School, college and/or University Attended

Degree/certificate or other specialized education obtained

Date Obtained

University of Melbourne, Australia.

Masters in Environmental Engineering

2009

University of Melbourne, Australia.

Graduate Certificate in Engineering

2008

Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi India

Bachelors in Civil Engineering,

1999

Language

Speaking

Reading

Writing

English

Good

Good

Good

Dzongkha

Good

Good

Good

Hindi

Good

–

–

Nepali

Good

–

–

From:

September 2016

To

Till date

Employer:

JT Consultancy

Position Held:

Consultant (Environment, Development & Investments)

From:

March 2014

To:

August 2016

Employer:

Druk Holding & Investments

Position Held:

Associate Director

From:

March 2011

To:

February 2014

Employer:

Druk Holding & Investments

Position Held:

Senior Analyst

From:

July 2007

To:

February 2011

Employer:

District Administration, Paro

Position Held:

Deputy Chief Environment Officer

From:

December 2006

To:

June 2007

Employer:

National Environment Commission Secretariat

Position Held:

Deputy Chief Environment Officer

From:

January 2002

To:

November 2006

Employer:

Royal Audit Authority

Position Held:

Technical Head (Environmental & Technical Auditing)

From

January 2001

To:

December 2001

Employer:

Ministry of Education

Position Held:

Engineer

ix.            Work Experience

Name of assignment or project: Proposal for Micro-loan Institute

Year: 2021

Location: Thimphu

Client: Bhutan Easy Finance

Main project features: Business proposal for setting up Micro-loan Institute

Positions held: Consultant

Activities performed:

–        Assessing overview of the economy and financial sector

–        Carrying out SWOT analysis

–        Developed business model which strives to capitalize and solve challenges faced by large financial institute, while at the same time providing service to low income population in rural areas of Bhutan

–        Structuring the microloan institute in line with the Royal Monetary Authority (RMA) regulations and developing corporate governance framework with HR staffing

–        Developed product and services for target consumers

–        Business proposal has been submitted to the RMA

Name of assignment or project: Initial Public Offering of Sherza Venture Limited

Year: 2019

Location: Thimphu

Client: Sherza Ventures Limited (SVL)

Main project features: Listing of SVL on Royal Securities Exchange of Bhutan Limited (RSEBL)

Positions held: Consultant

Activities performed:

–        Public awareness programs (presentation on vision, mission, company profile, product and services) to garner interested investors

–        Stakeholder consultative meetings

–        Assisted in the development of the performance management system (PMS) using the Balance Scorecard (BSC) framework

–        Company was successfully listed on the Royal Securities Exchange of Bhutan Limited in 2019 with a paid up capital of Nu. 169 million

Name of assignment or project: Mineral Water project in Eastern Bhutan

Year: 2018

Location: Nganglam

Client: Snow Water Products Private Limited (SWPPL)

Main project features: Setting up of mineral water project (start till company incorporation)

Positions held: Consultant

Activities performed:

–        Preparation of prefeasibility study

–        Stakeholder Consultation with local community

–        Obtained public clearances from community and subsequently Gewog & Dzongkhag Clearances

–        Preparation of Business plan & Project Report

–        Preparation of Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) Form for Industry sector projects

–        Obtained Environment Clearance from NECS

–        Obtained Food Safety license from Bhutan Agriculture and Food Regulatory Authority (BAFRA)

–        Obtained Business Trade License & Incorporated Company

Name of assignment or project: Stakeholder consultation meeting at Grass Root level

Year: 2011 – 2016

Location: Samtse, Gomtu, Nganglam

Client: Druk Holding & Investment

Main project features Stakeholder Consultation & Obtaining public clearances at the local and district level for establishment of manufacturing industries (NCL Bhutan Limited, OCL Bhutan Limited, Dungsum Polymer Limited)

Positions held: Associate Director

Activities performed:

–        Public consultation meeting

–        Presentation of the business proposal, highlighting environment impact, mitigation measures and strategics along with the support and development the project will undertake for the benefit of the local community  

Name of assignment or project: Waste to Energy Project (10 TPD) for Thimphu Thomdre

Year: 2015

Location: Thimphu

Client: Thimphu Thomdre & DHI

Main project features: Promoting

Positions held: Associate Director

Activities performed: Promoting Sustainability (waste to energy project)

