P.

Prabhu
Data Manager (IT)
Concurrent Evaluation of National Rural Health Mission Project
International Institute for Population Sciences,
Govandi Station Road, Deonar, Mobile No: +91-9819698411
Mumbai, Maharashtra E-mail : prabhu_stat@rediffmail.com
PIN-400 088, India prabhustat@gmail.com

OBJECTIVE

• To acquire a challenging position in an organization that helps me perform to the best

of my abilities, allows me to develop new skills and distinct career path, and in turn
contribute positively to the society.

SUMMARY OF SKILLS/ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Exposure and experience in various forms and tools of research work with
Quantitative as well as Qualitative techniques
• Ability to develop, CSPro data entry package and tabulation package, analyze data
with various statistical packages.
• Proficiency in coordinating activities within and across organizations, collection
and analysis of data, reporting and maintaining regular follow up system.
• Good documentation/writing skills and proficiency in using MS office.
• Cable to Conducting Training and Monitoring Large Scale Surveys
• Ability to learn quickly, hard working, positive attitude and good interpersonal
skills.

WORK EXPERIENCE (6 Years, 10 Months )

• Working as a Data Manager (IT) in “Concurrent Evaluation of National Rural

Health Mission (CE-NRHM)”, funded by by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
(MOHFW), from 11th February, 2009 onwards in International Institute for
Population Sciences, Mumbai.

Key Responsibilities

¾ Design study questionnaires.

¾ Develop data entry software using CSPro 3.3.
¾ Drafting & executing data collection work plans
¾ Technically support/train the zonal and field agency in charge for data entry
across organizations in India
¾ Prepare programs for data verification and cleaning.
¾ Create, update and document data dictionaries
¾ Develop software for fact sheet and district tabulation using CSPro 4.0
¾ Technically support/Train the zonal and field agency to generate the fact sheet
indicators and district tabulation using CSPro 4.0 across organizations in India
¾ Tabulate and prepare charts & statistical data tables for State and National level
(using CSPro, SPSS, SAS and STATA) for analysis
¾ Work closely with the Directors from Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
(MOHFW) to ensure adequate quality of the work
¾ Assist in writing -up results from analysis
 • Working as a Senior Research Officer in “District Level Household Survey -3
under Reproductive and Child Health (DLHS-RCH-3)”, funded by World Bank
and regulated by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW), from 15th
February, 2008 - 10th February, 2009 in International Institute for Population
Sciences, Mumbai.

Key Responsibilities
¾ Prepare of Interview Guidelines and Questionnaires
¾ Assist in Sampling preparation for survey
¾ Technically support the regional agency in charge for data entry across
organizations in India
¾ Prepare programs for data verification and cleaning.
¾ Develop software for district fact sheet and state fact sheet using CSPro 3.3
¾ Technically support/Train the regional agency to generate the district fact sheet
using CSPro 3.3 across organizations in India
¾ Tabulate and prepare charts & statistical data tables for State level (using CSPro,
SPSS and STATA) for analysis
¾ National level Data base management
¾ Preparation of data publishing (DLHS-RCH-3)
¾ Supervise the day to activates of the project (DLHS-RCH-3).

• Working as a Research Officer in “District Level Household Survey -3 under

Reproductive and Child Health (DLHS-RCH-3)”, funded by World Bank and
regulated by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW), from 23rd October,
2006 – 14th Feburary, 2008 in International Institute for Population Sciences,
Mumbai.
Key Responsibilities
¾ Preparation of survey design & implementation procedure
¾ Prepare of Interview Guidelines and Questionnaires
¾ Assist in Sampling preparation for survey
¾ One of the team member for developing Data Entry Package using CSPro 2.6
¾ Drafting & executing data collection work plans
¾ Technically support the regional agency in charge for data entry across
organizations in India
¾ Prepare programs for data verification and cleaning.
¾ Developing District Fact Book
¾ Preparation of National Report on Nutritional Status of Children and Prevalence
of Anaemia among Children, Adolescent Girls and Pregnant Women.
¾ Preparation of State Reports: Manipur, Mizoram, Meghalya, Jharkhand
Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry.

