AREAS OF EXPERTISE AND COMPETENCE

• Strong expertise in Urban Environmental Management (UEM) to include strategies for urbanization challanges such as Urban Sprawl, Urban Heat Island Effect (UHIE), Density Regulations, Urban Slums, and environmental degradation;
• Highly skilled in Environmentl Impact Assessment (EIA) projects to include baseline studies, Sensitivity Mapping, Analyses of Alternatives (AA), assessment of impacts, identification of mitigation measures and Environmental Management Plan (EMP);
• Vast experience in Master Planning to include studies for Multan Master Plan, Sialkot Master Plan, Quetta Master Plan, critical review of Lahore Master Plan and Outline Development Plans (ODPs) for Secondary Cities;
• Extensive experience of donor funded projects to include World Bank (WB), European Union (EU), German Technical Cooperation (GTZ), UNEP, ADB, and Dutch Embassy;
• Demonstrated experience in planning/designing of Site and Services (S&S) projects;
• Sound project management skills strengthened through managing various projects involving multi-stakeholders and interdisciplinary teams of professionals; and
• Excellent communication, leadership, and interpersonal skills sharpened by interaction at various levels, and making written and oral

Job Experience

• Sustainable Cities Initiative – City of Richmond Hill, Canada

  Worked for the ‘Sustainable Cities’ project of Engineering and Public Works Department of Richmond Hill City on various plans such as ‘Smart growth program’, Downtown Intensification projects/‘Infill Studies’, Brownfield development, Urban Public Spaces, Zoning and Re-development Studies’, Environmental Protection to reduce ‘Urban Heat Island Effect’

• Multan Structure Plan – a World Bank project

  Worked for the World Bank-funded Multan Master/Structure Plan on the following:

• Need assessment studies, baseline, landuse, and traffic surveys
• Data analyses and result interpretation
• Upgradation of squatter settlements and and strategies to prevent future slums
• Identification and evaluation of future growth corridors
• Findings, conclusions, and recommendations

• Housing, Physical and Environmental Planning Department

  
  Worked for a number of Outline Development Plans (ODPs) for Secondary Cities to include Landuse studies, Transportation surveys, Socioeconomic surveys including stakeholder perception studies, Townscape and landscape studies, designations for residentiary, commercial, educational, recreational, industrial, transport terminals, and community services

• Urban Improvement/Flood Protection – EU Project
  Carried out Socio-Environmental Assessment (SEA) of EU-Funded Jhelum Infrastructure Development and Flood Protection Project to include baseline socioeconomic and demographic studies, economic activity/employment patterns, literacy levels, health status, culture and heritage, history and archaeology. This also included community perception on the proposed development

• Waste Management Program – a GTZ project
  Conducted Socio-Environmental studies for GTZ-Funded waste management project to include waste inventories, review of collection, handling, storage/disposal practices, and field studies for site selection of MSW landfill. This also included environmental protection measures for air quality, odor, spill prevention and soil/groundwater protection

• Sind Katchi Abadis Development Program – ADB
  Coordinated data collection/analysis and report writing for ADB-funded Sind Katchi Abadis Development Program to include preparation of survey tools (questionnaires, checklists, structured interviews etc.), Physical, socio-economic, industrial, and institutional surveys, Data analysis and result interpretation, findings, conclusions and recommendations for new infrastructure development

• Ministry of Housing, Oman
  Conducted environmental assessment studies for housing project to include institutional need assessment, baseline studies, identification of Action Areas for development interventions such as Brownfield Development, Downtown Intensification, Land Subdivision, waste management, traffic studies, and recommendations for Urban Design/Urban Renewal

• National Environmental Consulting (NEC) Lahore
  Conducted demographic and socioeconomic studies for Dutch-Funded Environmental Technology Program (ETP) to include survey tools, project flyers, posters, background documents, fact sheets, media briefings etc., community meetings to include ‘open houses’, ‘focus groups’, ‘one-on-one meetings’, ‘postal questionnaires’, ‘focus group discussions’, Data analyses/result interpretation, findings, conclusions and recommendation.

   

  Employment History

• Aug 2016 till date:     Independent Consultant, Toronto, Canada Oct 2006-Jun 2016:         Manager: AETS Muscat/Toronto, Canada

• Sep 2004-Sep 2006: Environmental Coordinator: City of Richmond Hill, Canada Apr 2002-Aug 2004          Environmental Consultant: AiMS Consulting, Canada

• Apr 1996-Sep 2000:  Senior Reviewer: ETP, Lahore Feb 1994-Mar 1996:          EIA Specialist: NEC, Lahore

• Feb 1990-Feb 1992: Assistant Director: Housing, Physical and Environmental Planning Department, Lahore

Academic Qualifications

• B.Sc. City & Regional Planning, University of Engineering and Technology (UET), Lahore
• M.Sc. Human Settlements Development (HSD), School of Environment, Resources and Development, AIT Bangkok
• Master of Environmental Studies (MES), York University Toronto

Achievements, Trainings, Memberships

• York University Graduate Award - 2000
• CIDA Masters Scholarship
• Highest Standing and Gold Medal (Urban Environmental Management)
• Lead Auditor ISO 14001-based EMS-2015
• Certified HSE Practitioner
• Member Ontario Association for Impact Assessment (OAIA)
• ‘Lead Participant’ at International Conference on Mega Cities: Bangkok
• Resource Person at WWF/IUCN workshop on Environmental Management
• Certified SPSS Analyst: Toronto
• Resource Person at EPA/UNEP worksjop on EIA Guidelines
• Resource Person at Rotary International workshops on Traffic and Transportation Planning