Hi people! Diego here, alias Varilla (or Alexander Vari, less know)
Im from Argentina, so, sorry for my bad english. Maybe i write like an illiterate.
I’m 22 years old, and started with the programming and informatic since 2009 (when i had 13 years old). At today, i’m the leader of the developement’s area from one National Council of my country. My superiors gived me the task of collect data for paying social plans around the nation, and i decided to use ODK for that. I came here because i stumbled with a problem of encoding, and @LN was a great help.
I started in the programming with the coded lenguaje called PAWN, which serves for create SA-MP servers. It's a little similar to C++. Since that, i learned HTML, CSS, PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, Linux and differents frameworks, and that's why later i got a good job.
In addition to programming, i love read and write. One of my dreams is to publish a novel in the US. At today i’m reading the second book of Song of Ice and Fire (Game of Thrones). It’s awesome.
In my free time, i play the piano (fortunately i have one in my house, thanks grandpa haha) and draw pictures. As well i try to invert time in create some projects, like when i was a boy, but the life os an adult is a little more differente haha
Well, that’s all. Thanks for reading and have a good day!
Hi,
My name is Laura, I am based in Rochester New York and am the support staff for the Monroe County Vacant and Abandoned Properties Task Force. I have zero experience with ODK but found you when I searched for ways to make a database of vacant properties. You can follow us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MCVacantPropertyTaskForce/ and on Twitter/Instagram @mcvacants
Some of my favorite things to do are anything having to do with music! Vinyl, Festivals, concerts! I also geek pretty hard on Star Wars, Star Trek, Buffy, Angel Firefly and Twin Peaks!
Hello
I am Tawfik from Yemen, I am a new user of ODK, I work in the Center for Studies
But my English is not strong
I hope to learn more and know new information and new friends
All the best for all
Tawfik
Hi All, my name is Worku from Ethiopia, though I use my company name ( Applenty) as user name in this forum. Applenty is a technology solution provider specializing in consulting and development of data tools. We are more interested to engage ourselves in the field of data analytics, mobile apps, and crowd sourcing. My responsibility in the firm is to lead development projects and consulting.
I came across ODK recently and am glad to use the system for data collection to our clients and more.
Regards from Addis, Ethiopia
Hello all,
my name is Katrina and I have been working with ODK for around 5 years now. After working for NGOs in the field (Afghanistan and Kenya), I am now self-employed. I focus on trying to make data more accessible for people and spread electronic data collection in the world, as I honestly believe it can do so much good in the humanitarian and development sector.
Am Free and Open Source evangelist from Ghana . I discovered ODK through OpenStreetMap community. I have been here for while though, tried my hands on ODK and introduced it to others several times. Yet to implement or use it for a project though. Looking forward learning and sharing with all.
I have worked in clinical research since 2000, and have used ODK from 2010. I am from Ghana and Health Informatics my specialty. I have used ODK in my fields of my work in collecting and reporting various data in real time. This tool is very useful and moving forward, I hope to learn more about the community and everyone here. We can connect..
hie i am benedict tapfuma, a final year bsc information student in information systems.have worked on a variety of ODK consultancy work for OPHID (organisation for public Health Interventions and development in Zimbabwe, University of Zimbabwe department of Psychiatry Antenatal depression research work,University of Zimbabwe Research support Centre and Friendship bench Project Zimbabwe.Started to learn how to use ODK during my first two months of industrial placement at Friendship Bench Zimbabwe in the year 2016 and since then acquired much knowledge on developing xlsforms and deploying odk on cloud servers and even on tomcat server.I live in Harare, Zimbabwe and am willing to keep posted learning new things in as far as how information systems can be used to revolutionize business and organisations operations.
Hi,
Am Otundo Robert Toel from Kenya. I have been using ODK for the last 4 years in conducting baseline, midterm and endterm evaluations in Kenya, Uganda,Tanzania and Zambia.
I appreciate the support received from Carl, Yaw and Mitch am now an expert, looking forward to partner with anybody interested in collecting data from East Africa and beyond using ODK.
