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PROFESSION: Irrigation Engineer/Hydrologist
DATE OF BIRTH: 1963
NATIONALITY Egyptian

KEY QUALIFICATIONS:

Dr. El-Shafie has twenty years of professional experience in water resources assessment and management; irrigation development and land reclamation projects; feasibility studies for irrigation development and improvement projects; planning, design and modelling of both open channel, hydrology, environmental, and storm sewer networks using computer hydraulic models; modelling of irrigation management and operation practices; monitoring and evaluation of water management efficiency and system performance; model development, evaluation, application and updating; rehabilitation and modernisation of re-use of drainage water in irrigation systems and asset drainage system management planning; and estimation of crop water requirements and water quality monitoring data and/or other techniques.

In environment-related issues, Dr. El-Shafie's experience includes monitoring and assessment of water quality for different water ways and bodies (canals, drains, and lakes), environmental investigations and mitigation measures, tracking sources of canal and drain water pollution, seepage from irrigation open channels and storm sewage pipe networks, re-use of low-quality water in irrigation and design of flood protection works and hydrological analysis.

Dr. El-Shafie has gained his experience through work with national and international organisations and consultants, funded by local and multinational financiers such as the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Netherlands), the World Bank, CIDA, US Army Corps of Engineer, Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT), USAD and many of local cities and counties; implemented in various regions nationwide such as the Nile Delta, Fayoum, and the North coastal area, as well as overseas assignments in USA; Tanzania; Windsor, Canada; the UK and Malawi.

EDUCATION:

* Ph.D., in Civil and Environmental Engineering. University of New Orleans, USA, 2000.
* M.Sc., in Irrigation Engineering. University of New Castle Upon Tyne, UK, 1994.
* B.Sc., in Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University, Egypt, 1985.
Employment Record:
Construction
2007-Present Mott MacDonald "Senior Civil Engineer"/ Supervisor the Construction and Reviewer of Drawings to the on-going Palm Water financed (120Million US Dollar "the two Reverse Osmosis Desalinization Plants at Palm Jumeirah", Dubai, UAE.

Duties include and not limited to:
* Prepare plans and documents required for Jabal Ali Free Zone Authority (JAFZA) inspections for the horizontal structure elements, and complete inspection for the vertical structure elements.
* Review the Intake "from the gulf side" design system (chamber, pipelines and the intake basin);
* Review the outfall pipes for the rejected water back to sea and review the diffuser system design.
* Review the Stress Analysis Report for Stainless Steel 316L Pipes and review the Stress Analysis Report for Super Duplex Stainless Steel (SDSS) for the R/O Plants, using pipe stress analysis program CAESAR II (Version 5.0) and specific load combination.
* Coordinate the daily activities with QA/QC Project manager and the Principal Contractor and check the specifications;
* Supervise and report the week-to-week implementation of the Work Plan and work progress and make necessary adjustment where required;
* Monitoring and overseeing the drawings of the civil and the associated services to the Plant.

2006-2007 FINTECS' Team Leader/ Irrigation Engineer (Phase I) to the on-going AfDB financed "Small-Scale Irrigation Project (SIP)", Zambia.

Duties include:
* Overall management, direction and supervision of the Consultant's team.
* Liaison with SIP's Project Coordinator (PC) and Project Engineer (PE);
* Coordination of the team technically and administratively via group and individual consultations;
* Organize field visits of the team members and collect available related data;
* Supervise the day-to-day implementation of the Work Plan and make necessary adjustment where required;
* Monitoring and overseeing accounting, banking, and financial matters and manage the allocated time of the team of experts;
* Supervising preparation of Tender Documents;
* Conducting a workshop towards end of Phase I to communicate with the presentation of draft final report; and
* Prepare and submit periodic progress reports, as well as the draft final and final reports for Phase I.
* Together with the Irrigation Design Engineer carry out a comprehensive check of the existing preliminary designs prepared y the Project Staff for all the six (6) Schemes to ensure that sound approach and engineering techniques were used in their preparation.
* When necessary suggest refinements to the preliminary designs to be carried out if approved by the project staff.
* Together with the Irrigation Design Engineer prepare detailed engineering designs of the irrigation and drainage networks for the six (6) Project Sites.
* Prepare Bills of Quantities, Engineering Cost Estimates and Tender documents for each of the six (6) irrigation schemes complete with irrigation/drainage/roads networks, and for the construction of the Dam in Kanakantapa Scheme and its related construction works.
* Ensure the involvement of stakeholders and beneficiaries and their involvement in project design and operation.
* In field training including preparation and design of operation and maintenance manuals.
* Conduct a workshop towards end of Phase I to coincide with the presentation of Draft Final Report.

