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ENVIRONMENT ¡V ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST, HSE ADVISOR, AIR QUALITY EXPERT
-A seasoned professional offering over 16 years of verifiable experience as an Environmental Specialist.
-Expertise in Indoor & Ambient Air Quality Management, Environmental Impact Assessment, Environmental Monitoring, Waste Water, Natural Resources Management, Rapid Environmental Assessment, Environmental Risk Assessment, Project Implementation, Environmental Life Cycle Assessment, Industry Survey, Natural Damage Assessment, HSE management at project sites, Research & Investigation for Environmental Damages, Project Management, and Monitoring of Industrial & Vehicular Emissions.
-Certified ISO 14001 and 18001 (OHSAS) auditor
-Extensive experience and expertise in developing training modules for environmental training programmes.
-An innovative and diligent team player possessing highly evolved and demonstrable communication, interpersonal, coordination and time management skills; with strong analytical mind-set to learn quickly and high confidence to draw estimation & take up new challenges.
-Well versed with DOS, ASP, JAVA, Microsoft Office Suite, Web Designing, AUTO CAD, Symphony, Fox Pro, Lotus etc.
Professional Experience
United Nations Development Programme, Islamabad, Pak. Environmental Expert (Aug 2006 onwards)
Key Responsibilities:
-Spearhead Environmental Protection Cell of Earthquake Reconstruction & Rehabilitation Authority (ERRA)
-On the job training, capacity building, institutional development, workshops for EPA, line agencies and municipal authorities.
-Procedures for projects review and approval of projects & programmes requiring EIA, including urban development projects & programmes. Assist evaluation of impacts, -Review and integrate all available data on environmental damages to prepare projects in NWFP province of Pakistan and State of AJ&K and to produce firm estimates for use in planning, budgeting and implementation phasing.
-Provide Technical assistance in different departments at ERRA in respect of sustainable environmental approach in development and rehabilitation.
-Develop a comprehensive plan for the rehabilitation of environmental damages on long term basis.
-Accountably identify & assess the issues observed necessary for sustainable use for revival of natural resources like water, forestry and wildlife.
-Devise policy for sustainable use of timber in the affected areas to ensure green construction.
-Develop a planning, management, coordination, implementation and monitoring mechanism for the component and activities therein, with due regard to overall ERRA management and implementation approach and in close consultation with the provincial/state and district governments and intended beneficiaries.
-Regularly coordinate all activities identified under the implementation strategy and monitor their implementation.
-Identify technical assistance/ capacity building needs at all levels of implementing agencies
-Develop a comprehensive monitoring & evaluation system in close collaboration with the M&E Wing and phasing plan of each project for execution.
-Environment integration and cross-sectoral collaboration with other sectors of ERRA like Roads, Communication, Sanitation, Health, Power, Housing, etc.
-To carry out Environmental Impact Assessments of reconstruction and rehabilitation projects.
-Project Environmental Life Cycle Assessment
-Implementation of Environmental Management Plan's of on-going major projects.
-Ensure proper implementation of HSE (ISO 14001 & OHSAS) in all mega projects and monitoring.
Key Accomplishments:
„X-Prepared Environmental Strategy of Earthquake affected areas of Pakistan with total cost of Rs. 3601 million.
-Prepared and implemented Hospital Waste Management Guidelines for earthquake affected areas.
-Prepared about 48 projects for rehabilitation and reconstruction those are under implementation.
-Successfully installed rubble recycling plant at Muzaffarabad, AJ&K under funding from Belgian Building Research Institute, Belgium.
-Research on manufacturing of concrete blocks from recycling material is on-going.
-Completed Limited Environmental Assessment of rural housing under the World Bank assisted reconstruction.
-As a Master Trainer conducted 15 local and 1 International trainings on "Environmental Integration in Earthquake Reconstruction & Rehabilitation", "Environmental Impact Assessment", "Environmental Management System", "Rapid Environmental Assessment", "Project Environmental Life Cycle Assessment", and "Waste & Recycling management".
-Completed 24 EIA's of different projects and submitted to respective Environmental Protection Agencies.
-Liaison with The World Bank and Asian Development Bank and provide Compliance and Effective Monitoring reports of Rural Housing construction.
Sindh Gas, Jamshoro, Pakistan HSE Advisor - (Apr 2003 - Aug 2006)
Key Responsibilities:
To provide occupational safety, health and environmental support and expertise to the Company, its client and contractors. To act as focal point for safety, health and environmental issues.
* Provide interpretation and guidance on related SHE legislation.
