Design and implement programs and applied research for development

• Demonstrated social entrepreneurship by establishing and administrating community development programs in urban and rural marginalized communities • Successfully implemented local management transition, resulting in complete local management capabilities within two years • Engaged by Board to continue to provide expertise in management and evaluation

• Core competencies in program evaluation, proposal writing, and management for international and community development programs• Successfully completed contracts with clients for work in the U.S., Latin America, Eastern Europe, and Africa

• Taught Public Administration course to graduate-level students in political science, public policy, and professional studies • Course content included program evaluation, comparative government and administration, ethics, civil society, organizational behavior, and public-private partnerships

• Constructed, manipulated and analyzed large, detailed databases on demographic, geographic, and economic change using SPSS and ArcGIS software for policy evaluation resulting in reports to government agencies and publications in academic journals• Analyzed and published results from primary source data for program evaluation, including interviews and archival documents on local governance and the rule of law in Central America, demonstrating the ability to initiate, justify, and gather… Show more • Constructed, manipulated and analyzed large, detailed databases on demographic, geographic, and economic change using SPSS and ArcGIS software for policy evaluation resulting in reports to government agencies and publications in academic journals• Analyzed and published results from primary source data for program evaluation, including interviews and archival documents on local governance and the rule of law in Central America, demonstrating the ability to initiate, justify, and gather information on important issues• Authored succinct reports, academic articles, and conference presentations Show less

• Using strong interpersonal skills, established a small team tasked with initiating start-up programming and collaborative projects to improve the rule of law primarily in Mexico, Central America and the Andes • Successfully proposed and implemented programming and a $10 million dollar budget covering a seven-country portfolio of Department of State (DOS) and US Agency for International Development (USAID) projects to advance the rule of law in Latin America• Conducted applied… Show more • Using strong interpersonal skills, established a small team tasked with initiating start-up programming and collaborative projects to improve the rule of law primarily in Mexico, Central America and the Andes • Successfully proposed and implemented programming and a $10 million dollar budget covering a seven-country portfolio of Department of State (DOS) and US Agency for International Development (USAID) projects to advance the rule of law in Latin America• Conducted applied research to strengthen programs to combat threats to governance and rule of law such as international drug trafficking and other related criminal activity in Latin America through meetings with high-level representatives of foreign departments of justice, supreme courts, and executive branches • Demonstrated strong writing and briefing skills in the presentation of strategic analyses to DOS, USAID, and other US Embassy officials regarding existing and emerging threats to the rule of law in the region• Working in a team environment, contributed to the training of hundreds of local law enforcement and justice sector representatives to more effectively combat transnational crime that required great adaptability and situational awareness• Evaluated by supervisor in these roles as “highly diligent, disciplined, and focused. [Thomas] has good inter-personal skills, is able to offer support to others when appropriate and also to exercise discipline when necessary. He is a very strong writer… [all of] which has helped to establish us as a growing presence in the region.” Show less