The Principal Consultant of Aid-IT Solutions Pty Ltd, Dr Paul Crawford, holds a Bachelor of Rural Science, a Master of Business Administration and a Doctorate of Philosophy in the field of aid monitoring and evaluation.
He has over twelve years management and consulting experience within international development and humanitarian aid organisations in more than 35 countries throughout Africa, Asia, the Pacific, the Balkans, the Middle East and the former Soviet Union.
He has held a range of positions within international NGO operations including Project Manager, Program Director, M&E Officer and Country Director; and he has provided consultancy services including evaluations, M&E system design and review, needs assessments, project design and appraisal. Clients have included prominent international NGOs (Oxfam, World Vision, IFRC, ADRA, Child Fund), commercial aid contractors, bilateral donors and multilateral agencies.
Paul is an Adjunct Research Fellow of the Institute for Sustainable Futures. His is a member of the Graduate Management Association, the Active Learning Network for Accountability and Performance in Humanitarian Action (ALNAP) and Registered Engineers in Disaster Response (Red-R UK).
He has been decorated with the Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal of Australia (HOSM) for work in Rwanda during the 1994 humanitarian crisis, and has been awarded certificates of appreciation by the Government of Australia on two occasions for his contribution to sustainable development and poverty reduction.
Paul was born in Papua New Guinea and spent his childhood in Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. He lives beside Lake Macquarie north of Sydney in Australia. He enjoys long distance running, cycling (both pedal and motor), sea kayaking, music and fine food.
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Lyndon Voigt is currently completing an MBA and holds a Bachelor of Science (Biological Science/Computing & Information Systems) and has worked in the ICT industry in both commercial and non-profit sectors in Australia and internationally.
Lyndon’s unique contribution stems from a combination of strong technical IT development skills and a thorough appreciation of international development assistance.
His professional experience includes IT management, system development project management, information systems analysis/design/development, web solution development and operations management.
Prior to his involvement with Aid-IT Lyndon held the position of Technical Services Leader for a multi-million dollar IBM-supported start-up company. Among other responsibilities, he was charged with developing and managing a support/help system servicing over 800 client organisations.
He first worked in international aid as the Information Officer for an international NGO operating in Kosovo immediately following the 1999 NATO-Yugoslav ceasefire. In addition to managing the NGO’s IT infrastructure, he was responsible for the analysis, design and implementation of an MIS to support a large UNHCR community services project responding to the emergency needs of refugees.
Lyndon has also conducted M&E system consultancies in Cambodia, PNG, Laos, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia and Tanzania. Lyndon spent his childhood years in Papua New Guinea.
In a diverse career spanning more years than he likes to admit Glenn spent 23 enjoyable years in youth work in Australia and in New Zealand. His special focus was outdoor pursuits and community service. Among the highlights of this time was an expansion of camping programs to include visual and hearing impaired children and youth. To break the monotony, he took a year off to complete a Master of Arts in 1985.
Over a period of 4 years from 1993, he completed university qualifications as a couple and family therapist and worked on a Family Care team with St John of God with behaviour-disordered children and their families. A change of pace saw him take up a position as an area sales manager for L J Hooker on the Central Coast of New South Wales. He was headed for the prestigious qualification of Captain's Club membership in less than 2 years when a more challenging opportunity interrupted his sales career.
On the way to list another property for sale in 1999, a surprise phone call came from London in which Paul asked if he would like to manage a United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees funded community services program in the Balkans. The war in Kosovo had only just ended and security was an issue but he had wanted for some time to be involved in humanitarian aid. So began an association with the other two personalities that today make up the management team of Aid-IT Solutions.
After Kosovo, Paul and Lyndon followed career paths in international aid and software design respectively. Glenn became Director of Marketing and Public Relations at Avondale, a private university-level education institution in NSW. During 7 years in this role, he developed a high energy marketing and recruitment team and spear-headed an extensive program for growth throughout Australia, New Zealand, Asia and North America. The enrolment had been static for a decade but doubled to 1400 during this 7 year period, moving against the trend for most other higher education institutions at that time.
Then along came Paul again with another tempting offer--to join with him and Lyndon in Aid-IT Solutions Pty Ltd, a consulting and software design company that they had formed several years before.
Glenn has highly evolved strategic planning skills and entrepreneurial flair. He is a client-focused professional with a commitment to providing superior quality services. His role within the Aid-IT management team is marketing and client services and business administration.
When not doing this he enjoys his favourite pursuits--snow skiing, boating, travelling, dining out and enjoying time with his family, and preferably all at once!
Qualifications: BA, MA, Grad DipAssociations: Member of Australian Marketing Institute (AMI)