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Water Resource Associates

A network of consultants in water resources, water quality, hydrology, hydrogeology and flooding.

Summary of Curriculum Vitae

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Full name  
Year of birth 1959
Nationality Irish
Profession Microbiology and Environmental Management 
Position in firm Director
Range of experience Dr Patrick Reynolds has an extensive and proven history as a Team leader for bi-lateral and multi-lateral projects in the field of water resource management. He has more than 15 years international experience as an Environmental Management professional liaising regularly with project stakeholders, local development agencies and civil society groups, government agencies, international donors, and local media. Patrick has key experience in the following areas: (i) International project management and project monitoring; (ii) Water Framework Directive implementation in EU candidate countries; (iii) Procedures for environmental management of international transboundary waters; (iv) Policy development and implementation of legislation for pollution reduction and environmental quality standards; (v) Stakeholder analysis and integration; (vi) The development of monitoring indicators; (vii) Expertise in the development of strategies for the treatment of agricultural, municipal and industrial wastewaters; (viii) anaerobic digestion and landfill leachate management. The full details of all of Patrick’s professional experience is available at www.patrickreynolds.co.uk
Career summary 2009 Director, Water Resource Associates Ltd, UK
2008 Associate Director, Scott Wilson Ltd, UK
2005-2008 Team Leader for three EU Technical Assistance projects for transboundary water resource management
2002-2005 Chief Technical Advisor, UNOPS, Geneva
1998-2002 Project Manager, Halcrow Group Ltd, UK
1991-1998 Project Manager, WRc plc, UK
1989-1991 Postdoctoral researcher, University of Essex, UK
1987-1989 Postdoctoral researcher, University of Oklahoma, USA
Education 1982 BSc Microbiology, University College, Cardiff
1986 PhD (anaerobic microbiology), University College Galway
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Recent work
  • Co-author of www.climatedata.info set up to present the science behind climate change in an objective and dispassionate way.
  • Team Leader of the project for ‘Improvement of the management of transboundary water resources in the Vardar/Axios river basin’, based in fYROM.
  • Team leader of the EU project “Technical Assistance for Water Quality management of the Arda River", a cross-border counterpart coordination project between Bulgaria and Greece.
  • Team leader of the EU project “Integrated Management of the Waters of Nestos/Mesta River Basin”, a compilation and assessment of the basin characteristics, including basic modelling based on the River Basin overview
  • Chief Technical Advisor/Project Coordinator of the UNDP/GEF Black Sea Ecosystem recovery project which included coordination of the relevant activities of donors and participants in the funding and project implementation; Strengthening of the project institutional network within the Black Sea Riparian Countries, as well as the participation of NGOs and other stakeholders in project implementation
Countries of work Belarus, Bulgaria, China, fYROM, Georgia, Greece, Ireland, Romania, Russia, Turkey, USA and Ukraine
Languages Fluent in English & basic knowledge of Russian
   

For more information contact Dr Pat Reynolds