Independent Consultant

Independent Consultant
mel@mbacou.com
ICT Specialist with strong quantitative, analytical, and writing & presentation skills. I can help you design, implement and evaluate ICT and data-heavy solutions for e-Government, e-Health, environmental, capacity building, monitoring & evaluation, and trade facilitation projects.



University(s) Attended
M.Sc. Trade Economics - Purdue University, Dpt of Agricultural Economics, IN USA
M.A. International Management - European School of Management (EAP), Paris-Oxford-Berlin
B.A. Business Mathematics, Contemporary Economics History, Philosophy - Louis-Le-Grand, Paris, France
Language(s)
English
French
German
Representative Publication(s)
Arndt, Channing and Melanie Bacou (2000) Economy-Wide Effects of Climate Variability and Climate Prediction in Mozambique. American Journal of Agricultural Economics 82 (3) 750-754.
Citizenship(s)
France



What I Do

I can help you:
- Design, implement, evaluate ICT solutions (identify business and technical requirements, select technologies, build local partnerships, ensure international compliance)
- Formulate and communicate ICT strategies and policies in line with project goals
- Provide training to local staff in the use of computer and networking tools, web-based tools, mobile platforms, etc.
- Build data-heavy solutions for data acquisition, surveying, reporting, and project monitoring & evaluation
- Lead implementations in the field.

Career Level:
Mid-level

Employment Status:
Employed on a short-term contract

Job Functions:
Recruit Candidates
Conduct research
Pursue new business
Write proposals or grant requests
Provide technical advice on projects

Regional Experience
North Africa & Middle East
Eastern Africa
West Africa
South Africa
Western Europe
North America

Available Start Date:
15 Aug 2008

Currently exploring employment opportunities

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Employers/Clients

Project Name: e-Learning - Protected Cultivation
Project Client: Agricultural Research Institute (LEI), Den Haag, The Netherlands
Duration of Project: Less than 1 year
Value: US $30,000.00

Project Name: Espace Club Mer - Discovery of Marine Ecology
Project Client: Fonds Francophone des Inforoutes (Mauritius, Madagascar)
Duration of Project: 1 year
Value: US $150,000.00

Project Name: Global Business, Trade, and Investment
Project Client: USAID (Washington DC)
Duration of Project: Less than 1 year
Value: US $50,000.00

Project Name: GTAP On-Line
Project Client: Center for Global Trade Analysis (USA)
Duration of Project: 4 years
Value: US $200,000.00

Project Name: Independent Performance Evaluation
Project Client: Development Gateway Foundation
Duration of Project: Less than 1 year
Value: US $70,000.00

Project Name: Introduction to General Equilibrium Analysis
Project Client: World Bank (Zimbabwe)
Duration of Project: Less than 1 year
Value: US $60,000.00

Project Name: Latin American & Latino Studies
Project Client: College of Liberal Arts, Purdue University (USA)
Duration of Project: Less than 1 year
Value: US $50,000.00

Project Name: Yemen Partners for Health Reform Plus
Project Client: Yemen Ministry of Health & Population + USAID
Duration of Project: 2 years
Value: US $200,000.00



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Contact Me

Country: United States
Email: mel@mbacou.com


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