2006-Present FINTECS' Irrigation Engineer/Hydrologist to the on-going AfDB financed "Smallholder Irrigation Project: Blantyre ADD", Malawi.

Main duties is to conduct qualitative and quantitative assessment of water resources for all the eight (8) selected irrigation sites including six (6) dams sites in the Blantyre ADD.
Specifically, he undertook:
* Analyse climatological data from the nearest reliable meteorological station in order to establish a historical series of most critical events and the need for protection measures;
* Determine possible surface and groundwater resources for irrigation; from the identified resources, determine volume of water available for irrigation including use of dams, ground water, pools, rivers etc.
* In case of rivers, provide river flow regimes, particularly dry season flows;
* Analyse water quality from the identified water sources;
* Prepare layouts of main canal networks serving the 8 selected irrigation schemes;
* Determine the infrastructures required for the efficient operation and management of the proposed canal networks;
* Determine drainage and flood protection works for the 8 irrigation schemes; and
* Prepare an ''End of Assignment'' Report

(October 2000
- Sept. 2004): Senior Water Resources Engineer: Integrated Management Services Consultancy Firm, USA

Main Duties Included the Following:

* Compute and verify the computations of Storm sewer system for subdivision (Lake Splendour, Country Meadow Part 1 &2, Barrington Part 2 & 3 and Breach creek) for Hinds County, MS, USA.

* Quality Assurance and Quality Control (QA/QC) for final plans and specifications for Lynch Street improvement project for City of Jackson, MS, USA.

* Quality Assurance and Quality Control (QA/QC) for final plans and specifications for Boling Street improvement project for City of Jackson, MS, USA.

* Quality Assurance and Quality Control (QA/QC) for final plans and specifications for the for John Hopkins civil site, Wingfield High school civil site and Bailey Magnet civil site improvement projects for Hinds County, USA.

* Verify and review the Storm Water Management System, for the New Raleigh Road and Walnut road in Hinds County, Mississippi. The revision includes computation of the pipe size, slope for the whole system and 10-yr recurrence period discharge for the subdivision.

* Writing a proposal for a complete wastewater system development for the City of New Orleans. Proposal includes gathering the required data to design the force main pipe and lifting pumping station and water well and check the standards and criteria developed by the city by running the Sewer Cad model.

* Verify and review the Storm Water Management system for the BARRINGTON Part Two Subdivision, Hinds County, Mississippi, USA. The revision includes computation of the pipe size, slope, and discharge for the whole system.

* Involved in Hinds County State Aid Local System Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Project. The work limited to in drainage area delineation and computing the discharges for critical location, and also includes the determination of the up/down stream water surface elevations.

* JC McDonald Industrial Center Flood Plain Management Study (FEMA ZONE "A". This project is to develop a flood study (including a general description of the project features and background) for the JC McDonald Industrial Center located in Southern Hinds County for The Hinds County Economic Development Authority (HCEDA). The work includes to write the scope of the work and to provide engineering services to develop a hydrologic and hydraulics analysis/model to let JC McDonald Industrial Center able to attract large industries that are interested in locating their businesses/operations in Hinds County, USA.

* Conduct the Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan for the Water Plant facility at Jefferson County Mississippi, design includes the water ways design and the sediment and detention basin and diversion dike all the catch basins and storm water management system (pipes and culvert).

* Complete design of sanitary sewer system for Water Treatment Plant Facility (washing tanks and the administration building). Design included full description of the system path, line dimension, manholes (locations, depth, diameter and invert in and out flow).

