Director
Somra-MBL Limited
Total years of experience :24 years, 7 Months
1999 to current Director (Data Processing), Somra-MBL Limited, Dhaka, Bangladesh (www.somra.net)
I am exclusively responsible for the Data Management team and have been successfully leading and managing the team. Some of the major responsibilities include strategic planning, coordination with other departments, quality controlling, process improvements, monitoring of coding and data entry, information modeling, data processing and analysis, decision support reporting, report analysis, presentation of research findings, client support, contract management, staff management, appraisal and performance management, training and conflict resolution. I lead a team of 5 system analysts, 10 programmers and 20 computer operators and manage the organization process to the ISO 9001:2000 standard.
1997 to 1998 DP Manager, Somra-MBL Limited, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Overall responsible for all DP activities (including qualitative) . I prepare Plan/Schedule time, manpower and DP facilities for all on-going and proposed projects and assist the Project Directors in designing systems for data coding, data entry and data output formats. I Arrange checking of all filled-in questionnaires received from the field for quality, consistency, substantive information, completeness, etc., arrange to carry out necessary editing, and where necessary have interviews redone if not found up to the required standard. These activities have to be done with the help of the Data Quality Control Officer (s) and also advise the Data Quality control Officer (s) in managing the editing and coding work. I supervise the coding plan and have the responses coded in all the questionnaires without errors / omissions accordingly through the coding team, prepare a list the open-ended responses and finalize coding for these. I undertake necessary computer programming/Data Setup work for processing of primary and secondary data in the required output format-ensuring maximum processing speed with complete accuracy of outputs. I supervise the data entry team's activities and ensure error-free data entry from all Questionnaires and in the process have checked at least 50 percent of all entered data. Check all analysis outputs for consistency and meaningfulness, discuss with Project Director (s) /Manager (s) then transfer outputs to the concerned Director (s) / project manager. Take necessary steps for proper storage of all computerized data and outputs and all hard copies / questionnaires. Review the performance of all permanent and temporary DP workers (operators, coders, editors, etc.) and report from time to time the Managing Director and Project directors for future planning/action and also prepare any report on the status of DP activities as required by the Managing Director. Time to time organize computer programme / package courses based on requirement. I maintain comprehensive inventory of all capital equipment furniture, fittings, computers, etc.) and expendable materials (stationeries, questionnaires, floppies, etc.) and place appropriate requisitions for replacement and / or additional procurements with adequate lead time. I maintain comprehensive register of all activities in relation to fieldwork and data entry activities and report on the status of all activities on to the Managing Director and project managers for their information. I check and ensure the correctness of all bills and invoices related to DP activities for the clearance of the relevant project manager and approval of the Managing Director prior to sending to the senior management for onward transmission to the clients. I keep close liaison with the Systems Maintenance Consultant to ensure proper function of hardware and software systems of the Company. I perform any other activities related to DP and computer systems maintenance as assigned from time to time by the Managing Director.
1994 to 1996 Data Processing (DP) Officer, Somra-MBL Limited, Dhaka, Bangladesh
In this position, I successfully develop data entry structure and logical check program relating to the questionnaire, provide briefing for data entry operators, check entered data during the data collection, clean data after completion the data entry, audit data entry process, check data consistency, recruit coders and data entry operators.
1993 Field Controller (part-time), Somra Limited, Dhaka, Bangladesh
I have effectively supervised 3 to 4 Field Supervisors and visited all over Bangladesh to oversee the data collection activities. I planned and recruited the field interviewers, briefed the questionnaire to them and the supervisors, conducted mock test to measure the quality of interviewers, monitored data collection, reported project status, adhered to the data collection deadline, estimated and budgeted the field cost, and prepared also field reports.
Besides the field controlling I also worked at coding & data entry dept. as supervisor to prepare a code plan, to brief coder how to coding open ended responses, to match the coded questionnaire with the code list, to create data entry structure, to brief the data entry operators, to cross check the entered data with the questionnaire.
1992 Field Supervisor (part-time), Somra Limited, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Successfully supervised 7 to 10 data collectors and guided them through the data collection process, cross-checking of filled-in questionnaires, ensuring data quality, scrutinizing questionnaire, matching survey target group, meeting target sample, preparing and submitting daily activity report to field controller, coding and data entry.
1990 to 1991 Field Investigator (part-time), Somra Limited, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Responsibility: Different types of data have been collected such as FMCG, Socio-Economic, Education, Political, Child health & Nutrition, Banking & Finance, and few specialized interview on significant persons such as Diplomats, different corporal heads, Businessmen and so on.
