Environmental Manager

Curriculum Vitae

First Name: Pragatheeswaran

Last Name: Vinayagasundaram

Date of Birth: April 3, 1959

Citizenship by birth: Indian

Passport No: Z 1923018

Contact Address: Environmental Manager

China Harbour Engineering Company

Tema, Ghana

Mobile: +233-***-***-***, Email: *********@*****.***

Academic Qualification:

Ph.D. Marine Biology- Annamalai University, India – 1988

M.Sc. Marine Biology- Annamalai University, India – 1982 (First Class)

B.Sc. Zoology - Madurai Kamaraj University, India – 1979 (First Class)

OHSEMS - Internal Audit Training Certificate, UAE – 2012

International Experiences: 17 years

1.Ghana – Environmental Manager, China Harbour Engineering Company, Tema, Ghana 3rd March 2019 to Present

2.Indonesia – Senior Environmental Consultant, Yogyakarta, Indonesia – 14th July 2018 to 15th January 2019

3.Mauritius – Environmental Engineer, Strabag-Archirodon Joint Venture

Port Louis, Mauritius – 10th August 2015 to 14th September 2017

4.Bahrain & Qatar – Manager for Environmental Projects, Manama, Bahrain –

20th May 2014 to 31st July 2015

5.Abu Dhabi – Environmental Engineer, Abu Dhabi Oil Company Ltd. (Japan), Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. – 9th Nov. 2011 to 2nd Nov. 2013

6.Kuwait – Senior Environmental Consultant, Wataniya Environmental Services Company, Kuwait – 2nd March 2011 to 2nd Nov. 2011

7.Libya – Associate Professor, Al Fatha University, Tripoli – Nov. 2008

To August 2009

8.Eritrea – Adviser for Environmental Assessment & Management Programme to Ministry of Environment – Dec. 1999 to Dec. 2007.

9.Indonesia – Marine Pollution & Toxicologist Academic Consultant to Indonesian Education, Ministry, April 1994 to October 1994

10.USA – Post Doctoral Fellow, Skidaway Institute of Oceanography, Savannah, GA – August 1993 to April 1994.

Work & Research Experience: 28 years (after Ph.D)

Name of the Post: Environmental Manager

Employer: China Harbour Engineering Company

Tema, Ghana

Duration: 3rd March 2019 to Present

Responsibilities: Project Coordinator for Tema LNG Terminal Construction &

Tema Harbour Extension Projects

EIA for Tema LNG Terminal and Tema harbour coastal environment;

Environmental Monitoring programme of Construction activities

Construction Waste Management;

Shoreline Management

Assessment of Seawater Quality at dredging site;

Assessment of Biodiversity and Ecology;

Assessment of Marine Infauna and flora

Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Monitoring;

Green Turtle Conservation Programme;

Air Quality Assessment Management at Construction site

Noise Quality Assessment at Construction site

Name of the Post: Senior Environmental Consultant

Employer: PT Dewi Mitra Rahayu

Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Duration: 14th July 2018 to 15 January 2019

Responsibilities: Project Coordinator for

Oil Spill Contingency Plan (OSCP) for oil sludge waste disposal and Management and Bioremediation programme for oil sludge treatment. Environmental Impacts Assessment (EIA) for Oil Terminal at Surabaya harbour, Dredging Activities Impacts Assessment and Assessment of Seawater Quality around Terminal.

Name of the Post: Environmental Engineer

Employer: Strabag-Archirodon Joint Venture

Port Louis, Mauritius

Duration: 10th August 2015 to 14th September 2017

Responsibilities: Project Coordinator for Port Louis Harbour Extension Project

EIA for Port Louis harbour coastal water;

Environmental Monitoring programme of Construction activities;

Construction Waste Management;

Assessment of Seawater Quality at dredging site;

Assessment of Marine Sensitive Species;

Sea Turtle Monitoring;

Assessment of Water Birds Count;

Air Quality Assessment Management at Construction site;

Noise Quality Assessment at Construction site

Name of the Post: Manager for Environmental Projects

Employer: Nature Environmental Studies & Consultations Services W.L.L Manama, Bahrain & Qatar

