Curriculum Vitae of Claude R. Heimo

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Heimo</I></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="641" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="635"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="16" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="635" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 34 WIDTH="185"><div> <B>Company</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>Environment-Ecology-Forestry (EEF-Switzerland)</B></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 52 WIDTH="185"><div> <B>Position </B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="449"><div> <B>EEF - Managing Director</B></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#009900" FACE="Arial" ><B>Sarmap - Senior Associate</B></FONT> (<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.sarmap.ch" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.sarmap.ch"><U><U>www.sarmap.ch</U></U></A></FONT>) </div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 34 WIDTH="185"><div> <B>Employee Status</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="449"><div> Full-Time</div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 34 WIDTH="185"><div> <B>Nationality</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="449"><div> Swiss</div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 52 ><NOBR><div> <B>Academic Qualifications</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="449"><div> MSc in Forestry (1969)</div> <div> Swiss Federal Technology Institute</div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 51 WIDTH="185"><div> <B>Continuing Education & Professional Training</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="449"><div> Macro and Micro Economics Applications to sustainable natural resources management and environmental conservation (World Bank - 1997)</div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 51 WIDTH="185"><div> <B>Language skills</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="449"><div> French (mother tongue); English; German; and working knowledge of Chinese and Arabic</div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 121 ><NOBR><div> <B>Countries of Experience</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="449"><div> <B>East Asia</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >: China, Mongolia, Vietnam</FONT></div> <div> <B>South and Southeast Asia</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >: Pakistan, Nepal, Thailand, Philippines, Sri-Lanka</FONT></div> <div> <B>Middle East and North Africa</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >: Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Libya, Tunisia, Morocco</FONT></div> <div> <B>Sub-Sahara Africa</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >: Congo Basin countries, Rwanda, Burundi, Madagascar, Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal, Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, Mauritania, and Madagascar</FONT></div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 141 WIDTH="185"><div> <B>Experience with Development Agencies</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="449"><div> World Bank, IMF, IFAD</div> <div> UN Organization: FAO, UNDP</div> <div> European Space Agency/European Commission (GMES - TESEO)</div> <div> Various bilateral organizations: SDC, GTZ, etc.</div> <div> International NGOs: IUCN, WWF, Wildlife Conservation, Birdlife, Kew Botanical Garden</div> <div> Various Consulting Firms</div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 656 WIDTH="185"><div> <B>Principal Areas of Specialization</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="449"><div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#009900" FACE="Arial" ><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300a700c800990000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Promotion of Earth Observation industries</B></FONT><B>, </B>notably those specialized in the use of high-resolution data from recent satellites for sustainable agriculture development, environmental conservation and security (food security, poverty and humanitarian aid in case of natural and man-made disasters).</div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#009900" FACE="Arial" ><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300a700c800990000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Administration and management</B></FONT><B> </B>of complex development and research projects involving policy advice, institutional capacity building and training, and technical assistance related to rural development, forestry, livestock management, biodiversity conservation, desertification/land degradation and food security.</div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#009900" FACE="Arial" ><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300a700c800990000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Project identification, preparation and appraisal</B></FONT><B> </B>in the field of natural resources management, rural development; forestry, poverty alleviation and environmental conservation (green issues);</div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300a700c800990000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Policy analyses and sector work</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > to identify policy, legislation and institutional framework conditions to enhance the sustainable management and use of natural resources, environmental conservation and security;</FONT></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#009900" FACE="Arial" ><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300a700c800990000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Remote sensing and geographical information systems:</B></FONT><B> </B>support to and capacity-building for the development of HR satellite-based applications for vulnerability assessment, sustainable natural resources management and environmental conservation, poverty alleviation and food security.</div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300a700c800990000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Market analysis, business intelligence, legal advice and enterprise management</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > to evaluate specific business opportunities, facilitate the establishment and learning process required for forest and environmental industries</FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >;</FONT></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300a700c800990000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Environmental impact assessments</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > and development of mitigation plans and remedial measures, notably in case of natural/climatic disasters such as drought</FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><B>;</B></FONT></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300a700c800990000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Human and Institutional development</B> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >to strengthen local public and private partners as well as individuals, to improve institutional and attitudinal capacities through capacity building/training in managerial, technical, methodological and social aspects of sustainable economic development;</FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300a700c833990000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Management information systems </B>(MIS) <B>and conflict resolution systems</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > to gain insights and understanding that can lead to effective problem-solving and improve rational decision-making in the environment sector.</FONT></div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 488 WIDTH="185"><div> <B>Summary of Professional Experience</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="449"><div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800990000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">2001-present</B>:<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > 3 years of experience as technical advisor for the development of EO applications from high-resolution satellites for desertification and land degradation monitoring and early warning systems, food security and the assessment of vulnerability factors affecting ecosystems' services and poverty (China, Mongolia, Algeria, Senegal, Malawi);</FONT></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c833990000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">1998-2000</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >: 2 years of experience as FAO Chief Technical Advisor for the development of a regional capacity building program to enhance environmental policies through research, training and dissemination of information in East Asian countries in transition to a market economy (China, Vietnam, Myanmar and Mongolia);</FONT></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300a700c866990000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">1989-1998</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >: 9 years of experience as World Bank Team Leader for the appraisal and supervision of natural resources management, rural development, biodiversity conservation, poverty alleviation and food security projects (12 countries in SSA);</FONT></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300a700c833990000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">1981-1989</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >: 9 years of experience as FAO-Investment Center staff for the identification and preparation of rural development and environment conservation projects (17 countries in South and Southeast Asia, Middle East and Africa);</FONT></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300a700c800990000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">1975-1981</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >: 6 years of experience as Electro-Watt Engineering Site Manager for the development of projects related to desertification control, sand dunes stabilization, windbreaks, irrigated agriculture, pastoral management, rice farm management and palm oil plantation  (Libya-Iraq-Saudi Arabia-Senegal-CAR);</FONT></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300a700c833990000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">1973-1974</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >: 2 years of experience in remote sensing and GIS as Swiss Agricultural Research staff;</FONT></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300a700c866990000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">1969-1972</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >: 3 years of experience as Swiss Development Cooperation staff in forestry development (Madagascar).</FONT></div> <bR> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>