Profession: Water Resources, Wastewater and Environmental Management Specialist/ Team Leader
Date of Birth: 20 April 1943
Years with Firm/Entity: Nationality: USA
Membership of Professional Societies: Arab Water Association, California Professional Geologist & Registered Environmental Assessor, Commonwealth Club of California, Groundwater Resources Association of California, San Francisco Planning and Research, Sunbelt World Trade Association, Water Education Foundation, World Affairs Council of San Francisco
Detailed Tasks Assigned:
Key Qualifications:
The candidate has over 35 years of international experience in water resources exploration, development and management; water quality treatment, pollution control and remediation; water and wastewater assessment and management; solid and hazardous waste management; and environmental assessment, monitoring and evaluation, auditing, management and training. He has work from staff level, project and program management, and small to large team and department management. He has worked extensively in Asia, Middle East and USA, with some work in Latin America and the Caribbean, Eastern Europe and former Soviet Union. Clients include: Asian Development Bank (ADB); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); World Bank (Food and Agricultural Organization); Cities of Bangkok, Calcutta, Metro Cebu (Philippines), Damascus, Davao City (Philippines), Houston, San Francisco, Santa Barbara (California), Washington (DC); Coca Cola/ Armour Foods (Hawaii, Mexico); Desert Development Foundation (Mexico); Firestone Tire and Rubber; Hewlett-Packard; International Paper Corporation; Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Planetary Design Corporation (Eritrea; Sinai-Egypt); San Miguel Brewery (Philippines); US Air Force; US Army Corps of Engineers; US Environmental Protection Agency; US Geological Survey; US Navy; Washington Suburban Sanitary District (Maryland); and many of their contractors. His recent contractor clients include: ARD, Cardno, CDM, CEC, Checchi, Competitiveness Support Fund, Counterpart, Creative Associates, DAI, ICMA, IRD, JMS, Mendez England Associates, Mitchell Group, Pöyry IDP, and Tetratech. He understands the administrative, managerial, and technical complexities of providing water and sanitation services with extensive experience in working with local governments, agencies, and water/ wastewater utilities. The candidate has extensive teaching experience through USAID and several colleges and universities (Clarendon, Pima, Solano Colleges; University of Arizona); he is an Affiliate/ Visiting Scientist in Hydrology and Water Resources, University of Arizona since 2009.
Education:
• PhD (ABD), Soil and Water Science, 1976, University of Arizona, Agriculture College, Tucson
• MS Hydrology and Environmental Engineering, 1973, University of Arizona, Engineering College, Tucson
• BA Geology and Mathematics, 1964, New York University, Arts and Sciences College, New York
• Hydrology Training Program, 1966, US Geological Survey, Austin, Texas
Other training
Kutztown University – Financial Management
Stanford University – Chemical Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology – Wastewater Treatment
USAID, Washington, DC - Acquisition, and Assistance and Grants for Cognizant Technical Officers, Working Cross-Cultures, Diplomatic Security Training
Halliburton/Iraq, Tetratech/San Francisco, Woodward-Clyde/San Francisco, and NUS/Houston - project management training
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge – wastewater engineering
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro - Graduate classes in hydrology, geology, chemistry, geophysics, etc.
Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA – chemical engineering
Texas A&M, Canyon - Graduate classes in geology and geography
University of California, Berkeley, Continuing Education - seminars in water resources and water quality management, environmental assessment, military base closure and realignment
University of California, Berkeley, Continuing Education - certificate programs: business, hazardous materials and integrated solid waste management
Academy of Certified Hazardous Materials Managers - hazmat training program
USEPA/OSHA- Hazmat operator and supervisor training
Selected Recent Publications
Bangladesh Responds to Rising Sea Levels by Raising Sea Dyke Embankments. American Institute of Professional Geologists, 2013 Annual Meeting, Foothills of Colorado - Broomfield, Colorado, submitted for October 2013.
Drainage Engineering Guidelines, Drainage Black Magazine, in review, February 2013.
Tips for Improving Water and Wastewater Treatment Systems, Industrial Water Treatment Journal, in press February 2013.
Rethinking the Water Resources Paradigm, American Institute of Professional Geologists, The Professional Geologist Magazine, March-April 2011, p.3-5.
Wadi Ma'in, Zara and Mujib Water Treatment, Jordan. University of Arizona, Water Resources Research Center, 2011 Annual Conference. Salinity and Desalination in the Southwest: Challenges and Solutions. April 2011. Pivot Point Conference Center/Hilton Garden Inn, Yuma, Arizona
Mining in Europe: Mining Challenges in Kosovo. European Geologist Magazine, Vol. 28, November 2009, p. 23-26.
Selected Hydrology Scams from RCRA and CERCLA Practice. The Professional Geologist Magazine, July/August 2009, p. 18-19.
Anthropogenic Hillside-Erosion and Floodplain Inundation, Cul-de-Sac, Haiti. American Institute of Professional Geologists, The Professional Geologist Magazine, May/June 2009, p. 66-67.
Bangladesh: Use and Conservation of Geology and Forest Resources: Could Benefit from Study of Rock-Soil-Forest Relationships, American Institute of Professional Geologists, The Professional Geologist Magazine, March-April 2009, p. 27-28.
Middle East Water-Resources: Challenges and Solutions. Hydrogeological Research, Capacity Building, and Teaching in the Developing World, Geological Society of America National Meeting, Denver, Colorado, October 2007.
India’s Water Resources and Arsenic Water Challenges. Invited article, Financial Times of New Delhi, 20 March 2005, 3p.
Transportation Options to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Developing and Transitioning Countries. USEPA through ICLEI, 1993
Employment Record:
From: 2008 To: Present
Employer: consultant to various firms and organizations
Positions held: Consultant – Acting Chief of Party, Team Leader, Utility Water and Sanitation Engineer, Wastewater Management Specialist, Water and Wastewater Team Leader, Environmental Specialist, etc. for donor-funded projects in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Central Asian Republics, Ethiopia, Georgia, Haiti, Jordan, Kosovo, Lebanon, Pakistan, Philippines, Tajikistan, Uganda, Vietnam, Yemen
From: 2004 To: 2008
Employer: United States Agency for International Development/ Asia and Middle East, Washington, DC
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