Duration: 20th May 2014 to 31st July 2015

Responsibilities: Project Manager for

EIA for Bapco Oil Refinery extension site, Bahrain

EIA for Sitra Housing Project Reclamation site, Bahrain

EIA for East Sitra Industrial Reclamation site, Bahrain

EIA for New Industrial Sitra Reclamation site, Bahrain

EIA for Al Nakheel Channel Dredging, Bahrain

EIA for One & Only Bahrain 5 Star Hotel & Resort

EIA for Al Bidaa Park Doha, Qatar

EIA for Lusail Hotel and Resort, Qatar

Construction Waste Management;

Assessment of Seawater Quality at dredging site;

Assessment of Marine Sensitive Species;

Assessment of Water Birds Count;

Air Quality Assessment Management at Construction site

Noise Quality Assessment at Construction site

Name of the Post: Environmental Engineer

Employer: Abu Dhabi Oil Company Ltd. (Japan)

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Duration: from 9th Nov. 2011 to 2nd Nov. 2013

Responsibilities: Project Coordinator for the following Environmental Programme

Hail Oil Field Environmental Monitoring Programme,

Hail Oil field Environmental Management Plan,

Hail 6 appraisal Oil Well drilling impacts assessment,

EIA of Dhabi 2 oil drilling activities,

Environmental Baseline Study (EBS) for Hail Oil Field,

EIA for 3D Seismic Survey of Hail Oil Field,

ADNOC’s Environmental COPs Review,

EIA of offshore oil pipeline for Hail oil Field,

EIA of artificial island construction for oil Exploration,

Oil Spill Contingency Plan for Hail Oil Field Mubarraz oil field

Oil waste disposal and Management and

Bioremediation for oil sludge treatment (Annexure I).

Name of the Post: Senior Environmental Consultant

Employer: Wataniya Environmental Services Company

State of Kuwait

Duration: from 2nd March 2011 to 2nd November 2011

Responsibilities: Project Coordinator for

Dorra Oil Field Environmental Baseline Studies, Mangrove Restoration, EIA for Shuwaikh SWRO Desalination Plant, Failaka Port dredging activities, EIA of China Harbour activities in Boubyan Island, Sheikh Jaber Al Ahmed Al Sabah Causeway Project, Al-Kheran Extension Power & Desalination plant and KOC harbour project (Annexure II)

Name of the Post: Senior Environmental Consultant

Employer: Mass Environmental Consultancy Services,

Madurai - 625012, Tamil Nadu State, India

Duration: Sep. 1st 2009 to 28th February 2011

Responsibilities: Project Coordinator for

Environmental Impacts Assessment (EIA) of Ennore Oil Refinery, Chennai, India, EIA of EIA Cochin Oil Refinery, India, Thermal Power station, EIA Tuticorin harbour, EIA of Shrimp Farming in India, Marine Pollution studies around southeast coast of India, Restoration of Mangrove, and depleted natural fisheries resources and Biodiversity and Coastal Zone Management Programme.

Name of the Post: Associate Professor,

Employer: Faculty of Medical Technology, Al Fatha University, Tripoli, Libya

Duration: Nov. 1st 2008 to August 2009

Responsibilities: Project Coordinator for

1.Heavy Metal Pollutants around the Libyan Coastal Environment

2.Impacts of Microbial and Chemical Contaminants on Tripoli Drinking Water System

3.Sewage Pollution Impacts on Tripoli ground water table

4.Impacts of Carbonate in Drinking Water on Kidney Stone Formation in Human

Name of the Post: Adviser for Environmental Assessment & Management Projects

Employer: Ministry of Land, Water and Environment, Asmara, Eritrea, Northeast Africa.

Duration: 10th December 1999 to 31st December 2007

Responsibilities: Project Coordinator for

Impacts of Asseb Oil Refinery around the Red Sea coastal water, and Mangrove Ecosystem, Impacts of Massawa harbour dredging, Impacts of Hirgigo Thermal Power Plant, Impacts of Sewage and Shrimp Farming around Masswa Red Sea, Impacts of Saltwater intrusion on the Eritrea coastal towns drinking water systems, Impacts of Sewage on Asmara city drinking water distribution system, Impacts of Mercury Pollution around the Anseba Gold Mine, Solid Waste Assessment and Management, Harbour Waste Assessment, Marine Pollution Monitoring around the Eritrea Red Sea coastal environment, Marine Microbial Pollution status around the Eritrean Red Sea, Status of Eritrean Coastal and Marine Ecosystem, Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) for Eritrean Red Sea Coastal Environment, Eritrean Coastal, Marine and Island Biodiversity, Mangrove Wetland Restoration, Survey on the endangered Green Turtle species population and nesting ground (Annexure III).

