Curriculum vitae
JAN L.M.H. GERARDS Resume.
Contact: Present: AVANT at the Fort Apartment, Apt. Unit#15G, 3rd Avenue and 26th Street, Bonifacio Global City,Taguig/Manila, Philippines
Email: jangerards@yahoo.com; Phone: +63.9277390994 or
USA: 1544 Haymarket Street, Fort Collins, CO. 80526, Phone: (970) 494 0741
Born: October 3, 1946, HEERLEN, NETHERLANDS, Citizen: Netherlands (USA GREEN CARD)
Education
- B.Sc. Water Resources and Irrigation Engineering. University of Wageningen. The Netherlands. 1973
- M.Sc. Water Resources Development & Planning. Economics. Social and Planning Aspects. University of Wageningen. The Netherlands. 1975
- Ph.D. Irrigation and Water Resources Development, Engineering and Economics. Colorado State University. Fort Collins. Colorado. USA. 1978
- MBA 1996-1998. Heriot-Watt School of Business, University of Edinburgh. UK. Accounting. Statistics and Quantitative Methods. Organizational Behavior. Strategic Information Systems. Finance.
Water and Land: Development and Management of Water Resources and Irrigation, River Basins and Watershed Management, Water Pricing and Cost Recovery, Finance of Water Management, Irrigation and Drainage Project Construction Supervision, Food Production strategies in Irrigation, and Finance and Water Systems Sustainability Strategies. Monitoring and Evaluation of Complex Water Resources and Irrigation Projects. Water Supply and Wastewater Management. Climate Change issues and Impact on Institutions, Urban vs. rural water competition. Environmental assessments of water supply and water resources projects. Competition resolution of various water demand strategies on limited supplies. Water policies and water markets. Flood control.
Consultant for: Institutions: Institutional Development and Specificity in Water Use and Management-focused Organizations for better Performa Legal Issues in Water and Land Management, Cost Recovery and Irrigation Service Fees, Conflict Resolution among WUAs, PovI 46 Alleviation and Micro-credit, Community based Operation and Maintenance of Irrigation Facilities and System Roads, Structured Participation of Water Users in Water Systems Development and Management, Legislative drafting and development of government administrative procedures, proven skills in Capacity Building.
Good Governance: For World Bank Fraud Prevention and Anti-Corruption Measures in Water-Sector Projects, Transparency in Project Management and Accounting, Procurement Rules and Contract Awards under various donor-settings.
Countries of Work Experience (1973 — 2018): Indonesia, Philippines, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, China, Egypt, Somalia, Tanzania, Romania, USA, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Experience
- Over 40 years in development projects in Asia and East-Africa in water resources, river basin and irrigation management, institutional development and in poverty alleviation, management of rural infrastructure.
- 25 years in senior management positions (team leader, project manager, 11 years as project director for Gaia International Management Inc.) of multi-expert multi-disciplinary teams
- Manager of 7 major, multi-million dollar development projectsfunded by World Bank, Asian Development Bank, EU and UNDP
- Completed successfully consulting missions for WB, ADB, IFAD, FAO, USAID, for project design, development, loan negotiations, mid-term and post evaluations, with special focus on good governance, institutional as well as community development. This included two complex PPTA and TRTA for ADB as Team Leader in Cambodia in 2015 and 2017-2018.
- Successful design and actual introduction of water utility and irrigation service fees on over 1 million hectares on technical irrigation areas in 8 major provinces of Indonesia
- Innovations to management of UNDP/ADB/FAO micro-credit/poverty alleviation program through introduction of a GIS geographical information system/mapping based monitoring system
- Advisor to World Bank – Integrity Vice Presidency – Anti-Corruption Unit at Washington DC Headquarters – on Corruption and Fraud Prevention.
Detailed Expertise of Jan Gerards
- Water Resources Development, River Basin Planning and Irrigation and Drainage Water Management — all engineering.
- Institutional Development/Capacity Building in Water Resources Administration and Governance, Water Supply and Wastewater Management
- Assessment of Water Resources Finance and Management Needs and Strengthening, including the total process of water pricing, cost recoveries, utility payments and services fees.
- Development of viable and sustainable Water Users Associations (WUAs)
- Community-based Management and Implementation of Development Program and Projects
- Public Administration and Governance/Privatization of Water in Developing Economies
- Management Information Systems in Development
- Poverty Alleviation and Micro-Credit Programming
- Environmental Impact Assessments
- Legal Aspects of Programs, Budgeting for Program and Project Implementation/Contract Management
- Community Participation in Water Resources and Irrigation Management
- Public/Private Sector Issues in Water and River Basin Planning
- Policy Development in Water Resources and Environment
- Development Economics and Management Consulting
- Project Monitoring and Evaluation
- Management Strengthening of Government Agencies
Work EXPERIENCE by Country (2018 – 1975)
COUNTRY | PERIOD |
Cambodia | September 2017 – June 2018 |
Cambodia | December 2014-July 2015 |
Tanzania | January 2012 – October 2012 |
Germany/Rwanda | July-September 2010 |
USA/World Bank | April – October 2009 |
INDONESIA | October 2007 – February 2009 |
ROMANIA | October 2005 – September 2007 |
INDONESIA | May – July 2005 |
AFGHANISTAN | October 2004 – March 2005 |
PHILIPPINES | October 2002 – August 2004 |
SRI LANKA | July 2002 – September 2002 |
INDONESIA | August 1991-June 2002 |
INDONESIA/GERMANY | September 1994 to December 1995 |
EGYPT | April – June 1995 |
PAKISTAN | June to September 1995 |
INDONESIA | May 1988 to December 1991 |
SOMALIA | September 1987 to April 1988 |
INDIA | March 1987 to August 1987 |
TANZANIA | October 1983 to March 1987 |
BANGLADESH | September 1982- September 1983 |
INDONESIA | January 1981 to September 1982 |
INDONESIA | March 1978 – June 1980 |
USA | August 1975 – December 1977 |
PAKISTAN | March 1973 to November 1974 |