Present position: Chief Technical Director DAAS / Curriculum Development, Institutional Capacity Expert, Management Information Systems, Vocational and Technical Education, Performance Manage­ment Systems, Project Management.

Executive Level Policy, Planning EMIS/ICT/IT/PFM and Vocational and Technical Advisor with over twenty years of expert proficiency, providing innovative and “best practice” solutions in high performance, post-conflict, and low resource environments. Comprehensive understanding of education and financial system development life cycle (EDLC), creating processes and standard operating procedures, and managing the complexity of establishing ICT/IT/PFM, Performance Management Systems and Education Management Information Systems. Recognized as an effective, solution-oriented Project Manager and Senior Education Policy Planning and EMIS/ICT/PFM Advisor who effectively delivers strategic counsel, artefacts, policies, and procedures throughout the EDLC phase for a geographically diverse range of clientele and sectors.

Regarded for his ability to drive processes and motivate cross-functional teams to accomplish project goals on time and within budget; excel in high pressure environments with competing and multiple project deadlines.

Recognized as an effective negotiator who has the capacity to leverage funding and technical expertise from various international donor organizations. Well versed in clarifying Technical and Vocational Education, Capacity Buildings, EMIS, PFM and ICT policy requirements, performing gap analysis, designing, developing, and deploying PMS/EMIS/IT/ICT, solutions.

Years within firm: 11 years

Key qualifications:

Education, HRM and PFM Advisor to Heads of State and Senior Government Officials in Pakistan, Jamaica, Tanzania, Malawi, and Liberia

Over 20 years as manager, coordinator, system developer, EMIS and technical advisor for large develop­ment projects, working with public and private sector institutions and providing technical assistance/capacity development

6+ years’ experience as Team Leader of large and smaller multi-culturally composed teams focused on results-based management, peace building, including planning, monitoring and evaluation in sector wide education development

Extensive knowledge and experience in all aspects of project cycle management, including log-frame development, planning and budgeting, implementation, monitoring and evaluation. Extensive expe­rience in providing sound leadership through participatory approaches.

Highly experienced in designing, developing and leading education programmes, including Liberia Teacher Education Program Liberia LTTP II (70 million USD) Science Education II Pakistan SEPII (55 million USD) with focus on curriculum development, gender equality out of school youths and inclusive education,

Strong experience of institutional strengthening and system capacity building for sustainable develop­ment of education systems in middle-income countries – Jamaica (5 years) and Guyana (12 Months) – and less developed countries – Liberia (4 years), Tanzania (5 years) plus other countries.

Strong experience in institutional and governance reform in Pakistan, Liberia, Tanzania, Malawi, and Jamaica with focus on public financial management, decentralised public sector management, Education Management Infor­ma­tion Systems, Performance Management Systems, Teacher Education and In Service Training and local level service-delivery oversight mechanisms

Empirically driven with strong monitoring and evaluation and research-driven abilities including develop­ment of real-time data collection and analysis processes using SMS and android platforms (Pakistan, Jamaica, Liberia, Tanzania, and Malawi), research institute partnerships informing programme and policy (Jamaica, Guyana, Pakistan, Tanzania) and large sample, diagnostic surveys (Pakistan Jamaica and Liberia).