Saiful Mahdi |Coordinator of The Aceh Institute

 

Biography

Job Experience

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Conference Presentations and Publication

Honors

National Program Coordinator, United Nations Development Fund for Women, UNIFEM Aceh Tsunami Projects, Banda Aceh, Indonesia (January – September 2005)
I organized a quick needs assessment in terms of relief and recovery including livelihoods, protection, psycho social interventions and NGOs; developed a detailed implementation plan which identifies specific priorities, quick impact projects, budgets and time frames; identified and mobilized implementing partners; organized capacity-building efforts for members of women's networks and organizations with the help of capable training organizations/support groups; monitored the work of the implementation partners through clear work plans and time bound deliverables; participated in coordination meetings on the ground convened by the UN as required; prepared periodic reports.

Founder and Board Member, Aceh Relief Fund, Ithaca, NY (December 2004 – present)
In response to the need for a long term people-to-people commitment for Aceh’s future reconstruction and redevelopment after the quake and tsunami disaster emergency relief, with some friends at Cornell University, I set up a relief fund to help local Acehnese initiatives in education, health and livelihood. My tasks includes, strategic planning, implementing, evaluating, and trouble-shooting when necessary. ( www.acehrelief.org )

Founder and Chair, Reading Society Foundation, Banda Aceh Indonesia (January 2004 – present)
With some concerned Acehnese professionals, mostly educators, I set up, plan, direct and evaluate programs on literacy projects for Aceh Kids. I also maintain the website when I am on study leave. ( www.acehkids.org )

Founder and Coordinator, The Aceh Institute, Banda Aceh, Indonesia (June 2004 – present)
I initiate and coordinate a number of Acehnese intellectuals in producing “inside” concepts, ideas, and planning for Aceh reconstruction in education, economy, social-politics, culture, and religion ( www.acehinstitute.org  )

Graduate Teaching Assistant, Johnson School of Business, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (Spring 2004)
As a graduate teaching assistant I proctored, graded exams, and maintained online database of Macroeconomics and International Trade course.

Statistical and Computer Consultant, School of Textile and Apparel, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (September 2003 – March 2004)
I did statistical data analysis and wrote reports on the study of relations between apparel/equipments and safety in applying pesticides among New York, Minnesota, and Iowa farmers.

Graduate Teaching Assistant, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA September – December 2001 (part-time, while initiating a Ph.D. program)
As a graduate teaching assistant I graded and proctored exams of statistics related subject in the university.

Graduate Research Assistant, University of Vermont, Burlington-VT
August 2000 – May 2001 (part-time, while pursuing MS degree)
As a graduate research assistant I developed, evaluated, wrote and presented a report on Accident Prediction Models for Intersections in Urban and Rural Area of Vermont, for the Vermont Agency of Transportation. The work was used as the required research project for my MS degree.

Lecturer
Syiah Kuala University, Banda Aceh, Indonesia, 1993–present (on study leave)

As a lecturer, my responsibility was to teach statistical-related undergraduate and graduate courses such as Elementary Statistics, Statistical Mathematics, Statistical Methods, Statistical Quality Control, Correlation & Regression Analysis, Multivariate Statistical Analysis, and related Laboratory works. Also, I assisted in various faculties’ researches throughout the university by performing statistical and data analysis.

Initiator and Program Coordinator
The Rector Forum of Indonesia (Forum Rektor), Aceh Chapter, 1998-1999
As an initiator, I initiated and set-up the Aceh chapter of the Forum by consolidating resources after attending national workshops held by the Forum and sponsored by NDI-UNDP. The forum was established to safeguard democratization and reformation in Indonesia. I worked closely with other sections of Indonesia/Aceh civil society: teachers, students, journalist, media (especially radio and newspaper), informal leaders, and women groups. As a program coordinator, my responsibility was to set-up programs for training of trainers, training of volunteers and deployments, which included planning, meetings, evaluations, transportation, and logistics.

Applied Statistics Laboratory Assistant
Department of Mathematics, Syiah Kuala University, Indonesia, 1995-1999

As a laboratory assistant, I developed laboratory manual and regulations. I also assisted students in performing laboratory activities.

Undergraduate Research, Philips Electronics, Surabaya, Indonesia, August–December 1992
I evaluated and provided data analysis for quality control and incorporated statistical methods to reliability study of the Philips products. This was one of my undergraduate projects.