RESUME

Martin Otundo Richard

P.O. Box 197-80403, Kwale
Phone: +254721246744 / +254759819660
Email: martinotundo@gmail.com
LinkedIn: /martin-otundo

Profile Summary
Accomplished researcher and academic with a solid foundation in project management, data
analysis, and strategic planning. Possesses a Master's degree in Project Planning and
Management, complemented by a rich background in education arts, with a specialization in
Kiswahili and Geography. Over the years, I've demonstrated expertise in authoring and peer-
reviewing numerous referred journals across diverse fields, including project management,
sustainable development, IT, education, food security, and community-based tourism.
In my role as a senior editor for the Journal of Advanced Research in Applied Science, I've
honed my skills in critical evaluation and scholarly communication. My work has contributed
significantly to advancing knowledge and best practices in my areas of focus. Currently, I'm
conducting research on Total Quality Management (TQM) practices and the performance of
Blue Economy projects in Kenya's coastal region, aiming to uncover insights that can drive
sustainable growth and development.
With a proven track record in creating interactive dashboards and data visualizations, combined
with strong communication and people skills, I excel in delivering comprehensive solutions
that align with organizational goals. My meticulous attention to detail and commitment to
excellence ensure that I consistently meet and exceed expectations in all my professional
endeavors.

Objective:
Results-driven project management professional and researcher with extensive experience in
strategic planning, data analysis, and sustainable development. Seeking to leverage my
expertise in project management, research, and consultancy within dynamic roles that focus on
the blue economy, education, and project management. Committed to contributing to impactful
projects and delivering high-quality results through innovative solutions and strategic insights.
Open to opportunities in lecturing, research assignments, consultancy contracts, and freelance
positions to drive excellence in project execution and sustainable development.

Recent Achievements
• Community Advocacy & Support: Since the COVID-19 lockdown, played a pivotal role
in rescuing over 97 children from early marriages, trafficking, sex tourism, and child labor
through collaboration with community-based organizations and NGOs for children and
OVC rescue centers.

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• Academic Excellence: As Dean of Studies at Lungalunga Secondary School, achieved the
highest performance index in KCSE and the highest transition rate from high school to
higher education institutions in 2021.
• Grant Acquisition: Successfully secured Ksh. 2 million for Red Queens Football Club and
Ksh. 4.8 million for Eagles FC Mombasa (Aug 2023 - June 2024).
• Strategic Advisory: Provided technical and strategic guidance to 4 CBOs in Lungalunga
Subcounty, focusing on protecting children, orphans, vulnerable people, and teen mothers.
• Event Organization: Led the 2024 Adolescent and Young People EduSport Activity,
bringing together over 500 youths, government agencies, and stakeholders to address issues
such as GBV, HIV/AIDS, teenage pregnancies, and career development.
• Curriculum Design: Developed a curriculum and training materials for the Blue Economy
initiative under the Coastal Development Authority, benefiting institutions like Kwale
Institute of Security and Criminal Studies and Ukunda Polytechnic.
• Environmental Advocacy: Organized Turtle Protection Awareness Day in 2024, engaging
over 1,221 individuals and 10 schools, and mentoring high school students in coastal
ecosystem conservation.
• Climate Resilience: In 2023, as a strategist with KNCCI, developed climate change
management and resilience mechanisms for SMEs.
• Fundraising Success: Authored a winning proposal for Mwanambeyu Girls, leading to the
construction of a perimeter wall, state-of-the-art dormitory, and staff buildings.
• Editorial Leadership: Appointed as the only Kenyan senior editor of the Journal of
Advanced Research in Applied Science.