• Worked as a Senior Investigator, in Project entitled “A Study of Psycho-Social

and Service Dynamics of Illegal Abortion in Rural Areas of India, funded by
Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi, from July 28th 2006 – October 19th
2006 in POPULATION RESEARCH CENTRE, The Gandhigram Institute of Rural
Health and Family Welfare Trust, Ambathurai.
Key Responsibilities
¾ Prepare of Interview Guidelines and Questionnaires
¾ Sample identification and selection
¾ Mapping and selection of clusters of study area
¾ Supervise documentation and storage of data collection questionnaires/schedules
¾ Conducting In-depth Interviews
 • Worked as a Assistant Research Officer, National Family Health Survey (NFHS-
3)” technical guidance by ORC MACRO (USA) and funded by DFID, The Bill
and Melinda Gates Foundation, UNICEF, UNFPA and Ministry of Health and
Family Welfare (MOHFW) from January 2006 – July 24th 2006 in POPULATION
RESEARCH CENTRE, The Gandhigram Institute of Rural Health and Family
Welfare Trust, Ambathurai.
Key Responsibilities
¾ Sample identification and selection
¾ Technically support/train the Household listing operation staff
¾ Monitoring the Household listing operation
¾ Supervise documentation and storage of data collection questionnaires/schedules.
¾ Coordinate the field team to ensure timely and quality data collection
¾ Administrative support

• Worked as a Computer Assistant, “District Level Household Survey -2 under

Reproductive and Child Health (DLHS-RCH-2)”, funded by World Bank and
regulated by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW), from April 2003 –
December 2005 in POPULATION RESEARCH CENTRE, The Gandhigram
Institute of Rural Health and Family Welfare Trust, Ambathurai.
Key Responsibilities
¾ Technically support/train the Data entry staff
¾ Supervise documentation and storage of data collection questionnaires/schedules
¾ Extract data and prepare tables according to clients needs
¾ Data verification and quality control
¾ Tabulate and prepare charts & statistical data tables for district and state level
reports (SPSS, MS Access and MS Excel)
¾ Data base Management
¾ Assist in writing -up results from analysis

• Worked as a Field Supervisor, Study on Infant Mortality Rate in Tamil Nadu,

funded by DANIDA and regulated by Govt. of Tamil Nadu, from January 2003 –
March 2003 in POPULATION RESEARCH CENTRE, The Gandhigram Institute of
Rural Health and Family Welfare Trust, Ambathurai,.

Key Responsibilities
¾ Monitoring and Evaluation
¾ Conducting Training for the Field Staff
¾ Conducting In-depth Interviews
¾ Mapping and selection of clusters of study area

Consultant (Part time)

• Worked as consultant for the project “Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey

Myanmar” for Department of Public Health & UNICEF, Myanmar

Key Responsibilities
¾ Develop data entry software using CSPro 3.3.
¾ Drafting & executing data collection work plans
¾ Prepare programs for data verification and cleaning.
 • Worked as consultant for the project “PRC Study on Rapid Appraisal for National
Rural Health Mission” funded by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
(MOHFW).
Key Responsibilities
¾ Develop data entry software using CSPro 3.3.
¾ Drafting & executing data collection work plans
¾ Technically support/train the Population Research Staff for data processing
across organizations in India
¾ Prepare programs for data verification and cleaning.
¾ Develop software for tabulation using CSPro 3.3
¾ Technically support/Train the Population Research Staff to generate the district
tabulation using CSPro 3.3 across organizations in India
¾ Work closely with the Population Research Staff and Directors from Ministry of
Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW) to ensure adequate quality of the work

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS

• P.G.D.C.A (Doing) Annamalai University 2006.

• M.Phil Population Studies, Annamalai University, 2005.

• M.A. Population Studies, Annamalai University, 2004.

• (M.Sc Statistics), Madras Christian College, Chennai, 2002

• B.Sc Statistics, St.Josephs College, Tiruchirappalli, 2000.

