Experience

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  Akros

  • Zambia
  • IT Services and IT Consulting
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Chief Operating Officer

    • Jan 2022 - Present

  • Zambia Country Director

    • Feb 2018 - Dec 2021

  • Director of Business Development

    • Jan 2017 - Feb 2018

  • Portfolio Lead

    • Jan 2016 - Dec 2016

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  Abt Associates

  • Associate

    • Jun 2012 - Nov 2015

  • Senior Analyst

    • Oct 2009 - Jun 2012

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  The World Bank

  • Washington D.C. Metro Area

  • Consultant

    • Feb 2008 - Oct 2009
    • Washington D.C. Metro Area

    • Coordinated and conducted capacity building workshops on AIDS strategic and action planning and governance in AIDS programs, including modules on operational planning, results-based management, and utilizing the Rapid Results Methodology for UNAIDS and the World Bank• Researched and analyzed existing Operational Plans and national HIV/AIDS strategies to enhance and adapt the technical curriculum of capacity building workshops• Assisted in the facilitation of regional and national capacity building workshops for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, the Middle and North Africa, and Southern Asia • Created tools and guidance materials to assist planners in HIV/AIDS operational plan formulation and assessment • Evaluated workshops and wrote reports for the UNAIDS AIDS Strategy and Action Plan technical service (ASAP)• Monitored team finances and work plan

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  Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

  • Washington D.C. Metro Area

  • Program Assistant, Global Health Initiative

    • Jan 2006 - Dec 2007
    • Washington D.C. Metro Area

    • Promoted from being the first, and only, Global Health intern to sole full-time staff member• Secured and implemented a $350,000 Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation grant for translation, publication, and outreach of a UN-convened report on AIDS and governance• Researched and coordinated 18 events and 4 half- or full-day conferences to promote informed, non-partisan dialogue for the Global Health Initiative• Managed $480,000 in project finances for private and federal grants• Created and maintained project database of over 2,500 contacts • Built a health network for the Center’s newly created Global Health Initiative• Maintained project website and increased web traffic from 17 to 81 visits per day• Authored/edited 18 event summaries, commissioned 3 papers, and worked-on 5 publications

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  George Washington University

  • Washington D.C. Metro Area

  • Graduate Student Assistant

    • Jan 2005 - Dec 2005
    • Washington D.C. Metro Area

    • Assisted professors within the Department of Prevention and Community Health with research and class logistics

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  On Assignment Lab Support

  • Greater Chicago Area

  • Lab Technician

    • Nov 2002 - Jul 2004
    • Greater Chicago Area

    • Employee Appreciation Award, July 2003• Utilized aseptic technique to test for the presence of harmful bacteria on food products • Worked independently to assist senior scientists with cement board formulations• Performed physical and chemical analysis of food products• Managed laboratory tasks with precision and accuracy

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  John G. Shedd Aquarium

  • Greater Chicago Area

  • Volunteer Water Quality Analyst

    • Jan 2003 - Jan 2004
    • Greater Chicago Area

    • Performed routine water quality checks to maintain appropriate tank environments

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  Changzhou International School

  • Changzhou, Jiangsu, China

  • Teacher

    • Aug 2001 - Aug 2002
    • Changzhou, Jiangsu, China

    • Designed course outline and taught spoken English to six, 30-person classes of Chinese students ages 12-18

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  Exploration Summer Program

  • Wellesley, MA

  • Teacher

    • Jun 2000 - Aug 2000
    • Wellesley, MA

    • Designed course outline and taught physics and model-rocketry to two, 15-person classes of students ages 12-14• Provided oversight, guidance and support to children in the residential program as a resident advisor

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  University of Michigan

  • Ann Arbor, MI

  • Research Assistant, Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program; Laboratory Assistant, Biology

    • Aug 1998 - May 2000
    • Ann Arbor, MI

    • Coordinated lake ecology research with the Great Lakes Research Department• Formulated and conducted a research experiment on phytoplankton, including field sampling on the University of Michigan's research vessel