Bakary S. Sonko

Delivered end-to-end planning and execution of mining projects, coordinating cross functional teams and ensuring on-schedule completion within compliance and safety frameworks ▸ Reduced operational risk by identifying and mitigating project risks at inception, maintaining zero regulatory violations across all active projects ▸ Served as primary stakeholder liaison for clients and external partners, improving client satisfaction through structured communication cadences and transparent reporting ▸ Optimised resource allocation across concurrent projects, improving team utilisation and eliminating idle time across operational departments

▸ Coordinated postgraduate management programme delivery for cohorts of 30+ students, managing scheduling, materials development, assessment coordination, and student support — rated Excellent (A) in work internship assessment ▸ Designed and delivered teaching materials and assessment rubrics adopted across the programme, strengthening participant competencies and improving measurable performance outcomes ▸ Provided structured one-to-one coaching and feedback during office hours, contributing to improved cohort results and demonstrating the capacity-building skills central to NGO programme roles

▸ Served as the elected head of two simultaneous organisations representing 200+ beneficiaries across Russia responsible for strategy, operations, budgets, HR, and external representation at institutional level ▸ Represented communities in formal meetings with Russian government ministries, university leadership, and diplomatic missions, functioning as a de facto community liaison officer ▸ Planned, coordinated, and delivered a portfolio of cultural, educational, and advocacy programmes, managing logistics, partner relationships, and team responsibilities concurrently ▸ Managed a bilingual (English/Russian) executive team, delegating responsibilities, monitoring workplans, and supporting professional development of team members

▸ Conducted end-to-end UX design across multiple client products from discovery research and persona development through to wireframes, prototypes, and post-launch iteration ▸ Ran usability testing sessions that identified critical UX friction points, enabling design iterations that improved task-completion rates across client platforms ▸ Translated user research findings into clear stakeholder presentations, accelerating design sign-off by reducing review cycles ▸ Delivered competitor and customer analysis reports used directly to inform product roadmap prioritisation decisions

Researched, wrote, and edited news stories for national television and radio broadcast, meeting daily editorial deadlines in a fast-paced newsroom environment

▸ Planned and delivered daily lessons for classes of 30–40 students across subjects,achieving strong engagement and measurable progression outcomes ▸ Served as student counsellor, physical education master, and teacher coordinator — managing responsibilities across welfare, sport, and cross-staff planning simultaneously