Mariam Aslam, Controller
Mariam Aslam has over twenty years of experience in general accounting, payroll management, budgeting, preparation of federal and state tax reports, and development of business operations procedures with public accounting firms, small businesses and non-profit organizations. She has experience implementing automated accounting systems using a variety of accounting software’s for not profit organizations. Mariam has extensive supervisory experience and holds a B.S. degree from California State Polytechnic University. She is a C.P.A. and holds an active licence with the State of Maryland.
Eskedar Asfaw, Human Resources Manager
Eskedar Asfaw has worked in Human Resources Management and Administration for over five years both in the private and public sector. Prior to joining SCMS in April 2007, she worked for a government contractor in the IT field as the Human Resources Administrator, where she was responsible for the overall management of all HR activities ranging from strategic planning, recruiting and staffing to employee relations and benefit administration.As member of the Project Management Team, Eskedar serves as principal advisor to management on the global human resources function, and is responsible for the development and implementation of strategic staffing initiatives and other major HR initiatives such as performance management, professional development and on-boarding. Her role also includes ensuring workforce planning, promoting employee productivity, retention and a positive employee relations environment.
Chryste Best, Quality Assurance Manager
Chryste Best is a microbiologist with more than 18 years of experience in Quality Assurance and Quality Control laboratories. Prior to joining SCMS, she was the Site Quality Assurance Manager of Eli Lilly and Company in Manassas, VA. She also has 12 years of experience working for the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) as a Microbiologist and Sterility Specialist in the Southeast Regional Laboratory, Atlanta GA. While there she was also a member of FDA’s foreign inspection cadre where she conducted both foreign and domestic inspections of food, pharmaceutical and/or cosmetic manufacturers.
Rochika Chaudhry, Technical Manager for Systems Strengthening
Rochika Chaudhry has more than twelve years experience implementing and managing international health projects for the World Bank, WHO, UNICEF and the Gates Foundation. She has provided both short and long term technical assistance to countries in Africa, Latin America, South Asia and East Europe. Trained in Biochemistry and in public health, she brings rich experience and analytical thinking to sustainable technical solutions.
Gordon Comstock, Deputy Director for Supply Chain Management
Gordon Comstock has 30 years of consulting and management experience. Prior to SCMS, he was the Director of Intellectual Property for the University of Illinois, College of Medicine. Mr. Comstock has also served as a Managing Partner for LifeScience Partners and as a Senior Consultant, Organization Effectiveness with Opinion Research Corporation. He also served as a Senior Manager of the Human Resources Consulting Group with Deloitte & Touche. Mr. Comstock’s managerial experience includes service as Vice President and General Manager of MAP International as well as Director of Programs
Jay Heavner, Director of Knowledge Sharing and Communications
Jay Heavner has worked in communications and fundraising for more than 15 years for a range of organizations and issues, including international development, reproductive health, HIV/AIDS and the banning of landmines. While at Chemonics International he worked closely with the Society for International Development and the US Global Leadership Campaign to celebrate — and increase public support for — US foreign assistance.
David Jamieson, Deputy Director for Project Planning and Global Partnerships
David Jamieson is a Health Sector Specialist with special interest in the HIV/AIDS crisis. He is responsible for SCMS project-wide work planning and ensuring that various SCMS services and management units are well integrated to provide an efficient and cost effective service for our clients. In addition, he is responsible for SCMS's external relationships with key US and international stakeholders and leading the Global Collaborations part of SCMS's work. Before joining SCMS in January 2006, he worked for Crown Agents based in the UK for 20 years, specializing in developing country supply chains. Mr. Jamieson has worked with all of the major donors, including Global Fund to Fight HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria; the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS); United Kingdom Department for International Development; the United Nations Population Fund; US Agency for International Development; the World Bank; and the World Health Organization.
Chris Larson, Demand Planning and Inventory Manager
Chris has 20 years of experience in supply chain operations and management that include manufacturing, production and logistics planning, domestic and international freight & transportation, and inventory planning and management. Prior to joining the SCMS project, Chris has worked as a logistics manager and engineer at UPS for the past 8 years where he has worked with clients in a variety of industries to reduce cost and improve operations in their supply chains through the optimization of inventory and transportation networks. Prior to joining UPS, Chris worked as a consultant for a Big-6 accounting and consulting firm in their supply chain consulting practice where he worked with clients to implement Lean manufacturing and logistics methods.
Michael McGunnigle, Deputy Director for Project Management
Michael McGunnigle has worked in the area of financial and administrative project management for 16 years in support of international development projects, most recently as the Finance/Operations Officer for the BASICS Project in Zambia, and as the Associate Area Manager for Abt Associates in Washington DC, where he had responsibility for managing day-to-day operations and risk management of the $70 million annual portfolio of international health contracts. Mr. McGunnigle has experience in managing financial, contractual and administrative aspects of projects in approximately 15 countries.
