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Rua Bidau-Massau Sagrada-Familia – Bidau Santa Ana, Dili

Education

Bachelors of Arts. Luther College, May 2019

Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Majors: Political Science & International
Studies

Relevant Courses:
Politics: Global Politics, Economic Development, International Relations, Comparative
Politics, Decision Making: Political Crisis, Social Policy, Peace and Conflict
Studies, Politic of Human Rights, Latin America Politics.
Senior Thesis: Public Perception on Reconciliation in East Timor (Department Award for
Most Original Paper)

Works Experiences:

Logistician at Social Impact Inc, and Associate (May 2021 – Present) Paid
Key Roles
 Responsible for all in-country operations and logistics of the evaluation
 Arrange meetings with key informants and domestic transport (if in-person data
collection is feasible due to COVID-19)
 Update respondent tracker daily with progress on interview scheduling and status
 Maintain communications and coordinate with headquarters support staff in
Washington, DC, as necessary, to ensure successful data collection by evaluation team
in Timor-Leste
 Support the design of the data collection methodology and instruments, following
USAID evaluation policy guidelines, and responding to other technical guidance
provided by SI
 Assist the Qualitative Researchers with conducting interviews and by taking notes
 Translate interview notes/transcripts from Tetum to English
 During data collection, contribute to the Findings, Conclusions and Recommendations
(FCR) matrix on a regular basis
 Support data analysis and report writing following the completion of fieldwork
 Participate in an in-brief and out-brief meeting with USAID and other stakeholders.

National Consultant for ILO – Join Contract Tracer Study for ERA –AF and R4D -SP (1st
May 2021 – Present) - Paid
Key Roles
 Collected background information and preparing a summary in English as required;
 Contributed to a desk review of relevant program and non-program documents;
 Development of the evaluation instrument
 Pro-actively provide relevant local knowledge and insights to the international
 consultant;
 Take part in the data collection assessment and verification of the data
 Conducted other data collection methods as required by the team leader
 Contributed to the main report and survey report to be prepared by the team leader
 Requested to write certain sections in the draft report as requested by the team leader
 Participated in and jointly facilitate the stakeholders workshop
 Provide interpretation during the evaluation data collection as required

Project Coordinator at Empowering Tebedai Consultancy Service. Lda –Development of

Course Design and Materials for PNDS Personnel Working in Social, Finance, Technical and
Management Roles (Cardno Partisipa). (1st March 2021 – Present) Paid

Key Roles
 Meet with the clients at the beginning of the consulting assignment.
 Review project documentation.
 In co-operation with the National Consultant to complete the development phase
 Direct the development of the training materials development and management of
project.
 Liaise with the clients and relevant stakeholders to finalize modules and training
session plan
 Direct introduction on modules objectives and methodology to clients.
 Lead coordination of training implementation
 Provide technical quality assurance
 Other support as necessary to ensure the project is implemented in timely manner
 Quality control and conduct the follow-up after training
 Write and submit the report
 Provide updated works according the each phase

National Consultant for ILO – Enhancing Rural Access Agro-Forestry (ERA AF) for
Independent Midterm Evaluation (1st November 2020 – February 2021) Paid
Key Roles
 Collected background information and preparing a summary in English as required;
 Contributed to a desk review of relevant program and non-program documents;
 Development of the evaluation instrument
 Pro-actively provide relevant local knowledge and insights to the international
consultant;
 Take part in the data collection e.g. interviews with key stakeholders and assisting the
international consultant in taking notes during interviews, or
 Conducted other data collection methods as required by the team leader
 Contributed to the main report to be prepared by the team leader
 Requested to write certain sections in the draft report as requested by the team leader
 Participated in and jointly facilitate the stakeholders workshop
 Provide interpretation during the evaluation data collection as required
Junior Qualitative Research/Logistician at Social Impact Inc, and Associate (1st June 2020 –
3rd December 2020) Paid
Key Roles
 Responsible for all in-country operations and logistics of the evaluation
 Arrange meetings with key informants and domestic transport (if in-person data
collection is feasible due to COVID-19)
 Update respondent tracker daily with progress on interview scheduling and status
 Maintain communications and coordinate with headquarters support staff in
Washington, DC, as necessary, to ensure successful data collection by evaluation team
in Timor-Leste
 Support the design of the data collection methodology and instruments, following
USAID evaluation policy guidelines, and responding to other technical guidance
provided by SI
 Assist the Qualitative Researchers with conducting interviews and by taking notes
 Translate interview notes/transcripts from Tetum to English
 During data collection, contribute to the Findings, Conclusions and Recommendations
(FCR) matrix on a regular basis
 Support data analysis and report writing following the completion of fieldwork
 Participate in an in-brief and out-brief meeting with USAID and other stakeholders.

