• Exceptional ability to communicate across cultural barriers
• Flexible, team player, approaching complex tasks with creativity and enthusiasm
• Intrinsic ability to build strong collaborative relationships with external partners
• Excellent written and oral communication (published peer-reviewed article)
• Computer proficiency (Microsoft Suite, Stata, SPSS, ArcGIS and Photoshop)
• Strong attention to detail as well as excellent big picture thinker
• Self-starter dedicated to meeting deadlines and exceeding expectations
Data Analyst for Monitoring & Evaluation @ • Data visualization
• Statistical analysis
• LogFrames
• Dashboards
• Data aggregation, cleaning and analysis
• Study design From December 2014 to Present (1 year 1 month) Rock Climbing Belayer @ • Helping individuals and groups learn to rock climb safely, challenge themselves and have fun. From August 2013 to Present (2 years 5 months) Nonprofit Consultant @ Independent consultant working with nonprofits to improve data analysis and strategic planning
StrongMinds:
• Monitoring & Evaluation design
• Grant writing
• PR and Messaging
ConnCAT:
• Monitoring & Evaluation design
• Logical Framework Analysis
KaBOOM!:
• Developed strategic plan for crowdsourcing playground user information
• Designed and implemented social media campaign From December 2012 to Present (3 years 1 month) Acting Manager of Case Management @ Managed refugee resettlement case management department, welcoming over 200 refugees to the United States each year.
Acting Manager of Case Management
• Effectively managed 7 staff; increasing morale and work efficiency
• Built and maintained client database, improving client services
• Ensured compliance with federal government and donor requirements
• Created documentation systems resulting in IRIS’s most positive audit
• Respectfully worked with refugees, staff, volunteers and other social service agencies
Interim Case Manager
• Worked directly with clients to meet needs and assist them in achieving self-sufficiency
• Swahili-English interpreting From October 2013 to September 2014 (1 year) Graduate Student Assistant @ Research Assistant for economics professor and TA for GIS class
• Edited articles for publication in economic journals (3 published articles)
• Tutored graduate students in resource mapping as a GIS Teaching Assistant From July 2011 to April 2013 (1 year 10 months) President and Founder @ Founded graduate student organization to consult for international peace-building NGOs.
• Managed team of 12 students and coordinated week-long Peace Building Conference
• Raised $8,500 for conference From December 2011 to December 2012 (1 year 1 month) Refugee Resettlement Intern @ Helped refugees build resumes, apply to jobs and adapt to the U.S. work environment.
• Designed new staff monitoring and evaluation tools From May 2012 to August 2012 (4 months) International Development Worker/Program Evaluator (India) @ International Development NGO focusing on Water, Peace & HIV/AIDS
• Evaluated $22,000 food and water security project in Chhattisgarh, India
• Provided cross cultural orientation for American development workers
• Seconded (sub-contracted) to Indian NGOs: HMI and EHA (see below) From February 2008 to February 2011 (3 years 1 month) Peace Building Facilitator/Project Manager (India) @ Worked with the conflict-transformation team to develop and facilitate peace-building workshops in conflict-torn regions of South Asia.
• Facilitated workshops and coordinated multi-week peace building trainings
• Monitored program results, and wrote donor reports and grants ($60,000+ received) From February 2008 to February 2011 (3 years 1 month) Development Worker/Project Manager (India) @ Responsible for Tsunami relief water mapping project and national level seminar
• Built GIS water resource geodatabase and managed collection of field data.
• Planned and coordinated successful national level conference on island water issues From February 2008 to February 2011 (3 years 1 month)
Masters of International Development, Focusing on Project Management and Data Analysis @ Graduate School of Public and International Affairs (GSPIA), University of Pittsburgh From 2011 to 2013 Bachelor's Degree, (BA) in Physics & Minor in Social Policy @ Goshen College From 2002 to 2006 Daniel Shetler is skilled in: International Development, Non-profit Administration, Non-profit Consulting, International Project Management, Non-profit Leadership, Conflict Transformation, Peacebuilding, Policy Analysis, Research, Non-profits, Program Evaluation, Community Outreach, Leadership, Nonprofit Management, STATA