JOSEPH NGIDARI

Ellipse at Government Centre • ***26 Federalist Way, #04 • Fairfax, VA 22030, USA.

• Cell: 571-***-**** • House: 703-***-**** • Email: hlyu1t@r.postjobfree.com

PROGRAM MANAGEMENT

Program Manager and Logistics and Supply Chain Management professional, experienced in leadership roles at strategic, technical and operational levels in directing, managing and developing strategies of supply chains capacity to enhance services and products delivery for over 15 years. Fluent in English, Swahili, Taita and basic French.

Qualifications include:-

• Logistics & Supply Chain Development & Enhancement • Strategic Planning & Implementation

• Business Development & Negotiations • Process & Procedures Improvements

• Procurement/Sourcing & Contract Management • Conflict identification & Resolution

• Systems Analyses & Assessments • Institutional Development & Capacity Building

• Leader/Team Builder/Trainer • Relationship Cultivation & Management

• ERP systems & software used/exposed to: SAP/R3, SYSPRO ver6.0, Quantimed, Pipeline, Orion, CRM.

Expertise areas: Commodities/Medicines Logistics & Supply Chain Management Health Care & HIV/AIDS Programs Implementations/Interventions Strategies Embryonic Start-Up Operations USAID Donor Regulations/Management.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

CONSULTANT - INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 2009 to [Present]

Providing Project Management & Supply Chain Management consultancy and advisory services to achieve objectives:

UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CO., LLC (URC). [February 2011]. USAID/EAST AFRICA: KENYA MEDICAL SUPPLIES AGENCY (KEMSA) SUPPORT PROGRAM IN KENYA. Providing technical assistance and the writing of the proposal for the program.

UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CO., LLC (URC). [Nov-Dec 2010]. NULIFE-FOOD AND NUTRITION INTERVENTIONS FOR UGANDA. Work with Ministry of Health (MOH) officials to develop an action plan for implementation of steps to integrate Ready to use therapeutic food (RUTF) into national medicine supply chain system for public and private health facilities; in current 54 health facilities then replicated to over 3000 facilities countrywide.

ABT ASSOCIATES INC., [Jan–June 2010]. PATHS2-DFID FUNDED PROGRAM, Enugu-Nigeria. Evaluate existing Distribution system, select and implement an Optimum system for health commodities for the State’s 60 secondary and 406 primary health centres - grouped in 7 District Health Boards.

INFLECTION POINT SOLUTIONS. [Oct 2009–Jan 2010]. Consulting Business Manager/Project Manager.

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. [Jul 2009–Sep 2009]. Project Proposals writing and disseminate to donors.

CROWN AGENTS USA, INC., /SCMS PROJECT-PEPFAR 2006 to 2009

Country Director/Lead Resident Advisor, Windhoek, Namibia

Supply Chain Management Systems (SCMS) Project is the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) Implementing Partner and funded by the United States Government (USG) through US Agency for International Development (USAID).

Represented the SCMS project to USG Agencies, collaborating partners, Ministry of Health (MOH) and had overall responsibilities for personnel and planning of implementing interventions to strengthen supply chain capacity.

Developed and implemented annual Country Operating Plans (COP) and corresponding fiscal year (FY) budgets for FY06-US$737,500, FY07–US$3,901,473, FY08-US$4,727,388, FY-US$3,231,713. An increase by 540% and Total obligated funding of US$ 12,598,074 in two and a half years.

Supervised 9 technical advisors, finance and administration staff, tasked with implementing program activities; and indirectly supervised 7 staff seconded to host government. Total 16 professionals in pharmacy, logistics, public health and business administration.

Designed technical strategies and work plans, provided in-country technical assistance, followed standard SCMS host-company administrative, financial procedures and protocols; to strengthen pharmaceutical management systems for HIV/AIDS activities and medicine management functions.

Communicated with SCMS Project Management Office, USG Team, public, private, Faith Based & Non-Governmental Organizations and the donor community;

Promoted collaboration and best practices in forecasting, procurement, storage, distribution and information on HIV/AIDS medicines & commodities.

