Stephanie Judd, blueEnergy, Systems Engineer; Clinton Health Access Initiative (Formerly Clinton Foundation), Rwanda Country Team, Lead Technical Architect and Developer

 

 

Stephanie Judd
Relationship to SNRE MS/MBA, Environmental Policy and Planning, 2013
International development job title Systems Engineer
Employer blueEnergy
Location Bluefields, Nicaragua
Dates of employment 2008
Short description of your work blueEnergy brings renewable energy systems to marginalized communities that are off the national grid. I was involved in some of the projects that supported a holistic approach to this objective, including a water filtration project that would bring clean energy to the communities, as well as some internal process realignment in order to more effectively function as an organization.  I launched a community pilot program to evaluate response to a new water filter, eventually bringing clean filtered water to over 1000 people.  I overhauled the workshop and kitchen processes and trained management resulting in 20% increase in efficiency and 10% decrease in required budget, and I led a construction team of 23 crewmen to deliver completed project ahead of tight schedule requirements and under budget.  The work was pretty eclectic, but very challenging because of the total agency and autonomy my manager awarded me.
How did you get this job Network, network, network.  My sister met the Director of Operations for the french branch of the organization at a wedding of a mutual friend.  She mentioned my interests, we talked a bit, and I ended up with a job with the American branch in Nicaragua.
 

Stephanie Judd
Relationship to SNRE MS/MBA, Environmental Policy and Planning, 2013
International development job title Lead Technical Architect and Developer
Employer Clinton Health Access Initiative (Formerly Clinton Foundation), Rwanda Country Team
Location Kigali, Rwanda
Dates of employment Feb 2009 - July 2010
Short description of your work The Clinton Health Access Initiative works to provide rural populations around the world with access to quality health care.  My role on the Rwanda Country Team was to identify ways for the national health system to function more efficiently and cost effectively, as well as provide for a higher level of care.  I engineered a national dataí¢â‚¬”˜collection and reporting system that was adopted by the Rwandan Ministry of Health.  I oversaw the national rollout of that system and the countrywide dataí¢â‚¬”˜collection efforts, achieving 99% response rate and delivering the first comprehensive picture of the Rwandan health system to the Ministry of Health.  I secured $1M in funding from Rockefeller Foundation in order to pay for both my position and another staffer, as well as the development and implementation of project.  I standardized the system to maximize ease of customized implementation in other countries.  Eight nations are presently considering software versions of their own.  Finally, I developed cost allocation and financial modeling functionality to generate the first dataí¢â‚¬”˜driven reports used for World Bank and Global Fund proposals.
How did you get this job A friend mentioned the organization.  I looked into it and applied directly online to a position with a different initiative in Argentina.  HR interviewed me, liked me, and directed me to this position instead because she thought it was a better fit for my skills.

 

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