–        Assessed the 10 Tonne per day (TPD) project which recovers energy from plastic waste and reduces plastic waste to Memelakha landfill in Thimphu by converting post consumer waste plastic to hydrocarbon

–        Based on the study, a grant of Nu. 40 million from DHI owned companies was given to Thimphu Thomdre and the project was to be implemented as a PPP between Thimphu Thomdre and MK Aromatics a company based in Bangalore, India

Name of assignment or project: Business Plan for setting up glulam plant in Paro

Year: 2015

Location: Paro

Client: Natural Resource Development Corporation Limited (NRDCL)

Main project features: Reducing timber consumption at the Royal Academy, Pangbisa

Positions held: Associate Director

Activities performed:

–        As there was a lot of wastage of timber due to off cuts being unusable during construction and with concern for preserving the watershed in the locality, DHI initiated the glulam study for setting up glulam project

–        With the glue laminated timber made by sticking and laminating different size timber that are not usable due to the small size, the technology and machinery imported from Europe would make the project environment friendly

–        Based on the study and preparation of Business plan, DHI provided NRDCL with a budget of Nu. 15 million as a grant to undertake the pilot project

Name of assignment or project: Assessment of Impact of Hydro-Power Projects in Bhutan

Year: 2014

Location: Thimphu, Phuntsholing

Client: Gross National Happiness Commission

Main project features: Identification on impact of hydropower development & recommending interventions to protect affected local communities

Positions held: Senior Analyst

Activities performed:

–        Assigned as Task force member from DHI for undertaking strategic assessment for the ongoing hydropower projects in Bhutan to assess the impacts of implementation of the projects looking at the perceived or foreseen impacts as well as likely unforeseen and emerging issues and challenges.

–        Based on the findings, recommendations would be incorporated in the 11^th Five Year Plans formulation and policy decision.

–        The study also focused on the impact of hydropower development on gender sensitive evaluation and analysis in terms of employment opportunities for women and youth who fall within the premise of the projects and are affected by it, and recommended specific intervention to ensure inclusivity of benefits to them while at the same time identifying risk and recommending interventions to protect them.

Name of assignment or project: Revision of the National Environment Strategy (NES)

Year: 2014

Location: Thimphu

Client: National Environment Commission Secretariat

Main project features: Stakeholder Consultation in development of NES

Positions held: Senior Analyst

Activities performed:

–        Assigned as Task force member from DHI to assist in assessing the new environmental challenges and other emerging threats to environment sustainability

–        Providing inputs in terms of economic challenges faced by business and industries and proposing recommendations    

Name of assignment or project: Life Cycle Analysis Study for Thimphu (Sustainable City)

Year: 2013

Location: Thimphu

Client: Green Economic Institute (GEI), Oxford University

Main project features: Situation Analysis study for energy, water, waste & sewage of Thimphu city and recommend solutions to make the city sustainable

Positions held: Research Scholar

Activities performed:

–        Identifying inflow demand for water, energy and outflow of waste, sewage discharge from the City of Thimphu and recommending solution to make the city sustainable by identifying ways to reduce energy demands, improvise water efficient utilization (dual flush toilets etc), recycling methods etc.  

Name of assignment or project: Development of Business plan for use of Biofuels in Bhutan

Year: 2012

Location: Thimphu

Client: Druk Holding & Investments

Main project features: Biofuel project Proposal for Bhutan  

Positions held: Senior Analyst

Activities performed:

–        Desk research to identify areas of opportunity and capitalize financially on Bhutan carbon neutral achievements

–        Identify local materials that have the potential to be used in a mix with petroleum (i.e. Biodiesel blend of B20 etc)

–        Preparation of Project Idea Note (PIN) UNFCCC

Name of assignment or project: Study potential for setting up International Consultancy Service Firm in Bhutan (as a Joint Venture between DHI, Bhutan and NORPLAN, Norway)

Year: 2011

Location: Thimphu

Client: Druk Holding & Investments & NORPLAN AS (on behalf of Multiconsult AS)

Main project features: Study to estimate the size of the environmental market in Bhutan and to provide an overview of opportunity for Norplan and DHI to establish a consultancy unit

