Eugene Miheso Swinnerstone

• Developed high-performing teams by providing mentorship, guidance, and opportunities for professional growth.
• Enhanced team collaboration through regular communication, goal setting, and performance evaluations.
• Established a culture of continuous improvement by fostering open communication channels and empowering employees to voice their ideas.
• Cultivated a positive work environment that fostered employee engagement, increased retention rates, and boosted overall team morale.
• Managed budgets effectively to ensure optimal use of resources while maintaining financial stability.
• Strengthened internal controls by reviewing existing policies and procedures, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Facilitated cross-functional collaboration for improved decision-making processes within the organization.
• Proactively identified potential risks and implemented mitigation strategies to minimize negative impacts on projects or business operations.
• Optimized staff performance by designing comprehensive training programs tailored to individual needs.
• Spearheaded innovative approaches to resource allocation and strategic planning.

• Authored compelling whitepapers that highlighted key trends in the field, driving increased visibility for both the company and its clients.
• Spearheaded cross-functional team collaboration, ensuring timely completion of complex research assignments.
• Lead Qualitative Researcher

• Mentored and supervised undergraduate students, guiding them towards academic success and personal growth.
• Supported faculty members with administrative tasks such as grading assignments, proctoring exams, and maintaining attendance records.
• Participated in professional development activities to stay current on best practices and emerging trends in education.

Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E):

• Develop and implement monitoring and evaluation frameworks, systems, and tools.
• Design data collection methods and instruments for monitoring project activities and outcomes.
• Coordinate data collection efforts and ensure data quality and integrity.
• Analyze monitoring data to track progress against project objectives and targets.
• Conduct evaluations to assess the effectiveness, efficiency, and impact of programs.
• Prepare evaluation reports with findings, conclusions, and recommendations for improvement.
• Ensure compliance with M&E standards, guidelines, and best practices.

Research:

• Lead or support research initiatives to generate evidence and insights relevant to program goals.
• Design research methodologies and protocols for data collection and analysis.
• Oversee data collection, analysis, and interpretation processes.
• Synthesize research findings into actionable recommendations for programmatic decision-making.
• Stay abreast of emerging trends, developments, and best practices in research methodologies and techniques.

Learning and Knowledge Management:

• Facilitate a culture of learning and knowledge sharing within the organization or program.
• Develop and implement strategies for capturing and disseminating lessons learned and best practices.
• Organize workshops, trainings, and learning events to build staff capacity in MERL methodologies.
• Foster collaboration and exchange of information among internal and external stakeholders.
• Document and archive project documentation, reports, and data for future reference and learning.

Capacity Building:

• Provide technical guidance and support to staff members involved in MERL activities.
• Conduct training sessions on M&E concepts, tools, and techniques for program staff and partners.
• Mentor and coach team members to enhance their skills and competencies in MERL.

Coordination and Communication:

• Liaise with program managers, donors, and partners to ensure alignment of MERL activities with program objectives and donor requirements.
• Communicate evaluation findings, research results, and learning outcomes to relevant stakeholders in a clear and accessible manner.
• Participate in meetings, workshops, and conferences related to MERL to share insights and learn from others in the field.

• Contributed to grant writing efforts, securing funding for critical research projects.
• Coordinated logistics for conferences and workshops hosted by the organization, ensuring smooth execution of events that furthered engagement within the scientific community.
• Lead Qualitative Researcher
• Enhanced research quality by conducting thorough literature reviews and data analysis.
• Participated in regular progress meetings, providing updates on project status and addressing any concerns or obstacles encountered during the research process.

Roles & Responsibility

• Developed strong relationships with students, fostering a positive classroom environment conducive to learning.
• Improved curriculum design by collaborating with colleagues to share best practices and innovative teaching strategies.
• Reached out to struggling students to identify areas of confusion and rectify issues before exams.
• Held weekly office hours to work with struggling students one-on-one and increase GPAs.
• Mentored undergraduate and graduate students in effective next-steps for education and career preparedness.

Achievements

• Taught in both The School of Business and Management and School of Computing.
• Oversaw Postgraduate students in Project Planning, Scheduling and IT systems
• Oversaw postgraduate students in Introduction to Monitoring and Evaluation.
• Oversaw postgraduate students in Project Resource Mobilization.
• Oversaw Postgraduate students in Infrastructure planning and Management
• Oversaw Postgraduate students in Contemporary issues in Computing and IT
• Oversaw Postgraduate students in eServices
• Oversaw Postgraduate students in Interactive Technologies
• Oversaw Postgraduate students in Security of Software
• Oversaw 2 cohorts in Community Engagement.
• Part of the Curriculum development team
• Supervised Student Research including Masters Students.

