Graduate Student

• Aug 2021 - Present

Senior Program & Contract Analyst

• Jul 2007 - Present

Currently working on 50 programs in support centers mission mission to accelerate global access to life-saving vaccines through development and implementation of evidence-based policies. Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to monitor and track grant performance, funding, objectives, and deliverables ranging from $100,000 to $40M.• Facilitated preparation of annual technical and financial reports for sponsors detailing research activities, successes, and challenges. Followed up and addressed questions.• After collaborating with center personnel and technical teams, initiated new workflow processes in anticipation of and adherence to new sub-recipient monitoring guidelines.• Worked with 10 domestic and international sub-contractors to set up and renew subcontracts for pneumonia etiology study. Negotiated subrecipient budgets up to $2.5M. Developed and monitored milestones and deliverables in compliance with sponsor guidelines.Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance ($50M grant) • Partnered with PATH and CDC to submit competitive grant. Collaborated with Director of Operations and Financial Analyst to identify cost saving measures due to fluctuations in currency. • Provided $750K in supplemental funding, enabling project to continue.The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation ($40M grant) • Acted as liaison between JHU faculty (providers of technical components of grant) and sponsor. • Conducted ad-hoc meetings between all stakeholders to facilitate communication, build consensus, and adhere to proposal guidelines and grant requirements.• Tracked progress and budget to ensure on-time submissions and alignment to university cost principles.

Program Manager

• Apr 2004 - Jun 2007

Served as Lead Program Officer for 23 domestic and international grants for global health and infectious disease surveillance with a combined value of ~$21M. Major sponsors included Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Ellison Medical Foundation, the World Bank, PATH, Eli Lilly and Company, and Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health.• Played major role working with CDC, Jean and Julius Tahija Family Foundation, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, and Gadjah Mada University to provide overall grant management and logistical support for dengue fever control in Indonesia.• Successfully negotiated and implemented the second phase World Bank contract ($975,000) for the Applied Epidemiology Training Program in Brazil program with CDC. • Worked with Advancement staff and the donor (Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation) to reallocate remaining funds from the Improving Healthcare for Women and Children in Afghanistan to the Safe Water/Safe Motherhood program with the Division of Reproductive Health at CDC.• Conducted monthly budget meetings with CDC staff on rotavirus programs to bring budgets and reporting formats back in-line with donor needs and overall direction of the rotavirus programs.• Worked with app. 15 international fellows from the Eli Lilly & Chiron programs to assist with the transition to United States and provide general information for their training program. Provided availability outside of normal office hours.

Health Extension Technical Advisor

• Jul 2000 - Aug 2003

Served as technical advisor and resource trainer for public health officers and nurses on advanced computer literacy, data collection, and analysis techniques. Planned, facilitated, and implemented community-based education activities and workshops for primary health care villages and centers. • Assisted with statistical and micro-planning and participated in vaccination campaigns for the government’s National Immunization Days for Polio with an achieved regional coverage of 95% for 85,000 people. • Planned, coordinated, and conducted various workshops for health-care workers including 40 regional nurses on basic data collection; provided health center nurses with current HIV/AIDS information; and facilitated first aid workshops with local Red Cross chapter for high school students. • Selected as the chairman to manage the 10-member Gambian Student Scholarship Fund for the 2001-2002 academic school year that distributed academic scholarships to 105 Gambian students at 40 schools.• Planned and organized fundraising events for the scholarship program that raised over $2,200.00 from in-country volunteers and staff.• Member of team with local counterparts that received an award for Outstanding Volunteer Service from Peace Corps The Gambia. • Served as a training consultant for 60 Peace Corps trainees on primary health care and health indicators management at government and community levels in preparation for their field assignments.• Served as the first volunteer attached to the Gambia Family Planning Association. Wrote and edited technical reports, budgets, and proposals for health education and HIV/AIDS projects. Provided computer training for a youth center and designed communication materials, educated local business employees, and acted as liaison between NGO, local governments, and international donor agencies.

Biological Science Technician

• Feb 1998 - May 2000

Served primarily at National Wildlife Research Center, scientific field / laboratory research branch of Wildlife Services. Began as volunteer, followed by work-study program and eventually fulltime employment. • Participated in diverse areas of field and laboratory studies primarily related to disease interactions among humans and wildlife. Developed study protocols, operating procedures and safety guidelines.• Collected, prepared and cultivated samples, performed analyses, interpreted reactions, and generated reports for microbiological and bacteriology sampling.• Participated in formulating diagnostic screening techniques for fecal pathogens in avian species and directed a graduate-level study on urban goose fecal pathogens.• Supervised field and laboratory pharmaceutical study of oral contraceptive to reduce urban goose populations. Performed hematological collection Canada geese for chemical analysis of contraceptive uptake.