Ruth Machoka is an innovative and results oriented Socio-Economist with a proven track record of conducting research through field interviews and data collection. Through her professional experience and educational background, she has gained relevant and transferable skills in: big data management, capacity building and assessment, research in general, conducting field interviews, training, project management, community development, report writing, proposal writing, social work, monitoring and evaluation and analytical skills. Being adept with identifying community strength and weaknesses, and developing relief initiatives from field data collections, her working knowledge is highly standardized. As an excellent team builder and communicator with honed organizational skills practically proves her indispensability to any organization. In a bid to work with different organizations, her aim is to secure a position as a research specialist where her expertise is leveraged towards alleviating socioeconomic issues by implementing sustainable social, financial and economic solutions that make a difference in society. She has experience in research and training in Eastern Africa. Her research experience and interests are in technology research, dissemination, and adoption; input and output marketing and trade; information dissemination in agriculture; agricultural value addition and waste management; the interaction between agriculture, technology, and nutrition; project evaluations; and impact assessments. Ruth is currently a Monitoring and Evaluation Expert at Wymore IT, where she complies with the requirements necessary for conducting successful implementation of different projects within the organisation. She holds Bachelor of Arts (Economics major and Sociology minor) from Kenyatta University. She also holds a certification in Monitoring and Evaluation from Amref International University. She is a Strategic problem-solver who drives operational initiatives to realize bottom-line results and enhance employee engagement in the pursuit of organizational objectives. Additionally, she has the ability to handle complex assignments effectively and possess the confidence to work as part of a team or independently. She can lead the planning and implementation of office processes, facilitate the definition of project scope, goals and deliverables of any big data project. Additionally, she has the ability to handle complex assignments effectively and possess the confidence to work as part of a team or independently.