Director
Kenneth Ode
Kenneth Ode is an expert in Humanitarian Information Technology Services (T4D, ICT4D, R4D) specialist.
He is a dynamic player in the technology space with proven impact in different sectors from Agriculture, Ecommerce, Education, and International Development. holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Electronics Engineering (Information and Communication Technology Specialization) from the Federal University of Technology, Yola. Adamawa State, Nigeria. He possesses vast knowledge in the ICT field and has been involved in providing ICT-related services to various organizations and IT Product development for the past 11 years. He is a specialist in developing T4D systems and deployment with a track record of working with various International Implementing Partners on USAID-funded projects. His vast IT experience covers computer networking systems, hardware installations, troubleshooting, and maintenance. Among his skills possessed is web design and development, Full stack application architecture and development, Database architecture, User Experience / User Interface System Architecture Development for Web and Mobile Applications, and Software Testing.
He is an expert in Humanitarian Information Technology Service provision (T4D, ICT4D, R4D) and this has positioned him in notable roles in the humanitarian and development service industry and activities. He was Lead Consultant, USAID – IITA Feed the future Integrated Agriculture activity with a component of registration of 60,000 Smallholder farming households in 12 LGAs in Adamawa and Borno States. He was part of the technical team saddled with the responsibility of developing AgricBOOX bespoke digital offline and online data capturing application, he actively participated in community-based advocacy, training of enumerators, field supervision, and overseeing the entire operations and field activities of beneficiary registration across Borno and Adamawa state. He played as the chief technical team lead in the on-site deployment of a robust cloud-based database management system. He fully monitored the completion of projects and also the achievement of project set objectives in line with the indicators within the stipulated time frame and budget.
He is Lead Consultant, USAID – CRS Water for Agriculture activity with a component of the digital registration of 50,000 Herders and 4,000 Smallholder farming households in Adamawa, Borno, and Yobe states. He led the team saddled with the responsibility to develop the unique data collection tool, mapping activities of enumeration areas, enumerators training, community-based advocacy and field activity strategic planning, and beneficiary registration supervision across the 3 states. He served as the Associate Consultant in the USAID-Water for Agriculture baseline study of herders and farmers in Adamawa, Yobe, and Borno states across 8 LGAs. He also served as the Associate Consultant in the USAID-Water for Agriculture Livestock Value Chain Market Analysis Survey carried out in Adamawa, Borno, and Yobe states
implemented by Catholic Relief Services. He was the Lead Consultant in the USAID-Rural Resilience Activity Digital Registration of 100,000 households in 23 LGA across Adamawa, Borno, Yobe, and Gombe states implemented by Mercy Corps International, IFDC, and Save the Children consortium.
He has Co-founded notable ICT-based solutions companies with products designed to meet several human needs and challenges. They include BOOX Community, AgricBOOX Solutions, SchoolBOOX Education Solutions, and FoodsBOOX Global Solution Limited.
