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Gatineau, Qc, Ca

Gatineau, Quebec, Canada

-Assess Climate Change Impact on Brookfield Renewable Assets globally. -Develop and identify modelling solutions to evaluate power generation from hydroelectric, wind and solar assets. -Develop, validate and deploy processes and tools for improved inflow forecasting. -Oversee the integration of power management processes and tools -Identify means to seize further electricity market opportunities. -Perform studies and analyses pertaining to generation capabilities, water… Show more -Assess Climate Change Impact on Brookfield Renewable Assets globally. -Develop and identify modelling solutions to evaluate power generation from hydroelectric, wind and solar assets. -Develop, validate and deploy processes and tools for improved inflow forecasting. -Oversee the integration of power management processes and tools -Identify means to seize further electricity market opportunities. -Perform studies and analyses pertaining to generation capabilities, water management and market opportunities. Show less

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

As a member of surface water and coastal processes team:- Modelled sand and gravel beach to understand wave run-up processes and stability of beach profile.- Designed the concept for marine habitat offsetting which included designs for protection of saltmarsh.-Conducted hydrological analysis for the design of a central drainage system.-Built wave model for shore protection under the climate change scenarios.-Analysed observed and predicted data for Tsunami modelling.

Delft Area, Netherlands

- Built a near-real-time engine to import hydrological data from different sources and compute population affected in a recent flood. (http://seadrif.cimafoundation.org/countries.html)- Built Early Warning System (EWS) using Delft-FEWS for Dutch and International clients. - Performed flood risk and hazard assessments for various catchments.- Performed statistical and GIS analysis using programming tools and GIS applications.- Provided trainings to water professionals in… Show more - Built a near-real-time engine to import hydrological data from different sources and compute population affected in a recent flood. (http://seadrif.cimafoundation.org/countries.html)- Built Early Warning System (EWS) using Delft-FEWS for Dutch and International clients. - Performed flood risk and hazard assessments for various catchments.- Performed statistical and GIS analysis using programming tools and GIS applications.- Provided trainings to water professionals in Delft-FEWS (Early Warning System) configuration skills and Python programming.- Organized conferences, workshops and other global events for stakeholder engagement. (Nature-Based Solution Workshop 2019, Delft-FEWS user days 2018 and Global Flood Partnership conference 2018). Show less

Delft

The precipitation values from GCM output are on the coarse scale and often not able to correctly reflect future precipitation extremes. This could lead to an inadequate projection of design criteria based on precipitation extremes, e.g. when deriving intensity-duration-frequency (IDF) curves as applied in urban drainage design and flood hazard assessments. Therefore a parallel approach was adopted in which a relationship between dew point temperature and precipitation intensity was inferred… Show more The precipitation values from GCM output are on the coarse scale and often not able to correctly reflect future precipitation extremes. This could lead to an inadequate projection of design criteria based on precipitation extremes, e.g. when deriving intensity-duration-frequency (IDF) curves as applied in urban drainage design and flood hazard assessments. Therefore a parallel approach was adopted in which a relationship between dew point temperature and precipitation intensity was inferred from observed data. This relationship worked as a proxy and was used to predict precipitation values from GCM temperature projections. The European Earth system model – EC-Earth was used to generate future climate projections assuming the RCP8.5 emission scenario and retrieve projections for temperature and precipitation. Time series for the period of 1950-2100 were used and pooling of a 16 member initial condition ensemble was done in order to account for the inherent internal variability of the climate system leading to uncertainty in the GCM data. The advanced delta change method was used for time series transformation. Based on the projections from both approaches - GCM downscaling and Temperature scaling, IDF curves were determined and hydrological model runs were conducted to assess the impact of different methods to address future precipitation extremes. Variations in IDF curves and differences in hydrological model output were studied to compare these two approaches. Show less

Delft Area, Netherlands

Developed a stand-alone tool which can be coupled to any water balance model and can be used to study Impact of Drought in the Agricultural sector. The input for the tool includes:1) Actual and potential evapotranspiration ratio2) Crop yield response factor 3) Actual and potential Yield4) Cropping pattern and agricultural area. This tool was developed under Bangladesh Delta Plan 2100.

