Permaculture Program Coordinator
Slow Food Dubai
مجموع سنوات الخبرة :19 years, 2 أشهر
Manage awareness Permaculture initiatives, workshops, seminars and facilitate sustainable food growth from design to implementation phases.
- Conducted workshops on promoting healthy and sustainable living, using safe ecological methods based on Natural Science.
- Assisted leader of Slow Food Dubai in demonstrations and seminars in conference and exhibition based on Sustainability and Healthy Living.
- Assisted in organizing farm visits for local chefs from hotels, to understand 'Soil to Plate' concept.
- Organized workshops for school children in planting and understanding where food comes from.
- Organized workshops for pest control using Safe, Healthy and Natural methods.
- Organized workshops for farmers in 'Efficient Use of Energy' in farms and local spaces.
- Conducted passive designs based on Permaculture Principles for Food Forest in the region.
Dedicated time and effort in learning and promoting safe and healthy living using Natural Science based on Biodynamic and Traditional systems.
- Identified shortcomings in conventional designs and what best to apply.
- Identified waste management needs to reduce health impacts in community living.
- Implemented social awareness programs based on Integrated Management Systems, this was to bring about positive behavioral changes towards resource management, in rural communities in Nepal and in India.
- Presented natural solutions to waste management and housing designs for rural communities.
- Conducted research on indigenous tribe settlements in South of India, visited tribal settlements to understand and experience Traditional methods of sustainable growth in community settlement.
I was assigned to Audit, Develop, Facilitate Training and Manage sectors of constructions within the Middle East region.
- Monitored and reviewed safety procedures and plans for organization and advise on changes required to reflect current trends.
- Conducted project meetings with Clients, to understand project needs and advise on procedures based on Local Laws and Legislation.
- Conducted meetings with project team to facilitate organizational safety procedures.
- Facilitated Health and Safety Training to all staff with the organization, from Design to Operations and Commissioning.
- Conducted Health and Safety surveys of structures and buildings for recovery and reconstruction.
- Created newsletters and safety alerts for the organization and other interested parties.
Advised on industry best practices, created induction process and training modules and delivered the same.
- Monitored and reported on health and safety of construction projects around the UAE region.
- Inducted and trained site personnel on routine and non-routine activities.
- Mitigated hazards identifications with engineering solutions and industry best practices.
- Introduced 'Behavioral Safety' to organization senior management to reduce accident frequency rate from 4 per 100 to 0 in a year.
- Conducted routine on-site Audits for project operations.
- Conducted Accident/ Incident Investigation and created report for Senior Management.
- Leading the project team through completion of TBM Assembly accomplishing zero Incidents or Accidents.
- Implementing safety action plans to the agreed standards and deadlines.
- Regular liaison with the Project Manager on all safety-related matters.
- Ensured the effective preparation and delivery of all safety events and meetings and production of all necessary documentation viable to safety matters.
- Took responsibility for the effective flow of information to team members, participants in TBM Assembly and Initial Drive activities.
- Took initiations for all hazardous and non-hazardous problems pertaining to TBM and implemented solutions to solve the problems.
- Participation in project related management meetings and provided input on areas of improvements.
Planning and coordination of various contractors and sub-contractors and vendor and conduct safety project assignments at the direction of the Site Manager, Health and Safety to complement the goals and objectives of Power Construction and Development. Developed hazard control designs, methods, procedures and programs, by prescribing engineering or administrative controls, to reduce the probability or severity of injuries, illnesses, and losses to environmental damage.