Vassiliy Lakhonin

Program and portfolio leader for donor compliance, audit readiness, and cross-border delivery — also building open-source AI policy-analysis tooling: Agenda Intelligence MD, Global Think Tank Analyst, Central Asia + Caspian Skill.

Almaty, Kazakhstan (UTC+5) · Available for Central Asia, MENA, Europe, and U.S. overlap roles.

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$14MRegional portfolio managed

100%On-time donor reporting for 8 quarters

-40%Partner submission delays reduced

2 auditsZero findings

Program Manager Portfolio Manager PMO / Program Operations Compliance and governance Delivery transformation

Need delivery reliability, compliance control, and clean reporting?

I can start with a focused diagnostic and first action plan in days, not months.

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Response time: usually within 24 hours.

Selected proof with artifacts

100% on-time donor reporting (8 quarters)

Built structured reporting cadence and quality controls across multi-country delivery.

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Two audits, zero findings

Maintained evidence integrity and audit-readiness documentation controls.

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AI-assisted reporting, 25% faster prep

Introduced practical human-in-the-loop automation to reduce prep time while preserving quality.

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Contact: vassiliy.lakhonin@gmail.com · linkedin.com/in/vassiliy-lakhonin
Freshness: see freshness.json for last-commit timestamps per artifact.

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Best-fit roles: Program Manager, Portfolio Manager, PMO / Program Operations, Delivery & Transformation, Compliance / Governance.
Outcomes: 100% on-time donor reporting (8 consecutive quarters), 40% reduction in partner submission delays, two USAID audits with zero findings.
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Open to

International program leadership roles (multi-country portfolios, delivery governance, stakeholder alignment).
Donor compliance advisory (reporting QA, evidence systems, and audit-readiness controls).
AI-enabled monitoring and reporting systems (human-in-the-loop, quality-controlled workflows).
Program operations and transformation roles in technology, SaaS, professional services, and mission-driven organizations.

Summary

Program/Portfolio/PMO leader focused on evidence, compliance, and cross-border delivery across development and private-sector settings. I manage multi-country portfolios, risk, stakeholder alignment, budget monitoring, and vendor oversight with an evidence-first approach. I bring transferable operating systems for delivery quality, governance, and execution cadence across industries. Languages: Russian (native), English (professional working proficiency).

What I focus on

AI-assisted policy and strategic risk analysis frameworks.
Source-backed analysis for geopolitics, regulation, sanctions, elections, conflict, and market risk.
Claude Code and Codex-first workflows with schemas, evaluation rubrics, and uncertainty discipline.

Current build mode

Developing source plans, JSON schemas, evaluation assets, and reusable analysis patterns for policy, sanctions, regulation, geopolitics, markets, and regional risk monitoring.
Current open-source projects: Agenda Intelligence MD (infrastructure / validation), Global Think Tank Analyst (horizontal strategic-risk reasoning skill — method: Policy Risk Memo Architect), and Central Asia + Caspian Hybrid Intelligence Skill (vertical regional / corridor-risk specialist). Focus: AI-assisted agenda monitoring, regional foresight, uncertainty discipline, and policy-relevant analysis.

I help with

Donor reporting quality assurance and evidence-ready submission cycles.
Cross-country KPI tracking and performance governance for multi-partner portfolios.
Audit-readiness systems: documentation controls, risk tracking, and corrective action workflows.

Selected impact

Managed performance and reporting for a $14M USAID-funded regional program across 4 Central Asian countries.
Coordinated cross-functional KPI tracking across 4 country offices plus HQ, with 15+ implementing partners.

Tools and systems

MEL/performance monitoring systems, indicator frameworks, and partner data collection workflows.
Donor reporting stacks, audit documentation packages, and compliance evidence tracking.
KPI dashboards and reporting templates for cross-country portfolio monitoring.
PM tooling: sprint cadences (2-week iterations), risk logs, action trackers, and vendor coordination workflows.
AI-assisted reporting workflows with quality-control checkpoints.

Search keywords

Role titles: Program Manager, Portfolio Manager, PMO Manager, Program Operations Manager, Delivery Manager, Transformation Manager, Operations Manager, Compliance Program Manager, Reporting Manager, MEL/MEAL Manager, Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Manager, AI Operations Program Manager, Agentic Workflow Program Manager.
Focus: compliance and governance, audit readiness, internal controls, evidence management, KPI governance, performance management, operational excellence, risk tracking, stakeholder management, vendor oversight, budget monitoring, cross-border delivery.
Tools: M365 Teams, Outlook, SharePoint, OneDrive, Google Apps, Claude Code, Codex, GitHub.

Leadership

Led partner capacity-building across 15+ local implementing organizations.
Chaired multi-stakeholder coordination across donors, HQ/country teams, government, and private-sector counterparts; set priorities and resolved delivery blockers.
Owned reporting quality standards and go/no-go escalation decisions on donor-facing submissions.
Oversaw budget monitoring and vendor deliverable tracking for portfolio activities, aligning spending execution with compliance requirements.

Target role variants

Development/INGO: Program or Portfolio Manager (Evidence, Compliance, Cross-Border Delivery).
Private sector: PMO / Program Operations / Compliance Program Manager (risk, controls, reporting, multi-market coordination).

