Environmental Engineer
University of Balamand
Total des années d'expérience :9 years, 2 Mois
Research assistant, handling various projects under UNDP management
• Change detection mapping of mountain lands and high-country areas in Lebanon project under UNDP management and funded by GEF using GIS software.
• Analysis of land uses and land degradation using Google earth engine and Sentinel Hub.
• Developing an ecological assessment for the districts of Akkar and Jbeil for helping stakeholders in decision making.
• Spatial analysis of solar panel use in Lebanon using high resolution imagery (
Environmental consultant to small and medium-sized SMEs in the agriculture field
• Installing irrigation solutions for avocado orchards.
• Conducting site assessment and analyzing soil types for each crop requirement.
• Achieved a 20% reduction in water consumption, enhancing avocado yield and reducing Anthracnose occurrence.
• Designing irrigation schedules and harvesting regimes for 7 farmers.
• Planting windbreaks and evergreen trees for commercial production farms.
• Mapping planting locations and handling permits for various projects.
Environmental engineer, leading in silviculture practices
• Developed forest management plans for more than 70 villages with relevant timber harvest and access plans to help in more fire resilient communities and better natural resource management
• Managed reforestation projects in planting more than 40, 000 seedling in various villages in Lebanon
• Organized 4 capacity building workshops with regulatory agencies and local stakeholders and NGOs on the importance of natural resource management in forestry sector and conducted pre and post training evaluation
• Led forestry workshops with the Ministry of Agriculture on the damage of Gypsy moth on oak trees helping local communities in installing 500 pheromone traps and carried relevant GIS spatial analysis mapping of the damage with social media success stories.
Environmental engineer, leading in silviculture practices
• Carried capacity building activities addressed to 8 local partners, MSMEs and local cooperatives on governance and management
• Led a team of 12 people in agro-forestry work in more than 8 villages conducting pruning and planting activities for more than 5 months and reported to project manager on a daily basis
• Coordinated field work with web maps with stakeholders/donors and local NGOs collecting working location using GIS to avoid overlap and reported on daily basis
• Organized 8 workshops, two trainings and four field event planning for local partners and municipalities with cooperation of international donors with pre and post training evaluation
• Conducted extensive field visits to more than 50 villages to carry field assessments, provide equipments, sign MoUs and assist in achievement of project goals
• Carried data entry and analysis for more than 300 surveys
• Prepared administrative & visibility material for the field activities. Ensured project visibility and posted success stories on social media
Research assistant teaching GIS and earth observation methods to master students (elective), handled various project related to fauna and flora assessment and spatial analysis and published relevant article
• Mapped 90% of quarries in Lebanon and conducted visual impact assessment using GIS and spatial analysis tools (published article)
• Mapped 90% of land degradation and land cover change in Lebanon using GIS and spatial analysis tools (published article)
• Conducted post-fire land degradation assessment for Lebanons fires in 2019, and quantified the affected burned areas using GIS mapping tools (published article)
• Mapped and analyzed grazing behavior of 500+ small ruminants in rangeland areas using GIS/GPS and statistical software, and created relevant database directories
• Revised wildfire national survey and created relevant database in coordination with Ministry of Agriculture and Environment
• Conducted wildfire investigation in 10 burned sites and issued relevant case studies to law enforcements
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
Field surveyor in north lebanon
• Conducted natural resources field surveys and provided data analysis using statistical software
• Managed field data and assured quality control for more than 2500 surveys using spss and Excel
Field work related to avocado value chain development in Lebanon, grafting and fertilization
• Applied sustainable orchard management practices and provided trainer to trainer programs for 5 farmers cooperatives
• Conducted planting and grafting workshops in South Lebanon on cherries and avocado value chains
Field work consisting in pest detection and prevention in various locations
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