Paul Holmes

Hydrologist/hydrogeologist with wide experience of hydraulics and water resource studies. 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 participation in national and international projects has ranged from that of specialist to project manager and team leader.

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Full Name	Paul Anthony Charles Holmes
Year of Birth	1953
Nationality	British
Profession	Chartered Geologist & Hydrologist
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-Present: Partner, Water Resource Associates, UK. 1995-99: Proprietor, Asean Water Resources Consultant, Kuching, Sarawak. 1992-94: Water Resources Specialist, Montgomery Watson Asia, Singapore. 1988-92: Senior Water Resources Specialist, Watson Hawksley, England. 1982-88: Hydrologist/Hydrogeologist, Hidroprojecto, Portugal/Angola. 1979-82: Applied Hydrologist and Lecturer, UEM, Maputo, Mozambique. 1977-79: Hydrologist, Halcrow, London and Aberaman, England/ S Wales. 1975-77: Assistant Engineer, Rivers Division, Yorkshire Water Authority. 1974-75: Research Assistant, Central Water Planning Unit, Reading.
Education	1975 MSc Water Resources, University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1974 BSc Geography and Geology, University of London
Professional Affiliation	Member of Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management 1991 Member of British Hydrological Society since 1988 Chartered Geologist and Fellow of Geological Society of London since 1985
Key Assignments	EU Groundwater expert, Study of the Hasbani Basin to establish equitable sharing of Jordan River [EU, Lebanon] MCC Groundwater Expert for River Basin Management, Moldova Irrigation Sector Reform Activity [Euroconsult] Groundwater development studies and implementation for Angolan cities [Tecnoprojecto, Luanda [Hidroprojecto] Chaves Valley Irrigation project, hydrogeologist supervising groundwater development [World Bank, Portugal] Bintan Island: groundwater and surface water development, Indonesia [Sembcorp Parks, Singapore] Improvement of Falaj systems at Al Mualla and Al Dhaid, review of leakage and safety review of recharge dams, hydrological design of groundwater recharge dams, UAE 1998-2012 [MOEW, Conser] Hydrological Study of Daban groundwater basin for Berbera Water Supply, Somaliland [Conser, Abu Dhabi Fund] Hydrogeological study of hazardous waste site at Serenja, Caspian Sea, Azerbaijan [BP Exploration (Shah Deniz)] Feasibility studies for Sayhut and Noujad Dams in Yemen [Conser, Abu Dhabi Fund for Development] Water Resources Master Plan & Hydrological Database for Brunei [Public Works Dep, Brunei Negara Darussalam] Groundwater yield assessment of the Bray wellfield at Maidenhead [South East Water, UK] Review of oil retention in the Borjomula catchment for BTC pipeline [Georgian Oil & Gas Corporation Implementation of the Drought Plan and Water Framework Directive [South East Water, UK] Hydrological and water resource system modelling using Hysim-Aquator and Miser in England and Scotland for various organisations [British Waterways, South East Water, Sniffer, E Scotland Water, Environment Agency].
Country Experience	Angola, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Brunei, Cabo Verde, Dominican Republic, Georgia, Indonesia, Ireland, Jersey, Lebanon, Morocco, Malaysia, Moldova, Mozambique, Portugal, Philippines, Singapore, Somaliland, Spain, Thailand, Timor Leste, UAE, UK, Yemen.
Languages	Fluent in English and Portuguese, basic knowledge of Spanish and French

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