* Liaise with the platform medic/occupational health specialist to ensure that the control of substances hazardous to health and risk assessment process is being effectively manager.
* Provide safety, health (in conjunction with the platform medic) and environmental support and guidance to all groups on the installation.
* Organization of quarterly management safety audits and plant safety walkabouts
* Conducted safety orientation and briefings to contractors and new hires.
* Conducting safety inspection in entire work site on continuous basis making on the spot corrections of unsafe acts and unsafe conditions and preparing daily site safety inspection reports. Ensure the availability of Risk assessment sheet for all routine and non-routine activities.
* Ensuring the implementation of clients PTW system-preparation Accident/Incident reporting and investigations.
* Organizing and participating in pre job safety meeting with sub-contractors and explaining the HSEMS requirements-Waste management and house keeping.
* Safety training and maintain records- reporting of near miss/ suggestion system. Conducting facilitating toolbox talk/Group meeting.
* To ensure Compliance with legal requirements-Constant monitoring of critical activity-Inspection of scaffoldings and its use.
* Maintain first aid case register. Ensure the availability of MSDS for all chemicals in use. Dealing with safety violations.
* Safety inspection for all machineries and portable equipments in use and maintain checklist.
* Design and conduct suitable training and education programs for the prevention of personal injuries.
* To participate in clients HSE meeting and giving recommendations to project in charge for effective implementation of HSE in site activities.
* Roll out all elements of the HSE management systems to predominantly field based personnel Familiarize and coaching all personnel with the practical functions of the system
* Collating of information for development of procedures
* Roll out and coaching for new procedure
* Implementation of risk management process
* Feedback of information to the HSE MS implementation coordinator
Environmental Protection Agency, Karachi, Pakistan Deputy Director - NRM (Mar 1994 - Apr 2003)
-Led a team of 9 members; reported to Director (Technical).
-Procedures for environmental improvement plans for existing industries with emphasis on waste water treatment & compliance with national quality standards
-Oversaw Natural resources management, Air, wastewater, land, noise, waste management etc.
-Spearheaded marine related matters of Sindh Province
-Air Pollution monitoring of fixed and mobile sources, monitoring of industries etc.
-Conducted 35 EIA's along with reputable consultants for different projects like Oil exploration, mega projects of roads, cement industries, power plants, refineries, textile industries, etc
-Review of EIA submissions from private & Govt sectors, including urban development road and transport projects, solid waste disposal, sewerage plants, cement manufacture, thermal & hydro-power projects.
-Procedures for Environmental Improvement Plans to bring existing industry into compliance with emission quality standards and good environmental practice.
-Experience in implementation of Environmental Management Plan of Oil & Gas, Roads, Power, Textile, Construction, Health, Solid Waste, etc
-Implementation of HS&E and ISO 14000 in designated industries
-As an In-charge of Mobile Lab, monitored Ambient Air & Water Quality through Mobile Laboratory.
-Promoted provincial and national level cooperation between environmental agencies.
-Oversaw establishment of laboratory, preparation of stationary and portable monitoring equipment specifications, and development of project concept papers.
-Administered implementation of National Environmental Quality Standards (NEQS) and Pakistan Environmental Protection Act (PEPA) 1997; also monitored industries and vehicles in respect of NEQS compliance.
-Provide guidance to mega industries on HSE and training.
-Coordinated with Ministry of Environment, Pakistan in respect of implementation of multilateral environmental conventions and preparation of draft policies with the Director General EPA.
Projects executed & completed successfully
-Clean Air for Karachi project
-Assessment of Ambient Air Quality of Karachi City.
-Completed Stack emissions monitoring of 216 mega industries.
-Successfully completed ambient air quality of 7 cities of Pakistan through mobile lab.
-Procurement of basic stationery, portable monitoring equipment for air emissions and wastewater.
-Development of baseline of industrial effluents and air emissions.
-Procurement of environmental monitoring equipment under the World Bank funded project.
-Collection of waste effluent samples & on-site assessment of air pollution of 19 Sugar Industries of Sindh province.
-Monitored environmental impact of great oil spill disaster in Pakistan's history (TASMAN SPIRIT-Oil Tanker carrying 67530 tons crude oil & 32000 tons spill on Karachi beach); worked as National Expert with a team of UNEP expert.
-Vehicular Emission Control Programme for Sindh Province, Pakistan.
-Introduction of environment / climate friendly technologies to all major industries of Pakistan.
-Under assistance from Environment Canada successfully tested and installed specially designed CNG kits for 2-stroke vehicles first time in Pakistan.
