People

Michael Howden is a software developer from New Zealand who has worked for humanitarian organisations in Indonesia, Pakistan, Uganda, India, the UK and Pakistan. He has developed Logistics and Supply Chain Management software for the International Rescue Committee and Save the Children and delivered trainings on Logistics and Information Management for RedR (The Register of Engineers for Disaster Relief). Michael is also the co-founder of AidIQ, a social enterprise providing Intelligent Business Solutions to the Humanitarian and Development Community. Currently Michael is on the Project Committee for the Sahana Eden Open Source Disaster Management Platform and has been working with the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center to build solutions using Sahana. He has facilitated a number of training, including “SahanaCamps” throughout Asia to train users and developer on the Sahana Platform.

Fran is passionate about applying technology to solve the world's problems. Since graduating from Oxford University, he has spent 15 years working with Oxfam, NetHope, Tactical Technology Collective, Sahana, Inveneo, Asterisk & OpenStreetMap. He has travelled extensively implementing systems & facilitating training courses & workshops including during major humanitarian disasters, such as Haiti & Indonesia, & longer-term sustainable development projects. Fran is the Technical Director for AidIQ & chair of the Sahana Eden Project Management Committee. His specific technology interests include Mapping (GIS) & Mobile solutions.

Dominic is a software developer from Germany, currently based in Sweden. He has developed large parts of the Sahana-Eden core, as well as the Sahana-Eden based request management portal for the World Food Programme in Haiti. He's director and systems architect for AidIQ, and a member of the Sahana-Eden project management committee. Dominic is also a passionate nurse with 14 years of experience in intensive care. His main interests include applications for supporting people affected by disasters, emergency health management, and systems interoperability.