Name of the Post: Environmental Consultant

Employer: Mass Environmental Consultancy Services,

Madurai - 625012, Tamil Nadu State, India

Duration: Nov.1994 to Nov. 1999

Responsibilities: Project Coordinator for

Impacts of Thermal Pollution, Oil Pollution, Harbour Dredging, Sewage Pollution, Shrimp Farming, Solid waste and Petrochemical industries around the Southeast coastal environment of India. Marine Pollution Monitoring & Mangrove Wetland Restoration (Annexure IV).

Name of the Post: Academic Consultant, Marine Pollution & Toxicology Specialist

Employer: Indonesian Ministry of Education

Duration: April 1994 – October 1994

Responsibilities: Marine Science Curriculum Development, Marine Education Project, University of Riau, Pekanbaru – 28293, Riau, Indonesia (Annexure – V).

Name of the Post: Post-Doctoral Fellow

Employer: Skidaway Institute of Oceanography, 10, Ocean Science Circle, Savannah, GA 31411, USA

Duration: July1993 to April 1994

Responsibilities: Evaluation of Polychlorinated bi-phenyls (PCBs) & Hexachlorobenzene source in Bab cock St. Sewer District Buffalo, USA – EPA sponsored Project.

Name of the Post: Research Associate,

Employer: Offshore Platform for Marine Electrochemistry Research, Tuticorin – 628 004, Tamil Nadu State, India

Duration: April 1991 to July 1993

Responsibilities: Project Coordinator for

Impacts of Oil Refinery around, Impacts of Tuticorin & Chennai Thermal Power Stations and Petrochemical Industries around Southeast coast of India. Marine Pollution Mapping Programme, Studies on Heavy Metals, Pesticides and Petroleum Hydrocarbon pollution around the Southeast coast of India.

Name of the Post: Scientific Pool Officer (Assistant Professor)

Employer: Central Electrochemical Research Institute, Karaikudi – 630 006, Tamil Nadu, India

Duration: March 1989 to April 1991

Responsibilities: Impacts of Tuticorin Thermal Pollution, Impacts of Sewage Pollution & Baseline study of Tamil Nadu, India Coastal Environment.

Name of the Post: Senior Research Fellow

Employer: Centre for Advance Study in Marine Biology, Annamalai University, Porto Novo – 608 502, Tamil Nadu State, India.

Duration: January 1986 to December 1988

Responsibilities: Heavy Metal Pollutants assessment around the Porto Novo coastal water.

Name of the Post: Junior Research Fellow

Employer: Centre for Advance Study in Marine Biology, Annamalai University, Porto Novo – 608 502, Tamil Nadu State, India.

Duration: November 1982 to December 1985

Responsibilities: Impacts of Heavy Metal Pollutants on marine animals.

Ph.D. Thesis Title: Effect of zinc, copper and mercury on Ambassis commersoni Cuvier. (Marine Pollution and Toxicology)

Comprehensive Experiences:

1.Environmental Impacts Assessment (EIA)

2.Baseline Environmental Monitoring

3.Coastal Zone Management and Protection

4.Environmental Pollution Monitoring

5.Bioremediation of Oil Contaminated Site

6.Mangrove Restoration and Management

7.Integrated Solid Waste Management

8.Impacts of Thermal Pollution

9.Conservation of Endangered Species

Annexure – I

Project Coordinator the following Environmental Programme in Abu Dhabi Oil Company (Japan), Abu Dhabi

1.Hail Oil Field Environmental Monitoring programme

2.Hail Oil Field Environmental Baseline Study (EBS)

