| Full name |
Paul Anthony Charles Holmes |
| Year of birth |
1953 |
| Nationality |
British |
| Profession |
Hydrologist/hydrogeologist |
| Position in firm |
Director |
| Range of experience |
Paul Holmes has extensive experience in water resource development for city and industrial supply, irrigation and flood control, with regional specialisation in SE Asia and the Portuguese communities. His assignments have included hydrological and hydraulic analysis for river engineering and dam design, reservoir yield and operation, catchment modelling, saline intrusion, hydrographic survey, designing, establishing and operating hydrometric and environmental monitoring networks, design and management of groundwater development programmes, and supervision of water well drilling. In addition to his ongoing involvement with ITTO, his participation in national and international projects has ranged from that of specialist to project manager and team leader, and he has carried out independent reviews of regional water supply schemes for many Asian and African cities. |
| Career summary |
1999-date |
Director, Water Resource Associates Ltd, Marlow UK. |
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1995-99 |
Proprietor, Asean Water Resources Consultant, Kuching, Sarawak |
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1992-94 |
Water Resources Specialist, Montgomery Watson Asia, Singapore. |
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1988-92 |
Senior Water Resources Specialist, Watson Hawksley, England. |
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1982-88 |
Hydrologist/Hydrogeologist, Hidroprojecto, Portugal/Angola |
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1979-82 |
Applied Hydrologist and Lecturer, UEM, Maputo, Mozambique. |
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1977-79 |
Hydrologist, Halcrow, London and Aberaman, England/ S Wales. |
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1975-77 |
Assistant Engineer, Rivers Division, Yorkshire Water Authority. |
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1974-75 |
Research Assistant, Central Water Planning Unit, Reading. |
| Education |
1974 |
BSc Geography and Geology, University of London |
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1975 |
MSc Water Resources, University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne |
| Professional affiliation |
Chartered Geologist and Fellow of Geological Society of London since 1985 |
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Member of Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management 1991 |
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Member of British Hydrological Society since 1988 |
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Member of Australian Hydrographers Association since 1995 |
| Recent work |
- Review of yield and flood hydrology for 53 wadi dam sites in the UAE, with Brown and Root/Conser, Dubai
- Isis flow and sediment modelling of the Sarawak River for EC Harris and TA Group, Malaysia
- Isis modelling of saline intrusion in the Belait River for Brunei Shell, Kuala Belait Dredging Project
- Hydrologist for Model Forest Management Area in Sarawak, International Tropical Timber Organisation
- Water Resources Master Plan and Hydrological Database for Brunei Public Works Dept, 7th National Plan
- Bintulu Regional Water Resource evaluation for Building Consultants/ Sarawak Public Works Department
- Flow naturalisation and Hysim modelling for Western Rother River at Hardham, UK Environment Agency
- Hysim modelling of reservoir catchments in the English Midlands for British Waterways
- Blackwater and Chelmer flow study and reservoir resource model at Langford for Essex Water Company
- Yorkshire dam-break pilot study of the Holmfirth group of reservoirs for Yorkshire Water Services
- Expert witness on River Ouzel floodplain encroachment at Boss Trucks Public Inquiry, Gerald Eve Ch Surveyors
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| Countries of work |
England, Wales, Ireland, Jersey, Spain, Portugal, Morocco, Lebanon, UAE [Dubai], Bahrain, Mozambique, Angola, Tanzania, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, Philippines. |
| Languages |
Fluent in English and Portuguese, good knowledge of Spanish and French |
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