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Wendy Bomett

Manassas,VA

Summary

Over 15 years of project management and system analysis experience. Over 15 years of hands on international (in-country) experience with various system implementations. Background in supply chain management, Logistics Management Information Systems (LMIS), warehousing and distribution systems. Expert in software development life cycle including training and implementation of software applications. Familiar with current industry standards such as ISO, GS1, Six Sigma, and Capability Maturity Model (CMM). Adept at reducing development costs and providing traceability of projects. Detail oriented and highly organized with creative problem solving, communication and analytical skills. Highly experienced with USAID policies and regulations including USAID Digital Development Principles, I.T. acquisition and disposition. Multilingual with extensive international work experience in developing countries. Served in the U.S. Navy. Team player, decisive leader and Excellent team management and facilitation skills. Seasoned Director with background in strategic planning, team leadership, and performance optimization. Known for driving company growth by developing efficient operational strategies and fostering professional relationships. Demonstrated abilities in problem solving, decision making, and communication skills to influence key stakeholders. Proven record of delivering innovative solutions and achieving organizational goals.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience

Work History

Director MIS

John Snow Inc.
Lusaka, Zambia
10.2016 - Current
  • Company Overview: (Overseas Assignment) Projects: AIDSFree
  • Provide strategic direction and leadership to ensure eLMIS project goals and objectives are met
  • Manage multiple projects throughout the software development lifecycle
  • Coordinate with all stakeholders involved in ascertaining system requirements such as program functions, output requirements, input data acquisition, system techniques and controls
  • Manage a software development team using agile software development processes, tools and techniques
  • Ensure that the team has what they need to meet the project objectives
  • Serve as the authority/point of contact for management and sponsors on all eLMIS Zambia project related questions
  • Develop work plans and track progress against the work plan and budget which is then reported to donors and stakeholders
  • Write and/or review technical components of materials and publications related to the project and its development including all contractually obligated USAID documents for MIS projects
  • Assist with new business development
  • (Overseas Assignment) Projects: AIDSFree

Senior MIS Advisor

John Snow Inc.
Lusaka, Zambia
11.2010 - Current
  • Company Overview: (Overseas Assignment) Projects: USAID|DELIVER PROJECT & Supply Chain Management Systems
  • Manage multiple projects throughout the software development lifecycle (eLMIS (OpenLMIS), Supply Chain Manager, Intranet, Blog, M&E database)
  • Coordinate with all stakeholders involved in ascertaining system requirements such as program functions, output requirements, input data acquisition, system techniques and controls
  • Provide strategic direction and leadership to ensure eLMIS project goals and objectives are met
  • Manage a software development team using agile software development processes, tools and techniques
  • Ensure that the team has what they need to meet the project objectives
  • Work hand in hand with the Business Analyst to ensure that requirements reflect the users’ needs
  • Attend global health conferences and share experiences from various countries undertaking similar projects
  • Liaise with key stakeholders on a constant basis to provide project status updates mainly concerning budget, scope and timeline
  • Raise key issues / risks and advice on the best mitigation strategies
  • Design and implement improved supply chain management processes and procedures
  • Serve as the authority/point of contact for management and sponsors on all eLMIS Zambia project related questions
  • Write and/or review technical components of materials and publications related to the project and its development including all contractually obligated USAID documents for MIS projects
  • Conduct field visits to gather data, to monitor and supervise implementation of supply chain systems, and to build local capacity in supply chain management of HIV/AIDS commodities
  • Coordinate with senior management to ensure application environments, licensing, contracts, personnel and other project resources are available when needed
  • Train and build capacity within the country team on MIS project management and business analysis
  • Assist the deployment team with change management
  • Serve as champion for system integration e.g
  • The eLMIS (OpenLMIS) interface discussions with DHIS2, SmartCare and local WMS teams
  • Develop work plans and track progress against the work plan and budget which is then reported to donors and stakeholders
  • (Overseas Assignment) Projects: USAID|DELIVER PROJECT & Supply Chain Management Systems.
  • Developed and implemented comprehensive strategies to improve operational processes and efficiency within the team.
  • Collaborated with senior leadership to set tasks and deliverables that aligned with the overall project objectives
  • Recruited, trained, supervised, evaluated and mentored staff members
  • Identified opportunities for improvement in operational performance metrics.
  • Conducted regular meetings with department heads to review progress on strategic initiatives.
  • Coordinated resources across departments to maximize productivity levels.
  • Created detailed plans outlining timelines, goals, budgets, staffing needs and other requirements for projects.
  • Analyzed customer feedback data to identify trends in product performance or customer service issues.
  • Represented the project at industry events or conferences.
  • Implemented systems for tracking progress on key initiatives or projects.
  • Analyzed data to inform decision-making and strategic direction.
  • Cultivated relationships with stakeholders to secure support and funding for key initiatives.
  • Promoted a culture of innovation and encouraged staff to contribute ideas.
  • Oversaw strategic planning and implementation for the MIS team to ensure project goals were met.
  • Spearheaded the development and launch of new products or services.
  • Represented the organization at industry events, conferences, and public meetings.
  • Used excellent verbal skills to engage customers in conversation and effectively determine needs and requirements.
  • Provided leadership, insight and mentoring to newly hired employees.
  • Used strong issue resolution and communication skills to cultivate and strengthen lasting client relationships.
  • Formed and sustained strategic relationships with clients.
  • Managed budgeting and financial planning processes for the MIS team