3.Hail 6 Oil Well Appraisal Drilling Impacts Assessment

4.Hail Oil Field Environmental Management Plan (EMP) Development

5.Mubarraz Oil Field Waste Disposal and Management

6.Bioremediation Programme for ADOC Oil Sludge Treatment

7.EIA of Offshore Oil Pipeline Dredging

8.ADNOC’s Environmental COPs Review

9.EIA for the Hail Island Dredging and Reclamation Activities

10.EIA for the Dredging activities for Mubarraz Island extension

11.Mangrove Restoration in Mubarraz Island

12.Construction Waste Management;

13.Assessment of Seawater Quality at dredging site;

14.Assessment of Marine Sensitive Species;

15.Assessment of Water Birds Count;

16.Air Quality Assessment Management at Construction site

17.Noise Quality Assessment at Construction site

Annexure – II

Project Coordinator for the following Projects in Kuwait

1.EIA for Dorra Offshore Oil Field

2.Dorra Offshore Oil Field Environmental Baseline Study (EBS)

3.EIA for Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) Oil terminal harbour project

4.EIA of Shuwaikh SWRO Desalination Plant on Kuwait coast

5.EIA of China Harbour activities on Boubyan Island

6.EIA for Failaka Port Dredging activities

7.EIA for Sheikh Jaber Al Ahmed Al Sabah Causeway Project

8.EIA for Al-Kheran Extension Power & Desalination plant

9.Mangrove Restoration Programme

Annexure – III

Principal Project Coordinator to the following Projects in Eritrea:

1.Impacts of Asseb Oil Refinery on Red Sea Coastal Biodiversity*

2.Impacts of Asseb Oil Refinery Oil Sludge on mangrove Ecosystem

3.Impacts of Massawa harbour dredging around the Massawa Red Sea coast*

4.Impacts of Hirgigo Thermal Power Plant around the Massawa Red sea coast *

5.Impacts of Sewage pollution around the Massawa coastal environment*

6.Impacts of Shrimp Farming around Masswa Red Sea coastal environment*

7.Impacts of Saltwater intrusion on the coastal cities drinking water systems*

8.Impacts of Sewage on Asmara city drinking water distribution system*

9.Impacts of the Industries wastes around Asmara city*

10.Impacts of Mercury Pollution around the Anseba Gold Mine, Eritrea*

11.Solid Waste Assessment and Management for Massawa and Mendefera, Eritrea*

12.Harbour Waste Assessment in Eritrea*

13.Marine Pollution Monitoring around the Eritrea Red Sea coastal environment*

14.Marine Microbial Pollution status around the Eritrean Red Sea Coast*

15.Microbial Pollution around Massawa Red Sea Coastal water*

16.Status of Eritrean Coastal and Marine Ecosystem*

17.Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) for Eritrean Red Sea Coastal Environment

18.Coastal, Marine and Island Biodiversity *

19.Mangrove Wetland Restoration through community participation*

20.Survey on the endangered Green Turtle species population and nesting ground*

21.Suitable Aquaculture sites selection in Red Sea, State of Eritrea*

*Reports submitted to the Ministry of Land, Water and Environment, Government of Eritrea, Africa

Annexure – IV

Coordinator for the following Environmental Projects in India

1.Environmental Impacts Assessment (EIA) of Ennore Oil Refinery, India,

2.EIA of Cochin Oil Refinery, India,

3.EIA of Shrimp Farming in India,

4.Marine Pollution studies around southeast coast of India,

5.Biodiversity, Restoration Coastal Zone Management Programme

6.Impacts of Thermal Pollution on Coastal Biodiversity

7.Impacts of Oil Pollution on Mangrove Wetlands

8.Impacts of Sewage Pollution on drinking water distribution system

9.Impacts of Harbour Dredging on Coral Reef Biodiversity

10.Impacts of Shrimp Farming around South Indian Coastal Environment

11.Impacts of Nagarjuna Petrochemical Industries around Southeast coast of India

12.Impacts of Solid Waste Assessment and Management

13.Marine Pollution studies around southeast coast of India

14.Mangrove Wetland Biodiversity Restoration

15.Shrimp assessment and management in South India

16.Chief consultant for seawater shrimp farms in South India

17.Freshwater fish culture pond construction and management in Tamil Nadu State, India

Annexure – V

Technical Reports Submitted to the Indonesian Ministry of Education

1. Pragatheeswaran, V. 1994. Manual of Methods in Aquatic Environment

Research I. Analytical Procedure for Heavy Metals, Pesticides and

Petroleum hydrocarbon. 43pp

2. Pragatheeswaran, V. 1994. Manual of Methods in Aquatic Environment

Research II. Analytical Procedures for Polychlorinated Biphenyls

(PCBs) and Hexachlorobenzene (HCB). 22pp.

