Personal Statement: Energetic candidate with ten years of problem solving experience in financial services,
public policy, and health care seeking to contribute his skill set to organizations working to improve
performance.
Professional Experience
Independent Consultant
H+ Energy Cambridge, UK
05/2013 – 02/2015
Responsible for two year business plan for the commercialization of H+ Energy’s proprietary
biophotovoltaic technology, including phased roll out of different products and applications of the technology.
Creating the methodology and research tools necessary for conjoint analysis market research, which will
enable H+ Energy to price their products competitively to targeted market segments.
Independent Consultant
World Health Organization Geneva, Switzerland 02/2013
04/2013
Researched, analyzed, and presented recommendations on the most effective means of cutting tobacco
use in low and middle income countries, some of which have been implemented in countries such as India and
China.
Independent Consultant
FINCA International
Uganda/United States
09/2008 –
01/2012
Regional Research Specialist, FINCA Africa, Kampala, Uganda
Hired, trained, and supervised more than 40 local researchers throughout the Middle East and East
Africa as part of a data collection restructuring effort, which saved FINCA an estimated $700,000 annually.
Designed research tools and enforced uniform research methodology across each region while
maintaining sensitivity to local customs, leading the industry to recognize FINCA as a social data reporting
leader.
Led critical new credit score initiative, integrating client loan repayment data with client business and
social data to provide statistical probability of repayment, which enabled FINCA to make better loan decisions.
Research Data Specialist, FINCA International Corporate Office, Washington, D.C.
Researched and reported on the extent that FINCA’s loans were helping its clients escape poverty, which
enabled FINCA to address operational deficiencies in local offices.
Implemented FINCA’s first time series data projects, allowing FINCA to track the progress of existing
clients out of poverty, which partially led to a $3 million grant from USAID.
Helped build and personally maintained and managed the SQL Data Warehouse, with more than 600
social indicators and more than 40,000 records, which cut data reporting time by 80%.
(Microfinance Institutions) Research Fellow Moçambique/Brazil 05/2008 –
CCOM, Crediamigo
09/2008
Personally conducted in Portuguese more than 300 comprehensive social performance interviews of
microloan clients, which led management to focus on previously hidden retention problems in rural areas.
Associate 09/2005 –
National Association of Children’s Hospitals Alexandria, VA, US
05/2008
Advocated for child health by organizing and facilitating lobby meetings between child constituents and
US Senators, which culminated in the successful campaign to increase children’s hospital funds by $107 million
in 2007.
Special Project Consultant
Zenger Folkman Consulting Washington, D.C., US
07/2005 –
12/2005
Assisted in the creation of SMART goals for small businesses, which helped improve output of managers.
Education
Cambridge University, Judge Business School, MBA Graduate 2013
Concentration: Strategy & Marketing Cerebration Semi finalist (Singapore,
2012)
Hult Prize Semi finalist (Dubai, 2013)
Consulting Student Interest Group
Brigham Young University, BA History/BA International Studies Graduate 2005
3.6 GPA Tuition University Scholarship
Honors Graduate BYU Speech & Debate (Public Relations)
Special Skills
Trilingual: English, Portuguese, Spanish Software: SQL, STATA, SPSS
Databases: SQL Server, Cognos Impromptu Web Editing: CM5 Content Manager, HTML
Volunteer Experience
Obama Campaign (2008) Volunteered to canvas neighborhoods as part of the Virginia New Majority.
Perpetual Education Fund (1999 2001) Volunteer tutor in Bahia, Brazil, assisting impoverished young
adults in furthering their education.