Urban Environmental & Infrastructure Management Specialist,
Division of Urban Development, Department of Housing Urban Planning,
Ministry of Communication, Transport, Post and Construction

• Ministry of Communication, Transport, Post and Construction (MCTPC), Department of Housing Urban Planning (DUHP), Division of Urban Development, April 1, 2005 - Present
  Specialist in Urban Environmental & Infrastructure Management
  • Legislation drafting; Urban planning, infrastructure management and designation; Urban environmental management, regulation concern urban development creation;Urban development control, community awareness, community participation development, et al.
    
    
• Northern and Central Region Water Supply and Urban Development Project. Preparation of an Urban Sector Strategy & Investment Plan (2005-2020), November 1, 2004 - March 31, 2005
  Domestic Civil Engineer and Strategic and Action planner
  • Conducted field surveys of provincial towns and small towns, as determined by DHUP and ADB, to assess the service levels, physical and environmental conditions, and operation and maintenance of urban infrastructure systems in the Lao PDR. Analyzed the basic topographical landscape, natural drainage flows, layout of water supply systems, solid waste collection, riverbank protection works, and road patterns and networks. Prepared an inventory of various urban systems and networks.
  • Interviewed officials from DCTPC, UDAA, and provincial governments regarding investment needs for urban services for select towns and summarize the findings. Prepared, together with the municipal engineer, the most likely maximum and minimum demand for urban infrastructure for the planning period 2005-2020 for Vientiane, all provincial towns, and small towns, as agreed upon by DHUP and ADB.
  • Prepared, together with the municipal engineer, a preliminary design and costing for basic urban systems, prioritizing of activities, and time-bound sequencing of activities: water supply, drainage, roads, sewerage, riverbank protection, and other necessary infrastructure.
  • Prepared, together with the environmental specialist, an environmental assessment checklist and environmental impact assessment in the selected project towns.
    
    
• Secondary Towns Urban Development Project, March 2001 - December 2002
  Project Engineer (Response to Civil work, Contract controlling)
  • Associated to consultants and contractors to monitor project’s contracts. Evaluated the progress of the contracts and check the S-curve of the project in the civil works and environmental infrastructure construction. Directly monitored to Consultant and checked the site construction works with including roads, embankments, riverbank protections, drainage, canals, buildings, septage tanks, and resettlement tasks.
    
    
• Secondary Towns Urban Development Project, January 2001 - December 2002
  Project Engineer (Response to CAEP, Resettlement work)
  • Response to the Community Awareness and Education Program (CAEP), which educate people in the project towns to aware to the environmental problems. Set up the plan to develop and educate and training both staff of Urban Development Administration Authorities (UDAAs) and people and student and teachers to know in the risk of the environment impact in the urban area. Made a plan and methodology and produce the material to give to the project town areas. Also made the key word for recommend to the staff of UDAAs. Set up the plan and have done in community participation.
  • Responsible for community level discussions and mobilization, formation of an advisory committee, and community groups at the village levels. In each project towns need to gain in knowledge of distributing and displaying the materials for CAEP; educating beneficiaries in the proper use and Operation and Maintenance (O&M) of Project facilities; developing periodic surveys to check on community preference and responses; and monthly progress statements to the Project Implement Unit (PIU). Also the Land Acquisition and Resettlement plan have done for the improve of the living condition of the people who affected by the civil work in the project area. The method and methodology have prepared in the unit of Project Management Unit (PMU). In additional of the sanitation improvement in each project towns which need to improve the toilet also public and private. The plan and design need to consider and concentrate to the quality and appropriate to each situation in the project towns. In addition, solid waste problems which is occurred in each project towns need to be consider and monitoring and keep the city clean
    
    
• Secondary Towns Urban Development Project, August - December, 2000
  Urban planner and Counterpart
  • Assessed all existing infrastructures with controlling and checking all data collection and designing. Coordinated between consultant and government in sanitation, public awareness and resettlement program. Arranging the community awareness workshop in central and local project towns were included
    
