Experience

Small Farm Cities Africa

• Malawi
• International Trade and Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-Founder & COO

  • Oct 2021 - Present

  Co-Founder and COO of Small Farm Cities Africa, a developer of agribusiness municipal infrastructure and systems.Learn more at smallfarmcities.com Co-Founder and COO of Small Farm Cities Africa, a developer of agribusiness municipal infrastructure and systems.Learn more at smallfarmcities.com



UPsource Rwanda

• Founder

  • Aug 2021 - Present

  - Leading a tech start-up based in Kigali, Rwanda, UPsource provides big data and data labeling services, Google Ad Grant management, and document processing solutions. We connect Africa's best and brightest young professionals with remote digital work from around the world. - Leading a tech start-up based in Kigali, Rwanda, UPsource provides big data and data labeling services, Google Ad Grant management, and document processing solutions. We connect Africa's best and brightest young professionals with remote digital work from around the world.



DP World

• United Arab Emirates
• Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
• 700 & Above Employee

• Project Manager, E-Commerce Africa

  • Jan 2021 - Jul 2021

  - Built, managed and transitioned country operations (commercial, logistics, government relations, technology and legal) to local leadership for new cross-border and domestic B2B and B2C e-commerce platform- Identified, approached (cold calls, walk-ins, referrals), established, and grew partnerships with country’s leading exporters, manufacturers, importers, and distributors, together representing over 200 leading brands of FMCGs, electronics, coffee/tea, and more- Hired and managed local team of four to identify and onboard companies and products onto platform and manage commercial accounts



World Health Organization

• Bangladesh
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• COVID-19 Incident Management Support Team (IMST) Emergency Consultant

  • Apr 2020 - Dec 2020

  - Created and co-led systematic approach of monitoring, analyzing and visualizing COVID-19 government measures to produce an index which has informed academic research and policy making at country and regional levels through eight WHO academic publications and policy briefs, weekly situation updates, live measure tracking, and meetings with WHO global senior leadership- Support Inter-Action Reviews of country COVID-19 responses by coordinating with WHO technical experts and national counterparts to write official reports summarizing identified challenges, best practices, and immediate and long-term recommendations for senior country ministers

• Preparedness, Readiness and Capacity Building Intern

  • Jun 2019 - Aug 2019

  - Developed the Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Database which houses over 100 DRR case studies in order to identify health-specific preparedness activities that could be incorporated into WHO and Ministry of Health programmes- Incorporated input from over 10 department leaders to develop a schematic diagram of the mechanisms by which WHO’s Health Emergencies Programme contributes to health systems strengthening - Developed the Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Database which houses over 100 DRR case studies in order to identify health-specific preparedness activities that could be incorporated into WHO and Ministry of Health programmes- Incorporated input from over 10 department leaders to develop a schematic diagram of the mechanisms by which WHO’s Health Emergencies Programme contributes to health systems strengthening



Duke University Sanford School of Public Policy

• United States
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Duke University Humanitarian Action Fellow

  • May 2019 - May 2019

  - One of fifteen fellows selected to participate in an intensive course on humanitarian issues taught by United Nations leaders, researchers, practitioners, and donors connected with Duke University in Geneva, Switzerland - One of fifteen fellows selected to participate in an intensive course on humanitarian issues taught by United Nations leaders, researchers, practitioners, and donors connected with Duke University in Geneva, Switzerland



Humanitarian Disaster Institute

• Research

• Research Assistant

  • Sep 2018 - May 2019

  - Performed qualitative interview analysis on impacts of 2017 hurricanes on refugee and immigrant communities, quantitative analysis on the relationship between humanitarian leadership, humility, and mental health, and co-authored paper on psychological impact of conflict in Africa in Journal of Traumatic Stress - Performed qualitative interview analysis on impacts of 2017 hurricanes on refugee and immigrant communities, quantitative analysis on the relationship between humanitarian leadership, humility, and mental health, and co-authored paper on psychological impact of conflict in Africa in Journal of Traumatic Stress



NCAA

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Varsity Athlete

  • Aug 2015 - May 2019

  - Captain of the Men’s Wheaton College Track and Field team and Heptathlon record holder- Three Time Academic All-American (2017-2019)- Four time All-American in the Heptathlon/Decathlon in the 2017, 2018, and 2019 NCAA Division III National meets - Captain of the Men’s Wheaton College Track and Field team and Heptathlon record holder- Three Time Academic All-American (2017-2019)- Four time All-American in the Heptathlon/Decathlon in the 2017, 2018, and 2019 NCAA Division III National meets



Pakistan Business Community (PBC) - Forman Christian College

• Instructor and Researcher

  • Jun 2018 - Aug 2018

  - Advised on the design and implementation of microfinance institute operated by Pakistan Business Community after conducting systematic assessment of 68 empirical microfinance studies and interviewing local microfinance institutes and borrowers- Taught entrepreneurship training sessions at business conference for current and aspiring Pakistani entrepreneurs - Advised on the design and implementation of microfinance institute operated by Pakistan Business Community after conducting systematic assessment of 68 empirical microfinance studies and interviewing local microfinance institutes and borrowers- Taught entrepreneurship training sessions at business conference for current and aspiring Pakistani entrepreneurs



Samaritan's Purse

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Evidenced-Based Decision-Making Intern

  • Jun 2018 - Aug 2018

  - Created executive level strategy and decision-making tool for international strategy and country funding – an annually released index, complete with brief report and interactive GIS-webpage, that ranks countries based on organization’s priorities - Facilitated discussions with regional directors and executives on quantifying organizational priorities and data-driven decision-making - Created executive level strategy and decision-making tool for international strategy and country funding – an annually released index, complete with brief report and interactive GIS-webpage, that ranks countries based on organization’s priorities - Facilitated discussions with regional directors and executives on quantifying organizational priorities and data-driven decision-making



Wheaton College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Scholar - Center for Faith, Politics & Economics (FPE)

  • Jun 2017 - Aug 2017

  - Researched with Dr. Seth Norton on topic entitled "Making Money by Making Markets: Portraits of Entrepreneurial and Non-Entrepreneurial Design" - Critically analyzed, summarized, and consolidated sources by a variety of authors on market design, tragedy of the commons, and institutional economics in order to form concise exposition of findings - Researched with Dr. Seth Norton on topic entitled "Making Money by Making Markets: Portraits of Entrepreneurial and Non-Entrepreneurial Design" - Critically analyzed, summarized, and consolidated sources by a variety of authors on market design, tragedy of the commons, and institutional economics in order to form concise exposition of findings



Rahab's Rope

• Social Enterprise Intern

  • May 2016 - Jun 2016

  - Supported an organization empowering women and girls at risk or who had been forced into the sex trade by strengthening community engagement, addressing barriers to entry, and providing vocational training to local coordinators- Addressed most common business barrier faced by women (lack of time) by organizing and teaching life skills classes, math, and English lessons for 40 grade and middle school children for six weeks during summer holiday - Supported an organization empowering women and girls at risk or who had been forced into the sex trade by strengthening community engagement, addressing barriers to entry, and providing vocational training to local coordinators- Addressed most common business barrier faced by women (lack of time) by organizing and teaching life skills classes, math, and English lessons for 40 grade and middle school children for six weeks during summer holiday