environmental organization for executive’s and manager’s information needs in the areas of finance, strategic planning and progress monitoring (performance indicators) to strengthen and target delivery of services to clients and improve accountability to their multiple donorsUnited Way, Guelph,  Designed a Web-based community service information system for social agencies in the Guelph areas to describe and promote their services to the public and other partnersAgricultural Commodity Corporation, Guelph, ON  Developed comprehensive financial software for this agricultural credit organization including modules for entering applications, cheque writing, bank account reconciliation, producer accounts, bank accounts, interest rate tracking and reports

Ottawa, Canada

This national non-profit organization with a mandate to change the approach to palliative care by health professionals engaged Martens Consulting Services to provide leadership in building a larger, innovative, and more responsive entity. Worked with the Finance Officer in the establishment of monthly and quarterly financial reporting, cash flow projections, financial monitoring and analysis, and budgets Oversaw the implementation of new systems for tracking contacts, support desk assistance and data analysis Oversaw the redesign and implementation of a learning management system to track health professional training in palliative care approach

Guelph, Ontario, Canada

 Responsible for managing the design, development, testing and implementation of a new system for tracking Ontario veterinarians’ accreditation, training, disciplinary actions and contact information Coordination of external vendors

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

 Lead on coordination of institutional development initiatives, current and in the pipeline in close consultation with program department and other key senior organization staff Support the institutional proposal development process, including liaising with key technical staff at SC, liaising with key partners and with DFATD Ensuring that all due diligence processes have been completed in the assessment of any new program development opportunities, including risk analysis, budget reviews that lead to ‘go-no-go’ decision making including coordination with finance staff to ensure review and oversight of new proposals and contracts Support in negotiating agreements/contracts as they relate to new or in the pipeline opportunities

Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

 Built a strong service-oriented team of 20 staff through mentoring, professional development and team building using visioning, work planning and change management approaches Prepared and controlled an annual budget of $2.5 million  Spearheaded the effort to move all children aid societies to one case management system by working closely with the Executive Director and other agencies in advocating, development of a business case, and obtaining initial funding of $20 million for the first phase and then another $160 million for the second phase of the Child Welfare Information Project (CPIN)  Oversaw the preparation of an agency-wide Disaster Recovery Plan Worked closely with agency stakeholders to implement financial, screening, case management, legal, human resources, training, transportation, volunteer, fundraising and communication systems often requiring reconfiguration of processes and changes in staff roles and responsibilities resulting in staff efficiencies and improved client service Chaired the Frontline for Windows User Group for a case management and financial system for 15 children aid societies for thirteen years. Headed the design working group responsible for all development work on this extensive enterprise system. As Chair of this user group lead the effort to create a case management system which has been selected as the best in the province amongst seven competing systems Transitioned information services from a data entry entity into a business intelligence unit which provides performance indicators and management reports on all aspects of the agency – internal/external programs, protection services, residential services, adoptions, workloads and finance  Prepared and managed contracts, scope of works, and service level agreements for hiring of external vendors and consultants with a high success rate in obtaining the desirable deliverables and outcomes

Planning Commission, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Worked for the Programming Division of this apex government organization, the Planning Commission, which controlled over $4 billion in annual foreign aid Established a new system for tracking the funding and implementation of social and economic projects which greatly improved the timeliness, accurateness and quality of information provided to senior government officials responsible for allocating funding Worked closely with the monitoring and evaluation division of the Planning Commission to integrate systems to ensure that past performance is a major criteria in future funding decisions Analyzed the appropriateness of public investment allocation for the 64 districts within the country which assisted the Commission to allocate funding based on need and equity between the districts Automated the collection of data and production of three year rolling investment plans, annual development plans and the list of aid worthy projects for donor consideration to facilitate revisions and updates to these key planning documents

Ministry Of Agriculture, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Supervised five staff in policy and planning development analysis and worked closely with Ministry staff in setting up systems to measure the impact of government policy on agricultural inputs and production Worked with a team of international and local consultants to increase agricultural production through government policy changes and support for agricultural projects with the overall achievement of increasing rice production resulting in Bangladesh no longer having to import rice or being heavily dependent on food aid Designed and implemented a management information system including a GIS-based early warning system and project tracking system which was successfully adopted by the Ministry Promoted greater involvement of women in policy development within the Ministry through supervising a young women’s professional training program, preparation of a strategy paper on integrating women into the agricultural sector and organized a gender sensitization workshop for Ministry and project staff resulting in higher visibility of women’s issues in government decisions Presented seminars to senior government officials on best practices in project formulation and in monitoring and evaluating projects throughout their life cycle resulting in more attention and resources being given to improving these project functions

Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Joined the firm at an entry level and quickly advanced to a senior level overseeing key international contracts and reporting directly to the Partner Managed multi-million dollar international development projects. Prepared project proposals, budgets, tracked financial expenditures, oversaw the development of work plans (outcomes indicators, deliverables, work breakdown structures, schedules), submitted quarterly financial and progress reports to the Canadian government, negotiated contracts and fielded consultants. Projects included:• General Human Resource Development Project in Zambia ( $20 million)• Small Scale Water Structures Project in Bangladesh ($2 million)• Agriculture Sector Team Project in Bangladesh ( $5 million)• Sarawak Agricultural Development Project in Malaysia ($2 million)• Drought Rehabilitation Project in Ethiopia ($1 million)• Maize and Fertilizer Storage Project in Zambia ($2 million) Coordinated teams of head office staff to prepare financial and technical proposals to multilateral and bilateral funding agencies with a success rate of 80%

Master Of Science In Business, Business Policy, Financial Analysis, Marketing, Monitoring & Evaluation

Bachelor Of Science, Computer Science, Chemistry & Mathematics