Joaquim M. Lourenço Merca (L/Colonel retired)

Portuguese (25/12/1961)

CV Resume

Work Experience (40 years)

Technical Field Manager- TFM (WAM & HMA) MAG, Guinee-Bissau. Senior Technical Adviser to Mine Action/EOD, Colombia. Evaluator for the European Commission Mine Action (EOD) Programs. International EOD/IEDD/WAM & Mine Action Expert, in CAR (Central African Republic). Technical Geodetic and Operational Surveyor and EOD to Oil industries. Senior EOD Military Staff (EOD 3 +++Master) (1982-2015). Mine Action Technical Advisor for Stockpile Destruction (SPD), Angola. Mine Action Technical Adviser to Training Evaluator & Quality Control, Angola. Ammunition Technical Officer and Explosive Ordnance Disposal-EOD, UN in Angola. CHAIRMAN of NATO EOD GROUP (Committee 10) Belgium. Training & Specific Qualifications

Master's and Postgraduate Studies in Military Sciences. Disposal of Conventional Explosive Ordnance-EOD/IEDD/C-IED/CBRNe/Mine Action/WAM. Master

NATO TACEVAL EVALUATOR-EOD, Survey to Operate, German/Spain. NATO Joint Service Improvised Explosive Device Disposal (IEDD) in United Kingdom. NATO Biological Chemical Munitions Disposal (BMCD) in United Kingdom. Ammunition Technical Officer.

Combat Engineer.

Special Operation “Rangers”.

Joined UNAVE Team”.

Geodetic measurements in humanitarian mine action

Most relevant Civil Education

MBA in Executive Project Management.

Trainer of Trainers.

Management Systems Internal Auditor, Quality, Environment and Safety. Certificate, IPMA (International Project Management Associate). GICHD Gender & Diversity in Mine Action.

Safeguarding Essentials

Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and abuse.

Kidnapping and Hostage Survival.

UNDSS Preparing .and responding. To Active Shooter Incidents. UNDSS BSAFE.

Computing Skill and Competences

Office: Word, Excel, Access, Power Point, and Visio. Microsoft Project.

Trimble Software (Terr sync, Pathfinder Office).

Arc pad, ArcMap, ArcGIS.

Global Mapper.

hape2EarthGlobe.