sabu mathai

senior consultant

About

Policy Professional: 10+ years experience researching and analyzing public policy issues, conducting program evaluations, and producing high quality written products. Experienced in data validation, data cleaning, and data curation. Proven ability to manage technical and operational aspects of USAID contracts. Field-Based Practitioner: RPCV with 3+ years of practical experience in Honduras and Afghanistan. Provided support for ongoing USAID programs in a conflict environment, completed rule of law and governance assessments, and conducted an impact assessment that led to the launch of a new USAID program in Moqur. Business Development: Government procurement experience includes writing numerous capability statements and winning proposals as well as familiarity with the Federal Acquisition Regulation.

Country

united states

City

washington

Industry

public policy

Skill

policy analysis, public policy, international development, research, capacity building, governance, strategy, rule of law, proposal writing, program evaluation, management, project management, legal research, afghanistan, diplomacy, conflict analysis, international relations, commercial litigation, politics, policy, human rights, international law, stabilization, economic development, conflict, south asia

Experience

senior consultant

the economist intelligence unit (the eiu)

2019-6 - Present · 7 yrs 4 mos

associate

optimal solutions group

2015-5 - 2019-6 · 4 yrs 2 mos

Oversee technical and operational aspects of international development and healthcare contracts. Recruit, onboard, and mentor project personnel. Analyze budgets, analyze trends in expenditures, and adjust project activity as necessary. Contribute to business development efforts, including writing capability statements and technical proposals. Responsible for USAID and CMS contracts.

contract attorney

trustpoint.one

2014-2 - 2015-4 · 1 yr 3 mos

field program officer

usaid

2012-2 - 2013-4 · 1 yr 3 mos

Monitored and supported USAID-funded projects in Moqur District. Contributed to strategic planning as part of the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Ghazni. Conducted an impact assessment for prospective USAID programming to support the municipal government. Used assessment tools to report on governance and rule of law in Moqur. Briefed leadership on the status of stabilization and development efforts. Served as a counterpart to district-level Afghan government officials. Participated in a provincial working group on rule of law.

contract attorney

epiq systems

2010-1 - 2012-1 · 2 yrs 1 mo

associate

snell & wilmer

2007-9 - 2009-4 · 1 yr 8 mos

summer intern

library of congress

2005-5 - 2005-8 · 4 mos

Responsible for authoring and updating in-depth backgrounders published for Congress, and for responding with written or verbal responses to requests for legal research and analysis from Congressional staff.

judicial intern

united states federal courts

2004-5 - 2004-8 · 4 mos

business and municipal advisor

peace corps

2001-1 - 2003-1 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Planned and led a project that computerized data from a municipal census of 25,000 residents. Trained a team of 10 municipal employees in data entry, report creation, and data cleaning. Created a webpage and marketing campaign aimed at domestic tourists for the local tourism committee. Taught a free enterprise course to high school students. Provided computer training to approximately 60 students and 10 teachers.

legal consultant

infosys bpo

2009-6 - 2009-8 · 3 mos

* Trained and supervised over 100 staff members to classify 1.7 million American legal opinions as part of the development of Bloomberg Law, an online legal database. * Established project standards, managed a ten-member quality control team, and served as a subject-matter-expert on American law in the classification of a wide range of cases. ;