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% LaTeX file for resume
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\name{MATTHEW L. BERG\\[14pt]}% the \\[12pt] adds a blank line after name
\address{ 501 W. 156th St \#65 \\ New York, NY 10032 \\ +1.646.463.1273}
\address{[email protected] \\ [email protected] \\ http://www.buildafrica.org }
\begin{resume}
\section{PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE}
\vspace{8pt}
\textbf{The Earth Institute at Columbia University} \hfill \textbf{July 2007-Present} \\
\emph{ICT Director for the Millennium Villages Project} \hfill New York, NY
Implement and provide strategic oversight of the Information \& Communication Technology (ICT) sector for the Earth Institute and the 14 Millennium Villages in 10 sub-Saharan African countries to help achieve the United Nations Millennium Development Goals under the direction of Program Directors Professor Jeffrey Sachs and Professor Vijay Modi
\textbf{Project design, implementation and management: }
\begin{itemize} \itemsep -2pt % reduce space between items
\item Provide strategic leadership, technical and operational support to promote appropriate use of ICT at the Earth Institute and Millennium Villages
\item Manage a field based ICT team consisting of regional and site based programming and technical staff
\item Design, develop and implement innovative mobile platforms including ChildCount+ - a mHealth platform that uses SMS text messages to monitor the health of women and children
\item Coordinate with field staff to design and implement ICT interventions in the Millennium Villages including the establishment of community radios, wifi-networks, school computer labs, medical record systems in clinics, ICT kiosks, phone charging booths and mobile phone application pilots
\item Identify, develop and manage relationship with key project partners including: Ericsson, Lenovo, Inveneo, GE, UNICEF \& UNDP
\end{itemize} \vspace{-4pt}
\textbf{ICT research \& policy work:}
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\item Provide technical oversight of ICT interventions using field proven methodologies and evidence-based scientific methods
\item Research and publish technical guides on ICT best practices
\item Design of indicators and monitoring tools for evaluation of impact of ICT
\item Analyze ICT related survey data to better inform project implementation practices and policy
\item Coordinate efforts to strengthen commitment for ICT at the community, local and national
government levels
\end{itemize} \vspace{-4pt}
\textbf{IESC Geekcorps Mali} \hfill \textbf{October 2005-July 2007} \\
\emph{Country Director} \hfill Bamako, Mali
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\item Chief of Party for a \$2.6 million dollar USAID Mali Communications for Development and Last Mile Initiative grant program
\item Management of program office in French with 13 local staff and volunteer program with 10 international volunteers
\item ComDev Technology Skills Transfer Program: provided technical assistance, Internet connectivity, wireless networking
installations and computer, web development and computer maintenance training to Malian community radio stations, the
University of Bamako and USAID partners such as Africare, Helen Keller Int’l, UNESCO and Peace Corps
\item Last Mile Initiative: 14 month pilot program to bring basic ICT services to rural villages in an economically sustainable manner
\item Implemented and developed appropriate technology solutions: LTSP Linux thin clients and multi-terminal computers,
asynchronous Internet via USB key, low-power Geekcorps’ Desert PC, video-over-Wi-Fi CanTV, bandwidth limiting RGBAN
remote networking system, Wikipedia CD, Solar/LED lighting systems and low-cost solar FM Transmitter and studio
\end{itemize} \vspace{-4pt}
\textbf{IESC Geekcorps \& Digital Freedom Initiative in Senegal} \hfill \textbf{May-August 2005} \\
\emph{Geekcorps Volunteer} \hfill Chicago, IL
\begin{itemize} \itemsep -2pt
\item Developed/implemented a web/paper based accounting system for African merchants and women groups (\emph{www.baolbaol.com})
\item managed a team of 5 DFI Senegalese volunteers in the launch, implementation and training of this system
\item Worked to develop a replication model for ICTs providing IT/business services to merchants in large African markets
\end{itemize} \vspace{-6pt}
\textbf{Inspidered, Inc -- Web Development Firm} \hfill \textbf{2003-2005} \\
\emph{Co-founder} \hfill Chicago, IL
