Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Data Management Team Leader.

Tom is a Monitoring and Evaluation, and Research Consultant with 35 years’ experience working in Government and International Non-Governmental Organizations mostly in senior leadership positions. With over 20 years’ direct experience working with USAID funded projects. He is skilled in developing M&E systems, conducting evaluations and research initiatives such as baseline surveys and assessments and data analytics. He has led development and implementation of monitoring and evaluation plans for several international NGOs as detailed in CV. A trainer in Health Systems Research, data analysis using various statistical packages including SPSS, STATA, EPI Info and mobile applications in data collection. Tom is an ardent promoter and user of mobile applications for collecting and managing data. In this assignment Tom brings rich experience in monitoring and evaluation systems development, research, conducting evaluations using conventional and participatory methods, conducting statistical analysis and data management (SPSS, Epiinfo), designing and implementing surveys and assessments, report writing/scientific report writing, capacity development. Tom has over 30 years of experience in consultancy and development work with Governments, NGOs and funding organizations. Tom provided various technical consultancy services to the following organizations: Children Sickle Cell Foundation Kenya-baseline survey, African Biodiversity Network-strategic plan development, KoGo capacity development-project evaluation, Globethics.net Switzerland - Ethical Investment research, CORAT Africa-Health Systems Strengthening, International Aid Services-M&E policy development. CHPF and German Doctors Kenya, North Coast Medical Training College, Bread for the World Germany (BfdW) Germany-Bonn, Presbyterian Relief and Development Agency South Sudan-Juba, Mission 21 Switzerland-Geneva, KoGe Community of Cooperation Switzerland-Geneva, Transparency International Kenya, Newlife Seventh-Day Adventist Church- Kenya Nairobi, Kenya Ministry of Health, UNICEF Kenya Office, WHO Kenya Office, PATH International, APHIAPlus Western Kenya project and AHA OVC project among others.

Some of the leadership and influential positions Tom has served include Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Information Management Leader at at CODELP East Africa Consulting Ltd (current), Senior Strategic Information and M and E Advisor and Head of Monitoring and Evaluation at PATH International; Regional Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist at Intrahealth International; Director of Monitoring and Evaluation at World Relief International Corporation; Global M and E Specialist at World Relief International Corporation; Regional Monitoring and Evaluation Officer at Intrah/University of North Carolina; Program Monitoring and Evaluation Coordinator AMREF – Headquarters; Data Management Specialist/Bio-Statistician at AMREF-Kenya; Head of Computer section and HMIS unit at Kenya Ministry of Health; Consultant CORAT Africa; and an Independent Consultant for over fifteen (15) years.

Tom is professionally qualified with a master’s degree in Business Administration-Information Systems Management (Washington International University), Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics and Statistics (University of Nairobi), Postgraduate Diploma in computer science (University of Nairobi) and Diploma in Health Systems Management (Israel). He has acquired additional technical skills in the following areas: developing and implementing Monitoring and Evaluation plans and systems, Conducting evaluations using conventional and participatory methods such as outcome harvesting and Most Significant Change, Designing Management Information Systems/M&E systems, Conducting statistical analysis and data management (SPSS, Epiinfo), Database Development and Management (using MS Access, Excel), Conducting data analytics and visualization (using Basic Tableau, QGIS Excel), Project design and Proposal writing, Designing and implementing surveys and assessments; Report writing/Scientific report writing; Capacity development in M and E, and Research methods; Designing and management of Budgets and Work plans, Computer skills in Power point, Excel and Word; Conducting Organizational Capacity Assessments, Conducting data quality audits/assessments.

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