Experience

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  PLANET S.A.

  • Iraq

  • Expert - United Nation Development Program Project

    • Apr 2016 - Mar 2017
    • Iraq

    Local Area Development Program (LADP EU)Funded by EU and implemented by UNDP-Iraq• Draft methodologies, conduct needs assessments and vulnerability mapping.• Carry out capacity assessment.• Develop curriculum for capacity building and training.• Participatory planning, strategy and provincial outcome based plans formulation.• Problem analysis, public consultations, undertaking data collection and district profiling, carrying out various training sessions and workshops, organize and facilitate a variety of meetings.

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  AECOM (incorporating Davis Langdon, An AECOM Company)

  • Washington, DC

  • Consultant

    • Jun 2016 - Nov 2016
    • Washington, DC

    • Gather information through network of contacts on the scope of the project, the challenges faced by local, provincial, and national levels of government and other key stakeholders; • Provide input to the technical solution design and technical and other sections of the proposal, including, but not limited to management plans, personnel, staffing, M&E, and draft work plans;• Participate in proposal team meetings, regularly engaging proposal team members, review proposal documents, and meet all proposal deadlines in accordance with established proposal calendars;• Review, edit, and evaluate proposals written by other technical and business development teams, as assigned by the capture manager;

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  Self-Employed

  • Dallas/Fort Worth Area

  • Real Estate Investor

    • Jan 2015 - Apr 2016
    • Dallas/Fort Worth Area

    Managing real estate investments/ private properties

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  Global Sky Properties, LP

  • Grapevine, Texas

  • Office Manager

    • Jan 2013 - Dec 2014
    • Grapevine, Texas

    • Evaluate and redesign current management and accounting system, Loans and payments system management, staff roles and responsibilities, HR, communications and reassign duties based on organization evaluation results. • Review and redesign monitoring, audit and internal control procedures.• Advise management of operational functions and positions to keep within organization, and others to outsource based and cost benefit studies.

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  Ademi-International

  • Washington D.C. Metro Area

  • Governance Advisor

    • Mar 2012 - Apr 2012
    • Washington D.C. Metro Area

    • Leading efforts for capture teams in Yemen and Iraq. • Participating in proposal writing for prospect projects in the Middle East.

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  RTI International

  • United States
  • Research Services
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • National Subject Matter Expert – Monitoring

    • Jul 2010 - Dec 2011

    Assisting Local Councils and Governors in improving their overall performance, including financial management of capital projects. • Oversight and physical inspection of capital projects. • Conducting a pilot project to improve water & waste, and on-site water services. • Developing mechanisms for monitoring of executive function.

  • Governance Advisor

    • 2006 - 2011

  • Public Budgeting Advisor

    • May 2010 - Jul 2010

    • Assist councils and governors to prepare their 2011 capital and operations budgets.• Assist governors with the execution of capital projects.• Assist provinces in improving financial management of PPL capital projects.• Oversight and physical inspection of capital projects.• Assist departments in conducting pilot projects to improve water & waste on-site services. • Assist provincial councils in developing mechanisms for monitoring of executive functions.• Adapt the project’s budget manual in light of the 2010 budget law and instructions from the Ministry of Finance. • Develop training material for dissemination in the project’s monthly in-house, continuing education training of staff dedicated to Work Elements.• Establish a national system for collecting budget execution statistics and including them in the archive on the project website.

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  RTI International

  • Iraq

  • Deputy Regional Team Leader

    • Jun 2003 - Jan 2009
    • Iraq

    • Leadership of Iraq- South Central Region (SCR).• Coordinating with US Army represented by Military Government Support Team, and other USAID programs.• Serving as an advisor/consultant. • Managing and supervising staff in five major Iraqi provinces, work included but not limited to:o Designing and delivering training modules. o Organizing and managing National, Regional and Provincial conferences related to program topics and USAID needs. o Developing and implementing Provincial Development Strategies.o Budget-formulation/execution, strategic planning and management training. o Capacity building for newly elected Provincial and District Councils and governorates to represent citizens’ concerns and provide oversight on the delivery of services by the executive branch.o Enhancing financial management and reporting of capital investment by the Provinces to improve accountability.o Developing public outreach, women’s leadership, and reconciliation• Worked with the regional offices for the Coalition Provincial Authority/ government support teams (Multi National Forces), Non Government Organizations, and Iraqi Government.

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  KBR, Inc.

  • Iraq

  • Recruiter/ Accounting

    • Apr 2003 - Jun 2003
    • Iraq

    • Public administration.• Procurement and accounting/ payroll.• Recruitment.

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  Supreme Audit Board

  • Iraq

  • Chief of Audit Team

    • Oct 1992 - Apr 2003
    • Iraq

    • Managing finance and audit teams in ministries, to insure compliance to financial laws and regulations.• Evaluate the performance of Central Ministries and their departments in the provinces. • Preparing training materials for the Board of Supreme Audit staff, to train auditors and build their capacities, and participating in the training courses as a lecturer. • Head of Information Technology in the Board, responsible of designing and implementing specialized electronic audit systems.• Participating in the annual national conferences for 12 years as speaker, presented researches and studies related to Public Audit and using Information technology in the field of Audit.