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Vientiane, Vientiane Capital, Laos

Supporting protected areas management in 8 National Parks and National Protected Areas in Lao PDR, developing capacity of the Protected Areas management Division of the Department of Forestry, and developing protected-areas related regulations and guidelines.

Los Baños, Calabarzon, Philippines

Hanoi, Quang Binh And Ha Tinh Provinces In Vietnam

♣ Lead a team of international and national consultants to conduct macro and micro level vulnerability assessments in two provinces in Vietnam (Quang Binh and Ha Tinh)♣ Develop Ecological, Social, Economic and Climate Profiles for each province♣ Identify, map and prioritise important Socio-ecological Systems (SES) in each province♣ Conduct climate impact and adaptive capacity assessments for 10 priority SESs in each province♣ Conduct 1-2 micro-level assessments on individual SESs in each provinceProvide a suite of EbA recommendations for each province

Bangkok, Thailand

♣ Oversight, representation and development of IUCN in Southeast Asia ♣ Leading IUCN engagement with ADB-GMS EOC, MRC and ASEAN♣ Developing and managing regional and trans-boundary projects MEKONG WATER DIALOGUES – IMPROVING GOVERNANCE IN WATER AND WETLANDS SECTORS IN LAO PDR, CAMBODIA, VIETNAM AND THAILAND ♣ Assisted the government of Lao PDR to accede to the Ramsar Convention and identify its first two Ramsar sites and continuing support for site management; ♣ Assisted the Government of Viet Nam in declaring new Ramsar sites, updating the Water Law and Ratifying the UN Convention on Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses; ♣ Assisted the Government of Cambodia in rescinding commercial fishing lots in the Tonle Sap and establishing community-based fisheries management including Community Protected Areas and Fish Conservation ZonesBUILDING RESILIENCE TO CLIMATE CHANGE IN COASTAL SOUTHEAST ASIA♣ management plan and zoning scheme for Paem Krasop Wildlife Sanctuary, Koh Kong Province♣ scientific and socio-economic surveys of seagrass beds in Kampot Province, ♣ preparatory work for coastline zoning in Kampot Province, Cambodia. ♣ community crab banks in Chantaburi and that, Thailand♣ shoreline erosion management, mangrove rehabilitation and the promotion of mangrove poly-culture systems in Kien Giang, Soc Trang, Ben Tre and Tra Vinh in Viet Nam • Mangrove PES studies and family mangrove conservation models in Can Gio- Co-management systems in Ben Tre, Vietnam• Strengthened earthen dykes in Soc Trang, Vietnam• community species conservation agreements in Soc Trang, Vietnam• community Giant River Prawn “bank” model in Soc Trang, Vietnam• community blue wimming-crab “bank” model in Soc Trang , Vietnam• protected an Asiatic White Clam breeding area in Cuu Lao Dung Island.

Vientiane, Lao Pdr

Main Project Features: Lead and Directed IUCN Country Group covering the Mekong region as a cohesive and integrated program including regional and country programs and projectsActivities performed: ♣ Managed the expansion of the group to include Thailand and Myanmar♣ Ensured strategic oversight of the performance of the component countries and strategic management of all activities♣ Ensured Quality Control through strategic oversight of implementation and evaluation♣ Ensured financial viability, sustainability and cost-effectiveness of CG1, coordinating resource mobilization and prioritizing resource allocation♣ Oversaw appropriate staffing, performance management and professional development, capacity building, succession planning career development and staff mobility; and take direct responsibility for coaching and mentoring Country Representatives and other direct reports♣ Drove the development of new programs and project proposals to keep IUCN relevant and at the “cutting-edge”♣ Acted as a lead change agent in program and organizational development♣ Supported the regional Director in shaping the overall development, management and resourcing of IUCN’s program, representing IUCN Asia as and when required by the RD♣ Managed multi-country projects, and provided technical inputs and oversight for s projects including, e.g. Mekong Water Dialogues Phase 1: October 2008- September 2010

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Primate Ecology

I conducted a field research study on the gibbons H.agilis and H.muelleri as well as their hybrids over 3 years in the headwaters.

B.Sc., Zoology, 2.1

Activities and Societies: Treasurer of local student branch of Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. Member of fastest four-person team.