-Under program of "The National Energy Conservation Center" Ministry of Environment, Pakistan arranged 3 Free Tune-up setups for all kind of vehicles. (http://www.enercon.gov.pk/ )
-About 5 projects successfully completed those were funded by local, national and World Bank funded.
International / National Professional Trainings Attended
-2 weeks Study tour to United Kingdom, Belgium & France on Rubble Recycling Practices and Hands on Training on Recycling Plant at TEREX PEGSON, UK. (October 28 ¡V November 13, 2007)
-Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment in Disasters, Nathia gali. Pakistan (15-19 May, 2006)
(http://www.benfieldhrc.org/disaster_studies/rea/training_reports/TrainRepPak2006.pdf)
-ISO 14001, Environmental Aspect and Impact Assessment & EMS Auditing, Karachi, Pakistan (13-14 Mar, 2006)
-Environmental Impact Assessment, Islamabad, Pakistan (11-14 Apr, 2005)
-Study tour arranged by Clean Air Initiative through Asian Development Bank Bangkok & Manila (18-24 Jul, 2004)
(www.cleanairnet.org/caiasia/1412/article-58813.html )
-Self Monitoring and Reporting Tool, Islamabad, Pakistan (12 Jun, 2002)
-Pak Environment Programme-Institutional Linkage Component, Emissions Measurement, Canada (17-31 Jul 2001)
-Air Pollution Control, JICA, Global Environment Center Foundation Japan (29 Aug-7 Dec, 2001)
-Capacity Building in Environmental Impact Assessment and the Trialling of the UNEP EIA Training Resource Manual, UNEP-IUCN, Vietnam (20-24 Oct, 1997)
-Environmental Laboratory Equipment Trainings, Pakistan, 1997
-Atomic Absorption Spectrometer, AMS / Perkin Elmer, Karachi, Pakistan (3-6 Mar 1997)
-Monitoring of Ambient Air Quality through Mobile Lab, PCSIR, Karachi, Pakistan (Apr 1997)
-Air Quality Monitoring, University of California, Riverside, USA (15-26 Apr, 1996)
-Environmental Laboratory Equipment Trainings, USA, 1996
-Turbochrom Professional I, PerkinElmer, CT, USA (7-9 Oct 1996)
-Turbochrom Professional II, Perkin Elmer, CT, USA (10-11 Oct 1996)
-Fundamental Liquid Chromatography, Perkin Elmer, CT, USA (15-16 Oct 1996)
-LC Control / TurboScan with Turbochrom 4, Perkin Elmer, CT, USA (17 Oct 1996)
-Service and Operation of Sulfur Dioxide and Carbon Monoxide Analyzers, Dasibi, CA, USA (24-25 Oct 1996)
-Quantity Surveying, Philippines (2-4 Nov, 1992)
-Value Engineering, Philippines (5-7 Nov, 1992)
Conferences & Workshops Attended
-Development of Pakistan Environmental Assessment Procedures & Guidelines, Pak EPA, Karachi (27-28 May 1997)
-Fuel Efficiency in Road Transport Sector Project, Tune-up camp for automobiles, Karachi (3-5 Jul 1998)
-International Symposium on NON-CO2 GREEN-HOUSE GASES, The Netherlands (8-10 Sept 1999)
-6th Eurasia Conference on Chemical Science EuAsC2S-6, Brunei Darussalam (27 Feb-2 Mar 2000)
-National Workshop for the Improvement of Air Quality in Pakistan, Lahore, Pakistan (13-15 Dec)
(www.cleanairnet.org/caiasia/1412/articles-59041_participants.xls )
-Third International Conference on Plants & Environmental Pollution (ICPEP-3), India (28 Nov - 2 Dec 2005)
(http://www.isebindia.com/icpep-3/delegates.html )
-International Conference on Pesticide Use in Developing Countries, Arusha, Tanzania (16¡V20 Oct 2006)
(http://www.ancap.org/Participants.htm )
-Regional Conference on Engineering and Disaster Management, Lahore, Pakistan (March 20 ¡V 22, 2007)
Knowledge and Skills
-Excellent oral and written communications skills.
-Ability to get results through influence, negotiation and teamwork.
-Proven leadership ability.
-In depth knowledge of quality management, its concepts, techniques, tools and procedures.
-Well versed with ASP, JAVA, Microsoft Office Suite, Web designing, Auto CAD, Symphony, Fox Pro, HTML, etc.
Educational Qualifications
-Bachelors of Science (Civil Engineering),
-Master of Science in Applied Science
- Executive Masters of Business Administration,
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