Matt Stellbauer
Associate Project Director - USAID Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Small Scale Irrigation at Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Certificate in International Agriculture Development and Natural Resource Management
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Experience
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Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture
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United States
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International Trade and Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Associate Project Director - USAID Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Small Scale Irrigation
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May 2016 - Present
Manage project portfolio of > USD 27 m Plan, budgeted, and coordinated research activities for multi-disciplinary research programs in Ghana, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Mali, Nepal, and the West African region Coordinated and supervise global research teams (including senior and junior researchers, post-doctoral fellows, graduate students, and student interns) Assist with outreach and engagement with funding agencies, global and bi-lateral donor institutions, and global and national implementing partners (3 universities, 4 irrigation equipment companies, 5 international research organizations) Planned and facilitated 2 international conferences Develop and led research on multiple-use water services, household water security, and water and natural resource management. Show less
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USDA
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United States
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Government Administration
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700 & Above Employee
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International Agriculture Development Specialist
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Jun 2010 - Apr 2016
Managed project portfolio of > USD 15 m Planned, budgeted, and coordinated technical assistance activities for multi-disciplinary technical assistance programs in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Recruited experts from other agencies within USDA to provide technical assistance in hydrology, agronomy, soil fertility, and crop science for international seminars/workshops. Coordinated and supervised teams of USDA technical experts (including junior program managers, hydrologists, agronomists, and civil engineers) Assisted with outreach and engagement with funding agencies, global and bi-lateral donor institutions, and global and national implementing partners (1 university, 1 NGO, 3 international research organizations) Prepared and delivered briefs to U.S. Embassy officials in Afghanistan and Pakistan on program activities and results Developed and led workshops on Information Communication Technologies (ICT) and water and natural resource management for Pakistani research and extension specialist. Show less
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Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture
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United States
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International Trade and Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Graduate Assistant
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Aug 2008 - Dec 2009
Identified issues, analyzed findings, and formulated appropriate strategies for agricultural extension programs in Iraq and Rwanda. Assisted in the coordination and management functions of short-term training programs in Iraq Conducted independent research on the sustainability of 8 USAID-supported Coffee Cooperatives in Rwanda. Identified issues, analyzed findings, and formulated appropriate strategies for agricultural extension programs in Iraq and Rwanda. Assisted in the coordination and management functions of short-term training programs in Iraq Conducted independent research on the sustainability of 8 USAID-supported Coffee Cooperatives in Rwanda.
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Peace Corps
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United States
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International Affairs
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700 & Above Employee
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Community Development Volunteer
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Jul 2006 - Aug 2008
Worked with stakeholder-based committees that provided direction for Extension programs supporting 4-H, youth development, and rural health Led educational programs that supported 4-H and Youth Development Designed and led an international training program on HIV for 4 nurses from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Worked with stakeholder-based committees that provided direction for Extension programs supporting 4-H, youth development, and rural health Led educational programs that supported 4-H and Youth Development Designed and led an international training program on HIV for 4 nurses from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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Education
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Texas A&M University
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Hydrology and Water Resources Science -
Texas A&M University
Masters of Science, Agriculture; International Agriculture Development -
Texas A&M University
Bachelor of Science, Political Science