Professional Experience
Contracted Technical Advisor and M&E Expert
Consortium of NGOs and CBOs Running the AYP in Kwale
August 2023 - Present
• Enhanced technical skills in adolescent health, youth empowerment, and community
engagement.
• Developed a comprehensive M&E framework, providing data to support fundraising and
demonstrate program impact.
• Achievements: Reduced HIV/AIDS infections and teen pregnancies by 7.8%; supported
food security initiatives, benefiting over 730 households and 1,090 individuals.
MEAL Specialist
Hatua Achievers
December 2022 - Present
• Increased the CBO’s financial base from Ksh. 2.57 million to Ksh. 5.14 million.
• Expanded projects from addressing jiggers to include food security, education,
environmental conservation, and more.
• Achievements: Reduced school dropouts among OVCs by 200; initiated mentorship
programs countering radicalization.

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Teacher & Dean of Studies
Mwanambeyu Girls High School
2012 - Present
• Developed a cohesive team, improved organizational structure, and enhanced student
performance.
• Achievements: Secured over Ksh. 8.7 million for infrastructure projects; increased
transition rates to higher education by 51.4%.
Lead Researcher & Projects Consultant
KIMTUX Enterprises Ltd & TUM Enterprise Ltd
2015 - April 2024
• Designed and conducted comprehensive research and M&E activities.
• Achievements: Successfully led customer satisfaction surveys for 11 ministries and secured
Ksh. 5 million funding for blue economy initiatives.
Part-Time Lecturer in Project Management
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
2015 - 2018
• Developed course materials, guided students in research, and published scholarly works.

Education
• PhD Fellow in Project Management - Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and
Technology (2015 – Present)
• Advanced Diploma in Project Management - Kenya Institute of Project Management
(2022 – Present)
• Masters of Arts in Project Planning and Management - University of Nairobi (2012 –
2014)
• Certificate in Computer Programming and Core Interneting - St. Anns College (2011
– 2012)
• Bachelor’s in Education Arts (Geography & Kiswahili) - Kenyatta University (2006 –
2010)

Professional Training
• IAT-Certificate in Data Analysis and Management (SPSS & STATA) - May 2017
• YALI Network Certified Online Courses - 2015-2016
❖ Basics of Public-Private Partnerships
❖ Fundamentals of Business Expansion

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 ❖ Fundraising Concepts
❖ Going Green for Business and Social Entrepreneurs

Skills
• Hard Skills: • Soft Skills:
• Project Management & Planning • Strategic Leadership
• Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) • Community Engagement
• Data Analysis (SPSS, STATA) • Stakeholder Management
• Curriculum Design & Development • Mentorship & Coaching
• Grant Writing & Fundraising • Effective Communication

References
Ms. Millicent Nyamawi – AYP Dr. Jean Kimali – Technical University of
Lungalunga Sub-County Head Mombasa & Kimtux Ltd
Po box 82-80402 Lungalunga, Phone: Tel: +254725247351; +254700193631
0700663026
Email: tuxkim@yahoo.com
Email: mwanabiimillicent@gmail.com
Mr. Joel Nyanje – Senior Project Manager,
Dr. Victor Ntabo – Karatina University KYEOP
P.O Box 1957-10101, Karatina Tel: +254742989053
Email: vntabo@karu.ac.ke Email: joelnyanje@gmail.com
Phone: 0722398115
Part of publications out of the over 170 published work
1. Otundo Richard, M. (2021). Components of change management for projects in the 21st
century for successful performance. SSRN. https://ssrn.com/abstract=3860756
2. Otundo Richard, M. (2019). Result-based monitoring and evaluation. SSRN.
https://ssrn.com/abstract=3449469 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3449469
3. Otundo R. M. (2024). A sample baseline survey for consultants in green energy
consumption in Kenya. SSRN. https://ssrn.com/abstract=4870860 or
http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4870860
4. Otundo Martin R. (2024). Opportunities and challenges for professionalizing monitoring
and evaluation practice in Kenya's project management process: A case study of seven
known projects. ResearchGate. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Martin-Richard-
2/publication/381608889
5. Martin Otundo R. (2024). Adoption of lean approach to enhance performance of fast-track
World Bank funded projects in Kenya. ResearchGate.
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Martin-Richard-2/publication/381547968