• Streamlined research processes to meet tight deadlines for multiple projects.
• Maintained a safe working environment by enforcing strict adherence to laboratory safety guidelines.
• Evaluated new technologies for potential integration into existing research processes, driving continuous improvement efforts.
• Under the Project, Basic Research to Enable Agricultural Development (BREAD), I did phenotyping for high throughput with smart phones.
• Developing and implementing improved methods of feature extraction from images focused on cassava and disease and insect pests of cassava.
• Develop algorithm for pest and symptom measurements for cassava and optimising these algorithms for operation on mobile devices.
• Implement deep learning/ AI approaches for processing datasets for breeder defined phenotyping targets.
• Employed both linear and non-linear methods in processing of datasets.
• Interface with collaborators, postdocs and students on the project in Kansas State University and Cornell University including onsite visits and regular conference calls.
• Contribute to project reporting and accounting for NSF.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Responsible for the effective and efficient day to day implementation of the project under the overall guidance and supervision of the Principal Investigator.
• Prepare and update project annual and quarterly work plans, and submits these to the coordinator for agreement and approval.
• Prepare and participate in quarterly work planning and progress reporting meetings with the coordinator.
• Draft TORs for key inputs (i.e. personnel, subcontracts, training, and procurement) and submit these to the Coordinator for clearance and approval, and administer the mobilization of such inputs.
• Provide technical advice to project beneficiaries, review technical reports and monitor technical activities carried out by responsible parties.
• Ensure that all agreements with implementing agencies are prepared, negotiated and agreed upon.
• With respect to co-implementing partners and external project implementing agencies/ subcontractors.
• Prepares project progress reports and the project final report and organises Project Steering Committee meetings, review meetings and evaluation missions, in coordination with the PI.
• Ensure the timely submission of work plans, reports, outputs and other deliverables for review and evaluation, as appropriate.

Achievements.

• Provided vision and strategy in achieving project goals

• Led team to outreach 200 farmers

• Led team to develop application that was used in this project (AdSurv)

• Posted dataset to BREAD servers for public access and reuse for training.

• Evaluated client needs and expectations, establishing clear goals for each consulting engagement.
• Collaborated with teams to define, strategize, and implement marketing and web strategies.
• Evaluated customer needs and feedback to drive product and service improvements.
• Carry out roles on behalf of the CEO who was based in Netherlands
• Assist local teams in achieving their goals
• Carry out all procurement on behalf of the company.
• Source for HR to perform certain function with regard to software development.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Streamlined project processes by implementing agile methodologies, resulting in increased efficiency and faster completion times.
• Supported and executed simultaneous delivery of various e-commerce and mobile projects.
• Communicated project plans and progress to key stakeholders and project contributors.
• Identified risks early in the project lifecycle, developing mitigation plans to prevent schedule delays or cost overruns.

• Managing and leading the project team.
• Recruiting project staff and consultants.
• Managing co-ordination of the partners and working groups engaged in project work.
• Detailed project planning and control including:
• Developing and maintaining a detailed project plan.
• Managing project deliverables in line with the project plan.
• Recording and managing project issues and escalating where necessary.
• Resolving cross-functional issues at project level.
• Managing project scope and change control and escalating issues where necessary.
• Monitoring project progress and performance.
• Providing status reports to the project sponsor.
• Managing project training within the defined budget.
• Liaises with, and updates progress to, project board/senior management.
• Managing project evaluation and dissemination activities.
• Managing consultancy input within the defined budget.
• Final approval of the design specification.
• Working closely with users to ensure the project meets business needs.
• Definition and management of the User Acceptance Testing programme

Achievements.

• Provided leadership to development of the Gaspedaal Mobile Application
• Provided leadership to development of the Autovisie New Architectured Site
• Worked on Customer Success Program for Credit Firm in Texas United States
• Engaged with Several clientele and partners to build the company relations.

• Communication with potential and existing customers about work to be done.
• Helping the team to get the right information to do their work
• Making quotations, letters and communication for Flock of Birds Uganda in general
• Supporting Company Financial Administrator.
• Support Flock of Birds Uganda getting required human resource for tasks.
• Design, build and test applications to help the team finalize their projects.
• Represent Flock of Birds in its official capacity when CEO and Professional Services Manager are in absentia.