    
• Support for Urban Development Administration Authorities Project, July 1998 - July 2000
  Assistant Team leader, Counterpart and Secretary
  • Coordinated to consultant and government, arranged for Consultants’ visa, prepared official letter to the state organizations, set up plan for consultant to project towns, supported data collection, arranged for workshop and party fare. Arranged for document copying, material office purchasing, air ticketing, transportation and hotel booking for Consultants
    
    
• Secondary Towns Urban Development Project, January 1998 - December 1999
  Chief of Procurement office
  • Was responsible for the official procurement testing, office material supplying and purchasing order with following to both Lao and ADB guideline
    
    
• Secondary Towns Urban Development Project, October 1997 - December 1998
  Office manager
  • Was responsible for organizing meeting, visits to project towns including booking hotels and vehicles. Maintained all personnel records and prepared official letters
    
    
• Municipal Administration Systems Project,
  Financial Officer, April 1997 - September 1998
  • Was responsible for the government budget and arrangement of the official salary
  
  Administration and Civil Engineer, October 1996 - April 1977
  • Was responsible for training and workshop tasks. Controlled technical engineering tasks and official equipment. Made arrangements for consultants’ visa and prepared for the venue workshop. Assisted consultants in data collection and publishing the project report
    
    
• Secondary Towns Urban Development Project, February to September 1996
  Computer operator and data interpreter
  • Data input both technical and administrative documents such as tables, texts, graphic and data interpretation
    
    
• Strategic Planning in Urban Development for Thakhek and Hongke Drainage Channel for Vientiane Project, Exim Bank, India, August 1995 - January 1996
  Administration and Civil engineer and Counterpart
  • Coordinated with consultant and government in the data collection and the site visits. Was responsible for the office equipment and administration tasks
    
    
• Department of Housing and Urban Planning (DHUP), MCTPC, April - August 1995
  Civil engineer: Computer specialist
  • Data input and date interpretation both in technical and administrative documents such as tables, texts, and graphics. In additional of computer skilled improvement is trained for DHUP staffs

• Master of Science in Urban Environmental Management (UEM), School of Environment, Resources and Development, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand (23rd December 2002 – 6th August 2004) with GPA 3.5. Scholarship from Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (JJ/WBGSP)
• Diploma (pre-master degree) in Advanced Urban Planning and Management Program, organized by the Urban Research Institute (URI) join together with the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) Thailand at Urban Research Institute Building, Vientiane Lao PDR (24th January to 4th October, 2000)
• Bachelor’s degree of Arts, Major in English Language, at The National University of Laos, Faculty of Letters, Department of English, Vientiane Lao PDR, 2005
• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, at The National University of Laos, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Vientiane Lao PDR, 1993
  
  

• AIT Thesis no.UE-04-03: Community participation under present-day decentralization policy in Lao PDR: Case study in solid waste management in Lang Ragbag

• International Course Training in “Planning and Management of the Urban Environment” at the National Institute of Public Administration (INTAN) organized by Malaysian Technical Cooperation Program (MTCP) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 17th November - 16th December, 2005
• Seminar on the 30th WEDEC International Conference “ People-Cent red Approach to Water and Environmental Sanitation” at Lao National Cultural Hall, Vientiane Lao PDR organized by the Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDEC) and Lao government (DHUP,MCTPC), 25th –29th October, 2004
• Seminar on Construction Industry Know-how Transfer at the Lao Plaza Hotel, Vientiane Lao PDR on March 12, 2004. Organized by Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MLIT), Japan
• International Course on Road Construction and Maintenance for Supervisor at IKRAM Training and Infrastructure Development Institute (iTiDi) organized by Malaysian Technical Cooperation Program (MTCP) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 1st September - 12th October, 2002

Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft Access; Microsoft project, AutoCAD, Arcinfo, SPSS, Internet using

Lao (native), English (good), Japanese (beginning level), Thai (fluent in speaking and reading, good writing