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February 2013- to date
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Technical officer at the Ministry of Environment - Department of Ecosystems.- The Institutional Strengthening of the Ministry of Environment – UNDP
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February 2011- October 2012
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Environmental Specialist at the Ministry of Environment - Department of Ecosystems.- the Embassy of Italy in Lebanon.
Assisting the Department of Ecosystems in smoothly executing its mandate as set by Decree 2275/2009 Article 21 through:
- Monitoring the performance of the nature reserves managing team.
- Reviewing and monitoring the financial records of the protected areas related to the financial contributions from MoE.
- Reviewing and monitoring Budgets, Internal by-laws and Management plans prepared by nature reserves managing team.
- Field inspecting as part of Ecosystem department’s monitoring strategy.
- Responding to inquiries, requests and complaints submitted to the department of Ecosystem.
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February-June
2010
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Project Manager: “Supporting the Judiciary System in the Enforcement of Environmental Legislation” Short term consultancy. Ministry of Environment in Lebanon.
- Developing the “Environmental Expert Testimony database”.
- Collecting and listing the potential different types of eco-cides that may end up in the courts of justice through a litigation
- Matching the different experts with the corresponding litigation ( for presenting an expert witness report)
- Preparing templates for expert witness’s reports.
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May-July 2009
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Environmental Consultant, ELARD Consulting Group
- Drafting, reviewing and editing EIA reports for Oil and Gas projects.
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2005-2008
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Regional Project Assistant: “Integrated waste management for the olive oil pressing industries in Lebanon, Syria & Jordan” funded by EU, managed by UNDP& implemented by the Ministry of Environment in Lebanon.
- Assisting in all administrative, financial and operational aspects of the project.
- Organizing conferences, workshops and events.
- Reporting on project progress, expenditures and finances.
- Following-up on financial matters.
- Preparing contractual documents (consulting contracts, staff employment agreements, sub-contracts, and procurement) in adherence with UNDP requirements.
- Assisting and participating in the implementation of the project activities, and related research.
- Providing technical/administrative support and assistance to the project consultants and partners.
- Liaising with different project partners and stakeholders, including NGO’s, private and public entities.
- Developing training and awareness material and technical manuals and guidelines.
- Conducting environmental audits in industries.
- Monitoring and evaluation of technical outputs, personnel and project’s progress.
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2004-2005
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Environmental Consultant: Free lance.
Working on the following:
- National Action Plan (NAP) for the protection of the Mediterranean Sea from land-based pollution (UNEP, GEF and MOE Lebanon), July, 2005.
- The feasibility for establishing a distillation unit in Chouf area, May, 2005.
- Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for “Ammiq Recreational Center” in Ammiq wetland Lebanon, June 2004.
- Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) for a policy promoting the use of renewable energy in Lebanon, April 2004.
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2002-2003
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Graduate assistant: American University of Beirut, Faculty of Agriculture & Food Sciences, Department of Plant Sciences.
- Conducting research on the effect of Provenance on Essential Oil Composition of Two Native Lebanese Plants: Salvia triloba L. and Origanum ehrinbergii Boiss.
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2000-2002
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Graduate assistant: American University of Beirut, Faculty of Engineering & Architecture, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering.
- Preparing Natural Resource Management Plan for Chekka Coastal Area.
- Investigating the Toxicological and Health Effects on Fuel Station Workers in the Greater Beirut Area and its Suburbs.
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1998-1999
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Volunteer research assistant: American University of Beirut, Department of Chemistry.
- Working on an experimental study of the dynamics of periodic precipitation.
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1995-1997
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Research assistant: American University of Beirut, Department of Biochemistry.
- Conducting research on Copper-Stimulated Adenosine Triphosphatase from Rat Liver
Isolation and Kinetic Characterization
- Conducting research on the Nutritional Values of Vegetables Grown Hydroponically
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