Experience

Foreign Service Officer - Monitoring and Evaluation Team Lead

USAID/Ukraine

Led results tracking, evaluation and accountability for over 50 development projects in wartime Ukraine.

Foreign Service Officer- Program Design Officer

USAID/Colombia

Led design and evaluation of development projects, including integration of gender and social inclusion efforts throughout 30 active programs.

Foreign Service Officer - Program Officer

USAID/Washington

Supported data analysis at global budget office, helped launch knowledge management office, served as Desk Officer for Sri Lanka and Honduras, and led LGBTQIA+ inclusion initiative.

Visiting Fellow / Fulbright Scholar

Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW)

Supported research on integration of asylum seekers through data analysis, presentation and report drafting. Culminated in presentation of independent research project.

Education

PhD Sustainable Development

Columbia University

MS Computer Science

Georgia Institute of Technology

Specialization in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

MS Mathematics

Indiana State University

Thesis: Novel Omnibus Normality Test and Power Comparison with the Shapiro-Wilk
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MS Development Practice

University of California, Berkeley

Thesis: Predicting the Yield of CIMMYT Wheat Genotypes via Remote Sensing and Machine Learning
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BA Economics and Finance

Mercer University

Skills
International Development & Assistance Programming
Program Design & Implementation
Monitoring & Evaluation Frameworks
Funding & Budget Analysis
Locally-led & Inclusive Programs
Donor Coordination
Computer Programming
Python
R
AI-Native Software Development
Javascript
Java
Julia
Research & Communication
Academic Writing
Conference Presentations
Training & Skills Workshops
Analytical Report Writing
Reproducible Social Science
Grant Proposals
Awards
Humanity in Action Senior Fellow
July 2018
International human rights advocacy fellowship, with cohort experience in Amsterdam and project completed in Germany
Donald M. Payne International Development Fellowship
May 2018
Graduate fellowship with USAID including internships in the US Congress and USAID/Southern Africa
Fulbright Scholar
May 2017
Research fellowship with University of Heidelberg and Centre for European Economic Research
Stamps Foundation Leadership Scholar
May 2013
Undergraduate academic scholarship with travel stipend
Languages
100%
English Native
60%
Spanish Intermediate
40%
German Beginner
20%
Ukrainian Basic