À propos
Capacity for collaborative planning, risk mitigation and change management projects Great ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and manage complex issues Excellent participatory development, stakeholder engagement and social mobilization Great builder of relationships based on mutual respect and trust Strong sense of negotiation and conflict resolution Ability to offer creative solutions, innovative and flexible Experienced in coordinating, negotiating and motivating teams to reach common goals. Outstanding bilingual communication skills, oral and written
Expériences professionnelles
Jan 2015 — Mar 2015
Strategic Project Management Specialist
DAI · ONG
Filling in for the Deputy Chief Of Party (DCOP), has been providing technical guidance to the main technical intermediate results IRs (IR1: Increasing Agricultural Productivity; IR2: Improving Watershed Stability above Selected Plains; IR3: Strengthening Agricultural Markets;) on AVANSE, to assist the IR teams in planning for needed field activities (including developing scopes of work and procurement strategies) and to provide field supervision and quality control for AVANSE field activities.
Facilitating working sessions between the Infrastructure Component and the Procurements Office to identify the most appropriate mechanisms (e.g. Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs) Indefinite Quantity Contracts (IQCs), etc.) to support the Infrastructure Component’s Implementation Plan and to respond to the Infrastructure Component’s emergency response needs.
Prepared Memoranda of understanding (MOUs) and program description documents for MARNDR support activity under IR1
Assisted the Chief of Party (COP) in identifying critical bottlenecks that impede project implementation.
Helped the Infrastructure Component develop a comprehensive and detailed Implementation Plan and calendar to implement the 2015 work plan and to initiate all related procurement actions.
Helped the COP to ensure that project deliverables are technically sound, of highest quality, delivered on time.
Feb 2014 — Dec 2014
Project Consultant Advisor
SOCODEVI-CECI-UPADI · ONG
Strengthening the organization's role in providing agricultural support services;
Provided support for local agricultural extension and innovation services;
Identified potential partners in the North and North-east of Haiti through formal and non-formal networking means;
Managed all other consultants and stakeholders;
Managed budget of $3 million; number of staff supervised: 15.
Jun 2013 — Aug 2013
Project Consultant, Haiti
Projet
Met with the Community Driven Project (CDD)'s key stakeholders;
Prepared the "Projet national de développement communautaire participatif" (PRODEP)'s final report.
Jan 2013 — Dec 2014
Project Development Consultant
EGEBO · Privé
Developed and promoted project management in the church;
Assisted and helped in turning the ideas into projects.
Feb 2012 — Sep 2013
Consultant,
Centre d’étude et de Coopération Internationa · ONG
Strengthened capacity of local institutions and networks in good projects monitoring and networking;
Built capacity of water services stakeholders and local community in participatory development approaches;
Developed Community ownership of approach leading to proactive service delivery level; Managed and oversaw interdisciplinary team on crop production mainly on rice, plantain, beans, onion, tomato, maize;
Identified ways to improve crop production and better soil and water management practices.
Dec 2010 — Présent
Subject-Matter Expert
Center for Intercultural Learning · Public
Helped the Canadian public engaged in international development understand the importance of intercultural knowledge and equipped them for their jobs.
Jan 2010 — Jun 2010
Project Manager, Impact Study,
La Lanterne, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada · Public
Assisted the Special Care Program with the development of specific marketing plans and activities for specific products or product lines to establish, enhance or distinguish product placement within the competitive arena;
Assisted with the development of business plans and product positioning in the marketplace;
Designed and implemented the impact study for the organization's key project;
Oversaw the budget of $50,000; supervised 4 staff members.
Jun 2005 — Jun 2009
Project Director
Pan American Development Foundation /Haiti · ONG
Managed the Community Driven Development (PRODEP) project budget and communicated with the stakeholders;
Coordinated all aspects of the project;
Coordinated staff meetings and other events, and planned team building activities;
Promoted an intensive, widely disseminated and carefully designed communication and information campaign to ensure transparency and adequate knowledge of the project's objectives and contents by all potential beneficiaries;
Used project scheduling and control tools to monitor projects plans, budgets and expenditures
Communicated effectively and accurately relevant project information to the clients and project team;
Ensured clients 'needs are met in a timely and cost effective manner;
Oversaw budget of $20 million; supervised 102 staff.
Nov 2003 — May 2005
Project Coordinator
Pan American Development Foundation /Haiti · ONG
Managed technically the project; designed and implemented a risk management plan.
Used project scheduling and control tools to monitor projects plans, budgets and expenditures;
Communicated effectively and accurately relevant project information to the clients and project team;
Linked more than 150 Haitian Community Based Organizations CBO across the border with their Dominican organizations counterparts and improved relationships between border organizations;
Mitigated conflicts and strengthened civil society in the Haiti-Dominican Republic borderlands.
Oversaw the budget of $0.8 million and supervised 12 staff members.
Apr 2002 — Sep 2003
Project Technical Consultant
Pan American Development Foundation /Haiti · ONG
Designed and implemented the "deuxième plaine irrigation " Project Plan in the field;
Evaluated progress of the project;
Reviewed progress of contractors;
Reported and communicated with the stakeholders;
Trained farmers (310) on best practices of water and land management for increasing productivity;
Oversaw the budget of $1.2 million; supervised 25 staff.
Jul 1998 — Mar 2002
Chief Executive Officer,
ARTECA · Privé
Designed and implemented the strategic plan of ARTECA;
Managed all the irrigation projects (studies and implementation);
Trained mayors of 36 municipalities in the South of Haiti and their staff in management, accounting and secretarial techniques under the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP);
Guided the mayors through a participatory planning process;
Assisted the municipalities in the design and implementation of small infrastructure projects.
Oversaw budget of $3 million; supervised 110 staff.
Mar 1996 — May 1998
Water Resources Consultant
Public
Serve as consultant and advisor to the Ministry of agriculture (1996-1998) and other senior level representatives on issues relating to water and other natural resources (soil, forest);
Developed the scope and objectives of short term, intermediate and long-term programs to address the issues related to natural resources.
Guided and coordinated the mission of experts in water management;
Led and oversaw partnerships and activities with other stakeholders in natural resources management;
Managed actions to support information sharing and water management amongst the 5 Ministers responsible of Water resources at different levels;
Provided technical assistance for design and implementation of new rules and regulations for water management.
Improved assessment and monitoring of water resources.
May 1994 — Feb 1996
Regional Coordinator
Planning Assistance · ONG
Trained mayors and their staff in basic project design and implementation, management, accounting and secretarial techniques;
Guided the mayors through a year-long participatory planning process;
Assisted the municipalities in the design and implementation of small infrastructure projects;
Produced training manuals for the municipal engineers;
Responsible for the budget of $1.5 million; supervised 10 staff.
Dec 1992 — May 2004
Professor
Facukty of Agriculture · Public
Taught Irrigation, Drainage, Water Management
Jan 1989 — Jul 1991
Coordinator, Technical School of Agriculture
Public
Managed the technical school
Offered various courses to farmers on topics related to irrigated crops; Used farm operations that helped facilitate applied research and extension programs on rice, beans, onion, tomato, plantain;
Produced training manuals for students in agriculture and farmers by mobilizing and piloting experts and experience farmers;
Managed budget of $150,000; and supervised 5 staff members.