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Fairfax, VA, US

• Identified innovative products for U.S. market through statistical analysis of online e-commerce consumer databases.
• Project managed design, development and production of consumer facing products from U.S. and overseas manufacturers.
• Managed supply chain logistics from China to U.S. and market products on global sales platforms (Fulfillment by Amazon.com & Shopify).
• Skilled in negotiating single and bulk unit pricing agreements with international suppliers.
• Led development of technology platforms, marketing, sales and operations.

Washington, DC, US

• Provided leadership and collaborate closely with program units regarding donor cultivation and proposal development per the units’ priorities and initiatives, particularly USG funding opportunities.
• Led strategies, technical proposal design, and proposal development processes.
• Led and/or support writing and editing technical documents for new opportunities including proposals, capability statements, and other documents.
• Led and/or support the preparation of budgets and accompanying budget narratives. Provided oversight to ensure proposals comply with donor requirements.
• Identified and communicate Partners' impact and value by producing high-quality proposals, contributing to website content development, and working with program/administrative unit staff to create/update supporting.
• Advanced opportunities that engage our network of volunteers, chapters, and member organizations across Latin America and the Caribbean and other geographical areas, as needed.

• Sourced private and public sector funding opportunities for Business Development team.
• Wrote original Concept Notes for grant proposals including preliminary project designs and individual partner deliverables (mHealth, disaster relief, disease surveillance, knowledge management and digital education.
• Led development of consortium-wide Learning Agenda and Knowledge Management Strategies based on USAID Knowledge Management Framework.
• Designed and delivered training on knowledge management, collaboration platforms, and community facilitation.
• Created and implemented online communications campaigns with USAID and implementing partners.

Kano, Kano State, NG

• Oversaw start up and launch of multiple Ebola emergency relief projects supporting the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), USAID (DART Teams), WHO, U.S. Peace Corps and national health ministries including.
• Trained eHealth & CDC staff on real-time bio-surveillance mobile apps (CommCare/ODK) to collect data on potential Ebola patients/contacts.

Washington, DC, US

• Developed instructional design for e-learning and instructor-led training program for enterprise-wide program management system (Salesforce.com) for US and international staff.

Arlington, Virginia, US

• Led team of USAID and QED staff to conduct qualitative and quantitative Knowledge Management (KM) needs assessments, articulate workplans and develop roadmaps for the design & development of USAID’s Learning Lab web.
• Project managed each stage of the work plan (discovery, scope, architecture, design, build, QA, release and training phases).

Durham, NC, US

• Led development of FHI 360’s internal and external websites coordinating work of global cross functional teams and business units including IT, Knowledge Management, Communications, Business Development, and Country.
• Conducted requirements analysis, identified stakeholders, wrote scope, project management, charter, budget documents and estimated HR staffing needs.

Washington, DC, US

• Developed and deployed customized training materials for global staff including interactive e-learning modules, videos and in-person training sessions to leverage web-based technologies (Drupal, Jive, SharePoint, IFC.
• Led broad range of Knowledge Management and ICT projects to develop and disseminate information on Corporate Business Risk and Operational Risk Management.

Washington, DC, US

• Developed and directed MIGA's online marketing program leveraging social media tools (MIGA Blog, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr, etc.) working with investment sector leaders, business development, IT and communications teams.
• Provided technical assistance, training and consulting services to national and international Investment Promotion Agencies (IPAs) on the use of web-based tools to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) in emerging.
• Developed, managed and expanded content and marketing partnerships with public and private sector companies and organizations, World Bank Group units and external government/multilateral agencies.
• Led Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) project to review MIGA’s Online Investment Information Services creating quantitative and quantitative analyses key performance indicators (KPIs) and log frame evaluation framework.
• Drove product and content development strategies via analysis of web traffic (Omniture & Google Analytics) and identifying client interest and trends.
• Scoped and project managed technical development upgrades of FDI.net and Political Risk Insurance Center (PRI-Center.org) websites.

Arlington, VA, US

• Identified new business opportunities, defined product requirements, wrote detailed productspecifications and managed implementation schedules.
• Managed multinational teams of technical and non-technical resources to develop and deliver mobile health (mHealth) disease monitoring and surveillance products via SMS to U.S. government agencies and public sector.
• Directed remote Quality Assurance (QA) department; managed budget, hired, trained and supervised employees.

Sunnyvale, CA, US

• Managed international launch and growth of Yahoo! GeoCities to 18 countries (Europe, Latin America, Asia) in eight languages working with engineering, production, sales, legal, business development, marketing, and PR.

US

• Marketed computer-based Training & Certification products across company web site through special promotions, e-mails, featured title selections and sales initiatives.
• Coordinated product promotional activities with cross-functional teams including merchandising, editorial, engineering, business development, marketing, sales and retail. (Fatbrain.com acquired by Barnes and Noble.com)

US

• Hired, supervised and managed writing staff of six and wrote original website copy daily.
• Coordinated and scheduled all writing projects to ensure new web pages, mass customer e-mails and newspaper ads were written and copyedited to meet strict quality guidelines and deadlines.

Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, DE

Evaluated and wrote comprehensive review of Periodic Reporting System for volunteers based worldwide and made recommendations to senior staff in Bonn, Germany.

Los Angeles, CA, US

• Managed all emergency base operations including supervision of 23 personnel, logistics, security, communications, liaison activities with government and opposition forces, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), the.
• Established emergency relief base, negotiated program and operations working agreement with the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) supporting the Expanded Program in Immunizations.

Washington, DC, US

• Provided conciliation and mediation assistance to 33,000 Cuban refugees and U.S. military personnel and monitored the implementation of negotiated agreements.

Washington, District Of Columbia, US

• Supervised 27 Peace Corps Volunteers engaged in community-based health programs (environmental sanitation, rural nursing and rural health extension).

Washington, District Of Columbia, US

• Managed development of a $40,000 running water system for a rural community of over 1,000 residents securing local (in-kind contributions), national (technical experts) and international (USAID and Government of.

Washington, District Of Columbia, US

• Directed potable water feasibility study of rural Philippine community.

Master’S Degree, International Public Administration

Bachelor Of Arts (Dual Major), International Relations & History