Greg Miles, Deputy Director for Field Program Support
Greg Miles has over 30 years experience in international development which began in Fes, Morocco as a Peace Corps Volunteer during the 1970's. He has worked on projects in the health, education, energy and environment sectors as an human resource director, advisor/trainer, project manager, education advisor, organizational development consultant, Chief of Party, and management advisor. His work has brought him to eighteen countries including residence in Botswana and Namibia for more than fourteen years. At the World Wildlife Fund in Namibia, he developed a basic training program for wildlife wardens and rangers and traveled to every national park in Namibia. He joined JSI in 2002 as a Country Team Leader for Ethiopia, Uganda and Kenya. Before joining SCMS, Greg acted as Senior Program Manager for Zambia and Uganda as part of the USAID | DELIVER PROJECT.
Richard C. Owens Jr, Project Director
Richard Owens has worked in the public health field, domestically and internationally, for more than 35 years. Prior to SCMS, he served as Project Director for John Snow, Inc.’s USAID-funded DELIVER project (and its predecessor project, Family Planning Logistics Management) from 1986 until 2005. He has participated in logistics system design in many countries and has been a technical resource and trainer for in-country logistics courses and US-based courses, including serving as a guest lecturer at Boston, Harvard, and Johns Hopkins Universities. Mr. Owens has technical skills and experience in health planning, management, logistics management and management information systems. He is also a Vice President of John Snow, Inc.
Martha H. Preniczky, Contracts Manager
Martha H. Preniczky has over 18 years contracts administration experience over a range of contract types, and government, commercial, state, and international clients. She has cradle to grave contracts experience covering proposal development, negotiations, modifications, waivers, subcontracts, force majeure incident investigation, and contract closeout. The contracts/subcontract she has managed cover every field including aviation, environmental, energy, military, and international development. She maintains a Certified Professional Contracts Manager certification from the National Contracts Management Association.
Alan Pringle, Global Program Manager
Alan has over 30 years experience in procurement and supply chain management for development projects. He has a special interest in the health sector, particularly HIV/AIDS and has an MBA in Strategic Procurement from the University of Birmingham in the UK. Alan has worked for Crown Agents for most of his career living in various countries including Yemen, Bangladesh, Ghana and Zimbabwe. Alan’s last position before moving to SCMS was Director Africa based in Kenya. Alan hand has worked on supply chain projects funded by all of the major donors such as the Global Fund for Aids, TB and Malaria, World Bank, European Union, DFID, DANIDA and USAID.
Ian Sliney, Global Program Manager
Ian has 27 years experience in international public health and management. From 2001 to 2004, Ian was Deputy Director for Regional and Country programs for the BASICS II Project, USAID’s flagship for Child Survival. He was responsible for the management and oversight of field operations of sixteen country and regional child survival programs with a combined annual budget of $20 million. Ian’s overseas assignments prior to 2001 span a period of over twenty years including five years in Kenya as Chief of Party for USAID's APHIA Financing and Sustainability Project. Prior to this role, Ian also spent five years as Senior Health Policy Advisor to the Ministry of Health on secondment from the British Government. In this positions, he managed the drafting of Kenya’s first Health Policy Framework, and organized and managed many studies related to health reform. Ian’s West African experience was gained with Tulane University in Niger, first as a health planner, then as Chief of Party for USAID's first health sector non-project assistance grant in Africa.
Phillip Savio, Manager for Performance Management
Phillip Savio joined SCMS in January 2007. As a consultant with Booz Allen Hamilton he has worked with civil and international health clients providing strategy, performance management and business process design services. His experiences include performance management in supply chain logistics and international health, strategic planning for the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) Task Force in South Africa and health care policy evaluation and development. Mr. Savio completed his M.B.A. and M.P.Aff. at the University of Texas.
Robert “Butch” Staley, Technical Procurement Manager
Robert Staley has 30 years of public health experience, specializing in drug management. Mr. Staley has extensive experience in pharmaceutical procurement and in program planning, development, organization management and administration. As the Principal Program Associate at Management Sciences for Health (MSH) for six years, he coordinated global procurement of antiretrovirals and other HIV/AIDS commodities for MSH's RPM Plus project and coordinated the global procurement relationship between RPM Plus and International Dispensary Association.
Craig Usswald, Freight and Logistics Manager
Craig Usswald is head of PHD International, where he is CEO of the USA operation. PHD International constitutes the business arena outside South Africa, including Kenya, Ghana, and India, prior to the end of 2008. Having consulted to the Fuel Group since 1998, primarily with PHD as a client, Craig joined PHD to manage the SCMS project after being involved with the leadership team in a McKinsey partnership with Letsema Consulting in South Africa. Previously, as Managing Director of Incledon Engineering, Craig operated in the civil engineering and process engineering sectors. His diverse business experience includes Engineering Sector General Management, FMCG Demand planning, Distribution, Sales and Marketing and Supply Chain Management. Most roles have had full P&L responsibility, and included a role as Country Manager in South Africa for a UK-based management consultancy.
Ard Van Dongen, PSA Project Manager
Ard van Dongen started his career in the pharmaceutical industry as an IT project manager with Organon/Diosynth. In 2000 he joined Medecins Sans Frontieres where he gained extensive healthcare & supply chain management experience in Africa and Asia. In between postings he worked as management consultant specialized in organizational development, supply chain management and information technology. Ard van Dongen studied Business and Computer Sciences at the Erasmus University Rotterdam and earned a Masters in Transport and Logistics at Tias/Nimbas Business School in Tilburg.
