1. CELESTINA OPOKU-AMPOMAH
2054 Abbey Court 301-455-2466
Waldorf, MD 20602 Celestina.opokuampomah@yahoo.com
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
 Public health advocate and professional with capabilities in multidisciplinary approach to health and
socio ecological perspectives of health, biological science, global health diseases and issues
 and health policy formulation
 Analyst and Strategist with extensive experience in finance reporting, analysis, project management
 Mission focused, taking into account concerns of target groups as well as company growth and
expansion
 Highly skilled to increase productivity through detailed data analysis, reporting, efficient
standardized practices, strategic planning, risk management, budgeting, accounting, forecasting,
manuscript development, administrative and paralegal services, public health contributions,
concerns, reviews and team building
EDUCATION
American InterContinental University, Schaumburg, IL
Master of Business Administration, Finance Specialization, 2014
 GPA: 3.75
Walden University, Minneapolis MN
Doctor of Philosophy, Public Health Epidemiology Specialization, 2015
 Student
Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration, Accra, Ghana
Bachelor of Arts, Economics Specialization, 2008
CAREER RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE
Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NIH affiliate), Accra, Ghana & Bethesda, MD
Project Manager (Assistant), 1996-2012
STATISTICS
 Assisted in data management aspects of NIH study EBA 145 vaccine trial that led to collaborative
study with US Navy (NAMRU3) Leishminiasis project and other studies
 Carried out field follow-ups on small to large scale research data for donors and volunteers to
reduce risk of exposure to vaccine or medication and minimize adverse effects to avoid insurance
benefits escalation
 Sent queries to teams and used feedback tools for investment decision, making recommendations
for vaccination to be implemented
 Created Excel database for account management teams for accurate monthly finance reporting
 Facilitated data mining from national postmortem books at Korle-Bu teaching Hospital on cancer
related deaths, as well as for GlaxoSmithKline grant to establish cancer facility to manage cases
 Aided in the development of 1999 book of abstracts for African Health Science Congress held at
GIMPA for scientists worldwide
ECONOMICS
 Coordinated the development of strategic plan for Sanofi Aventis study and NIH vaccine trial that
revealed new opportunities in reducing epidemics of severe malaria among children 0-5 years and
adults
 Collaborated with finance teams on execution of multiple business plans and special projects for
departments and institutes on epidemics and sentinel site for research
 Managed vendors on commitments based on research and by NIH standards for vaccines,
medications, laboratory, and protective accessories for purpose of meeting industrial policies
 Handled investment portfolios of epidemiology department to promote current business and new
opportunities for grants to build capacity and extend study duration

2.  Modeled daily, quarterly, and annual budgets and accounts, compiled reports to reveal periodic
projections, and modeled investment, consumption functions, and granger causality to forecast
 Supervised and trained associates on principles and application of finance, data management, and
accounting for purpose of auditing
 Revealed outstanding skills in project management for ad hoc projects to Noguchi
 Developed project guidelines, offered mentorship, and made presentation on funds usage
 Rendered administrative, clerical services, quality control, and coordinated logistics for donor
inspection for study commencement to be approved
 Edited research papers for publications and served as personal assistant to principal investigator of
NIH study, combination therapy, welcome trust, severe malaria, and tuberculin skin test contracts
FINANCE
 Demonstrated proficiency in current predictive analysis to communicate report and apply results in
implementation process to development, executions, and innovation action plans
 Performed SWOT analysis and used BCG business strategic tools to formulate recommendations
for implementation and use feedback tools for business solutions
 Carried out parameter definition for projections, performed hedging, and used finance, accounting,
and economic modelling tools and techniques to manipulate corporate business on investment and
risk management for profitability
 Ensured data integrity and usability aligned with corporate policies and procedures associated with
mission, vision, values, ethics, and standards
 Calculated ROI,IRR,NPV, analyzed, and interpreted financial statements and executed forecast on
sales and expenditure to determine market movements
 Used finance transformation mechanism to evaluate and measure derivative instruments that could
enable corporate sustenance, performance for expansion, and improvement
 Developed manuscripts associated with all measures, strategies and transformations assigned
OTHER EXPERIENCE
Case Manager, (Part time), Help At Home, Chevy Chase, MD, January 2012-present
Administrative/Account Assistant (Volunteered), ABS Global Services Inc. Lanham, MD, February
2012-January 2015
Epidemiology Student, Walden University, Minneapolis MN, Present
Administrative and Paralegal Services(Paid volunteer), Starley and Associates LLC, Laurel MD
Present
Administrative Services (Paid volunteer), MaryK Pedigo, Rockville, MD, Dec 2014-Mar 2015
TECHNICAL SUMMARY
 Analytical Programs: SPSS, STATA, RATS, EVIEWS, and SAS
 Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows 98-8, Vista, and NT
 Software: Essbase, Microsoft Office Suite, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Publisher, Project,
Outlook, Html
 Computer Science: Visual basic language