Delhi, India

Brief Overview:Nangloi Water Services (NWS) is a joint venture company set up by Veolia Water India and its local partner, Swach Environment. NWS work on behalf of the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) and under its direct supervision. This is the largest public-private partnership ever to be formed by the State Government of New Delhi in the water sector. The 15-year contract, with Commencement Date: September 2013. Project includes Supply water to 1.2 million people (population… Show more Brief Overview:Nangloi Water Services (NWS) is a joint venture company set up by Veolia Water India and its local partner, Swach Environment. NWS work on behalf of the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) and under its direct supervision. This is the largest public-private partnership ever to be formed by the State Government of New Delhi in the water sector. The 15-year contract, with Commencement Date: September 2013. Project includes Supply water to 1.2 million people (population served), Number of customers: about 100,000 active customers, this number is expected to double within 4 years, 21 Km mains pipelines > 1500 mm, Length of Existing Distribution Network about 780 Km, 5 Main Underground Reservoirs (UGR), One Water Treatment Plant at Nangloi (current capacity 40 MGD) and about 43 booster stations.Job Description:Calculated the future population using relevant population increase methods-Defined the hydraulic demand using CPHEEO manual. -Mapped key resources and network essentials on GIS using GARMIN GPS.-Redesigned Bill of Quantity (BOQ) with respect to the current demand and resources.-Restructured the Daily progress report and Monthly progress report.-Measured Raw water inlet and applied binary search to trace possible leaks-Defined and measured the inlets and outlets of the command area.-Made arrangements for 24X7 in the pilot project area.-Metered the pilot area on a monthly basis to calculate base NRW.-Designed the step test schedule for the pilot project area.-Designed the hydraulic network in coherence with the key performance indicator.-Conducted meetings with residents to understand the existing design Show less

New Delhi Area, India

Project Overview:Under the Public private partnership project scheme, Our client Delhi Jal Board implemented a focused water service improvement program and identified Malviya Nagar UGR command area as one of the pilot projects. The project targets that the revamped supply system will ensure improvement in both the quality and quantity of water supply and reduce risks of contamination and water losses.The project includes 12 years of operations and maintenance services with a focus to… Show more Project Overview:Under the Public private partnership project scheme, Our client Delhi Jal Board implemented a focused water service improvement program and identified Malviya Nagar UGR command area as one of the pilot projects. The project targets that the revamped supply system will ensure improvement in both the quality and quantity of water supply and reduce risks of contamination and water losses.The project includes 12 years of operations and maintenance services with a focus to reach 24X7 hours of supply with 17 meters pressure head at the Tail end.The focus is to replace all house service connection and rehabilitate old network as per the system demand.Job Description:Established DMA and Reduced Non-Revenue Water from 85% to 25%.- Made daily MIS report and reported it to client DJB.- Designed the water supply for the pilot project zones.- Used Microsoft Project and Primavera to schedule milestones.- Made thematic maps based on consumer demand and water supply data.- Successfully converted intermittent supply zones to continuous 24X7 supply. - Used ABB make electromagnetic flow meter to measure project area inlets.- Used GE and Siemens make ultrasonic flow meter to establish DMA.- Traced the network using pipe locator RD 8000 and ground penetrating RADAR system. - Monitored pressure points using primayer logger to identify the critical zones. - Calibrated HNM to actual field conditions.- Arrested leaks through French based helium detection system.- Digitized the assets using Arc GIS and Quantum GIS.- Procured and used Pipe Survey camera to identify the blockage in the network.- Managed vendors and procurement of goods for special services.- Managed subcontractor for building and construction works. Show less

Master’S Degree, Hydroinformatics, 8.2/10

- Optimization and Uncertainty, Data Driven Models and Real Time Control - Solver, NeuralMachine, WEKA - River Basin Modelling -MODFLOW.

Master’S Degree, Civil Engineering, 8.5/10

The two major skills Socialeconomics and Spatial Planing were studied as part of Erasmus Mundus Flood Risk Management Program.

Master’S Degree, Flood Risk Management, 9/10

Following are the subjects which were discussed in detail: Fluvial Morphodynamics Drought Management Flash Flood and Debris Flow Radar.

Master’S Degree, Hydro Science Engineering, 8.5/10

-Flood Risk Management - Climatology - Hydrology - Hydraulic Engineering - Hydromechanics - Geodesy - Statistics and R programming - QGIS.

Summer School On "Managing Flood Disasters In Delta Cities" Field Of Studyflood Risk Management, Flood Risk Management

This summer school was co-organized by Delft University of Technology and Tsinghua University and received the financial support.

Short Course On Hydrological Modelling, Hydrology And Water Resources Science

Activities and Societies: Short course and in-person training on water resource management Fully sponsored course provided in association.