SUMMARYExecutive leader with more than 25 years of experience in international development program management, NGO management, and disaster/emergency relief; Thought leadership in Knowledge Exchange (KE) and Innovation concepts, strategy, applications, and integration; Demonstrated success enhancing global operational performance and growing regional program portfolios across Africa, Asia, MENA, and LACSIGNATURE SKILLS:• Highly engaged, dynamic and entrepreneurial with proven capabilities in leadership• Skilled in partnership facilitation, project management and strategic communications• Strong writing, presentation and program development skills• Proven negotiation, interpersonal and organization skills• Accomplished in business architecture and business process improvement• Experienced implementing leading-edge technology solutions and establishing strategic partnerships to drive organizational changeSPECIALTIES: • Program/Project development including organizing approach, defining tasks, allocating resources, and tracking and reporting progress, from project conceptualization through completion.• Program sustainability and capacity building, public-private partnerships and project monitoring and evaluation (both quantitative and qualitative methods).• BPM methodology, standards development, and managing continuous process improvement through establishment of process improvement indicators.• Designing and writing winning proposals and establishing and maintaining networks and relationships with local partners, host country governments, European and US governmental donors, foundations, corporations, and individuals.• IT Strategic Leadership: knowledge management, information architecture, systems integration, cost optimization, enterprise content management, GIS, portals, collaboration, social networking, communities of expertise.• 18 years living experience in developing world context including Kenya, Zambia, Haiti and Jamaica.