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Steffen has over 15 years of experience in senior-level IT technical and management positions. He has owned and operated several successful IT businesses, including development firms, hosting companies, and an IT consultancy. Steffen has experience serving commercial, government, and non-profit organizations. His expertise is focused on enterprise web application design & development as well as IT operations & infrastructure management in public health and international development.

Busoye is a solutions architect with over 10 years of experience in health systems database design, training, and deployment. He has supported the design and implementation of DHIS2 health systems in several countries and worked on multi-country DHIS2 implementation for NGOs. He is an informatics specialist with distinct expertise in effective deployment of teams in the design, implementation, and evaluation of enterprise-level international development projects.

Lars is a software engineer and architect with more than 14 years of experience in building web and integration solutions. He brings deep expertise in systems architecture, databases, data modeling, data analytics, and web API design. He has been the lead developer of DHIS2, the world’s largest information system within the international development domain, since its inception in 2005.

Lisa has over 20 years of experience in Federal IT consulting and software development.  She has successfully led several software development projects at the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Defense, and pioneered the application of Agile Analytics in the federal space. Prior to joining BAO Systems, she served as a Vice President at a technology and IT solutions company that delivers mission-control solutions and digital modernization services to the Federal Government. In this position, Lisa was responsible for overseeing delivery of a portfolio of DHS programs, driving innovation, and implementing Agile application development, DevSecOps and data analytics.

Katja is a Human Resources professional with almost a decade of HR management experience, specifically in human resource policy and management, training and employee development, human resource forecasting, organizational development, and employee relations. She provides strategic support and oversight for US-based and international staff operations, and is tailoring HR processes to the needs of BAO’s diverse staff. She holds degrees from Frostburg State University in Spanish, International Studies and Cultural Anthropology. Katja has a multicultural background, speaks fluent Spanish and basic Finnish; she grew up overseas in various countries around the world within the international development community.

Andrew brings over 25 years of experience delivering innovative Health IT solutions for clients across the public and private sectors. He has successfully managed large, multi-million Health IT initiatives for the US Department of State (PEPFAR), AHRQ, NIAID, NICHD, and NIH OCIO. Andrew brings the right combination of technical expertise, scientific domain knowledge, and client/team management skills along with the process and business focus necessary to successfully capture, deliver, and manage business in the Health IT market.

Nicola has over 20 years of experience in field-based public health and health systems strengthening initiatives and since 2011 has led multiple institutional efforts to deploy DHIS2 at an enterprise level. She has worked in over 20 countries across Asia, Africa, and South America. Nicola manages the global services team, ensuring that our clients’ projects are implemented with the highest quality of technical support.

Katherine is a public health professional with over 15 years of experience in monitoring and evaluation, health information systems strengthening, and data analytics, visualization and use. Having worked in multiple countries across Asia and Africa, she has keen insight into the data needs of our partners. Katherine builds and maintains partner relationships, conducts market research, and recommends services and products, helping to drive company strategy and impact.

Joseph has over 20 years of managing complex financial operations for high-profile companies across domestic and international markets. Before joining BAO Systems, he was a CFO consultant providing finance and accounting leadership to international defense contracting and private companies completing business transactions. Prior to that, he served as the CFO of International Launch Services, Inc. (ILS), which was originally a joint venture with Lockheed Martin. Joseph was able to navigate the financial transition of a joint venture to be a standalone company.

For over 25 years, Kristin has been a part of numerous technical and process transformations in both the public and private sectors on the domestic and global levels. She is a process advocate with a pragmatic lens bringing software and project operations together. Kristin’s hands-on experience with multiple Federal Health IT clients helps in her day-to-day oversight of the PEPFAR Program and mission driven BAO team.