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

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