You can find me on Twitter: @OTUNDOTOEL and otundotoel@gmail.com
My name is Ulises and I work in the health sector. I am based in Hamburg, Germany and support health projects in francophone Africa funded by GIZ or the German Development Bank (KfW).
I started using ODK while in Burundi and have started again for one of my current projects in Cameroun.
Where you are typically based
I am based in Las Vegas, NV but most of my field workers are in Arkansas and Missouri.
How you got involved with the ODK community (ODK origin stories!)
I got involved with ODK when I was tasked to create an app to collect data about telecom installation sites. I evaluated other tools and found that the flexibility and project requirements lent itself well to Open Data Kit. I ahve known about ODK from past research for data collection projects working with desert tortoises and archaeological sites however the fit wasn't quite right since we were required to use devices that ran Windows Mobile 6(Yuck!) for Differential Correction of the Geolocation. My background is mainly GIS(Geographical Information Systems), Data Management, and Environmental Compliance. I am currently working with an Engineering Company and a lot of our work is outdoors and in some fairly rugged areas so we use Juniper Systems Mesa 2 Tablets for durability, battery life, and environmental resistance. i make HUGE surveys, typically consisting of a minimum of 400 rows with my largest at 900 rows for an XLSForm with multilayered skips and multiple repeats.
Some of your favorite things to do outside of data collection!
I enjoy kayaking, most things that have to do with the ocean, astronomy and electronics.
Hello, I am from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. I am exploring ODK to assist in making field data collection easier for our agrologists. I have only been working with ODK for two months and XLSForm for four. It looks very promising and hope I can become an ODK pro with your help and I hope I can be of some help as well!
I've been using ODK for a couple of years, gradually increasing my confidence with it to use for small scale tools, but I've only just got round to the introduction thing. Having benefited from help on this forum I thought I would participate - even putting a picture of my dog on my profile - see, I told you I was shy!
I am a partner in a small environmental consultancy in Scotland and I focus mostly on outdoor access and recreation management, but we also work in ecology and agriculture. That means collecting data in the field (literally sometimes) and I'm a strong advocate of using technology to help efficient working - I've been trying lots of different systems over the years and ODK seems to be the most flexible and easy to adapt so far. We need quick and easy form development for different projects, and I'm still trying to find a way of managing our own data easily instead of being in thrall to Mr / Ms Google (sorry if anyone is in love with or married to him/her) and the app engine.
I love open source and collaborative development of tools is great so I'll help where I can - I'm good at breaking things... Not so much on the coding.
And I really love privacy - not a fan of social media or my personal data being a product. There's got to be a better way.
My name is Lieke and I am mostly based in the Netherlands. I work for a small consultancy specialized in agricultural development and sustainability in tropical commodity supply chains.
My company has a strong focus on data collection and analysis. For example, we have developed an Excel-based tool for entry and analysis of farm-level data which can give farmers insight into their farm management and finances. Due to the situation in most countries where we collect data, we relied mostly on paper-based data collection up until recently. However, the world is changing fast and with more and more people owning smartphones, our tool is in need of an upgrade.
In this context I've been exploring the possibilities of ODK and so far my experience is very positive. I'm a fan of open source and it is awesome to see this active community of people who support it. I'm not a programmer but hope to be able to contribute to ODK in other ways
My fun fact: did you know that the Netherlands are the biggest importer of cocoa beans worldwide? About a quarter of all exported cocoa beans are processed in or pass through this small country in North-West Europe.
My name is joão paulo im a statistician from Brazil. Work in private sector with field research and consultancy. I work with ODK has been 3 years since college. I worked with agricutural, social and industrial research. I like eletronic games, RPG, friends, family and my girl <3.
Fun fact: Brazil lost to Germany in the World Cup but we don't really care... Ok, im lying, we cried like baby
from Ghana 
. I discovered ODK through 
are the biggest importer of cocoa beans 
worldwide? About a quarter of all exported cocoa beans are processed in or pass through this small country in North-West Europe.