W. Kent Nye

Experience

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  Bearingpoint, Inc. (United States Embassy, Iraq)

  Jan 2007 - Aug 2007

  Project Reporting Officer

  Supported senior leadership within the Iraq Reconstruction Management Office in the collection, organization, analysis, and presentation of data and metrics across various sectors, regions and agencies.• Co-wrote and published the Weekly Status Report and the interagency financial report for the Iraq Reconstruction and Relief Fund, both used by cabinet level officials and Congress to monitor reconstruction progress in Iraq.• Represented the Information Management Unit in interagency coordination meetings and working groups. Show less

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  International Resources Group, (USAID, Iraq)

  Sept 2007 - Sept 2008

  Focused Stabilization Advisor

  Served as Senior Advisor to the Director of the Focused Stabilization Office and USAID Mission Management on the $500 million Community Stabilization Program.• Provided strategic direction and monitored the impact of program activities. Oversaw the most successful vocational training project in Iraq, which was used by the DoD as a model for their vocational training program.• Provided input for Congressional Budget Justification Reports which led to an increase in program funding.• Gave formal presentations and represented the program to Iraqi ministers, embassy officials, general rank commanders and staff, and relevant cooperating agencies to ensure strategic and timely project implementation was effected in a volatile and conflict prone operating environment.• Provided technical justification and design for new activities and recommended changes to on-going activities; directly contributed to annual and semiannual performance reviews. Show less

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  DAI

  Jan 2009 - Jun 2010

  Senior Program Development Officer/Field Director

  Field Director, AfghanistanShort term assignment to develop program strategy and identify new development projects to increase stability and employment in eastern Afghanistan in coordination with local field teams and senior US government program managers.• Succeeded in securing approval for over 15 projects which led to a significant increase in the effectiveness of local government and a decrease in violence.• Assisted senior program management and field teams in writing economic development grant proposals which led to a reduction in the company’s administrative cost to program cost ratio.Senior Program Development Officer, IraqWrote and managed economic development grants, drafted and edited grant proposals, budgets, scopes of work, approval documents, and monitoring and evaluation reports, ensured program compliance with US Government regulations.• Designed, sought approval for, or implemented 60+ development projects and liaised with Provincial Reconstruction Teams, the Department of State, grantees, and local sub-contractors and staff to ensure successful completion. Projects ranged in value from $25,000 to over $200,000 and focused on various sectors including: education, medical, infrastructure, and government.• Increased grant approval rate while reducing time from proposal to approval from over a month to less than two weeks. Improved close out rate of completed projects from virtually non-existent to within two week of project completion. • Co-wrote the program grant development manual which streamlined overall program management and increased the project approval rate. Show less

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  United States Department of Defense

  Jun 2010 - Aug 2014

  Independent Consultant/Trainer

  Designed, managed, and implemented training scenarios in Iraq and Afghanistan political and cultural systems at multiple training centers for US Army battalions and State Department Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRT).- Led 12 training teams focused on interagency coordination, best practices, and PRT operations.- Increased effectiveness of deploying soldiers through formal and informal presentations and on-the-spot advice and corrections.- Provided feedback and performance critiques for senior command staff. Show less