Positions held: Senior Analyst

Activities performed:

–        Desk research to identify areas and current size of the environmental market

–        Identification of stakeholders in key industries and government agencies and engagement through telephonic and face to face interview

–        Assess the scope of consultancy service in the environmental sector which would include Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) services, environmental audits, assistance with environmental management systems and training, life cycle assessment, environmental and social impact assessment, advice on environmental regulations and environmental institution building

–        In addition to assess scope for providing financial and economic viability analysis, assistance with project financing, project formulation, business plan, etc. The objective is to focus on the study on projects with multidisciplinary service requirement

–        Preparation of market study, business plan and recommend way forward

Name of assignment or project: Assessing impact of Climate Change in Bhutan

Year: 2010

Location: Thimphu

Client: National Environment Commission Secretariat

Main project features: Assessing impact of climate change for initiating mitigation measures

Positions held: District Environment Officer

Activities performed:

–        Assigned as core team member to undertake the modelling to assess the Impact of Climate Change in Bhutan

–        Climate change modelling was done using “PRECIS Regional Dynamic Downscaling software” and the findings were shared with relevant shareholders to initiate climate change adaption program and projects.

Name of assignment or project: Impact of reforestation on salinity with climate change in the Murray Darling Basin, Australia

Year: 2010

Location: Melbourne

Client: University of Melbourne

Main project features: Assessing impact of climate change on water availability

Positions held: Research Scholar

Activities performed:

–        Identifying of problem which as that with the climate change, the water availability in the Murray Darling Basin was getting affected

–        Using HADGEM1 General Circulation Model (GCM) modelling software to predict temperature change and precipitation and then using SIMHYD, a rain runoff modelling software that could study the impact of climate change on runoff which showed increase in temperature and decrease in precipitation relating to decrease in runoff

–        The various SIMHYD modelling also showed increase in reforestation within four area within the catchment results in decrease in runoff, which would mean that the irrigation farmers have area of opportunity to mitigate adverse impacts

Name of assignment or project: Project Proposal for Rural Water Supply & Sanitation (RWSS) as per EU funding guidelines

Year: 2009

Location: Melbourne

Client: Community of Ilahita, PNG

Main project features: Multi-criteria evaluation to identify best suited design solutions

Positions held: Consultant

Activities performed:

–        Identifying problem faced by community which was the high incidents of malaria at 60% and with 20% of population experiencing diarrhea yearly, which was attributed to lack of water for sanitation purposes

–        The project objective was to decrease number of water borne disease cases while addressing the nutrient cycle to improve the yield of the crops

–        Detailed analyses of number of different water supply and sanitation systems were evaluated against the objectives

–        With three compatible solutions identified, a multi-criteria evaluation was done to identify the best suited solution

–        Based on the identified solution (rainwater harvesting system and double vault compost toilet system), a detailed design was done which would guarantee desirable objectives

–        The detailed proposal and project design identified specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and realistic time bound (SMART) indicators in the project planning matrix along with the development project bar chart clearly documenting the activity the be undertaken and the duration of each activity

Name of assignment or project: Establishment of Pet Bottle Crushing Plant in Paro District

Year: 2010 – 2011

Location: Paro

Client: District Administration, Paro

Main project features: Stakeholder Consultation, Fund Raising, Procurement & Establishment of Pet Bottle Crushing Plant in Paro District

Positions held: District Environment Officer

Activities performed:

–        Public consultation meeting

–        Awareness programs

–        Raised funds from local businesses (main targets were hotel business as the cleanliness of the environment had good aesthetic appeal to the tourist)

–        Procurement of plant & machinery

–        Setting up and inauguration of the facility

–        The success was attributed to involvement and funding support by the community, with the District Administration achieving the goal to reduce waste to land fill, while at the same time promoting environmental sustainability by sending the crushed plastics for recycled

Name of assignment or project: Proposal & Project Planning Matrix for “Efficient Waste Management in the District of Paro”

Year: 2008

Location: Paro

Client: District Administration, Paro

Main project features: Conducting Situation Analysis & recommending way forward to address waste problems in Paro District

Positions held: District Environment Officer

Activities performed:

–        Stakeholder consultation meeting between local government, municipality & community

–        Carrying out stakeholder analysis, problem analysis, objective analysis and strategy analysis

