Melanie Bacou

Independent Consultant
ICT and M&E Specialist
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, e-Learning initiatives. Also experienced with program monitoring & evaluation (World Bank/UN/EU frameworks).

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) - Conduct program evaluations (relevance, effectiveness, communication, governance, and management -- based on either UN or World Bank/IEG evaluation guidelines, or other participatory approaches) - 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:	Cost/Benefit: Regulatory Analysis
Project Client:	U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Office of Pesticides Products
Duration of Project:	1 year
Value:	US $100,000.00

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

Project Name:	e-Learning/Int'l Trade: Introduction to General Equilibrium Analysis
Project Client:	World Bank + Zimbabwe Tariff Commission
Duration of Project:	Less than 1 year
Value:	US $60,000.00

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

Project Name:	e-Learning: 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:	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:	ICT: New Emergency Management website
Project Client:	U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Emergency Management
Duration of Project:	1 year
Value:	US $100,000.00

Project Name:	ICT4D/Int'l Trade: GTAP On-Line
Project Client:	Center for Global Trade Analysis (USA)
Duration of Project:	4 years
Value:	US $200,000.00

Project Name:	ICT4D/M&E: Independent Program Evaluation
Project Client:	Development Gateway Foundation (USA)
Duration of Project:	Less than 1 year
Value:	US $70,000.00

Project Name:	ICT4D: Global Business, Trade, and Investment IQC
Project Client:	USAID (Washington DC)
Duration of Project:	Less than 1 year
Value:	US $50,000.00

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