As CEO of Aropa Consulting, our mission is to deliver bespoke, equity-focused solutions tailored for growing social impact organizations. Our approach is defined by: --Strategic Evaluation and Planning: We conduct thorough assessments of internal processes, identifying organizational strengths and areas for growth to ensure our strategies are robust and well-informed. --Fractional Fundraising and Operational Support: We provide tailored support in fundraising and daily operations, enabling organizations to leverage our expertise on an as-needed basis to amplify their efficiency and impact. --Holistic Technical Solutions Development: Specializing in technical strategy, we craft comprehensive, human-centered, and tech-forward strategies across finance, HR, and development tools, placing people at the core of every solution.

Founder and Director of a new nonprofit support initiative.The Center for Community Collaboration (C3) strengthens and elevates nonprofit organizations by providing targeted support and resources, empowering them to thrive and create positive, lasting change within their communities. C3's vision is to foster a more resilient and equitable community by cultivating connections and facilitating learning among changemakers at the heart of these movements.

-Lead the sales, delivery, and support of all Social Impact implementations of NetSuite-Manage a remote team-Oversee over 100+ implementations of NetSuite

--Design and implement new operational and finance procedures for growing start-up--Manage all aspects of business operations, to include finances, business development, hiring, travel, and general administration--Implemented NetSuite CRM instance in addition to designing new business development, marketing, and pricing strategies --Created new quickbooks processes to ensure accountability, transparency and easy management of finances--Updated and streamlined hiring procedures

>Supporting non-profits and small businesses think through operational and finance strategies necessary for scale>Recommend and implement new operational and finance procedures for businesses looking to grow or become more efficient>Implement new financial and operational tools to include:--Salesforce (2 implementations)--NetSuite (10 + implementations)--Xero--Quickbooks (online + desktop)--Others: Bkpr, Zoho Books, FreshBooks

> Oversaw finance and operations within four countries: Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and USA. --Total organizational budget: $1.5 million--Total staff: 35 (between East Africa and the US)>Special projects:--Coordinated and managed switch to cloud-hosted accounting system, NetSuite--Developed greater management and internal control systems for programmatic as well operational oversight

Post Security Officer, COMSEC Custodian, and Consular Officer at the U.S. Consulate General Calgary (second assignment)>Managed $400K project to renovate entire HVAC system >Oversaw the Consulate's security and crisis response systems, to include the surveillance detection program and the crisis and emergency response plan>Managed all communications security and equipment for daily operations of the Consulate>Managed contracted security personnel, 13+ security guards>Adjudicated non-immigrant visa applications (over 75 per day)General Services Officer at the U.S. Consulate General Guayaquil (first assignment)>Supervised general services staff (13) and contracted maintenance personnel (15+)>Coordinated move of all of the Consulate’s assets ($5 million) to New Consulate Compound>Designed and implemented regional warehouse program in Guayaquil, totaling over $10 million>Served as primary contracting officer with formal contract portfolio of over $3 million and simplified acquisitions portfolio of over $4 million>Managed housing pool of 35+ residences, to include personal shipments and furnishings>Oversaw logistics and shipping for the Consulate to include household and official shipments

-Co-produced open-source training curriculum to teach youth leaders how to use open-source mapping tools, such as Ushahidi & Open Street Map, to build peace and strengthen civic bounds in their communities-Organized all travel, accommodation and training logistics for participating students and trainers

-Designed, proposed, and taught the class Crisis Mapping: Technology, Resources, and Disaster Relief (a semester-long module focused on teaching students crisis response skills as well as how to use open-source technology tools to respond to emergencies)-Facilitated a day-long crisis simulation as a part of the course which included field and operations center components.

[internship]-Researched and interviewed Sri Lanka businessmen and entrepreneurs on the status of the IT sector, nanotechnology, and sustainable energy in Sri Lanka-Summarized findings in 11 reports sent to the Department of State-Created preliminary dialogue between U.S. and Sri Lankan agencies with the goal of signing a bi-lateral Science and Technology Agreement

-Managed operations for the project, to include finances, strategic planning, and transition planning. -Supervised staff of 4 and digital volunteer base of 50+ for the daily operation of Haiti data mapping and analysis-Served as field representative for a short assignment to set-up systems and evaluate local capacity in Haiti-Coordinated development of Ushahidi Haiti web mapping platform with programmers, by aligning customer and end user needs with limitations of the software

-Developed self-guided research project to investigate the impact of housing restoration and tourism on traditional culture-Interviewed Moroccan and foreign residents, business owners, and tourist in Arabic, French, and English-Formulated research paper and presented findings in conferences in Cairo, Egypt and Rabat, Morocco

[internship]-Re-created outreach program for new and prospective tenants focusing on increased communication and transparency of the rental and home buying process-Conducted research on ways to improve community pride and tenant retention rates

-Analyzed, input, and processed electroencephalogram (EEG) data and traces of neurophysiologic measurements in electrical activity of the brain-Researched impact of sleep on EEG patterns-Publication: M. D’Alessandro, G. Vachtsevanos, R. Esteller, J. Echauz, D. Sewell, and B. Litt, “A Systematic Approach to Seizure Prediction Using Genetic and Classifier Based Feature Selection,” presented at 2002 Conference on Digital Signal Processing