Ghida Ruzz, Environmental Consultant

Ghida Ruzz

Environmental Consultant

Sustainable Environmental Solutions SAL

Location
Lebanon - Beirut
Education
Master's degree, Environmental Management
Experience
7 years, 8 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :7 years, 8 Months

Environmental Consultant at Sustainable Environmental Solutions SAL
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • My current job since September 2017

► Provided business cases for implementing proposed solid waste management projects with NPV of $188, 529.65.
► Conducted Environmental Audits (EA), Initial Environmental Examination (IEE), and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for clients, and submitted and presented to the Ministry of Environment in Lebanon.
► Analyzed data to determine the Health, Safety, Security & Environmental aspects on site.

Project Engineer at Veolia
  • China
  • September 2014 to February 2015

► Pioneered a project for municipal solid waste analysis under the title: "Mechanism and solution to low yield CH4 production in Chinese landfills".
► Reduced analysis time by 80% and products’ costs by 30% by negotiating pricing and fees, while increasing the quality and efficiency of the wastewater analysis.
► Programmed excel file to anticipate the solid waste, wastewater, and sludge’s analysis and coordinated with different engineering departments to adopt this file as reference.
► Created excel file providing comprehensive logistics information to launch a portable lab and presented it to top management.

Project Coordinator at Nature Conservation Center
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • June 2014 to August 2014

► Led a team of 4 and managed a business development project partnered with Aramex and Fairtrade called "Cultivating Fresh and Dried Culinary Herbs" by training 46 women and certifying its quality. Finished two weeks ahead of schedule.
► Conducted experiments for the optimization of the natural products through quality testing, designing and marketing.

Research assistant at Institute of Chemical Technology
  • Czech Republic
  • June 2013 to August 2013

► Developed significant starting materials for further skeleton modification of both classical
calix\[4\]arene and thiacalix\[4\]arene .
► Conducted experiments through design of multi-step synthetic procedures for organic
chromophores that have demonstrated improved steady state photophysics.

Education

Master's degree, Environmental Management
  • at Tsinghua University
  • July 2017

Full Scholarship from the Chinese Government Scholarship Activities and Societies: ►Model Climate Change Conference ►International Student Ambassador ►TedX-THU member ►RISE member ►Global Environmental Program (GEP) ►Social activist (managed Facebook and LinkedIn groups for the School of Environment, Tsinghua University) ►Basketball team player ►Graduated with distinction. ►Thesis was nominated for the School of Environment Thesis Excellence Award. ►Delivered the valedictorian speech at the school's commencement ceremony.

Bachelor's degree, Chemical Engineer
  • at American University of Beirut (AUB)
  • May 2014

Specialties & Skills

Organization
Communications
Client Care
Sustainable Energy
3D STUDIO MAX
HUMAN RESOURCES
INNOVATIVE
Optimization
AUTOCAD
Solid Waste Management
Environmentalist
Policy Management
Teamwork

Languages

Arabic
Expert
Chinese
Beginner
English
Expert
French
Intermediate
German
Beginner

Training and Certifications

Second place IBDAA Biodiversity award at the American University of Beirut (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2012
Recipient of best presentation award at the Model Climate Change Conference (Training)
Training Institute:
Tsinguha University
Date Attended:
November 2016
Duration:
48 hours
Tsinghua’s first international student ambassador awarded for social work and assistance. (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2017
Recipient of the Chinese Government Scholarship based on fine academic record and accomplishments (Certificate)
Date Attended:
September 2015
Valid Until:
July 2017