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6. Otundo R. M. (2023). Strategic climate change management strategies for curbing infant
mortality rates in less developed countries. ResearchGate.
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Martin-Richard-2/publication/380753485
7. Otundo R. M. (2021). Rethinking monitoring and evaluation practices in projects during
pandemics: Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic. SSRN.
https://ssrn.com/abstract=3861329
8. Otundo R. M. (2019). Provisional findings on linking climate information to livelihood
strategies through ICTs among rural women in marginalized Kenya. SSRN.
https://ssrn.com/abstract=3449502 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3449502
9. Otundo R. M. (2024). Strategies to combat climate change for sustainable community
development in Kenya's marginalized regions. SSRN.
10. Otundo R. M. (2024). Adoption of lean approach to enhance performance of fast-track
World Bank funded projects in Kenya. SSRN. https://ssrn.com/abstract=4870870 or
http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4870870
11. Martin Otundo R. (2024). Stakeholder management and performance of county
government funded projects in Kwale County, Kenya: A theoretical review. ResearchGate.
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Martin-Richard-2/publication/381639904
12. Martin Otundo R. (2024). A sample baseline survey procedure on integrated emergency
drought response in Kwale, Kilifi, Tana River, and Taita Taveta counties using the IRC
model. ResearchGate. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Martin-Richard-
2/publication/381582995
13. Otundo Martin R. (2024). Technical and financial proposal: Consultancy assignment:
Baseline survey for the "Integrated emergency drought response in Kwale, Kilifi, Tana
River, and Taita Taveta counties." ResearchGate.
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Martin-Richard-2/publication/381606213
14. Otundo Martin R. (2024). Capacity of forests, grasslands, and mangrove forests to achieve
carbon neutrality in Kenya's coast region: A systematic analysis using case studies from
Kilifi County, Kwale County, Mombasa County, Lamu County, Taita Taveta County, and
Tana River County. ResearchGate. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Martin-Richard-
2/publication/381657737
15. Otundo M. R. (2024). Local socio-cultural dynamics and climate change effects mitigation
for sustainable development of communities along the Indian Ocean in Kenya.
ResearchGate. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Martin-Richard-
2/publication/381429773
16. Otundo R. M. (2024). Competence-based curriculum framework, approaches, and
pathways in Kenya: A review of policy and implementation. SSRN.
https://ssrn.com/abstract=4832489 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4832489
17. Otundo M. R. (2024). Investigating sustainable strategic practices by farmers to reduce
water waste in arid and semi-arid areas for sustainable food security in Kenya: A case study.
ResearchGate. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Martin-Richard-
2/publication/381552523

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18. Otundo R. M. (2019). Effects of green production practices on financial performance of
manufacturing firms in Kenya. SSRN. https://ssrn.com/abstract=3449494 or
http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3449494
19. Otundo Richard, M. (2019). WHO recommendations on antenatal care for a positive
pregnancy experience in Kenya. SSRN. https://ssrn.com/abstract=3449460
20. Martin Otundo Richard. (2021). Ways to quickly address project challenges in the wake of
COVID-19 pandemic. Academia.edu. https://d1wqtxts1xzle7.cloudfront.net/69067596
21. Otundo Richard, M. (2024). 21st century climate adaptation strategies for vulnerable
communities in Sub-Saharan Africa; an in-depth literature review. SSRN.
https://ssrn.com/abstract=4823867 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4823867
22. Otundo Richard, M. (2022). Strategic technology adoption practice and sustainability of
community water supply projects in marginalized Kenya. SSRN.
https://ssrn.com/abstract=4286747 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4286747
23. Otundo Richard, M. (2024). Climate-resilient crops and animal production strategy for
curbing food insecurity in arid and semi-arid regions of Kenya: A systematic literature
review of 10 counties. SSRN.
24. Otundo Richard, M., & Langat, G. (2019). Result based management and performance of
projects in public sector. SSRN. https://ssrn.com/abstract=3449497 or
http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3449497
25. Otundo Richard, M. (2021). Rethinking monitoring and evaluation practices in projects
during pandemics: Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic. SSRN.
https://ssrn.com/abstract=3861329
26. Martin Otundo R. (2024). Carbon credit concept and Africa’s sustainable development; An
empirical review. SSRN. https://ssrn.com/abstract=4823877 or
http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4823877
27. Richard, M. O. (2024). Covid-19: School and community feeding programs for children
and young people across Africa; A case study of Kenya's informal settlements in Nairobi
County: A theoretical analysis. ResearchGate.
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Martin-Richard-2/publication/381663376
28. Otundo Richard, M., & Langat, G. (2024). Adapting conservation governance under
climate change: Lessons from Kenya country. SSRN. https://ssrn.com/abstract=4870809
or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4870809
29. Richard, M. O., Dennis, E., & Mwangi, I. (2020). Energy projects and sustainable
development of marginalized communities in Kenya. SSRN.
30. Richard, M. O., & Mathai, N. M. (2021). Effects of Covid-19 on food security and nutrition
among secondary school learners in Kenya.
31. Richard, M. O. (2024). The strategic role of clerics in curbing juvenile criminal gangs and
radicalization in Kenya's coast region.
32. Richard, M. O. (2023). The implementation of Total Quality Management (TQM) in
project management: A review of five case studies. ResearchGate.
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Martin-Richard-2/publication/381548055

