Affiliations and Achievements:
- Successfully completed the Joint Strategic Communications for UNCT Leadership Workshop, April 2009, Abuja, Nigeria.
- Completed a course in econometrics at ESPD, ECA, Addis Ababa, 1998.
- Passed the UN French language proficiency examination “Certificate d’apptitudes linguistiques,” United Nations, May 1998.
- Training Workshop on Policy Analysis at IMF/World Bank, Washington, DC, 1997.
- Resident Fellow, International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP-UNESCO), Paris, Technical and Basic Education, 1989.
- Center for African Studies & Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA, Jan.-Feb. 1989.
- African Studies Centre Research Fellowship, Afrika-Studiecentrum, Leiden, The Netherlands, 1987.
- The Rand Corp. Doctoral Fellowship, Labor and Population Division, Economics Dept. Santa Monica, California, 1982-83.
- The Fels-Kully-Pan Pacific Merit Award for Excellence in Qualifying and Oral Ph.D. Exams, UCLA, 1981.
- African Studies Achievement Award, UCLA, 1978.
UN Training Course Date
Joint Strategic Communications for UNCT Leadership Workshop, April 2009 06-Apr-2009
UNESCO Field Security Awareness Training, Abuja, Nigeria 06-Feb-2009
Managing People with Confidence, Paris, France 18-Jul-2008
UNESCO Leadership Workshop 18-Sep-2006
Leadership and Change Management Programme, Novotel de Saclay, France 15-May-2005
ECA Change Management Training 17-May-1999
Econometrics Course at ESPD, ECA, Addis Ababa, 1998. 15-Jun-1998
Team Facilitation: Effectively facilitating Scrum ceremonies, including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives. Ensure that the team stays focused, motivated, and aligned towards achieving sprint goals.
• Agile Coaching and Mentoring: provide coaching and mentoring to team members and stakeholders on Agile principles, Scrum framework, and best practices, and help individuals and teams embrace the Agile mindset and continuously improve their processes.
•Stakeholder Collaboration: facilitating effective collaboration and communication between the development team and stakeholders, such as product owners, business leaders, and external partners. help manage expectations, prioritize requirements, and ensure alignment with business goals.
•Removing Roadblocks: Identify and eliminate obstacles that hinder team productivity. This includes addressing issues related to resource allocation, dependencies, scope creep, and communication gaps. Proactively finding solutions and promoting a collaborative work environment.
Scrum Master (PSM 1)
•Team Empowerment: Fostering a self-organizing and empowered team culture, encouraging open communication, transparency, and collective decision-making. Ensured that the team has the necessary resources and support to deliver high-quality products within the defined time limits.
•Continuous Improvement: Promoting a culture of continuous improvement within the team. This involves implementing Agile metrics, conducting retrospectives, and encouraging experimentation and learning. facilitating the adoption of Agile engineering practices to enhance product quality and delivery speed.
•Conflict Resolution: Facilitating constructive conflict resolution within the team, fostering a harmonious and productive work environment. Encourage open dialogue, active listening, and empathy to address disagreements and find mutually beneficial solutions.
Sept 2020-December 2023