\begin{itemize} \itemsep -2pt
\item Provided web programming and design and database development services for non-profits in the Chicago
\item Provided consulting services installing and integrating Customer Relationship Management software at law firms
\end{itemize} \vspace{-6pt}
\textbf{Meritum Corporation -- Internet Startup} \hfill \textbf{2002-2003} \\
\emph{Chief Technology Officer} \hfill Chicago, IL
\begin{itemize} \itemsep -2pt
\item Oversaw the system design, programming, and billing support for a web-system built on open source standards that created a
turnkey solution that allowed clients to sell self-replicating websites to over 20,000 paying members
\item Led web development team (two developers and one designer) and maintained Meritum’s hosting infrastructure
\end{itemize} \vspace{-6pt}
\textbf{Infocast Community -- ISP \& Internet Services Startup} \hfill \textbf{2000-2002} \\
\emph{Director of Creative Services} \hfill Tucson, AZ
\begin{itemize} \itemsep -2pt
\item Managed creative service team: 5 programmers, 2 designers and 2 support staff
\item Oversaw the system design, programming, and billing support for a web-systems built on open source standards
\end{itemize} \vspace{-6pt}
\emph{Senior Web Engineer}
\begin{itemize} \itemsep -2pt
\item Several large programming projects in Perl and administered MySQL and Oracle databases
\item In college, developed the initial prototype of the community software system which was the basis of the company’s launch
\end{itemize}
\section{EDUCATION}
\vspace{8pt}
\textbf{Thunderbird, The Garvin School of International Management} \\
\emph{MBA in International Management}, GPA 3.80 \hfill \textbf{Spring 2005}
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\item Ambassador Assistantship (1/3 tuition) \hfill Glendale, AZ
\item Beta Gamma Sigma Business Honor Society
\item Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara Thunderbird Program (Guadalajara, Mexico, Summer 2004)
\item KickStart internship: helped create funding proposal for establishing a pilot microfinance program in Kenya
\end{itemize} \vspace{-6pt}
\vspace{8pt}
\textbf{Knox College} \\
\emph{Bachelor of Science Computer Science \& Bachelor of Arts Integrated International Studies} \hfill \textbf{Spring 2000}
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\item Lincoln Scholar (full tuition) \hfill Galesburg, IL
\item Honors Dissertation: \underline{The State of Computer Education in Zimbabwe}
\item University of Zimbabwe: 8 month academic and cultural exchange (Harare, Zimbabwe, 1999)
\end{itemize}
\vspace{8pt}
\textbf{University of Bergen} \\
\emph{Global Development Challenges: Bergen Summer Research School} \hfill \textbf{Summer 2010}
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\item Electronic Mobile Data in Global Health Research: A Hands-on Course \hfill Bergen, Norway
\end{itemize}
\vspace{0.2in}
\newpage
\section{AWARDS \& HONORS}
\begin{itemize} \itemsep -2pt
\item 2010 Time 100 List of the World's Most Influential People
\item 2010 PopTech Social Innovation Fellow
\item 2010 Knox College Young Alumni Award
\item 2006 Tech Museum Award Laureate
\end{itemize}
\section{TALKS \& CONFERENCES}
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\item Presenter: Mobile's Potential to Scale Health Access. World Health Summit. October 2010, Berlin, Germany.
\item Presenter: UNICEF Early Childhood and Development Consultation on Early Childhood Development Research Agenda. April, 2010.
\item Poster: ChildCount: SMS Supported Community Based Management of Acute Malnutrition and Malaria in Children Under Five. NIH mHealth Summit 2009. October 2009, Washington, DC.
\item Presenter: "RapidSMS Review" at MobileActive '08, October 2008, Johannesburg, South Africa
\item Presenter: "Millennium Villages Project ICT Strategy Overview", Ciencia y Tecnología para el Desarrollo (Science \& Technology for Development), December 2008, Granada, Spain
\end{itemize}
\section{TECHNICAL SKILLS}
\vspace{8pt}
PHP, Python, Perl, Django, Linux, MySQL, Oracle, @Risk, SPSS, HTML/CSS, AJAX
\section{LANGUAGES}
\vspace{8pt}
English (Native), French (Fluent), Spanish (Basic)
\section{GEOGRAPHIC WORK EXPERIENCE}
\vspace{8pt}
Senegal, Mali, Ghana, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Uganda, Rwanda, Zimbabwe, South Africa
\section{ACTIVITES \& INTERESTS}
\vspace{8pt}
Photography, travel, African music, rugby, founder of BuildAfrica.org
\vspace{20pt}
\centerline{\emph{\textbf{References available upon request}}}
\end{resume}
\end{document}