Experience

Fast Forward 2030

• United Kingdom
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Board Member

  • Feb 2019 - Present

  Lebanon



Compost Baladi SAL

• Lebanon
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-Founder & CEO

  • Dec 2017 - Present

  Lebanon • Management of company development operations including partnerships, purchase agreements and public relations • Responsible for the design and development biowaste conversion systems for processing residential and industrial solid waste • Supervision and promotion of biowaste treatment and collections services • Solid waste management and compost consultant to VNG International and several other municipalities (Antoura – Keserwan, Qabb Elias, Manara, Zgharta, etc.)



CubeX SAL

• Lebanon
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder & CEO

  • Aug 2019 - Present

  Lebanon • Responsible for securing financing, sales outreach and public relations • Management of CubeX product development including research, partnerships, prototyping • Supervision of commercial manufacturing and product supply



ELARD

• Lebanon
• Operations Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Junior Consultant

  • Feb 2016 - Apr 2017

  Beirut Conducted assessment of the Taybeh water treatment plant and distribution network that supplies water from the Litani to the Marjaayoun area for the South Lebanon Water Establishment and developed an integrated safety plan. • Contributed to the drafting of decree on the management of hazardous waste and assessed feasible waste classification systems for Lebanon as well as the necessary applications and data sheets for the management process. • Conducted a sectorial assessment of… Show more Conducted assessment of the Taybeh water treatment plant and distribution network that supplies water from the Litani to the Marjaayoun area for the South Lebanon Water Establishment and developed an integrated safety plan. • Contributed to the drafting of decree on the management of hazardous waste and assessed feasible waste classification systems for Lebanon as well as the necessary applications and data sheets for the management process. • Conducted a sectorial assessment of persistent organic pollutants in Lebanon for the Ministry of Environment through identifying pollution sources, surveying industries, conducting calculations, mapping contaminated sites and drafting the final report. • Developed a National Implementation plan for the management of persistent organic pollutants that covers the duties of concerned stakeholders, the steps to improve the legal, institutional, technical and infrastructural requirements for the management plan. Show less



UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)

• Research Assistant

  • Sep 2015 - Jan 2016

  Beirut Currently working in the Sustainable Development Policies Division of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) contributing to various energy-related projects in the Arab region highlighted below: Assisted in research on the potential of local manufacturing for renewable energy technologies based on the current and projected demand by 2030 in order to evaluate investment opportunities for the region. Contributed to the organization of expert group meetings… Show more Currently working in the Sustainable Development Policies Division of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) contributing to various energy-related projects in the Arab region highlighted below: Assisted in research on the potential of local manufacturing for renewable energy technologies based on the current and projected demand by 2030 in order to evaluate investment opportunities for the region. Contributed to the organization of expert group meetings, workshops and study tours for energy ministries of the region on the effective dissemination of appropriate green technologies in rural areas. Collected data on the regional cooperation in energy trade between ESCWA countries for a publication on Energy in the Arab Region Developed a sustainable long-term strategy to tackle the Lebanese waste management crisis that included an immediate remedial solution. This was achieved through research and evaluation of all waste management programs developed for Lebanon to identify their drawbacks in comparison to more innovative solutions.

• Intern

  • Feb 2015 - Aug 2015

  Beirut As part of the Water Resources Section of the Sustainable Development Policies Division, developed an input-output table to generate a visual projection of the embedded water and energy usage in the production and distribution of bottled water. Developed an integrated automated online platform to streamline members’ registration process in the “Arab Integrated Water Resources Management Network (AWARENET)” Drafted two section of a Water Development Report on the food, energy and… Show more As part of the Water Resources Section of the Sustainable Development Policies Division, developed an input-output table to generate a visual projection of the embedded water and energy usage in the production and distribution of bottled water. Developed an integrated automated online platform to streamline members’ registration process in the “Arab Integrated Water Resources Management Network (AWARENET)” Drafted two section of a Water Development Report on the food, energy and water nexus in the context of transboundary Aquifers



3Degrees

• United States
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Renewable Energy Outreach Associate

  • May 2014 - Sep 2014

  Salt Lake City, Utah Educated utility consumers about the benefits of renewable energy and promoted their enrollment in Rocky Mountain Power Utility’s Bluesky program.



University of Utah, Office of Sustainability

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Waste Management Intern

  • Mar 2013 - Dec 2013

  Salt Lake City - Assisted in the monitoring and maintenance of the campus composting operation - Conducted research on developing and managing mid-scale vermicomposting operations - Designed a vermicomposting system for the main cafeteria on campus that included construction plans, costs, an operation guide and educational material - The Sustainable Campus Initiative Fund (SCIF): awarded a $1700 grant to initiate a pilot vermicomposting system that will grow to save the University hundreds of dollars… Show more - Assisted in the monitoring and maintenance of the campus composting operation - Conducted research on developing and managing mid-scale vermicomposting operations - Designed a vermicomposting system for the main cafeteria on campus that included construction plans, costs, an operation guide and educational material - The Sustainable Campus Initiative Fund (SCIF): awarded a $1700 grant to initiate a pilot vermicomposting system that will grow to save the University hundreds of dollars in waste hauling fees and divert thousands of pounds of food waste from the landfill Show less