James (Jim) Ragle

Experience

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  Virginia Mason Franciscan Health

  Apr 1996 - Jul 1998

  Annual Giving and Information Assistant

  Performed data cleansing of new mass-imported patient and potential donor records.Managed gift-acknowledgement production via data exports and automated mail-merge.Developed master data coding standards and procedures and ensured they were documented.Managed production of all direct-marketing efforts, involving data mining of donor database.

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  HBS International

  Jul 1998 - Aug 1999

  Data Analyst

  Performed cleansing and standardization of hospital clinical and financial data for inclusion in HBS Explore benchmarking product.Worked directly with client to manage entire process of data benchmarking, including scheduling, data procurement, clinical coding mapping, issue resolution, and final delivery of product to client.Used extensive knowledge of MS Access and SQL to perform complex data cleansing and standardization.

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  Virginia Mason Franciscan Health

  Aug 1999 - Aug 2000

  Associate Dir, Annual Giving and Information Systems

  Planned and implemented large database conversion from DOS-based system to Raiser’s Edge donor management software, including extensive data-cleanup, hardware and software upgrades, installation, testing, and training.Defined standards, guidelines, and procedures for the management of Raiser’s Edge fundraising system, including timely and appropriate gift-acknowledgment procedures, donor and prospect coding and classification, major-donor prospect identification, and accurate reporting procedures.Involved in all fundraising strategy/planning meetings as lead technologist.Supervised data entry staff and managed all donation record-keeping processes. Developed supplementary databases in MS Access with VBA for tracking one-off fundraising events or special projects, and maintained connectivity/integrity with master donor database. Weniger anzeigen

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  NPower Northwest

  Sept 2000 - Jan 2002

  Technology Consultant & Trainer

  Managed database development projects from needs assessment, through development, implementation, business process improvement, and training.Assisted clients with choosing existing commercial software solutions when appropriate and coordinate data conversion and implementation of those applications. Developed curricula and training materials for various levels of Microsoft Access classroom training and database development workshops.Delivered one- and two-day classroom training in Microsoft Access to non-profit employees, resulting in the highest student evaluation scores of any NPower instructor. Weniger anzeigen

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  Independant

  Jan 2002 - Jun 2003

  Freelance Consulting

  Projects include: March, 2002 - June, 2003Database development and implementation for Freer Consulting.Curriculum development, software documentation, and software training to international food-aid staff in Guatemala; Data mining, custom reports, and training for NPower.

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  Conservation International

  Jun 2003 - Sept 2005

  Information Manager

  Managed the development and implementation of a successful web-based grant portfolio management system for $125 million Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund.Performed requirements negotiation, budget and vendor management, implementation, training and user support.Performed data analyses and report generation using SQL and Crystal Reports.Led business process improvement efforts to facilitate agile, effective grant making.

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  IUCN

  Jan 2005 - Jul 2011

  Senior Programme Officer, Species Information

  Provided strategic leadership on IUCN’s information sharing and data use policies, helping to ensure free, easy access to information by scientists and individuals while protecting IUCN’s and IUCN’s data contributors’ intellectual property rights.Represented IUCN in contributions to shaping IUCN members’ and partners’ policies on information management, focusing on making information and data more open and accessible.Served as the focal point for all queries, issues, and requests concerning the Species Progamme’s global data holdings, information management tools, and data use agreements.Managed the development, implementation, and maintenance of a web-based system for managing species extinction risk assessments, representing over ten developer years of effort to create, servicing a community of over 1,000 very active users around the globe.Managed complete overhaul of public-facing website: http://www.iucnredlist.org – which is the premier website for global threatened species data and information.Collaborated extensively with IUCN partner organizations (UNEP-WCMC, Birdlife International, Conservation International, etc) on joint IT and information management projects to more effectively and efficiently manage cooperative use of data as well as joint data dissemination.Managed complex data conversion, cleansing and standardization processes to allow incoming data to be incorporated into main species system quickly and effectively.Authored all system documentation and conducted train-the-trainer sessions on systems.Raised CHF 3 million from private and public sources to cover project expenses for five years. Weniger anzeigen

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  UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency

  Feb 2014 - Jul 2018

  Manage UNHCR's Biometrics Implementation Project, resulting in a system to deliver a fast, intuitive, secure, durable and easy to use biometrics enrolment solution that will enable teams in field locations across the globe to capture biometric information of asylum seekers and refugees in varied and challenging environments.

  • Information Technology Project Manager

    Jan 2015 - Jul 2018

  • Biometrics Project Manager

    Feb 2014 - Jan 2015
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  Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance

  Jan 2018 - Aug 2021

  Sr. Manager, Vaccine Grant Operations and Information Management
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  FIND

  Jan 2023 - Jan 2024

  IT Business Analyst