MIS Project Manager

Management Sciences for Health
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire
11.2008 - Current
  • Company Overview: (Overseas Assignment) Project: Supply Chain Management Systems
  • Manage multiple projects throughout the software development lifecycle
  • Lead testing efforts and prepare training programs
  • Coordinate with all stakeholders involved in ascertaining system requirements such as program functions, output requirements, input data acquisition, system techniques and controls
  • Design and implement improved supply chain management processes and procedures
  • Reduced the reporting time of data sent from the peripheral level to the national level from 6 months to less than a minute by designing and managing the development of a mobile application system for data capture
  • Responsible for a pilot and nationwide scale-up of the Mobile Community Reporting System (MCRS)
  • Created and managed a Strategic Information (SI) unit comprised of both Management Information Systems (MIS) and Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) staff
  • Create unit strategic plans
  • Kept senior management and project sponsors appraised of key issues, risks, and action items
  • Serve as the authority/point of contact for management and sponsors on all project related questions
  • Conducted field visits to gather data, to monitor and supervise implementation of supply chain systems, and to build local capacity in supply chain management of HIV/AIDS commodities
  • Coordinated with management to ensure application environments, licensing, contracts, personnel and other project resources were available when needed
  • (Overseas Assignment) Project: Supply Chain Management Systems

Business Process Analyst

Management Sciences for Health
Arlington, USA
08.2006 - 11.2008
  • Company Overview: (Project: Supply Chain Management Systems)
  • Represented the business activity in all information technology developments
  • Provided technical assistance to the country (field office) teams in areas covering business process analysis, business modeling and re-engineering concepts
  • Worked with the MIS Director to develop solutions to a variety of problems of moderate scope and complexity
  • Referred to policies and practices for guidance
  • Responsible for system design, writing system / software requirements specifications, testing and training
  • Analyzed and maintained documentation about the linkages between key data entities which are stored in the project’s diverse information sub-systems – financial, warehousing (WMS), logistics (LMIS), health (HMIS), lab (LIMS) reporting (PMIS), etc…
  • Developed RFI’s, RFP’s and RFQs
  • Negotiated final contract prices and assisted with drafting the Indefinite Quantity Contract (IQC) as required by USAID
  • (Project: Supply Chain Management Systems)

Systems Analyst / IT Support Engineer

Chemonics International
Washington, USA
05.2005 - 08.2006
  • Provided project management, requirements development, business workflow analysis, system verification and user training support for various IT related projects at Chemonics
  • Responsible for eliciting and specifying requirements for systems development
  • Worked with users, testers & software engineers to ensure that requirements were accurate and complete
  • Responsible for supporting the System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) for various projects
  • Assisted with the development of testing strategies, test cases and test execution for software applications developed in house
  • Assisted over 550 home office and over 2000 field office users with routine application and hardware problems
  • Handled increasingly complex IT strategies for proposals e.g
  • Information Resource Management (IRM) according to USAID specifications, system specifications, hardware inspections etc
  • Communicated and interacted with project management teams and field office teams directly to resolve IT related problems for staff
  • Researched and recommended solutions to resolve a variety of field office technical issues