3. Pragatheeswaran, V. 1994. Practical Laboratory Guide for Natural Water

Analysis. 64 pp.

4. Pragatheeswaran, V. 1994. Selected Physical Methods for Water Parameter

& Methods for Estimation of Plankton and Primary Production. 42 pp

5. Pragatheeswaran, V. 1994. Manual of Research Methods for Animal Bio-

chemistry. 50 pp.

6. Dinnel, P.A. and V.Pragatheeswaran, 1994, Status and needs for the University of Riau Dumai Marine Laboratory, 39 pp.

Other Activities in the Indonesian Ministry of Education:

1.Curriculum Development for Marine Science Course

2.Trained the University Marine Science Faculty members in Marine Pollution sampling and analytical techniques

3.Chemical Oceanography Laboratory set up at Riau University, Pekanbaru, Riau Province

4.Trained the counterparts - How to run the Chemical Oceanography laboratory

5.Field works guidelines for the Marine Science graduates

Annexure – VI

Publications:

1.Subramanian, AN. and V.Pragatheeswaran, 1985. Accumulation of iron by mangrove plants and sea weed. In: Proc. All India Symposium on Marine Plants (V.Krishnamurthy, Editor) Dona Poula, Go, India, pp. 133-136

2.Pragatheeswaran, V., B.Loganathan, A.Ramesh & V.K.Venugopalan,1986. Distribution of heavy metals and organic carbon in sediments off Madras and Visakhapatnam. Magasagar Bull. N.I.O., 19(1): 39-44.

3.Pragatheeswaran, V., B.Loganathan, R.Natarajan and V.K.Venugopalan, 1987. Cadmium induced vertebral deformities in Ambassis commersoni Cuvier. Proc. Acad. Sci. 96 (1): 389-393.

4.Pragatheeswaran,V,, P.Anbazhagan, E.Karthikeyan and R.Natarajan,1987. Distribution of iron and manganese in Kodiakarai swamp, Palk Strait and Bay of Bengal. Bull. Electrochem. 3(5): 375-378.

5.Narayanan, K., V.Pragatheeswaran, S.AjmalKhan and R.Natarjan, 1987. Cadmium induced black pigmentation in Scylla serrata (Forskal). Sea Food Export Journal, 19(7): 23-26

6.Pragatheeswaran, V., P.Anbazhagan, R.Natarajan & T.Balasubramanian, 1988. Distribution of copper and zinc in the Kodiakarai coastal environmental. Magasagar Bull. N.I.O. 1(3): 179-182.

7.Pragatheeswaran, V., B.G.Loganathan, R.Natarajan and V.K.Venugopalan, 1989. Cadmium induced malformation in eyes of Ambassis commersoni Cuvier. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 43:755-760.

8.B.G.Loganathan, K.N.Irvine, K.Kannan, V.Pragatheeswaran & K.Sajwan, 1997. Distribution of selected PCBs sources in CSO discharging to the Buffalo River New York. Archives of Environ Contamination Toxicology 33: 130 – 140

Reference:

1.Prof. B.G. Loganathan

Professor

Department of Chemistry and Watershed Studies Institute

1201 Jesse D. Jones Hall Ph: +1-270-***-****

Murray State University Fax: +1-270-***-****

Murray, Kentucky 42071

U.S.A

Email: ********.**********@*****.***

Email: ********.**********@***********.***

2.Dr.G.A.Thivakaran

Head

Wet Land Ecology Ph: +91-942-***-****

Gujarat Institute for Desert Ecology Fax: +91-283-***-****

Bhuj – 370 001

Gujarat State

India

Email: **************@*****.***

3.Dr. M.Karthikeyn

Senior HSE Engineer Phone: +971-***-***-***

Department of Health, Safety and Environment +971-***-***-***

Abu Dhabi Oil Company Ltd, (Japan)

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Email: ******************@*****.***

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