Program Manager USAID's Knowledge Services Center
Washington D.C. Metro Area
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- Project Manager, under contract through Bridgeborn Inc at USAID
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- Sr Program Officer at Academy for Educational Development
- KM Senior Program Officer at Academy for Educational Development
- Publications and Presentations at Summary
- KM Program Manager at USAID
- Knowledge Management Advisor & Information Systems Analyst at Europe & Eurasia Bureau, USAID
- Communications Manager at Famine Early Warning System, USAID
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- The George Washington University
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Peter Hobby’s Summary
Managing the USAID Knowledge Services Center, providing the Agency with research, library, document clearinghouse and KM support.
Prior to joining Bridgeborn, I held the position of Senior Program Officer working on knowledge management at the Academy for Educational Development. Projects include developing online communities and collaboration for international environment and natural resource issues and supporting NGO capacity development, specifically in the HIV/AIDS sector as well as internal KM support for AED business operations.
I have also served as Program Manager for the US Agency for International Development's KM program, providing strategic planning, technical guidance and management oversight for the Agency's initiatives and outreach activities.
Also developed innovative web sites and approaches to collaboration, as well as communications materials and applied research products for international development through multiple consulting engagements.
Peter Hobby’s Specialties:
Collaboration tools, organizational learning, facilitation, business narrative and KM methods.
Peter Hobby’s Experience
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Project Manager, under contract through Bridgeborn Inc
USAID
(Government Agency; International Affairs industry)
August 2008 — Present (1 year 4 months)
Project Manager for USAID's Knowledge Service Center - Responsible for managing overall operations for USAID's research, library, document clearinghouse and knowledge management services.
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Sr Program Officer
Academy for Educational Development
(Non-Profit; 1001-5000 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
October 2007 — August 2008 (11 months)
Providing KM services to support international environmental and natural resource management and NGO capacity building, particularly in the HIV/AIDS sector. Facilitated several After Action Reviews and successfully managed one portal migration and helped to plan for a second.
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KM Senior Program Officer
Academy for Educational Development
(Non-Profit; 1001-5000 employees; Civic & Social Organization industry)
June 2006 — September 2007 (1 year 4 months)
• Successfully moving the KM discipline from theory to business application for improved performance through thought leadership, practical applications and strategic communications.
• Creating innovative communications strategies and knowledge services to share experience and connect people using blogs, wikis, podcasts, locator systems and syndication.
• Enabling collaboration and strengthening innovation through results-oriented facilitation techniques including Peer Assists and After Action Reviews.
• Developing the KM practice as a service offered both internally and to clients. -
Publications and Presentations
Summary
(International Affairs industry)
2005 — September 2007 (2 years )
Technical Reports – Contributing Author:
“Communities@USAID Technical Guidance”, USAID, 2006.
“Office of Management and Budget Exhibit 300 Budget Request”, USAID, 2004 and 2005.
“USAID Business Transformation – Report to Office of Management and Budget”, USAID, 2004.
“Knowledge for Development Strategy, Fiscal Year 2004 to 2008”, USAID, 2004.
Public Speaking:
“What’s a podcast?”, online webinar sponsored by AED and Lingos, June 2007
“Amazing Stories of KM and Strategic Planning”, American Refugee Committee, March 2007
“Innovation and Knowledge Management”, Annie E. Casey Foundation, September 2006
“Successes in Knowledge Sharing”, ARK Group KM in Government Conference, October 2005
Web Sites:
AED Knowledge Management Portal, 2006 to present
Knowledge for Development – Internet and Intranet Web Sites, 2004–2006.
Europe and Eurasia Bureau – Internet and Intranet Web Sites, 2000–2004.
Famine Early Warning System – Internet Web Site, 1995–2000. -
KM Program Manager
USAID
(Government Agency; International Affairs industry)
October 2004 — May 2006 (1 year 8 months)
• Technical leadership and strategic planning for an Agency-wide KM program serving more than 7000 staff globally to connect people with who and what they need to excel.
• Participated in pilot studies and KM training in Bulgaria, Romania and Jamaica.
• Developed a video knowledge retention program and conducted interviews with senior executives..
• Contributing author to USAID’s Communities of Practice Technical Guidance.
• Selected and configured state-of-the-art software for communities and collaboration.
• Managed contractor communications and administrative support staff.
• Tracked and reported on actions, schedule and deliverables for the core implementation team. -
Knowledge Management Advisor & Information Systems Analyst
Europe & Eurasia Bureau, USAID
(Government Agency; International Affairs industry)
2000 — 2004 (4 years )
• Contributed extensively to strategic planning, activity design and applications testing for a highly visible Agency-wide knowledge management initiative.
• Responsible for IT systems assessments for web applications and document management throughout the Europe & Eurasia region including site visits to Armenia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Macedonia and Serbia.
• Developed ground-breaking use of web applications including internet streaming video for outreach efforts, commercial and open source content management systems and extranet pilots for partner collaboration.
• Managed all aspects of a highly effective web services team.
• Oversight for subcontracts on information and web services including developing scopes of work, budgets and ongoing review of performance and deliverables. -
Communications Manager
Famine Early Warning System, USAID
(Government Agency; International Affairs industry)
1995 — 2000 (5 years )
• Managed budget, hiring, workflow and performance reviews for the Communications Unit.
• Uganda Regional Coordinator contribute articles on food security for monthly publication.
• Created high quality layout and illustrations for print and web.
• Managed monthly production schedule for English and French 4 color offset print publication.
• Moderator/Facilitator for USAID Famine Early Warning System rapid field appraisal sections of bi-annual workshops Dakar, Senegal (1996); Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (1998).
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Peter Hobby’s Honors:
• USAID Meritorious Honor Group Award, for “exemplary teamwork and professionalism demonstrated while advancing the goals and objectives of the USAID Knowledge for Development (KfD) Program”, 2005.
• USAID Meritorious Group Award, for “outstanding achievements as a member of the Outreach Team, in telling the Bureau’s story to both its employees and the U.S. public through the implementation of an innovative set of programs that are now serving as Agency-wide models”, 2004.
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