–        Using the logical framework analysis (LFA) to identify inputs and activities to arrive at desirable outputs that would achieve the immediate and final development objectives

–        One of the initiatives of the exercise was that we were able to subsequently raise funds at the grass root level for procurement of pet bottle crushing machine to manage and recycle pet and plastic bottles, thereby reducing waste in the District

Name of assignment or project: Assessment of EIA / project proposals & issuance of Environment Clearance

Year: 2007

Location: Thimphu

Client: National Environment Commission Secretariat

Main project features: Assess Project Proposals & Validate to ensure compliance as per Environment Assessment Act 2000 & respective regulations

Positions held: Deputy Chief Environment Officer

Activities performed:

–        Review of project proposal

–        Verify public consultation meetings are conducted, duly verified by local government officials

–        Assess impact of industries and business and validate compliance to ensure impacts are mitigated and discharge within permissible limits

–        Issuing of Environment Clearances with terms and condition for compliance  

Name of assignment or project: Institutionalizing use of non-destructive testing methods by the Royal Audit Authority

Year: 2006

Location: Thimphu

Client: DANIDA

Main project features: Procurement & Training of Auditors in the use of non-destructive testing equipment

Positions held: Project Manager

Activities performed:

–        Stakeholder consultative meetings with government & private entities with regard to acceptability of non-destructive equipment for technical auditing

–        Preparation of proposal for funding

–        Identifying & procurement of non-destructive testing equipment

–        Development of training manual

–        Resource official in training auditors in the use of the equipment

–        The outcome was that quality of the constructions works executed could be assessed upon completion of the project

Name of assignment or project: Technical and Environmental Audit of Bhutan Trust Fund for Environmental Conservation (BTFEC)

Year: 2005

Location: Thimphu

Client: Royal Audit Authority

Main project features: Review and evaluation of procedure for identifying areas of focus, grants release and monitoring mechanism

Positions held: Technical Head (Environmental and Technical Audits)

Activities performed:

–        Audit included reviewing BTFEC programs, funding objectives, assessing funding criteria, project cycle (which includes publicizing grant requirements and cycles, development and work plans, log-framework indicators and means of verification), their monitoring and evaluation system, and reviewing their investment plans and ensuring BTFEC fulfils their objective to increase their principal and maximizing investment returns to ensure funds for grant funding of activities and projects

–        The projects implemented by programs focused as follows: integrated water resource management 4%, climate change 7%, education awareness 13%, rural communities 15%, broad environment 16%, economic development 18%. However it was observed that two and three projects of integrated water resource management and climate change constituted 15% of the total budget outlay.

–        Base on the review of programs, areas where monitoring and evaluation were lacking were identified and recommendation made to ensure remedial measures and compliance.

Name of assignment or project: Environmental Audits

Year: 2002 – 2006

Location: Thimphu

Client: Royal Audit Authority

Main project features: Assessing Life Cycle Analysis of projects & recommending mitigation & sustainable approaches

Positions held: Technical Head (Environmental and Technical Audits)

Activities performed:

–        Environmental Audits of National Resource Corporation Limited (NRDCL) programs, which focused on the evaluation of plans and determined whether timber harvesting operations conforms to sustainable harvesting and formulated specific recommendation to initiate appropriate interventions towards effective management of forest resource

–        Environmental Audits of industries in Thimphu, Pasakha, Gomtu had identified cases of non-compliance to environmental norms, which was subsequently reported to the concerned agencies including the Ministry of Economic Affairs and National Environment Commission Secretariat

–        Environmental Audit of municipal waste disposal site at Memelakha in Thimphu and made series of recommendations that are desirable for efficient and effective waste management.

Name of assignment or project: Case study on Solid Waste Management

Year: 1999

Location: Delhi

Client: Indian Institute of Technology

Main project features: Assessing type of waste disposed in institute and recommending appropriate method of waste disposal

Positions held: Research Scholar

Activities performed:

–        Study on the type of waste generated and waste disposal methods

–        Using sampling techniques and a methodology of analysis which includes quantifying volatile / non-volatile substance, chemical analysis, measure of pH, moisture, potassium, phosphorous, carbon and hydrogen content and recommended suitable methods of waste disposal