Samiya Abdi Email & Phone Number

Toronto, Canada Area

Senior Program Specialist (2018- Present)Public Health OntarioToronto, Ont. Leads initiatives and projects that require a senior level support due to a variety of factorsincluding engagement with multiple partners, multiple jurisdictions, significant visibility,urgency, and/or substantial complexity of the subject matter. Identifies research.

480 University

• Design and deliver in-person and virtual training events aimed at building core public health competency and capacity of health promotion practitioners across Ontario
• Conceptualize research and synthesize new and emerging evidence on best practices and create resources and training modules/curricula.
• Provide expert-level technical advice and consult to Ontario health units with the implementation of the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care’s Ontario Public Health Standards and the Foundational Standard.
• Provide strategic advice and support on health promotion capacity building at individual, organizational and system levels
• Chair or participate in inter-governmental committees, advisory committees and working groups and maintain ongoing liaison with PHO colleagues, ministry staff, professional associations, and universities to develop.

Canada

• Strategically plan and set priorities for an integrated critical care system
• Strengthen system accountability through performance management and data collection
• Manage project development and execution, including project deliverables and timelines, on a range of public health policies, strategies and programs
• Develop strategies for performance measurement, systems analysis and policy implementation
• Manage stakeholder relationships and lead working groups and stakeholder teams on monitoring and evaluation of provincial policy implementation and uptake
• Develop Knowledge Translation methods to integrate best practices across the critical care system

770 Bay St

• Currently I am a Project Manager with IBM Global Technology Services, Services Delivery Excellence Team.
• Participated in the developing and delivering training modules for new Project Support Officers
• Represented the PMO on the command center and technical meetings.
• Intiated and developed new project intake process and presented it to both PMO and the client.
• Provided subject matter expertise including scope definition, risk identification and project plan creation.
• Guided a team of 30+ technicians and directly managed 2 project co-ordinators

• Revised and updated curriculum
• Assisted in delivering lectures and supporting students
• Graded and proctored exams and assignments
• Developed and administered course evolution surveys

Graduate Diploma In Social Innovation And Systems Thinking, School Of Environment Enterprise And Development

Transdisciplinary, collaborative research focused on promoting innovation and resilience within the complex adaptive systems.

Master'S Degree, Public Health

Master of Public Health (2010)

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Public Health

Bachelors of Science – Public Health