Technical Adviser/Mentor: Engineers Without Borders New York

March 2009 – Present
  • Joined the Matunda Water Project as a Senior Technical Adviser to mentor the team of engineers volunteering their time in order to supply the Matunda Health Centre with a safe, sustainable and efficient water supply that will also serve as a public tap.
  • Advising on appropriate engineering technology, materials, and construction methods
  • Guiding community outreach, stakeholder relationship management, and capacity development.
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Project Development: Sparrow Development Corp

2009 – Present
  • Coordinated activities among client, architects, attorneys, lobbyist, and developer for mixed use commercial-residential development project in Coney Island.
  • Developed and implemented marketing strategy for new spin-off company.

Information System Consultant: International School of Havana

September 2006 – May 2007
  • Created single scalable data management system and uncensored high-speed internal access for the whole school from disperse records of students, alumni, and staff and inadequate internet access.
  • Evaluated needs, modeled business process, designed database structure, and managed implementation, testing and training on the system.
  • Resolved school's inadequate internet access and improved connectivity 30-fold.
  • Work performed in Spanish.

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Engineering Coordinator: UNOPS Haiti

December 2004 – June 2005
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  • Opened new office, developed new business, hired and led new engineering team with local credibility.
  • Developed and negotiated $900k contract with UNICEF to refurbish 20 schools in Gonaïves damaged by tropical storm Jean.
  • Developed wide range of project proposals: 50 miles of rural roads rehabilitation, two military demobilization camps, and solid waste handling in Cap Haitian.
  • Work performed in English, Haitian Creole, and French.

Chief Technical Advisor (Program Manager): UNOPS Afghanistan

February 2004 – December 2004
Kabul, Afghanistan
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  • Managed an $18 Million Program for the implementation of quick impact infrastructure projects. Donor/client: USAID
  • The program implemented over 100 projects spread across 1/3 of the country through a competitive bid process.
  • Projects included bridges, roads, buildings, and training programs related to civic education and technical capacity building.
  • Developed the overall program strategy and implantation plan including the work plan, procurement plan, and staffing requirements to fit the available budget.
  • Recruited and led an international team 35 engineers through increased security threat

Consultant, Dili, East Timor: Pitt & Sherry

March 2003 – May 2003
  • Dili Water Supply Master Plan revision
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    with capacity building component, first thorough revision in 10 years of Master Plan, pop 50,000.
  • Client: ET Water & Sanitation Service. Funded by: Trust Fund for East Timor, administered by Asian Development Bank.
  • Led 2-day capacity building workshop for all senior water utility officials in country, in English and Indonesian
  • Achieved enthusiastic adoption of revised Master Plan.
  • Work performed in English and Indonesian.

Project Engineer, SE Asia Office: BETURE-ASIE

May 1994 – January 1998
  • Jakarta, Indonesia: Assisted team leader on 4-year Water Quality Monitoring Project: $6 Million real-time radio telemetry based automatic water quality monitoring system for main river system supplying Jakarta (Pop. 20 million)
  • Work performed in English and Indonesian.
  • Hanoi, Vietnam: Developed new business opportunities in municipal water supply and solid waste, and participated in feasibility and design studies of four cities with populations over 100,000, namely, Hoa Binh, Lao Cai, Son La, and Dien Bien Phu.

Technical Consultant: North West Water Indonesia

November 1993 – April 1994
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  • Assessed Municipal Water Supply facilities for privatization potential.
  • Worked closely and traveled the country with Interior Ministry officials to identify potential projects, and this opened the way for the Balikpapan (Kalimantan/Borneo) public utility privatization.
  • Work performed in English and Indonesian.

Technical Consultant: United Nations Development Program

October 1992 – December 1992
Project: PRODERE (Development Program for Refugees, Repatriated, & Displaced Persons)
  • Researched and wrote a Health and Sanitation Infrastructure Assessment for the border region between Honduras & El Salvador.
  • Work performed and report written in Spanish.

Volunteer: Peace Corps

1989 – 1991
  • Assigned to a Swiss funded rural water supply and sanitation health program with the Ministry of Health to run the Engineering Department.
  • Coordinated with 30 local health promoters
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    on the health and sanitation progress of their villages.
  • Completed 13 rural gravity-flow water systems (Performed the topographic survey, design, estimated, ordered materials, and supervised construction.)
  • Work performed in Spanish