our people

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  Ben Watkins Chief Executive Officer

  As CEO, Ben provides overall leadership and oversees Kimetrica’s technical services, ensuring that we provide World Class research, technology, advisory and training. Ben has a long history of managing complex emergencies and development initiatives.

  
  
  For most of his career, Ben has been at the forefront of the use of information and communications technology for faster information collection and real time decision making. His work has been instrumental in the development of a range of web-based applications from demographic analysis to performance management that are transforming the way the non-profit sector manages humanitarian and development projects. Ben has a Masters degree in Agricultural Economics from Oxford University.

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  Rob Rose Chief Operating Officer

  Rob manages Kimetrica’s operations, including finance, human resources and business development departments. He works closely with our clients, partners and technical teams ensuring that our clients receive high quality deliverables at a reasonable cost.

   

  
  
  Rob has worked in the humanitarian and development sectors his entire career. Before joining Kimetrica, he worked for over 10 years for USAID FEWS NET, managing and setting up early warning offices from Somalia to South Sudan to Rwanda and Afghanistan. He has managed emergency food programs for USAID, NGOs and the UN and was instrumental in establishing humanitarian supply corridors in Rwanda, South Sudan and Somalia during extreme crises. Rob is a graduate from the University of Colorado with a degree in Geography.

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  Roger Hunwicks Chief Software Architect

  As Kimetrica's Chief Software Architect, Roger manages ICT and software development teams focused on transforming concepts for new technologies into web-based decision support tools. These tools are allowing our clients to manage projects and make decisions in ways that have never been possible.

  
  
  Roger has over 20 years of experience developing software products for the private, public and non-profit sectors. His experience ranges from designing enterprise resource planning software through to decision support tools for the United Nations and USAID. The software products Roger has developed are used by frontline staff working in war zones and by government and UN decision-makers charged with analyzing humanitarian problems and making funding decisions for response actions. Roger has a degree from Oxford University in Mathematics.

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  Dr. Helen Guyatt Senior Advisor
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  Christie Yarosh Head of Finance
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  Anita Shah Managing Director

  Anita is the Managing Director of the Kimetrica Kenya office. In addition to overseeing operations, client relations and staff welfare, Anita manages specific technical projects.

   

  
  
  She has strong development and humanitarian experience and has worked internationally for the past 15 years with the United Nations, International NGOs and the UK Department for International Development. 

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  Jesaja Everling Django Programmer
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  Mehari Belachew Survey Manager

  Mehari is an expert in monitoring and evaluation and population-based survey design and management.  He is responsible for managing Kimetrica’s surveys in Africa. As a demographer with a long history of managing national surveys, Mehari provides our clients with in-depth knowledge and skills on all facets of survey management, from sample design to enumerator training to quality control.

  
  
  In addition to managing large population-based surveys, Mehari provides technical support in monitoring humanitarian conditions in some of the world’s most challenging environments. His work in this area includes training monitors in qualitative and quantitative data collection, the use of communications technology, such as satellite telephones, for data transmission, and the implementation of security protocols to ensure field staff safety.

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  Frank Riely Senior Economist
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  Allan Kinoti Sales and Marketing
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  Hemesh Lakhani Operations Manager
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  Agnes Kyenze Software Team Leader
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  Eric Muchugu GIS Team Leader
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  Sophie Turnbull Research Associate
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  Jenny Spencer Economist
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  Flavia Della Rosa Research Associate
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  Asegid Debebe Software Project Manager

  Asegid is a Senior Software Project Manager and the Managing Director of Kimetrica’s Ethiopia office. Asegid and his team provide M&E software system design, customization, training and support services to clients.

  
  
  He has over 20 years experience working with the United Nations in the areas of IT systems support, software development, and software team leadership using Agile software development methodologies. Asegid has a degree in Mathematics from Addis Ababa University and a Master's degree in Software Engineering from Westminster University.

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  Eric Nussbaumer Head of Data Lab

  Eric heads up Kimetrica’s Data Lab, pioneering new methods in machine learning, big data and data mining, advanced geo-spatial analysis and micro simulation.  With a PhD in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, and Masters' degrees in both Earth and Planetary Sciences and Aerospace Engineering, Eric's work has spanned a variety of fields.

  
  
  He has conducted computational fluid dynamics simulations for wind turbine generators, developed algorithms for active solar tracking instrumentation, and researched trends of trace atmospheric gases in the Arctic.

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  Perry Ndila Survey Specialist
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  Marion Matoke Operations Specialist
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  Elizabeth Kamau Research Associate
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  Bilhah Kimondiu Software Project Manager
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  Faith Karanja Accounts Assistant
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  Lawrence Kiarie Finance Manager
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  Florence Muiruri Research Associate
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  Girum Haile Survey Specialist
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  Abesha Atnachew Finance and Administration Specialist
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  Beatrice Fuchs Technical Manager
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  Hamelmal Kiros Software Tester and Help Desk Manager
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  Girum Bizuayehu Senior Software Engineer
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  Matthew Klick Director of Research

  As Director of Research, Matt is responsible for the overall strategic and tactical management of Kimetrica's Evaluation and Survey Management Services. This includes both technical leadership and capacity building as well as the design and coordination of strategies for growth, impact, efficiency and excellence. He is particularly focused on clear client communications, and delivering precise, evidence-rich deliverables for clients that maximize their utility for stakeholders.

  
  
  Prior to Kimetrica, Matt was an independent evaluator on projects from India and Cambodia to Mozambique and Guatemala. He consulted on projects for the World Bank, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and World Vision among others. He has also published in scholarly journals including World Development and instructed university courses on the politics of development,international political economy, human development in Latin America and the Sustainable Development Goals. Matt obtained a PhD in International Political Economy and Comparative Politics form the University of Denver, and an MSc in Resource and Applied Economics form the University of Alaska.

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  Henock Lulseged Senior Software Engineer
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  Melissa Earl Researcher
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  Julie Mandolini-Trummel Deputy Director of Business Development
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  Andrew Pasini Human Resources Generalist
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  Jenny Yu Data Scientist
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  Jackie Troschinetz Human Resource Specialist
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  Joseph Luketelo Software Developer
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  Douglas Odida ICT Infrastructure
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  Hussein Lightwalla Software Team Leader