Software Application Tester for Verizon Wholesale

Excelacom
Arlington, USA
08.2003 - 04.2005
  • Continually tracked Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) and CORBA application lifecycle milestones to ensure the project stayed on schedule and communicated any deviations to management
  • Accountable for project completion and team management, defining and driving project deliverables, as well as facilitating project communications both within the team and to external stakeholders
  • Worked with other team leads and teams on resolving Client and QA issues and gained consensus through negotiations to obtain best outcome for EDI/CORBA and the Wholesale Interface Systems goals
  • Managed methodology, prepared status/project reports and facilitated weekly meetings
  • Performed unit test integration and regression testing for Verizon EDI application
  • Tools used include; Validator, XRM, TestDirector, WinRunner, EXTRA! Office Client
  • Maintained and enhanced data and testing scripts
  • Removed any obsolete test data and automated test scenarios
  • Verified builds and deployments
  • Assisted with technical writing and modification of business rules as required

Avionics System Maintainer

U.S. Navy
Andrews AFB, USA
07.1999 - 07.2003
  • Maintained radar systems, radar and tactical displays, IFF/SIF equipment, radar altimeters, Doppler navigation equipment, radio navigation equipment, analog computing devices, communications systems, CIC and electronic countermeasures equipment, laser and fiber optical, infrared devices, recorder systems
  • Performed scheduled and unscheduled maintenance on C-130 Aircraft
  • Followed standard check out procedures to locate malfunctions
  • Performed ramp testing of aircraft using portable test equipment
  • Bench test components to locate malfunctions
  • Extensive use of wire diagrams

Education

M.S. - Systems Engineering

George Mason University
Fairfax, VA
01.2003

B.S. - Aeronautical Science

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Daytona Bch, FL
01.2001

Skills

  • Windows platform
  • Linux
  • SQL
  • HTML
  • MS Office Suite
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • MS Project
  • UML Notation
  • Lucid chart wire-frames
  • MS Visio
  • Mercury Test Director
  • Zephyr
  • Web-Publisher
  • Documentum
  • JIRA
  • Service Desk
  • HipChat
  • Confluence

Affiliations

  • International Institute of Business Analysis, 2009
  • Society for Women Engineers, 2003
  • Project Management Institute, 2013

Languages

  • English
  • Swahili
  • French

Publications

  • Zambia develops user and system requirements for its logistics management information system
  • Computerizing Logistics Management Information Systems - A managers guide

Relevanttrainingcertification

  • PHD Warehouse Management Course, Centurion, South Africa, 2006
  • Introduction to Logistics, Logistics Management Information Systems - USAID|Deliver Project, JSI -Online Course, 2010
  • Project Management Professional (PMP), In progress, 06/01/15

Internationalworkexperience

  • Zambia, Automation of the manual health logistics system in Zambia, Electronic Logistics Management Information System (eLMIS) Central Edition, Electronic Logistics Management Information System (eLMIS) Facility Edition, Electronic Logistics Management Information System (eLMIS) Hub Edition, Android version of the eLMIS Facility Edition, Supply Chain Manager, Migration from MS Access to SQL Server, Collaborative Requirements Development Methodology (CDRM), Interoperability between eLMIS and existing in-country systems
  • Cote d’Ivoire, mHealth project - Mobile Community Reporting System (MCRS), Automation of the Logistics Management Information System (LMIS), Electronic Dispensing Tool (EDT)
  • Ethiopia, Automation of ARV and Lab Logistics Management Information System (LMIS) – Health Commodities Tracking System (HCTS)
  • Botswana, Quality Management System (QMS) and Total Quality Management (TQM)
  • Zimbabwe, Automation of the Logistics Management Information System (ZISHAC)
  • Namibia, Warehouse Management System Integration of three MoH warehouses
  • Haiti
  • Eswatini, Portfolio Management Information System (PMIS) for USAID and Global Fund Program management system

Timeline

Director MIS

John Snow Inc.
10.2016 - Current

Senior MIS Advisor

John Snow Inc.
11.2010 - Current

MIS Project Manager

Management Sciences for Health
11.2008 - Current

Business Process Analyst

Management Sciences for Health
08.2006 - 11.2008

Systems Analyst / IT Support Engineer

Chemonics International
05.2005 - 08.2006

Software Application Tester for Verizon Wholesale

Excelacom
08.2003 - 04.2005

Avionics System Maintainer

U.S. Navy
07.1999 - 07.2003

M.S. - Systems Engineering

George Mason University

B.S. - Aeronautical Science

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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