Team
Over 30 years of experience in project/program cycle management from assignments in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Middle East. Worked for NGOs (including Oxfam), bilateral and multi-lateral donors, IFIs and the private sector. Experience in humanitarian interventions includes work as Deputy Country Representative, Oxfam, Wollo, (Ethiopia) or Participation Specialist in Gaza (Danida), (Palestine). Skilled facilitator of participation and dialogue with governmental and non-governmental organizations, the private sector, civil society representatives and traditional structures including representatives from different social and economic strata and disadvantaged groups. 24 years of practical experience in: Hydrogeology and Water Management including hydrogeological research, water supply, monitoring systems, wastewater management, exploitation of groundwater sources, natural resource management and balance of groundwater resources, groundwater protection and remediation, pollution investigation, spreading of contamination in groundwater systems. Monitoring, evaluation and learning (projects and programs). Planning, implementation, use of evaluation results. Methodology, evaluation matrix. Design of M&E systems. Implemented evaluations of performance, processes and results. Assessment of relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, impacts, sustainability and cross cutting issues. Sectoral focus: Water supply and sanitation (WASH), Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM), Natural resources management (NRM), hydrogeology, environmental protection and climatic changes. Planning, management and evaluation of projects and programmes, supervision and quality assurance, technical content control incl. financial control – cost efficiency, audit. Environmental impact assessment (EIA) and audit, environmental due diligence. Review of existing environmental management systems, relevant legislation and international standards, policies and practices. Environmental protection and planning, Assessments of risks, (EMS Lead auditor), designing mitigations measures. Assessment of climate change adaption needs. Identification of potential environmental liabilities such as ground water contamination as a consequence of past and present operations.
Over three years of experience with engineering geology / geotechnics including development of geotechnical numerical models with surface and underground water flows among the variables. Skilled in numerical modelling and designing slopes, cuts and embankments. Problems like stability and deformation zones, prognosis of settlement around deep foundations structures, embankment slopes and cuts (buildings, roads, bridges, railways, subway and tunnels). Field investigations for buildings and roads; this includes geological and hydrogeological investigations. Team member in evaluation of projects of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, field works and making parts of final report |
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