Todd A. Nitkin
Email: ad4kfg@r.postjobfree.com
Phone: 301-***-****
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-todd-nitkin/
Location: North Potomac, MD 20878
MERL EXPERT
Summary
Proven capacity for conducting complex surveys and program analysis to extract meaningful insights and guide high-level project management decisions. Expertise in data capture, quality assurance, and data analysis. Capable of coordinating Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) systems, developing MEL Plans, and identifying performance indicators. Over 14 years of PowerBI experience with proficiency in Epi Info, Python, SPSS, and other database platforms. Considered a leading authority in LQAS with teaching experience at Johns Hopkins School of Public Health.
Areas of Expertise
Quantitative Survey Methods
Data Aggregation & Visualization
Data Analytics
Performance Assessment
Research Design
Program Scope Development
Staff Training & Supervision
Proficiency in PowerBI, SPSS, Epi
Program Status Reporting
Quality Assurance
Program Design & Improvement
Stakeholder Engagement
Career Experience
Inspire Ethiopia, North Potomac, MD
Present
Director - Monitoring and Evaluation, Data Analytics, Business Intelligence
Co-founder and Vice Chair of Inspire Ethiopia, dedicated to creating access to quality education in rural Ethiopia. Lead in Monitoring, Evaluation, Analysis, and Training. Collaborator in public health programming, curriculum development, and CLA processes.
Spearhead the SBC MERL efforts, serving as the technical lead and key contact for the prime implementing organization on the global SBC project.
Drive MERL-focused operational and strategic activities, ensuring high-quality technical and research deliverables on schedule and within budget.
Develop and implement processes to measure and achieve strategic project goals, ensuring compliance with client agreements, regulations, and organizational policies.
Manage monitoring and evaluation activities, contributing to the finalization and submission of project work plans, PMPs, and reports.
Oversee the relationship with subcontracted organizations on MERL matters and promotes project success through the collection and socialization of impactful stories.
World Vision International, Washington, DC November 2018 – October 2023
Global Senior Advisor –Monitoring, Evaluation, & Research (DMER), Data Analytics, and Data Visualization with PowerBI November 2018 – October 2024
Lead for the organization in monitoring, evaluation, and analysis, data analytics, and data science. Provided strategic guidance, improving data analysis, accuracy, and elevating the skill set of M&E staff.
Formulated survey methodologies and sampling frames, enhancing the accuracy of data analysis, aggregation, and presentation.
Led the organization in the use of PowerBI, SQL, and Python for data development, ETL, analysis, and display.
Trained M&E staff on LogFrames, Power BI, Excel, SPSS, Kobo Toolbox, and Epi Info.
Authored research and guidance materials, contributing to effective utilization of Power BI-based data displays.
Medical Teams International, Portland, OR November 2005 – October 2018
Director – Monitoring, Evaluation, & Research (DMER), and Data Analytics
Utilized Monitoring and Evaluation data from all country program to create a program information system (PIS) that provided interactive real-time displays utilizing PowerBI that could be filtered by project, project type, funding source, country, or region.
Developed and rollout of field-based M&E processes and procedures to measure the effectiveness of life saving medical care programs for people in crisis across more than 58 countries.
Optimized the effectiveness of procedures for data capture, analysis, and presentation by incorporating methodological innovations, applying results-based management approach, and promoting the dissemination and usage of independent evaluation findings and recommendations.
Education
Master of Public Health (MPH), Monitoring and Evaluation, Data Analysis and Visualization, Humanitarian Assistance
oJohns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Baltimore, MD
Fellow, American College of Foot & Ankle Surgery
oMedStar Georgetown University Hospital/Inova Fairfax Washington, DC
Doctor of Pediatric Medicine (DPM)
oTemple Medical School Philadelphia, PA
Bachelors (BS), Mathematics and Statistics
oUniversity of Vermont Burlington, VT
Licenses & Certifications
MIT Professional Education Applied Data Science Program Certificate in Advanced Data Science
oPython and Statistical Science, PowerBI, Generative AI, AI, and Statistical Modeling and Data Analysis.
Targeted Technology Certificate in Power BI, SQL, SSIS, and SSRS
Publications
Listening to Child Brides: Young and Married: Understanding the experiences, needs, and agency of married adolescent girls and young women (12-17 years) compared to unmarried girls in Bangladesh, Mauritania, Nepal, and Tanzania. https://www.wvi.org/sites/default/files/2023-10/Young%20and%20Married.pdf
It Takes Community Health Workers to End Violence Against Children, Summary of new research findings in four countries by World Vision, Relief Web, https://reliefweb.int/report/world/it-takes-community-health-workers-end-violence-against-children
Effects of a Nurturing Care Group Behavior Change Program on Child Protection Outcomes in Ghana: A Controlled Before and After Trial, Child Abuse and Neglect International Journal, Article 106067, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0145213423000480
Addressing Child Wellbeing among ‘Skip-Generation’ Households in Cambodia, Field Exchange Journal of the Emergency Nutrition Network, April 2022, Issue 67, (PDF) Addressing Child Well-Being Among Skip Generation Households in Cambodia (researchgate.net)
Lot Quality Assurance Sampling (LQAS), Frequently Asked Questions, CORE Group Publication
LQAS_FAQ.pdf (coregroup.org)
Lot Quality Assurance Sampling (LQAS), Protocol for Parallel Sampling, CORE Group Publication, https://coregroup.org/wp-content/uploads/media-backup/documents/Workingpapers/LQAS_FAQ.pdf
The Use of Lot Quality Assurance Sampling (LQAS) to Determine Inequities in Project Programming in Crisis Affected Contexts (LQASE), USAID Child Survival & Health Grants Program
Rising Storms: Climate Impacts on Conflict, Community Tensions, and Hunger; https://www.wvi.org/sites/default/files/2023-11/WV_ClimateConflictHunger_compressed5.pdf