Matthew Thacker Email & Phone Number

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Lead a team to provide for the safety and security of 7,000 staff in 50 countries. Serve as the organizational leader on all policies, trainings, initiatives, and response to safeguarding issues to ensure the well-being of our beneficiaries and consumers in their interactions with PSI.

Washington, DC

Lead the organization in all matters of safety and security globally, to include incident response; natural disaster preparedness; training initiatives; country contingency planning; and crisis management at the organizational level.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Build the capacity of PSI staff by providing technical assistance with regard to safety security policies, practices, and procedures. Create and evaluate safety and security policies, plans, and procedures; update safety and security materials; advise country offices on best practices, security management structures, training, and mentoring of PSI country.

Washington, DC

Serve as the volunteer Chair of the OSAC International Development Working Group (IDWG) under the US State Department Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC). The IDWG serves the development community's safety and security needs through information-sharing, trainings, best practice guidance, and networking opportunities.Similarly, I served as a member of.

Nairobi, Kenya

Provide strategic and operational level technical assistance related to a wide range of safety, security, and wellness issues for 9 countries in East and Central Africa. Develop and enforce CARE policies and best practices that advance the needs of the region and the Security Unit. Served as part of a team of internal trainers for an externally-verified.

• Manage day-to-day safety and security operations in various country programs, where deployed.
• Assist Global Security team in remote management of safety and security of all IMC field sites.
• Rapidly deploy as-needed worldwide in response to security needs for current or new IMC operations.
• Develop and review safety and security trainings related to first aid, fire safety, conflict resolution, commodity distribution management.
• Identify and implement corrections to safety and security protocols.Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Haiti, Libya, South Sudan, Turkey

• Chaired in-country Incident Management Team in Juba during the South Sudan referendum period.
• Co-authored the AED Personal Safety and Security handbook, distributed to 2,400 staff worldwide.
• Created and designed safety keychains to raise travel security awareness targeting women travelers.
• Managed and approved all safety and security contingency plans for nearly 150 overseas projects.
• Performed safety and security assessments of AED field offices and expat residences.
• Organized and provided training to AED staff and consultants on topics related to safety and security.

Washington, DC

- Provided logistical and administrative support to a large, USAID-funded multinational health program.- Assisted in the preparation and production of project reports, trip reports, scopes of work, and manuals.- Supported finance managers in accrual management and financial paperwork processing.- Prepared and reviewed Requests for Proposals, and.

Norfolk, Virginia Area

• Reviewed evidence to provide detailed analysis of findings pertinent to ongoing investigations.
• Briefed Special Agents on ongoing investigations at various levels of completion.
• Observed and offered input on various training and interviewing scenarios related to military police response, Special Agent weapons qualifications, and ongoing investigations.

Norfolk, VA

• Instrumental in the planning and implementation of university-wide MUN events and a highly successful conference for 800 attendees and a staff of 40.
• Organized, wrote, and edited issue briefs, conference programs, and brochures.
• Coordinated travel and training for a group of 25 to a four-day national conference in New York.
• Administered various university budgets totaling approximately $80,000, including changes in fiscal years, and dealing with national and international vendors.
• Organized and trained a group of 6 to participate in an international Model UN conference.
• Followed academic rules and procedures, tracking financial matters using Banner Web program.

Ma, International Studies

Ba, French And Linguistics Double-Major