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33. Otundo Richard, M., & Langat, G. (2024). Quantifying the impact of technology utilization
on schedule and cost performance in development projects funded by county governments
in the coast region of Kenya. SSRN. https://ssrn.com/abstract=4870805 or
http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4870805
34. Richard, M. O. (2014). Factors influencing the implementation of information
communication technology projects in public secondary schools in Kwale County, Kenya
(Doctoral dissertation, University of Nairobi).
35. Otundo R. M. (2021). Key elements of successful virtual teamwork in projects management
during pandemic periods; A case of COVID-19. SSRN. https://ssrn.com/abstract=3860674
or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3860674
36. Otundo Richard, M. (2024). Tools and techniques for improving maturity partnering in
Kenya's coast for sustainable blue economy related projects development. SSRN.
https://ssrn.com/abstract=4823863 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4823863
37. Otundo Martin R. (2024). Strategic project evaluation and performance of blue economy
projects along Kenya's Indian Ocean; A case study of Mombasa, Lamu, Kilifi, Kwale, and
Tana River counties. ResearchGate. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Martin-Richard-
2/publication/381625369
38. Otundo R. M. (2024). Empirical analysis of the dynamics of cost estimation and control
practice on performance of projects funded by the World Bank in Kenya. SSRN.
https://ssrn.com/abstract=4870877 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4870877
39. Otundo Martin R. (2024). Impact of technology adoption on the effectiveness of strategic
crisis management in projects funded by devolved units in Kenya. ResearchGate.
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Martin-Richard-2/publication/381629556
40. Otundo R. M. (2024). Monitoring and evaluation planning techniques to enhance
performance of projects funded by donors in Kenya. SSRN.
https://ssrn.com/abstract=4870865 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4870865
41. Otundo Richard, M. (2019). Factors influencing sustainability of community-based health
projects in Kenya: A case of Kilifi County. SSRN. https://ssrn.com/abstract=3449491 or
http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3449491
42. Otundo Martin R. (2024). Local socio-cultural dynamics and climate change effects
mitigation for sustainable development of communities along the Indian Ocean in Kenya.
ResearchGate. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Martin-Richard-
2/publication/381429773
43. Richard, M. O. (2019). A sample procedure for monitoring and evaluation of ICT projects
in Kenya's informal settlements.
44. Richard, M. O. (2024). Professionalizing monitoring and evaluation practice in Kenya:
Theoretical analysis of challenges and opportunities.
45. Otundo Martin R. (2024). Components of change management for projects in the 21st
century for successful performance. ResearchGate.
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Martin-Richard-2/publication/381494922

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