Dieudonne Simbakira
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Maryland, USA
Phone: +1-240-***-****
Email: ******************@*****.**
PROFILE
Veterinarian with 29-year work experience. Background includes supervision and coordination of different animal vaccination programs (FMD, LSD; Small castle diseases); diagnosis of various livestock diseases; Epidemiological Surveillance and control of diseases; Quality Control and inspection of animals and plants for exportation and importation; Zoonosis screening, Inspection of meats, fishes, and foodstuffs.; Development of strategy of the intervention area in the sector of food, nutrition, and livelihood security.
COMPETENCIES
Proven experience in the planning and implementation of food security and livelihood activities (global intervention methodology, action plan, activity schedule, sizing of human, budgetary and logistical resources);
In-depth knowledge in monitoring of progress of food security and livelihood project activities in food, livestock sector, management of cattle, goat, and community solidarity chain, dairy, and rice;
Experience in monitoring and analyzing the humanitarian context in general and food security through participation in food security cluster meetings and monitoring of key indicators of food security and livelihoods (food consumption score, dietary diversity score, coping strategy index, monitoring of market prices and terms of trade, etc.….) Confirmed capacity in human resources management through the identification of their training needs and the implementation of capacity building and performance management plan
SKILLS
Knowledge of office computing and statistics, MS – DOS; Microsoft Word; Microsoft Excel, Power Point, Famis; Logiciel Aris; Logiciel IBIS Perfect command of French, both spoken and written; functional Spanish and basic English;
Team spirit, flexible, communicative and ability to work under stress; High capacity of listening and diplomacy;
Good organization of work, spirit of analysis and synthesis; Very responsible and autonomous in managing priorities; Experience working in conflict and post-conflict areas 2
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
2017 - 2021: Wildlife Point Focal and National Coordinator of Veterinary Laboratory Internship and Head of Parasitology
2016 - 2017: National Coordinator of Veterinary Laboratory Internship, Wildlife Focal Point and Veterinary Clinic
2012 - 2016: Supervision and Planning of all Activities at Province level as Veterinary medical Doctor at Muramvya province
2011-2012: Advisor of the Minister of Agriculture and Livestock
2008-2011: Head of Veterinary Clinic of Bujumbura
1995- 2008: Food Safety Focal Point for Animal Health Organization and Head of Helminthology Histopathology and Autopsy for poultry diseases diagnosis at Veterinary Laboratory
1993-1995: Veterinary Practitioner at Veterinary Clinic of Bujumbura MAIN TASKS
Administration and management of Veterinary clinic:
Supervision and coordination of all Clinic activities
Coaching of Intern students from different technical veterinary schools
Development of SOP’s and manuals procedures
Preventive and curative care especially, current surgical operations and vaccinations against the main domestic animal diseases.
Coordination of Veterinary National Laboratory activities
Training of laboratory and veterinary technicians from different provincial departments of Agriculture and Livestock and Intern students from different technical veterinary schools
Collecting diagnosis samples of various livestock, fisheries and bees’ diseases
Epidemiological surveillance
Trainer of rapid intervention teams for response to pandemics (Ebola, Avium Flu)
Manage the performance of technical teams (identify their training needs, train them, and evaluate their individual performance);
Networking with regional labs
Disease’s control
Organization of vaccination campaigns
Epidemiological surveillance
Animal disease screening
Management, monitoring and evaluation of food security and livelihood projects
Collaboration with different Development Partners: Participation in all activities related to animals’ distribution to beneficiaries of different Projects: World Bank, IFAD, EU, NGOs, Arabian for Economic and Development Bank (AEDB)
Participation in all EAC FMD sub network activities 3
Evaluation and Monitoring of all activities for Projects and NGOs at National level
Inspection of Livestock infrastructures, Animals, Chicks and Wildlife
Development of Livestock and control diseases policies
Conception and elaboration of Animal Health and Livestock policies at National and Regional level
Elaboration of Exportation and importation of animals and plants policies
Control of Animals and fish’s movement at the border
Inspection of animals; fishes, animal subproducts, livestock infrastructures
Elaboration of curricula on animal health for technicians on the ground
Conduct of poultry farming, rabbits, sheep, pigs, donkeys, goats and cattle breeding activities, fish farming, beekeeping
Supervise individual beneficiaries or beneficiaries organized in associations for agro-sylvo-pastoral activities in the form of community solidarity chains.
Strengthen the technical and organizational capacities of community organizations.
Supervise the activities of the Food for work or cash for work project as a project with high labor capacity (rehabilitation of tracks, afforestation, and erosion control)
CONSULTANCIES
• European Union funded Project (PREBU): Expert, Studies of feasibility for a Goat farm in NGOZI Province: October 2001
• IFAD funded Project (PRDMR): Expert trainer to veterinary technicians in laboratory Techniques: May 2002
• Medical Advisor at Pharmaceutical industry (SIPHAR, ALCHEM, MOTLEY, INTERLACUSTRE, KILMANJARO PHARMA, SURYA PHARMA): 2002-2021
• Belgian Cooperation (APEFE): Expert trainer to technical Schools teachers from Agriculture and Veterinary sectors schools: December 2008-May 2009
• University of Mwaro, Department of animal health: Curricula elaboration: March 2014 EDUCATION
Year School Diploma Certificate
1986-1992 University of Agriculture and Farming
Sciences of La Havana Cuba
Diploma of Doctor in
veterinary Medicine
Certificate of
Spanish Language
1984-1986 Institute of Technicians in Agriculture
in Burundi in Burundi (ITAB) of
Mahwa
Diploma of Veterinary
Technician
4
TRAININGS AND WORKSHOPS
• Training on Chicken Health and Production: Egypt, January-March 1995 and January- March 2002
• Training on Rational use of Land: Bujumbura, December 2007
• Training to East African Community experts on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Standards
(SPS): Nairobi, December 2007 and Kampala, May 2008
• Training to World Trade Organization (WTO) experts on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Standards (SPS): Geneva, October 2008
• Training to East African Laboratories expert in Laboratories Accreditation: Kigali, 2008
• Participation to the elaboration of the Protocol on Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures in East Africa Community (EAC): May 2009
• Training on existing links between environment management and poverty reduction: March 2008
• Training on the diagnostic of the avian flu: April 2008
• Training on Animal feeding, Food processing and preservation, Semen collecting and storage and embryo transfer, Ankara, November-December 2016.
• Training in Quality, Inspection and Quarantine of animal and plants for import and export at Jiangsu province, Changzhou (China), September 2017 EXTRA PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
• Chairman of the Association of the Burundian Veterinarians
• General Secretariat of Order of Veterinary Doctors
• Member of the National Forum of Political and Trade Development (FNDPC)
• Spanish language teacher at the French School “Ecole Française” of Bujumbura. PUBLICATION
SIMBAKIRA, D.: Air Contamination in Tropical Regions, University Graduation Thesis, University of the Agriculture and Farming Sciences of la Havane, Cuba, 1992. I certify that the information provided above is true Bethesda, March 28, 2022
Dr Dieudonne SIMBAKIRA