I’m focused on building technology and data products that drive meaningful insight.

I am a digital and M&E professional and entrepreneur based in Berlin. I collaborate closely with teams to develop scalable products that enable nonprofits to manage their work with greater adaptability. My experience is grounded in a decade of travel, residence, and work in over 80 countries.

Norwegian Refugee Council

Technical Lead

Berlin, Germany

Sep 2018 - Present

I oversee the design and development of a suite of program data tools, enhancing the organization's service delivery. This involves taking a grants management system from inception to implementation within a swift six-month timeframe and creating a global incident management system that effectively triages and escalates cases to support units. In the past five years, I've played a key role in fostering a community of practice among colleagues, aimed at enhancing digital standards and governance.

Hikaya

Co-Founder and Product Lead

Berlin, Germany

Jan 2020 - Mar 2023

I work with leading international NGOs to evaluate their digital requirements, guided by the digital principles, and establish the foundation for their digital transformation endeavors. I facilitate stakeholder workshops to determine user needs and priorities. The outcome includes product user journeys and a roadmap that equips organizations with the necessary information to evaluate and make well-informed decisions when choosing the appropriate tool.

TolaData

Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer

Berlin, Germany

Mar 2017 - Sep 2018

I played a key role in establishing a company dedicated to creating an advanced indicator management tool. This involved forming partnerships with global data initiatives and experts to enhance the quality and standards of humanitarian data. Additionally, I managed the merger with sigmah.org, an open-source M&E tool that has evolved over the past decade with support from the humanitarian community.

Mercy Corps

Senior Data and Learning Advisor

Portland, Oregon

2016 - 2017

I served as the Product Owner for a digital M&E system at Mercy Corps. Within a year, I expanded the system globally, obtaining additional staff and financial resources for its implementation in 40 country offices. The success of this expansion highlighted the efficacy of the digital strategy I employed, securing support from the organization's leadership and widespread adoption by teams globally. Presently, the system continues to be in active use for monitoring project performance on a global scale.

Regional MEL Advisor

Beirut, Lebanon

2015 - 2016

I offered technical guidance to program and M&E teams across 10 country offices. My responsibilities focused on aligning M&E and ICT strategies to address disparities in their data management practices. Through enhancing standardization across the Middle East region, we empowered teams to present donors and beneficiaries with tools that enhanced accountability and traceability.

Monitoring and Evalauation Manager

Kabul, Afghanistan

2014 - 2015

I created an adaptable data flow that ensured a seamless ETL pipeline from collection to donor reporting across our entire country portfolio. Consequently, our team eliminated the need for paper-based survey data collection, enhancing cloud based storage capabilities and collaborative efforts. This improvement significantly increased the efficiency of the M&E team in data reviews and reporting timelines. These efforts led to the development of a digital M&E system, subsequently achieving scalability across all of Mercy Corps.

Data Visualization Coordinator

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

2013

Established a standardized workflow for a multi-year program, optimizing the utilization of mobile data collection to gather and oversee monthly monitoring data. This enhanced efficiency across the entire end-to-end process for both the M&E and program teams, enabling them to focus more on data analysis rather than data collection. Additionally, to facilitate real-time sharing and publication of results, I developed an online data visualization application that featured interactive beneficiary mapping and graphics, offering a dynamic representation of the program's progress and accomplishments.

Data Analyst

Portland, Oregon

2012 - 2013

I contributed to the examination and analysis of Mission Metrics data submissions, an organization-wide initiative evaluating the organization's commitment to achieving its mission through quantifiable impact. I generated nearly 40 country-level reports and over a dozen regional and thematic reports based on the identified findings. Furthermore, I provided technical support and conducted data analysis for the global MEL team, aiding country offices and field teams in various projects. This included designing a data management platform for the Ethiopia project CHELBI, conducting statistical analysis for the Iraq project BPCS, and supervising data management and statistical analysis for the Somalia project SYLI, while also preparing data for a research study on Peacebuilding and Resilience in the Horn of Africa.

MAPLE Microdevelopment

Researcher

Portland, Oregon

2011 - 2012

Executed the adoption of the Grameen Foundation's Progress out of Poverty Index (PPI) within the organization's primary program, which focuses on providing business skills training to members of Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs) in eastern Uganda. Devised and executed a household survey specifically crafted for the purpose of gathering and evaluating data in alignment with the PPI.

Mekong Economics

Junior Economist

Hanoi, Vietnam

2010 - 2011

I conducted baseline surveys and generated reports for international aid organizations, including GIZ, DANIDA, the World Bank, and various UN agencies. I led project implementation, coordinating with national and international partners, consultants, and project executing agencies. Additionally, I conducted economic research on diverse topics related to Vietnam and the Southeast Asia region.

U.S. Embassy

Economic Affairs Intern

Hanoi, Vietnam

2010

I held the responsibility of delivering diplomatic reports on the current socio-economic conditions and emerging trends in Vietnam, producing internal briefings and memos that discussed the latest economic issues pertinent to U.S. interests in the country. Additionally, I supervised and participated in organizing official conferences sponsored by the U.S. Embassy and accompanied Foreign Service Officers (FSOs) in demarching government officials. At the request of the Deputy Ambassador, I drafted a diplomatic cable addressing the relationship between overseas Vietnamese and their contributions to the expanding economy of Vietnam.

Wells Fargo and Company

Risk Management Specialist

Portland, Oregon

2005 - 2008

I managed high-risk credit portfolios, addressing complex client issues and proposing effective solutions for accounts with significant delinquency. I performed risk analyses and gathered comprehensive client information to improve our understanding of clients financial situations. Additionally, I played a role in training and developing new team members, conducting instructional sessions on business systems.