Experience

Sustainable Solutions International Consulting (SSIC)

• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder and Executive Director, Consultant

  • 2014 - Present

  Providing a range of consulting services, including: Strategic planning, both institutional and programmatic; monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL), program management and coordination; program analysis and design; proposal production; workshop design & Facilitation; management planning; training and capacity building.Clients include:• Tetra Tech• Chemonics• Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)• National Geographic Society• US Department of Interior (US-DOI)• Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF), Indonesia• International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)• World Wildlife Fund (WWF)• Coral Triangle Center (CTC)• Starling Resources• CTI-CFF Regional Secretariat.amongst others. Full list of clients available at: www.sustainablesolutions.consultingKey sectors supported include: Marine Protected Areas (MPAs); sustainable tourism; sustainable nearshore fisheries; integrated coastal zone management (ICZM); communications for behavior change; biodiversity conservation; community engagement.



Rare

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Marine Technical Director

  • 2010 - 2013

  Providing technical support to 22 MPA sites in Indonesia, Timor-Leste & Malaysia. Program focused on development of, and compliance with, No Take Zones (NTZ) through ‘Pride Campaigns’ utilizing advanced social marketing and communication techniques in conjunction with site specific technical support. In-region lead for M&E. Worked with numerous partners (Central & District Government, NGOs, Universities & Donors). Adjunct Lecturer (UTEP), & lead for the Cross-regional Technical Support team (global).



The Nature Conservancy

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Advisor

  • 2008 - 2010

  Led support to a wide range of sectors within the program, including: M&E, Training & Capacity Building, Community Development and on-site technical guidance to MPAs within program portfolio (in Raja Ampat, Komodo & Bali). Lead developer of MPA Management Effectiveness evaluation protocol (since adopted by Ministry of Marine Affairs & Fisheries). Co-Principal lead for Coral Triangle-wide Marine Conservation Agreement (MCA) study assessing private protected area management through sustainable tourism. Support for NBSAP national report production for Indonesia.



Environment and Development Consulting

• Director

  • 2005 - 2008

  A range of consulting assignments undertaken for a range of clients, including:• Marine Protected Area Management Plan Production, Tanzania [ICRAN]• Evaluation of Fisheries Partnership Agreements (FPAs) between EU & ACP states (FOE)• CEPF Technical Advisor, Indigenous Coastal Forest Programme, Pemba [FFI] • Action Plan & Strategy Development: Albertine Rift Conservation Society, Uganda• Forest Law Enforcement, Governance & Trade, FLEG(T) coastal strategy development, [FOE]• T4cd Project & Co-financing strategy evaluation & review, Pretoria, South Africa (RA)• Technologies for Conservation & Development (t4cd) training course design, South African Wildlife College [SAWC]• Land EIA & acquisition: Eco-village construction, Tanzania (MHP)• Management Consultant, T4cd, UK (FFI & RA)• Private Protected Areas, scale, scope & political sustainability; Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia & Uganda (FFI & RA)• Technical Advisor: Ecotourism in Bedouin communities: Egypt (EU)• Teacher training course designer & facilitator, Zanzibar (Ministry of Education)• National Coordinator, Reefcheck International; monitoring reef status, Tanzania (reporting to LA office), annually• Marine Scientific Advisor, National Geographic Filming, Tanzania (Tigress Productions)• Project Manager, Aders duiker (Cephalophus adersi) translocation operation, endangered species sanctuary establishment, monitoring & management, Zanzibar [CNR &WWF)



Secretariat for the Pacific Regional Environmental Programme (SPREP)

• Biodiversity Strategy & Planning Advisor

  • 2007 - 2007

  Sole Lead for the regional review of National Biodiversity Strategies & Action Plans (NBSAPs - as per article. 6, CBD) - status of development & implementation in fourteen nations in Asia-Pacific, including: Cook Islands, Fiji, FSM, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Palau, PNG, Tonga, Tuvalu & Vanuatu. Also provided on-site support to NBSAP development in the Solomon Islands, and M&E process development in Samoa. Led Alotau based training in NBSAP review processes, target and indicator setting, review, assessment and evaluation processes.



Fauna & Flora

• United Kingdom
• Environmental Services
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Regional Manager

  • 2004 - 2005

  Established FFI registered office in Nairobi. Managed project designs, budgeting, finances, proposal writing & supervision of more than 20 initiatives with a range of local partners across the region, including: • Production of an Integrated Coastal Management strategy for the Kenya Coast (EAWLS); • A review of Private Tourism Sector involvement and experiences in conservation in East Africa (Resource Africa); • Management Planning, Ngezi-Vumawimbi Nature Forest Reserve, Pemba, Tanzania (DCCFF).



Chumbe Island Coral Park (CHICOP)

• Project Manager (present day non-exec Director)

  • 1997 - 2003

  In sole charge of this innovative island based MPA, reporting to overseas Director. Implemented project from planning and design phase through to full operational management. Managed staff team of 40. Successfully established the first (and to date, only) financially self-sustaining MPA in Africa, with 100% marine No-Take Zone (NTZ) and fully protected Forest Reserve. Developed a successful high-end ecotourism lodge (overseeing design and construction) to generate funds for all MPA operations, scientific research, M&E and extensive education programs (with schools, fisher communities etc). Focused on CBNRM & capacity building, island management was conferred to local community members in 2003. Project has won numerous international awards (see attached document). Additional independent posts held during this period in East Africa: Chairperson, Zanzibar Ecotourism Association (ZEA); National Coordinator, Tanzania, Reefcheck International (reporting to LA office); Lecturer and Coordinator, Zanzibar field courses. University student groups from: Mwaka Wildlife College (Tanzania), IHP & SIT (USA), Kilmar ICZM Course (Sweden)



The Society for Environmental Exploration

• Marine Research Scientist

  • 1997 - 1997

  Reporting to Mozambique Directorate of Forestry & Wildlife, providing baseline data for est. of Quirimba MPA. Reef surveying using scuba, transect analysis & catch biomass quantitative analysis.



Goreme National Park

• Information Manager

  • 1995 - 1996

  Producing guidelines and educational materials for eco-tourism within the Park. Conducted community workshops, PRA and RRA’s, training of local counterparts. Reporting to Mayors Office.



Sierra Club

• United States
• Political Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Campaign Coordinator

  • 1994 - 1994

  Awareness raising and fundraising to strengthen support of the Wetlands bill. Reporting to San Francisco office, campaign for re-authorisation of the Clean Water Act.



International Institute of Biological Control (IIBC)

• Assistant Science Officer

  • 1991 - 1992

  African Conifer Aphid Project, addressing pest problems in Kenya, Mozambique and Malawi. Conducted European field surveys for parasitoid species, lab culturing and monitoring of parasitoids.