* Responsible for design of stilling basin, and slope stability, quantity specifications for three (3) Low Drop Grade Control Structures that will be constructed in Dry Creek in the Yalobusha River Chickasaw and Webster Counties, Mississippi. Engineering Team simulate the pre/post condition by using hydrological and hydraulic models for each case and utilize the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE) to design criteria to design the stilling basin and determined the required riprap size and the length of this riprap to keep the channel reaches bank stabilized. Engineering services included civil, hydrology, hydraulics, surveying, mapping, geotechnical, and CAD.

* Responsible for the design, quantity estimation, construction plans, and specification for a Flood Water Retarding Structure (FWRS) that will be constructed on the Black Creek Watershed in the Yazoo River Basin located in Holmes County, Mississippi, northeast of City of Lexington. Once constructed, the dam will be the largest flood water retarding structure built by the Vicksburg District having an embankment that will support a maximum surface area of approximately 865 acres (1.351 square miles). Engineering Team also utilized design criteria established by US Army Corps of Engineers (COE), National Soil Conservation Service (NRCS), and US Department of Agriculture (USDA). Engineering services included civil, structural, hydrology, hydraulic, surveying, mapping, geotechnical, and CAD Design. Project includes designing for the construction of principal features which are comprised of an earth embankment dam; a flood inlet (principal spillway), and an overflow (emergency) spillway. The flood outlet consists of a rectangular shaped, vertical drop inlet (riser); a 7-foot (2.1 meter) reinforced concrete conduit; and an impact outlet basin. These structures serve to impound, retard, and pass specific storm events for design purposes. The principle spillway will allow a certain amount of flow to pass up to certain water surface elevation in the pool area. Once flows exceed a certain water surface elevation in the pool area, the emergency spillway will control excessive flows to prevent flooding and/or dam failure.

* Conduct the breach analysis for the dam, drainage area delineation and water surface profile for the emergency spillway channel have been implemented and design the baffle of the vertical riser.

* Design the flood plane analysis downstream the Big Black River to delineate an inundation maps for the affected area to classify the dam. Run dam safety analysis for overtopping to flood water structure at Big Black River due to Precipitation Maximum Probability (PMP) of South East Region using HEC 1 package. Run the independent technical review for the stability analysis for the riser and the conduit design.

* Involved in preparation for EPA grants for Jefferson County to improve the drinking and sewer water system. Responsible for hydrology and hydraulics analysis for drainage area for five bridges in HINDS County "Local System Product and Replacement" Project

* Team leader and responsible for design of stilling basin, and slope stability, quantity specifications for three (2) LOW DROP GRADE CONTROL STRUCTURES that will be constructed in Mud Creek in the Yalobusha River Chickasaw Counties, Mississippi. Engineering team simulate the pre/post condition by using hydrological and hydraulic models for each case and utilize the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE) to design criteria to design the stilling basin and determined the required riprap size and the length of this riprap to keep the channel reaches bank stabilized. Engineering services included civil, hydrology, hydraulics, surveying, mapping, geotechnical, and CAD.

* Responsible for design engineering and surveying to develop plans and specifications for the construction of approximately 17,000 linear feet of 24" to 30" diameter gravity effluent line with a capacity to carry 8 MGD in the future. Design includes the design of a triangular shaped steel cage that would serve as a structural support system to stabilize the bank as well as support a 24" to 30" diameter gravity effluent line and river diffuser system.

* Involved in environmental site assessment for the centre park at Holly Springs City, Marshal County, MS.

* Involved in design a Methane digester and in a visibility study for using Methane (biogas) as a clean environmental energy source at the city of Jackson.

* Participated in the sewer system design and review the hydraulics calculations of the Villas of Byram Pt. 1&2 and Willow Bay Subdivision, Brown street at Jackson, MS. Drainage catchments for Barrington, Part 1, Willow Bay subdivision, Live Oaks Estates Part 1&2, Indian Hills Estates Part 2, and Western Hills Part Three projects.

* Participated in the preliminary bridge recommendation for highway 444 crossing Hushpukena stream at Bolivar county SCOURING DESIGN using, HYDRAIN "Integrated Drainage Design Computer System" and WSPRO "Step Backwater and Design Bridge Hydraulics".

* Preparation for Tunica County drainage system and Hydrological simulation.

