Skills
• Hazardous materials and waste management: waste stream management, damaged lithium-ion batteries, firefighting wastewater, distressed cargo, waste traceability and chain of custody, conflict and demolition debris
• Environmental regulatory compliance: US federal and California environmental requirements; liaison with the US EPA, US Coast Guard and port authorities; national environmental legislation and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) requirements
• Environmental, social and governance (ESG) risk management: environmental and social risk screening, Environmental and Social Management Frameworks (ESMFs) under the World Bank Environmental and Social Framework (ESF), grievance redress mechanisms, stakeholder engagement, institutional governance strengthening
• Climate change and energy: climate change mitigation and adaptation, climate risk assessment, decentralized solar and renewable energy, Derisking Renewable Energy Investment (DREI), Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs)
• Climate finance and business development: proposal writing and funding acquisition from the Green Climate Fund (GCF), Global Environment Facility (GEF), World Bank, German Development Bank (KfW), Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), European Union (EU), corporate foundations and bilateral donors
• Project and program management: full project lifecycle, budgeting and financial oversight, procurement and contract management of contractors and consultants, standard operating procedures (SOPs), audits, monitoring and evaluation (M&E), results-based management (RBM)
• Water, wastewater and natural resources: water and wastewater management, integrated water resource management, solid waste management, natural resource management
• Leadership and stakeholder management: leading multidisciplinary teams; managing relationships with government agencies, private-sector companies, financiers, UN agencies and NGOs
About
Senior environmental and climate consultant with 23 years of international experience delivering complex environmental, energy, water and waste projects for private-sector clients, development banks, governments and international organizations. Most recently served as lead environmental manager on a six-month post-fire maritime salvage and hazardous waste operation at the Port of Los Angeles, managing waste traceability, chain of custody and compliance with US federal and California regulations in coordination with the US Coast Guard, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and port authorities. Previously spent 15 years as a United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Program Manager in Beirut, Lebanon, growing a portfolio sixfold from USD 25 million to over USD 150 million, leading 55 staff and managing contractors, consultants and multi-million-dollar budgets. Core strengths include environmental and social risk management, hazardous and solid waste management, climate finance and project development, regulatory compliance, and emergency environmental response.
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