Objectives
My researches concern particularly the areas of activities :
Agriculture / Land / Sea
Environment / Durable development
Dear all,
I am a young independent consultant in International Water Management and Agro-evelopment (agriculture, drinking water, irrigation, sanitation, hygiene and public health).
My multidisciplinary studies in International Agro-Development, completed by a Master of Science in Water Management, enable me to integrate a variety of complementary notions (technical, economic, social) in the projects employing me.
Trilingual (French, English, Spanish), and with more than 4 years of professional experience in many countries and for various stakeholders of the water sector, I am now available for advice, training, evaluation and research missions, everywhere in the world.
Feel free to contact me if my profile can serve your projects.
Thank you and see you soon,
Régis Garandeau.
Education
RedR, Register of Engineers for Disasters and Relief (Cambridge, UK)
June 2004 - June 2004
Training in Emergency Environmental Health Engineering. Shelters, water and sanitation, health and security issues.
Cranfield University (Cranfield, UK)
October 2003 - October 2004
Master of Science Water Management. Integrated water management, with a focus on water, sanitation and hygiene in developing countries. Best student of the year.
Area of specialisation : Community Water and Sanitation
2iE, International Institute for Water and Environmental Engineering (Ouagadougou, Burkina-Faso)
January 2003 - April 2003
Specialisation in Rural and Agricultural Hydraulics. Integrated management of irrigation, community water supply and rural development projects.
ISTOM, Ecole d'Ingénieur en Agro-Développement International (Cergy, France)
September 1999 - July 2003
Engineering diploma in International Agro-Development. ISTOM is a multidisciplinary school training executives with technical, economic and social skills for international organisations and companies involved in agriculture, environment, trade and development. This school celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2008.
Area of specialisation : Rural and Agricultural Hydraulics
European Highschool Charles de Gaulle (Dijon, France)
September 1996 - July 1999
General and scientific studies, in both French and English. Achievement of European Scientific A-levels with honours.
Area of specialisation : Physics and Chemistry
Primary and secondary schools François de la Grange (Liernais, France)
September 1984 - June 1996
Basic education in rural State schools, among the smallest in France.
Experience
Consultant in International Water Management and Agro-Development (International mobility, bases in Hong Kong and France)
Mission : Advice, training, research, project management or evaluation, in the fields of agriculture, water (drinking water and irrigation), sanitation, hygiene and public health.
- Integrated vision : water / agriculture / education / health economic and human development
- Development, rehabilitation or emergency situations
- Rural, peri-urban or urban contexts
Current projects :
- "Technical assistance and projects management following the cyclone Sidr in Bangladesh" (UNICEF)
- "Research on manual drilling technologies in Bolivia, Niger, and Madagascar" (Practica Foundation, IDE, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation)
- "Technical translations around handpumps management policies in Africa" (WSP / World Bank)
- "Professionalizing the manual drilling sector in Chad" (Practica Foundation, UNICEF and the Chadian Ministry of Water)
Visiting Engineer (El Alto, Bolivia)
Mission : 3 weeks visit of the NGO and its water supply field work in rural communities of the Altiplano (springboxes, gravity-fed networks with standposts or house connections, wells with handpumps).
Sustainable Development Projects Manager (Tangiers, Morocco)
Veolia Water (French private company)
Mission : Co-management of water, sanitation, hygiene, education and environment projects in slums and schools ; evaluation of their health, socio-economic and environmental impacts with partners (Ministries, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, World Bank, NGOs).
Research Assistant and Consultant (Wivenhoe and Cranfield, UK ; Delft, Netherlands)
Aguaconsult Ltd, Cranfield University, International Water and Sanitation Centre (European research consortium)
Mission : Global research on water, sanitation and hygiene development technologies and approaches, commissioned by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (click on the link below to see publications).
Emergency Public Health Engineer and Researcher (Monrovia, Liberia ; Gonaïves, Haïti ; Nias, Indonesia)
Oxfam GB (British NGO)
Mission : Research, design and management of emergency public health projects after armed conflicts and natural disasters (publication available on demand).
Delegate of the Arab Republic of Egypt (Geneva, Switzerland)
Geneva International Model of United Nations 2004 (Swiss association)
Mission : Delegate of the Arab Republic of Egypt during student debates organised by the Security Council around water geopolitics in the Middle-East.
