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Joseph Umoetteh
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Program Manager / Commercial Specialist, International Trade and Development
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Lagos,
Nigeria
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Proactive Program Manager with more than 20 years of experience working with foreign governmental and international aid agencies in Africa, including 8 years leading teams facilitating key international development initiatives and building critical international education and business partnerships. Skilled researcher whose analytical, investigative and database-development skills enhance broad-based program management experience and personal commitment to development and capacity building. |
 Contact Joseph Umoetteh
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Area of Expertise: |
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Director, CEO, COP, President
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Monitoring, Evaluation, Policy, Research, Analysis
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Private Sector, Social Enterprise, Corporate Social Responsibility
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Social, Education, Gender, Youth, Child
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Professional Experience: |
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A conscientious and qualified Program Program Manager with over 20 years of experience working for the U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade and Development office; as a Researcher / Investigative Specialist for the U.S. Department of State Consular Affairs’ Fraud Prevention and Detection division, Information Resource Specialist with the U.S. Department of State Consular Affairs and U.S. Agency for International Development.
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Education: |
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A Ph.D candidate with three master’s degrees in Education and International Development, Computer Science, and Personnel Psychology, as well as Bachelor's degree in Educational Administration/Mathematics and Project Management certification.
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Affiliations and Achievements: |
AFFILIATIONS
Project Management Institute, USA
Institute of Leadership and Management, United Kingdom
Nigerian Institute of Management
NAFSA International Educators Association, USA
ACHIEVEMENTS
COMMERCIAL SPECIALIST / PROGRAM MANAGER, INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT
• Pioneered formation of an education sector to create and leverage partnerships between U.S. and Nigerian educational institutions, including recruitment of school administrators and teachers to participate in U.S. educational conferences, exchange programs and joint degree programs.
• Initiated collaborations between EducationUSA and Department of Commerce to develop and recruit 25 U.S. universities and colleges to participate in multi-country/city education fairs.
• Built the research team and Networking with USA (NUSA) program into a model ‘clearing-house’ delivering one of U.S. Department of Commerce’s best due diligence services.
• Liaised with key Nigerian government agencies in validating companies for partnerships and pinpointing fraudulent groups and activities.
• Designed, developed and supervised implementation of electronic payments system for NUSA and International Buyer Program (IBP) collections by UBA across all its branches nationwide, which resulted in increased transparency, accountability and revenue base for FCS Lagos.
INVESTIGATIONS SPECIALIST, FRAUD PREVENTION AND DETECTION.
• Broke new ground in first six months on the job by spearheading use of a new qualitative research interviewing technique, allowing investigators to quickly gain the trust of interviewees, significantly improving their ability to deter immigration fraud and leading to identification of a multicontinent immigration fraud syndicate.
• Received an Extra Mile Award for implementing the new research technique and another for transforming database management systems and generating additional revenue.
• Utilized Visual FoxPro to generate and administer a database to track fraud in visa and passport applications.
• Cross-referenced fraud reports from other U.S. consulates to illuminate immigration scams worldwide, publishing the results and other data in the monthly newsletter.
• Spearheaded quarterly analysis of data to pinpoint emerging fraud trends.
CONSULAR / INFORMATION RESOURCE ASSISTANT
• Simplified the process for accessing resources in the section, providing a single point-of-contact for all inquiries.
• Utilized DBMS to launch a system to more efficiently manage materials for visa applications.
PROGRAM ASSISTANT, U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (USAID)
• Develop research tools, analyze field data and supporte USAID project partners.
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Available for: |
- Consulting assignments
- Job opportunities
- Being headhunted – make me an offer
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