Work experience

Regional Monitoring and Evaluation (Performance) Manager — DAI (Almaty, Kazakhstan)

Apr 2023 – Apr 2025 Managed performance monitoring and reporting systems for a $14M USAID-funded regional program across four Central Asian countries, ensuring data integrity across 15+ local implementing partners.

Delivered 100% on-time quarterly and annual donor reports (8 consecutive quarters) by establishing automated data collection workflows; reduced partner submission delays by 40%.
Built partner M&E capacity across 15+ organizations; increased partner self-reported data confidence from 6.2/10 to 8.7/10.
Maintained audit-ready compliance documentation supporting two USAID audits with zero findings.
Coordinated cross-functional KPI tracking across 4 country offices and HQ.
Piloted AI-assisted reporting workflows; reduced report preparation time by 25% while maintaining quality controls.

Consultant (Multiple Clients & Assignments)

Apr 2021 – Mar 2023 Delivered project coordination, program design, and facilitation services for international organizations and private-sector clients.

SaaS / E-Commerce Platform Launch (Oct 2021 – May 2022) — Product Launch Coordinator: rollout, sprint testing cycles (2-week iterations), performance metrics tracking, vendor coordination.
Women in Transportation & Logistics (Apr – Dec 2021) — Program Design Support (CILT Kazakhstan / WiLAT): workshops, LinkedIn community to 100+ members, events/webinars.
Youth Civic Engagement (Apr – Jun 2021) — Mentor/Facilitator (U.S. Consulate General, Almaty): weekly hybrid sessions (10 participants), milestone-based mentoring.

Project Management Specialist / Training Consultant — DAI (Almaty, Kazakhstan)

Mar 2019 – Feb 2021 Coordinated a USAID-funded portfolio across 5 Central Asian countries; managed timelines, budgets, and stakeholder relationships.

Delivered 25+ deliverables on time over 24 months via proactive risk tracking and weekly coordination.
Supported donor audits (2019, 2020) with documentation packages; zero findings.

Researcher & Research Expertise Services — Multiple Clients

Jan 2014 – Dec 2018

Desk research, literature reviews, and fieldwork for policy-focused research projects.
Data collection, translation, and database setup for multi-country studies.
Contributions to peer-reviewed publications and policy briefs.
International workshops and conferences (logistics, coordination, facilitation support).

Education

Master in Politics and Security (Central Asia), OSCE Academy in Bishkek — 2013
Bachelor in Sociology (Dual-degree with Bard College, NY, U.S.), American University of Central Asia — 2012

Professional development

Future of AI — BlueDot Impact (2026): foundational AI systems, AGI pathways, and societal implications.
Perplexity’s AI Business Fellowship & Agents Intensive with Google — 2025
Procurement and Cybersecurity Trainings — DAI (2023–2024)
Project/Program Management for Development Professionals — Humentum / PM4NGOs (2019, 2022)
CEU SPP: Action Research, Effective Writing, Visualization and Advocacy — 2018
JPO internship — MFA Kazakhstan, Dept. of Multilateral Cooperation — 2016

Selected articles

Article brief: Digital Transformations to Improve the Work and Distribution of the State Scholarships Programs - Kazakhstan scholarship digital transformation, CRM-style workflow, and smart remote management.
Article brief: Data Overload in Fitness Tracking Technologies - Fitness tracking overload, information architecture, and user experience.
Article brief: listening to aid recipients in ‘aid-development’ debate: findings from ‘the Listening Project’ and Jerge-Tal village in Kyrgyzstan - Includes summary, relevance, and source full-text link.

Projects / proof

Case Study: Nonprofit Proposal Go/No-Go Engine
Case Study: Agenda Intelligence MD — infrastructure / validation layer
Case Study: Global Think Tank Analyst — horizontal strategic-risk reasoning skill
Case Study: Central Asia + Caspian Hybrid Intelligence Skill — vertical specialist (sanctions, AML, corridors, energy)
Case Study: GrantFlow — agent-native grant workflow API (governed agents, deterministic generation, HITL, exports)
Eval run: Agenda Intelligence MD, May 2026 — small (N=3) self-scored run against the protocol’s published 8-criterion rubric. Full disclosure of caveats and what would change the judgment.
Case study: Donor reporting quality and delivery reliability
Case study: Cross-country portfolio delivery and audit readiness
Case study: SaaS / E-Commerce platform launch delivery control
Sample: Activity report
Sample: KPI tracker

AI Agent Access

Start here (governance & discovery):

AGENTS.md — canonical rules any AI agent should read first (identity, honesty, evidence, naming, definition of done).
llms.txt — agent-readable site index.
agent-card.json — A2A-style agent card.
agent-discovery.md — discovery guide for Claude Code, Codex, and OpenClaw clients.
agent-match.html — agent-matching guide.

Recruiter-agent routing:

Role snapshots:

Structured profile data:

Profile (Markdown), Resume JSON, Skills JSON, Capabilities JSON, Availability JSON, Recruiter JSON, Engagement Intake JSON.

Verifiable claim & trust artifacts:

Evidence JSON, Verification JSON, Authority JSON.

Observability snapshots (self-reported, see disclaimers in-file):

freshness.json, provenance.json, evals.json.
Eval run: Agenda Intelligence MD, May 2026 — N=3 self-scored protocol eval with full caveats.

MCP runtime:

Local server (mcp/server.py) is runnable; remote host currently paused. Canonical state: mcp-status.json.