National Social Expert at OASIS Sustainable (March 2020 – Present) Paid

Key Roles
 Provide technical services for and direct support to OASIS’ direct employer (Tetratech
and associate companies) international and national member in regards to social
sector aspects
 Assist with stakeholder identification and mapping of interest and issues
 Assist with preparation/review of stakeholder engagement plan
 Support to translate stakeholder engagement plan
 Review consultation and engagement support information on ESIA and resettlement
Policy framework for appropriateness from a local perspective
 Conduct project disclosure, identify and assess issues arising (ensure the avoidance of
raising expectation)
 Conduct disclosure on feasibility studies and write up note
 Support overall baseline collection, management, etc
 Support the initial scoping of social issues, the preparation of key information
interview (KII) and focus group discussion (FGD) instruments and help with
translation of survey instrument
 Assist in identify social and resettlement –related risk

Local Mid-Level Researcher/Facilitator at Integra Government Service International LLC

–Paid- (28th January – 6th March 2020) Paid
Key Roles
 Assist the Team Lead in the collection and organization of all available data.
  Participate in assessment and provide local expertise on the custom sector in Timor –
Leste
 Participate in team meetings and consultation with USAID/Timor-Leste
 Provide inputs on work plans development
 Participate in a comprehensive desk review on Timor-Leste Custom Sector
 Respond to specific research requests through the project, from work plan design and
desk research through to fieldwork and data analysis.
 Coordinate the interview schedule and include sending out and following up on
meeting invitations, setting meeting times and dates, confirming the meetings, and
organizing the logistics on a daily basis to ensure a successful meeting schedule.
 Provide inputs as needed to the written deliverables

Work Experiences at Luther College:

Student Administrative Assistant:

Library Assistant in Interlibrary loan Department – Paid – (2017- May 2019) Paid
Key Roles
 Responsible in checking for the items on the interlibrary loan shelf at circulation desk
to be processed and returned to the lending libraries
 Responsible in looking for articles to be processed in ILLiad Borrowing via Odyssey
 Responsible in looking for item that need to be given to circulation desk for
re-shelving such as Reference, books, periodicals, newspapers, or microfilm that have
been left in technical service area after copying.
 Responsible in filling ILL check-out slips and put them in order of transaction number

Research Assistant in Political Science Department – Paid – (2016-2018) Paid

Key Roles
 Responsible in reading and coding the Brazilian newspapers regarding their
perception on President Dilma Rouseff
 Responsible in compiling all the coding data to the database
 Provide analysis to Professor Pedro Dos Santos on the media perception on
President Dilma Rouseff
 Responsible in maintaining the data of newspapers that needed to code
 Ensured all newspaper that are coded are up to date and comply with the rubric

Awards and Honors:

Vice-President of Luther College Model United Nations (2017-2018 and 2018-2019)

President of Zeta Tau Psi Service Fraternity (2018)
Vice-President of Colegio de Sao Jose Student Council (2011-2012)
Dean’s List (1)
Men of Color Member (2016- May 2019)
Karim and Dewanto Scholar Recipient (2011-2012)
Davis Scholar Recipient (2015-2019)
United World College Timor Leste Scholar Recipient (2013-2015)
Engebret Nelson (Sebo) Hong Scholar Recipient (2015-2019)
Synneva Hella Anderson Memorial Scholar Recipient (2015-2019)
Luther College Diversity Enrichment Scholar Recipient (2015-2019)
Member of Phi Alpha Theta – United States History Honor Society (2018-Present)

Skills

Key Skills:
Leadership – Negotiations – Intercultural – Interpersonal – Organizational Skills - Project
Management - Creative- Initiative – Researchers – Adaptability – Integrity - Dependability –
Efficiency - Analytical and Problem Solving - Time Management.

Languages:
English – Fluent in Writing and Speaking
Tetum – Fluent in Writing and Speaking
Indonesia – Conversation Level
Portuguese – Conversation Level

Computer Skill:
Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, Power Point and Outlook)
Internet Browsing
Proficient in Google Applications Software (Docs, Sheet, Slides, and others)

References:

Pedro Dos Santos – Associate Professor of Political Science at College of Saint Benedict and
Saint John’s University – Minnesota, United States of America, email:
[email protected]
Vasco Leitao – Director of OASIS Sustainable, Dili Timor- Leste email:
[email protected]
Andrew Carmona – Senior Program Manager at Social Impact. Washington D.C. – United
State of America, email: [email protected]