Catherine Abdo
Email: [email protected]
....................................................EDUCATION:
- American University of Beirut (AUB) – October 2012 (GPA 3.88): Masters in Environmental Sciences.
AUB – June 2008 (GPA 3.70): Bachelor of Science in Environmental Health.
AUB: Minors in Public Health and Studio Arts.
- Athénnée de Beyrouth – Graduated in 2004 with a Baccalaureate II – Life Sciences.
...............................................WORK EXPERIENCE:
- March 2014 – August 2014: Project development manager & consultant at V4 Advisors, environmental consultancy/ auditing firm specializing in Carbon Management.
- September 2012 – ongoing: Volunteer consultant and project manager for NGO run by Dianne Debs, Treasurer of the American Women’s Club in Lebanon.
- May 2013 – August 2013: Internship at Fleuron as a Quality / HACCP Consultant.
- December 2012 – February 2013: Worked at Close Up (Up & Away). Receptionist, photographer’s assistant, photo manipulation.
- 2009 – 2010: Graduate Assistantship (research assistant & lab. assistant) in AUB
- July – September 2008: Telemarketing at HILL MARSON (Market research firm)
- 2007-2008: Volunteer work on the “Healthy Schools” project for the World Health Organization.
- 2005-2006: Worked as illustrator for Zeina Moukhtar (freelance graphic designer).
- 2005: Volunteer work for Greenpeace.
...............................................TRAINING:
- Climate Change Finance Seminar: July 2014
- Environmental Consulting, Environmental Auditing, Environmental Management System Planning (ISO 14001), Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), Quality Control (HACCP), Occupational Health and Safety, Agricultural Pollution.
- Research work: Literature Review, Questionnaire Development, Data Collection, Writing Research Paper, presentations.
- Acquired skills in:
-Project development, management and implementation.
-Research, writing, presenting technical reports, tenders, factsheets as well as power point presentations.
-Consulting, assessing and evaluating environmental and workplace conditions.
- Recommending appropriate preventive, corrective and mitigation measures.
-Performing HACCP, audits, and health and safety inspections
-Acquired skills in Art:
-Charcoal, pencil, pen, pastel, oil pastel, water color, gouache, oil painting, mixed media
-Ceramics/ pottery (clay handling)
-Fashion/ Costume and props design and fabrication
...............................................LANGUAGES AND SKILLS:
- Arabic: spoken-read-written (fluent)
- French: spoken-read-written (fluent)
- English: spoken-read-written (fluent)
- Computer skills: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Publisher, Power Point, Excel, Adobe Photoshop.
...............................................CERTIFICATES:
- 2009: CITI Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative – Social & Behavioral Research.
- 2008: Ibdaa certificate of participation in the International Biodiversity Day by IBSAR.
- 2006: Human Participants Protection Education for Research Teams sponsored by the U.S. National Institutes of Health.