COMPUTER PROFICIENCY

• Certificate in “DTP”: MS-DOS, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows xp

, MS
Office 2000, MS Office 2003 (Word, Excel and PowerPoint).
• Languages: Basic and C
• Quantitative Analysis Software’s known: SPSS, SAS, STATA, SYSTAT,
S-PLUS 2000, MINITAB and EPI-info
• Qualitative Analysis Softwares known: ATLAS Ti, ANTHROPAK
• Projection and Mortality Estimation Softwares known: SPECTRUM, MORTPAK.
• Mathematical and Graphical Softwares: Axum v5.0, Maplev v4.0, Mathcad v8.0,
R v.2.2
• GIS Software: Arc GIS (Basic).
• Data Entry and Tabulation Package: Census and Survey Processing System (CSPro)
(software package for entering, editing, tabulating and mapping census and survey
data)
• Different Search-Engines in Internet
SEMINARS / CONFERENCES

• Poster presentation “SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC DETERMINANTS OF

ABORTION IN INDIA” 2008 Population Association of America meeting held at
19th April 2008.
 • Abstract of the paper “Teenage Motherhood and Fate of their Pregnancy Outcome
in India” National Seminar On Polices and Programmes in Health and Family
Welfare: Fifty Years of Indian Experience and Challenges’, held at Population
Research Centre, University of Kerala, Thiruvanathapuram 27th – 29th March 2008.
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• Abstract of the paper “Quality of Health Care and Utilization of RCH Services in
Southern States of India” National Seminar On Polices and Programmes in
Health and Family Welfare: Fifty Years of Indian Experience and Challenges’,
held at Population Research Centre, University of Kerala, Thiruvanathapuram 27th –
29th March 2008.
• Abstract of the paper “Household Environmental and Behavioral Determinants of
Child Morbidity in Uttarakhand” National Seminar On Population Environment
and Development in Uttarakhand: 17-19 March 2008.
• Poster presentation “Geographical Variations in Nutritional Status among
Pregnant Women with Low Standard of Living in India” XXIX Annual
Conference of Indian Association for the Study of Population & National Seminar on
Recent Statistical Techniques for Data Analysis, Department of Statistics Banaras
Hindu University, Varanasi 26-28 October 2007.
• Presented the paper “Contraceptive Practices among Adolescent Married Women
in Tamil Nadu” Adolescents and youth: Perspectives and Emerging Issues”,
Department of Population Studies, Bharathiar University Coimbatore January24-25
2007.
• Abstract of the paper “Differentials of Early Age at Marriage among Recent
Cohorts in Madhya Pradesh” The Bhopal Seminar Contemporary Issues in
Population and Health Bhopal: 17-19 January 2007.

• Participated and co-author “Induced Abortion in Tamil Nadu” International

Conference on Emerging Population issues in the Asia Pacific Region: Challenges
for the 21st Century, International Institute for Population Sciences Deonar, Mumbai,
From 10th December to 13 December 2006.
• Presented the paper “Effect of Breastfeeding in Last Closed Birth Interval in
Madhya Pradesh” Population of Madhya Pradesh 2006, RCVP Noronha Academy
of Administration and Management Population Resource Centre, Bhopal. From 21st
January to 23rd January 2006.

• Presented the paper “Plan for processing and Analysis of Data in Demographic
Field” National Conference, U.G.C sponsored, Applications of Modern
Statistical Tools in Research, on Department of Statistics, St.Joseph’s College
Tiruchirappalli from 07.02.2005 to 09.02.2005.

CONTRIBUTION

• Contributed State Reports of Manipur, Mizoram, Meghalya, Jharkhand Tamil

Nadu and Pondicherry, District Level Household Survey on Reproductive and
Child Health (DLHS-RCH-2), International Institute for Population Sciences,
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW), Government of India (GOI),
New Delhi, 2007.

