Education:

• Passed B. Sc. Engineering (Civil), Post-Graduate Diploma (Water Resources Engineering) and M. Engineering (Environmental). Qualified as

Research:

• Carried out a research study in Masters Programme at the AIT (Asian Institute of Tchnology), Bangkok on Sanitation Technology for Rural and Sub-Urban Areas in Bangladesh. The research study involved considerations of socio‑economic factors, level of health education, culture and religious attitudes, level of water supply, convenience and comfort, rainfall and temperature, hydrogeological (soil and ground water table) conditions, level of technology for construction, upgrading sequence and potential resource recovery in selecting appropriate type of low cost sanitation systems and their designs for rural and sub‑urban areas in Bangladesh. Promoted bio-gas plants and use of digested human excreta for agriculture and aquaculture.
• Undertook special study on Design of Lined and Unlined Irrigation/Drainage Canals in Post Graduate Course on Water Resources Engineering.
• Guided design and implementation of urban drainage network.
• Actively participated in R&D activities on water supply and sanitation for development of appropriate technologies (including those for difficult areas and made resilient to Climate Change extreme events).
• Conducted 5 types of sanitation innovations (including one of floating type) in haor areas.
• Conducted studies/evaluations/researches on WSS sectoral/thematic/cross-cutting issues in different socio-eco-cultural contexts.
• Prepared manuals, guidelines, and technical papers.
• Developed appropriate sanitation technological options for Hard-to-Reach areas like coastal saline zones, haor and beels, chars, drought /Barind area and hill tracts in Bangladesh.

Experience:

• 45 years of experience in Civil, Water Resources and Environmental engineering works in Bangladesh, Indonesia and Timor Leste.

Project Formulation & Implementation:                              

• Worked for feasibility, formulation, planning, design, implementation/strategies, supervision, management, monitoring and evaluation of diversified multi-sectoral programs/projects of rural as well as urban development like buildings, roads, culverts/ bridges, irrigation, jetties, chimneys, biogas plants, water supply ( piped and non-piped water supplies like tube well, slow sand filtration, town/community piped water supply, gravity flow system, water treatment, reservoirs/overhead tanks, rainwater harvester, dug well, infiltration gallery), sanitation (sanplat, VIP, water seal (single/twin pit), septic tank, sewerage system), laboratory and field kits for water testing and hygiene promotion, drainage network design and installations, solid waste management, hospital waste management, food and chemical safety, water safety plan, disaster recovery, healthy settings climate change adaptations and other environment protection initiatives etc. Sector review and Logical Framework Approach/ Strategic planning were considered for realization of indicators of sustainability. Able to work for formulation to implementation of projects independently.
• Prepared Tender documents for procurement of goods (equipment, vehicle etc.), physical works and services (Support Organizations, consultants, NGOs and project personnel) as per PPR (Public Procurement Regulations/ Policies) including design of TORs/ Schedule/specifications of items of work, advertisement, evaluation of proposals/bids/ applications etc. and controlled the budget;
• Worked for/with multidisciplinary/ multi-sectoral/multi-national organizations of consultants like Sir M. MacDonald & Partners Ltd., contractors like PT John Holland Constructions Indonesia, UN/international organizations and NGOs like UNDP(6 years), World Bank (4 Years), World Health Organization (10 years), CARE, DANIDA, AusAID, IsDB, ADB, CDIA, BRAC and government agencies (Bangladesh PWD, Ministry of LGRD & Coop.) home and abroad.
• Managed, supervised and coordinated the multidisciplinary project teams home and abroad.
• Planned projects, identified actions and strategies for implementation and sustainability with community participation/engagement and through community management (Community Based Organization, CBO) and local urban/rural government institutions with necessary community development/capacity building supports to the stakeholders for sustainable programme. Addressed cross-cutting (gender, poverty, governance) issues. EIAs were carried out to determine impacts (positive/negative) of the project interventions.
• Carried out pre-feasibility studies on water supply and sanitation/sewerage programs.
• Apt in analysis of social, local and national government administrative structures, and liaised with these organizations.
• Conversant with techniques in advocacy, PRA, PHAST, CLTS/CATS and developed IEC/BCC materials (print, audio-visual), manuals, booklets, brochures etc. leading to Social Mobilization and community management.
• Promoted community initiative schemes on drainage, solid waste management, healthy settings like Healthy Ward, Healthy School, Healthy Market etc.

Promotion of Concepts:

     Conducted workshops, seminars, training courses for dissemination of lessons learnt, development and promotion of  innovations in technology, concept and strategy (like Healthy Cities, Water Safety Plan).

Work in Emergencies:

• Guided water supply and environmental sanitation work for disasters, like recurring cyclone/tornadoes and floods, affected peoples and Myanmar refugee camps in Bangladesh, earthquake/tsunami hit areas in Indonesia and conflict areas in Timor Leste.
• Identified adaptation measures (hardware/software) for strengthening the Resilience of the infrastructures including Urban Water Supply, Drainage, and Sanitation to Climate Change extreme events.