Dan Barthmaier
Technical Advisor - Market Systems and Value Chains at Catholic Relief Services
- Role
- Technical Advisor - Markets and Value Chains at Catholic Relief Services
- Location
- Takoma Park, MD, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Dan Barthmaier
19+ years of development experience, inlcuding 12+ years in developing countries, including in insecure and post-conflict environments, managing multi-sectoral projects and personnel. Masters Degree in International Development and International Economics.• Technical specialty in Pro-Poor Market-Led Development with experience implementing Market Systems Development, Value Chain Development, livelihoods and food security, as well as building capacity of local NGOs.• Successful program and proposal development experience with USAID, USDA, UN agencies, and foundations and private sector businesses.• Extensive field and management experience in Ethiopia, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Haiti, South Sudan, Ghana, Cameroon, and the DR Congo, and addtional short-term assignments across Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East.• Experience as full-time staff with prominent international NGOs including Catholic Relief Services, Mercy Corps International, and CHF International (Global Communities), as well in the role of an independent consultant with additional organizations
Experience
Technical Advisor - Markets and Value Chains
Aug 2019 — Present · Baltimore, MD, US
Technical lead for Market Systems and Value Chain work for the agency, supporting sector work across the global portfolio with one direct report on the markets team• Key support for USDA Food for Progress awards focusing on value chains including vanilla in Uganda, Cacao in Nicaragua and Haiti, and organic cotton in Burkina Faso.• Lead market and value chain studies and economic analysis for various DFSAs• Represented CRS at technical symposiums• Key support to proposal design on markets related opportunities
Education
Stanford University
Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management
1994 — 1998
Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)
Master of Arts (M.A.), Development Economics and International Development
2004 — 2006
Skills
- Community Development
- Program Evaluation
- Government
- Nonprofits
- Non-Profits
- Economic Development
- Humanitarian Assistance
- Report Writing
- Value Chain Analysis
- Humanitarian
- Food Security
- Civil Society
- Microfinance
- Sustainable Development
- International Development
- Capacity Building
- Program Management
- Ngos
- Program Development
- Rural Development
- Proposal Writing
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