Melissa Saad

An exceedingly driven, compliant, and diligent professional with superior intelligence.

Melissa has worked with several prominent local and international companies and organizations and has engaged in Operations, Project Management, Monitoring & Evaluation, Administration, Human Resources, Financial Management, Marketing, Sales, and Inventory with over thirteen (13) years of experience.

She has proven her ability to work in any sector, efficiently, in a fast-paced environment, and meet deadlines, with an excellent track record of achieving exceptional results.

Melissa has worked with several USAID and INL-funded projects implemented by Nathan Associates as Office Manager and IBI International as Program & Operations Specialist and Operations Manager respectively.

She has also worked in the legal environment with Brumskine & Associates Law Firm as its Office Manager. She has worked with Firestone Liberia as Inventory Control Supervisor; with Reelin Liberia - Toyota Garage (now CICA Motors) as Intern; with Premier Services Group as an Accounts Executive, and with Srimex Enterprises (now Srimex Oil & Gas) as an Administrative Intern.

Melissa holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (cum laude) in Management with an emphasis in Human Resources Management from the African Methodist Episcopal University (AMEU) in Monrovia, Liberia.

Currently, she is pursuing a Master of Development Studies at the University of Nairobi in Nairobi, Kenya.

With her level of experience and her drive for greatness, she has a comprehensive understanding of all facets of Business, Projects, Programs, Events, and Activities that would yield sustainable growth, performance improvement, and development.

She is proficient in the following areas: Lean Six Sigma, Project Information Management System, Project Design, Monitoring & Evaluation (PDM&E), Problem Driven Iterative Adaptation (PDIA), Monitoring & Evaluation, and Compliance & Capacity Development within the USAID sector.

Given the opportunity to serve, backed with a defined objective in hand, Melissa can achieve any given task.

Core strengths:
Prioritization and problem-solving. Organization and planning. Research and analysis. Communications. Reasoning and Critical thinking.

Approach: Problem-driven; Lean Six Sigma

Passion:
A determined attempt towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity.

Chief Executive Officer & Principal Consultant 

October 2019 – Present

Doyenne Consulting Inc.

Manage the overall operations and resources of the company, analyze and plan business strategy, proposals and brainstorming for project implementation. Responsible for leading the team during client projects. 

Office Manager

December 16, 2019 – September 15, 2022

Nathan Associates (USAID - Liberia Economic Policy Dialogue Activity)

Managed all elements of Administration, Operations, Logistics, Procurement, Inventory, Human Resources, Petty Cash, Agreements and Contracts and Annual registrations following USAID, Nathan and the Government of Liberia regulations and laws.

Program & Operations Specialist

November 21, 2016 – November 30, 2019

IBI International (USAID - Digital Liberia and eGovernance Capacity

Building Project)

Managed all elements of Administration, Operations, Logistics, Procurement, Inventory, Human Resources, Financial Management, Monitoring & Evaluation and Programs following USAID and IBI regulations.

Operations Manager

December 8, 2014 – October 28, 2016

IBI International (International Narcotics and Law Enforcement – Justice Administration and Management Solution Project)

Managed all elements of Administration, Operations, Logistics, Procurement, Inventory, Human Resources, Financial Management, and Programs following INL and IBI regulations.

Office Manager

December 2, 2013 - December 5, 2014

Brumskine & Associates

Managed all aspects of Administration, Operations, Logistics, Procurement, Inventory, Human Resources, Payroll, Finance, and Communications of the law firm.

• Ongoing, Masters in Development Studies (MDev)

                  University of Nairobi

 University Way, Nairobi, Kenya

                                   2022-2024

•         Bachelor of Business Administration

(Cum laude)

African Methodist Episcopal University,

Camp Johnson Road, Monrovia, Liberia

2006-2010