MANAGEMENT SCIENCES OF HEALTH, INC., /RPM PLUS PROGRAM 2004 to 2006

Acting Country Team Leader/Pharmaceutical Management Advisor, Windhoek, Namibia

Provided coverage for program objectives:- 1) policy, legal framework and support systems for pharmaceutical management, 2) human resources for HIV/AIDS activities and treatment sites, 3) pharmaceutical and commodity management systems and procedures for Medical Stores and treatment facilities and 4) rational use and provision of HIV/AIDS-related pharmaceuticals. Supervised 5 technical and administrative staff, indirectly supervised 17 seconded pharmaceutical officers – a total 22 employees.

Played key role as team member in developing annual Country Operating Plans (COP) and fiscal year (FY) budgets; FYP04(PMTCT+Track1.5)-US$835,000, FY04(Track2.0)–US$1,177,000, FY05-US$1,742,100, FYP06-US$1,932,000. An increase of 130% and total funding of US$5,686,100.00 in 2.5 years.

Provided technical assistance and support to Ministry of Health, Central & Regional Medical Stores and other stakeholders; integrate pharmaceutical services in health systems to coordinate supply chain activities.

Developed and Trained on Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and implemented interventions to strengthen medicines management functions. Medical stores had 77 employees handling operations in warehousing, distribution, storage, procurement, transportation and administration.

Assisted with the computer network linking central and regional stores to facilitate flow of information, order initiation and improving pharmaceutical management operations.

VICTOR CONSULTS LIMITED 2002 to 2004

Consultant, Nairobi, Kenya

Provided Logistics and Supply Chain Management consultancy services to achieve goals and objectives, through client driven requirements and map-out way-forward for successful programs competitiveness of services and commodities.

FUTURES GROUP EUROPE-HAPACIII / NACC (2004) Situational Analysis of Private Sector activities in HIV/AIDS.

FUTURES GROUP EUROPE-HAPACIII / NASCOP (2003) Situational Assessment for preparedness to implement the Strategy of ARV Therapy Scale-Up within Faith Based Organization (FBO) health facilities.

JSI/DELIVER PROJECT/KENYA & USAID’S POPULATION AND HEALTH SO TEAM (2003) Mid–Term Evaluation (MTE) of JSI/DELIVER Project/Kenya, against the Strategic Work Plan for Oct-2001–Sept-2005.

FUTURES GROUP EUROPE/NASCOP (2003) Analysis of Logistics Management Information Systems (LMIS) within Public Health and commercial facilities for ARV Therapy roll-out and scale-up for HIV/AIDS patients in Kenya.

FUTURES GROUP EUROPE-HIV/AIDS PREVENTION AND CARE PROGRAM (HAPACIII) / NATIONAL AIDS AND STD CONTROL PROGRAMME (NASCOP) (2003) Situational Assessment and preparedness to implement Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) program Scale-Up in Kenya's public health care facilities.

JADE PETROLEUM LIMITED, HASS PETROLEUM LIMITED (2003);HASHI EMPEX LIMITED, DALBIT PETROLEUM LIMITED (2002)

Provided start-ups leadership, training and professional expertise for sourcing, planning, forecasting, operation, refining economics, logistics, trading and overall supply chain management.

PETROLEUM ENERGY SECTOR UPTO 2002

Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Nairobi, Kenya

Consulting General Manager, DALBIT PETROLEUM LIMITED, Nairobi, Kenya: Executive manager charged with embryonic start-up to full operational status, identified Human Resources while establishing Operations, Commercial Marketing and Finance departments.

Supply & Logistics Manager, PETRO OIL KENYA LIMITED: Pioneer staff instrumental in start-up, established national offices/depots; attained monthly sales target of 15kilotons (2% market share).

Supply & Distribution Manager, ELF OIL KENYA LIMITED: Established national offices and developed inventory, logistics and supply chain management systems. Awarded Master of Business Administration in Logistics & Supply Chain Management by Marlborough University on demonstrated achievements in petroleum oil industry and MBA Portfolio crystallized by a 3-year Market Survey and Research that led to approval of US$ 25 million investment for start-up of French Elf Aquitaine Kenya affiliate.

Senior Supply & Planning Analyst, CALTEX OIL KENYA LIMITED: Processing Operations and Economics for Speciality Products. Refinery programs/economics, Supply chain, shipping logistics and bunkering.

EDUCATION

MSC, OPERATIONS & SCM, UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL, LAUREATE ONLINE-NETHERLANDS 2012

MBA, LOGISTICS & SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT, MARLBOROUGH UNIVERSITY-USA/KENYA

BSC, MATHEMATICS, STATISTICS & COMPUTER SCIENCE, UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, KENYA

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