Intern Engineer (Cairo, Egypt)
Veolia Water Solutions and Technologies (French private company)
Mission : Co-management of the rehabilitation project of an industrial effluents treatment plant at Daewoo Motor Egypt.
Delegate of the World Bank (Geneva, Switzerland)
Geneva International Model of United Nations 2002 (Swiss association)
Mission : Delegate of the World Bank during student debates organised by the World Health Organisation around the project Roll Back Malaria.
Intern Technician (Huacho, Peru)
Centro de Asistencia, Proyectos y Estudios Rurales (Peruvian NGO)
Mission : Diagnosis of gravity irrigation networks, participation to the elaboration of an apiarian micro-credit project.
Volunteer (Paris, France ; Tuili, Burkina-Faso)
Atout Lire au Burkina-Faso (French NGO)
Mission : Education and local development projects design with local NGOs and Authorities, sponsors finding, organisation of school building campaigns in Burkina-Faso, conferences in France.
Intern Worker (Salamanca, Spain)
Finca Valverde (Spanish private company)
Mission : Agricultural worker in a 700 hectares Spanish mixed farming and stockbreeding farm (cereals, bovines for meat and corrida, horses dressage, rural tourism).
Various jobs
Various companies
Mission : Temporary, part-time and seasonal jobs to finance interships and vacations (grape picking and other harvests, masonry, safekeeping, private lessons, distribution of catalogs, etc.).
Languages
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French
Speaking competence : Native speaker , Written competence : Native speaker -
English
Speaking competence : Fluent , Written competence : Fluent -
Spanish
Speaking competence : Fluent , Written competence : Intermediate -
German
Speaking competence : School level , Written competence : School level
Computing skills
Software
Regular use of Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Internet.Notions in Arcview, Access, Epanet, Autocad.
Additional information
Interested in learning more about Geographical Information Systems.Various
Publications
Participation to several books and articles, for work or for pleasure :
- "ISTOM 100 ans", written by several personalities including Michel Griffon, Deputy Director of the French National Research Agency, and published by ISTOM, June 2008 : paper version only
- "Landscaping of the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Sector, Technologies and Approaches", written and published by a consortium of researchers from Cranfield University, IRC and Aguaconsult, September 2006 : downloadable on IRC's website
- "Chlorination for Hand Dug Wells in Monrovia", written by Régis Garandeau, Andrew Trevett, Andy Bastable, and published in Waterlines, January 2006 : electronic version available on demand
- "La traversée du Sahel en mobylette", written by Régis Garandeau, Jean-Baptiste Migraine, Baptiste Dolidon, and published in ISTOM Magazine, February 2004 : paper version only
Translations
Translation of technical documents :
- "Understanding groundwater and wells in manual drilling", written by Arjen van der Wal, peer-read by various experts including Prof. Richard Carter, and published by the Practica Foundation. Downloadable in several languages on Practica's website (French version Régis Garandeau and Julien Labas)
- Interface of the PATHS software ("Policy Analysis Tool for Handpumps Sustainability"), designed and published by the WSP / World Bank (French version Régis Garandeau and Jérôme Rihouey)
E-networks
Member of the ISTOM Alumni network, creator and member of Cranfield University's Community Water Supply network. These networks, available on the internet, gather more than 1200 professionals working in the fields of agriculture, environment and water in more than 120 countries.
Other qualifications
Driving license (2001, full).
First Aid Certificate and Certificate in Health and Safety Regulations (2000).
Visited countries (work, studies, tourism)
Africa : Morocco, Egypt, Senegal, Liberia, Mali, Burkina-Faso, Niger, Chad, Madagascar
Americas : United States, Cuba, Haiti, Peru, Bolivia
Asia : India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Singapore, Macao, Hong Kong
Europe : France, United Kingdom, Ireland, Spain, Italy, Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia
Oceania : Australia
(Click on the link below to see the map)
Hobbies
Juggling, kites flying, chess, football, gardening, guitar.
References
If you wish to get references on my work, I can give you the contact details of my previous employers (with their agreement). If you are interested, please tell me from which organisations and in which language you would like to receive references.