1997-2000: UK: On leave for studying PhD at the University of New Orleans. Also, during this period. Dr. El-Shafie participated in the following projects:

* Extending the application of the DYNHYD-WASP model to whole Lake Pontchartrain ecosystem (Agricultural, Urban) Runoff, including the wind speed and direction, evaporation, and precipitation.
* Developing a simple fast modelling approach to simulate the Lake Pontchartrain ecosystem, by using spreadsheet, dealing with the whole Lake as a one cell in order to study the actual and future Maximum Daily Loads to Lake Pontchartrain under the proposed regional management policy.
* Estimating the water budget of the Frinche Marshes and wetland areas, Slidell, Louisiana.
* Developing a two Layer model which is a modified modelling approach to achieve the salinity concentration, stream velocity and depth under stratified flow conditions particularly at the estuaries and out-fall.
* Preparing a technical report in Sediment Oxygen Demand for Lake Pontchartrain at the East transaction during summer 1999.

1987-1996: Assistant Research Engineer and Member in the Design and Simulation Modelling Department, National Water Research Center, (NWRC)Cairo, Egypt

During this period, Dr. El-Shafie participated in the following projects:

* Carrying out water quality and hydrological parameters measurements in field.
* Studying the environmental impact of reusing the drainage water in irrigation the Nile Delta Region.
* Contributing in the special studies, such as network connections and the Laboratory construction supervision. (2 days/week).
* The Regional Water Distribution Model in Western Delta, with the Dutch team.
* Establishing a Water Quality Monitoring Network all over the Nile Delta and Fayoum Depression in Egypt with the cooperation Dutch teams (Delft Hydraulics).
* Development of a Geographic Information System (GIS) for the water resources planning and management of the Beheira Governorate Development of a drainage water reuse policy for the western Delta region.
* Strategic Research Project in Umum Area Western Delta in Egypt.
* Implemented an economic study for an alternative longitudinal drain parallel to Northern coast linking between Port Said to Qatara Depression in Western Desert as an alternative to the current situation

1993-1994: On leave for studying Water Resources System Engineering, Newcastle Upon Tyne University, New-Castle Upon-Tyne, UK.

1987-1993: Research Engineer and Member in the Design and Simulation Modeling Department, Drainage Research Institute (DRI), Natural Water Research Center (NWRC), Egypt

* 1986: Roads Engineer, Corps of Engineers, Egyptian Armed Forces (military service), Egypt.

PUBLICATIONS:

* "Majority of the Open Drainage Technical Reports for Drainage Research Institute, National Water Research Center, Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources, (Eastern, Middle, and western Delta", from1989 to 1997"
* "Re-use of Drainage for Umum Drain and its Effect in Water Policies in Western Delta, Report for Egypt Water Resources Aided", Egypt March 1997.
* "Water Quality Modelling of Lake Systems: Case Study on the Applications of Different Levels of Complexity", "International Conference on Integrated Management of Water Resources In the 21st Century", Egypt, Cairo, Nov. 1999.
* "Processes of Lake Pontchartrain Impacting Water Quality", "Environmental State-of-The- State Conference IV", New Orleans, La, USA, Nov. 1999
* "The National Drainage Water in Egypt."- Annual Report of the Drainage Research Institute, NWRC during the period (1987-1997).
* "Agricultural Drainage Water Reuse for Irrigating Field Crops: Effect on Soil Properties". Annual National Water Research Canter Conference. Egypt, Cairo, Dec. 2006.
* "Agricultural Drainage Water Reuse for Irrigating Field Crops: Effect on Plant and Water Use Efficiency". Annual National Water Research Canter Conference. Egypt, Cairo, Dec. 2006.
* "Management of Sub-Surface Drip Irrigation System and Water Saving in Greenhouse". Annual National Water Research Canter Conference. Egypt, Cairo, Dec. 2006.

CONFERENCES:

* 16th ICID International Congress on Irrigation and Drainage: "Sustainability of Irrigated Agriculture", Cairo, Egypt, 1996.
* The VIIth International Water Resources Association (IWRA) World Congress on Water Resources, Cairo, Egypt, 1994.

Languages: Reading Writing Speaking
Arabic Excellent Excellent Excellent
English Excellent Excellent Excellent

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