• Contributed National Report “ Nutritional Status of Children and Prevalence of

Anaemia among Children , Adolescent Girls and Pregnant Women", District
Level Household Survey on Reproductive and Child Health (DLHS-RCH-2),
India, 2002-2004, , International Institute for Population Sciences, Ministry of Health
and Family Welfare (MOHFW), Government of India (GOI), New Delhi, December
2006.
Trainer in some Workshop

• Training of generate fact sheet and Tabulation package for Concurrent Evaluation of
National Rural Health Mission (CE-NRHM) using CSPro 4.0 (INDIA, Institute for
Population Sciences, Mumbai, 25th - 26th , September 2009) (60 participated, zonal
and field agency across organization in India).
• Training of Data processing for Concurrent Evaluation of National Rural Health
Mission (CE-NRHM) using CSPro 3.3 (INDIA, Institute for Population Sciences,
Mumbai, 17th - 19th , June 2009) (55 participated, zonal and field agency across
organization in India).
• Training of Data processing and generate Tabulation package for PRC Study on
Rapid Appraisal for National Rural Health Mission using CSPro 3.3 (INDIA,
Population Research Centre Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune, 9th -
10th , January 2009) (40 participated, PRC’s staff across organization in India).

• Training of generate Fact sheet package for District Level Household Survey -3
under Reproductive and Child Health (DLHS-RCH-3) using CSPro 3.3 (INDIA,
Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai, 15th, April 2008) (35 participated,
regional agency staff across organization in India).

WORKSHOPS / TRAINING FOR TRAINERS (TOT)

• Participated in training and workshop on “House listing and Mapping training for
District Level Household Survey on Reproductive and Child Health (DLHS-
RCH-3) from 17th September to 19th September 2007 in International Institute for
Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai.

• Participated in training and workshop on Data-Entry Software in CSPro from 9th

July 2007 to 19th July 2007 in International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS),
Mumbai.

• Participated in training and workshop on ICMR Project entitled “A Study of

Psycho-Social and Service Dynamics of Illegal Abortion in Rural Areas of
India,” from 16th August to 18th August 2006 in Bhunshwar.

• Participated in training for trainers on “House listing and Mapping training for
National Family Health Survey (NFHS - 3) from 17th January to 20th January 2006
in International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai.

• Participated in training and workshop on “Methods of Industrial Statistics” on

February 18th 2005 in Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics, School of
Mathematics, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai,.

• Participated in training and workshop on “Mathematical Methods for Management

Sciences” on December 3rd 2004 in Department of Applied Mathematics and
Statistics, School of Mathematics, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai.

• Participated in training and workshop on “Current Trends in Biostatistics” on

October1st 2003 in Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics, School of
Mathematics, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai.
DISSERTATION

• Dissertation entitled “Differentials of Utilization of Maternal Care in Tamil

Nadu” submitted for the partial fulfillment of M.Phil. degree in Population Studies at
Annamalai University, 2005.

• Dissertation entitled “Statistical Analysis of Tourist Arrivals to India” submitted

for the partial fulfillment of the M.Sc Statistics, Madras Christian College, Chennai,
2002.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION

• Member of International Union for Scientific Study of Population, Paris (IUSSP),

France.

AREA OF INTERESTS

• Reproductive Health, HIV/AIDS, Development, Environment, Gender Issues and

Statistical Analyst.

Extra Curricular

• Typing: Lower (English)

• NCC: A & B Certificate

PERSONAL INFORMATION

• Father’s Name: Dr.N.Ponnusamy

• Permanent Address: Pon Illam
13, 6th Cross,
Sundar Nagar,
Tiruchirappalli
Tamil Nadu – 620 021

• Phone No: +91-94438 56322 and 0431-2457390

• Date of Birth: 29-05-1980

• Gender and Marital Status: Male / Married

• Nationality: Indian

• Religion: Hindu

• Languages Known English, Tamil & Hindi (understanding)

• Communication Skill Good

REFERENCES

Dr.F.Ram
Director & Sr. Professor
International Institute for Population Sciences
Deonar, Mumbai-88 E-mail:fram@iips.net

Dr. Laishram Ladu Singh

Professor & Head
Department of Mathematical Demography & Statistics
International Institute for Population Sciences Phone: +91-22-25507861
Deonar, Mumbai-88 E-mail: lslaishram@iips.net

Dr. T.V. Sekher

Reader in
Department of Population Policy and Programme
International Institute for Population Sciences Phone: +91-22-25563256, +91-
9969287333
Deonar, Mumbai-88 E-mail: tvsekher@gmail.com

DECLARATION

I hereby declare that all the statements furnished above are true, complete and correct to the
best of my knowledge and belief.

Place: Mumbai
Date: (P.PRABHU)