Water Resource Engineer

SUHAIL ZOKAIB

**-**** *** * ****** , Tel: 250-***-****,

Surrey, BC, V3w 0T5 Email: ************@*****.***

OBJECTIVES:

Water Resources Engineer

PROFILE:

Six years professional experience as a Water Resource Specialist conducting a wide range of research studies in hydrology, meteorology and soil erosion

M.A.Sc. in Civil engineering (Water Resources Engineering)

Extensive experience working with international Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO)

Able to work on own initiative and as part of a team.

Proven leadership skills involving managing, developing and motivating teams to achieve objectives.

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS:

Published 15 research papers in national and international journals and conference proceedings.

Submitted 15 technical reports on different studies to national and regional office.

Presented research work in different international workshops/conferences.

Designed and established Hydro-meteorological and Erosion Plot network for EU in Pakistan.

Worked as multi country research projects

ACADAMIC QUALIFICATIONS / EDUCATION:

M.A.Sc. in Civil Engineering (Water Resources Engineering) June 2011

University of British Columbia, Canada

M.Sc. (Hons.) in Water Management 2000

Agricultural University Peshawar, Pakistan

B.Sc. (Hons) in Agriculture (Water Management) 1998

Agricultural University Peshawar, Pakistan

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Teaching Assistant Sep to Dec, 2010-11

School of Engineering, University of British Columbia, Okanagan

Hydro-Meteorologist

International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development/ People and Resource Dynamics Project- Pakistan 2000- 2006

PARDYP Project was a multidisciplinary regional watershed management, research and development project, involved in the fields of meteorology, hydrology, soil erosion, and fertility studies. This project operated in four partner countries in including Pakistan, India, Nepal, and China. In Pakistan there were a network of six hydrological, six meteorological stations and four erosion plots

My Major Responsibilities:

• Monitoring research network

• Data collection, organization and analysis

• Report writing (Progress reports, Year Books and Research Papers).

• Regional data synthesis

• Participation in regional workshops and meetings

• Taught refresher courses to local field observers

Hydrologist (Professional Consultant)

Forest and Soil Degradation Project Pakistan - 2002-2006

FSDP project consist of network of 6 hydrological, 2 meteorological and 8 erosion plots. Project was working on LISEM model in three partner countries: India, Nepal and Pakistan.

My major responsibility were

• Site selection , designing and establishment of hydro-meteorological and erosion plots network

• Monitoring of research work

• Data Compilation and analysis

• To give training to project staff

Supervisor- Tree Plantation

May to Aug. 06

Khaira Enterprises Ltd, Surrey , BC

May to July, 08

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:

• MASc “Rainfall, Runoff and Soil Degradation in the Hindu Kush-Himalayas- A Case Study in Hilkot Watershed Pakistan”

• M.Sc “ Study of Runoff ,Erosion Losses and Local Water Harvesting Practices at Hilkot Watershed( Mansehara) in PARDYP Project.”

• B.Sc “ Comparison of Soil Moisture Content by using Time Domain Reflectometery (TDR), Gypsum block, Teniso-meter and Gravimetric Method”.

LANGUAGES:

Fluent in English, Urdu, Hindi and Punjabi

COMPUTER LITERACY:

MS Office, HYMOS, Arc View, Tool Book, BoxCar Pro

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS :

1. Zokaib. S et all.2005. “Measurement and Distribution of Runoff and Soil Losses from the Selected Watersheds in the Hindu-Kush Himalayan Region” Journal of the Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management Society (AEHMS). Volume 8, Number 3, p.235-241, (2005)

http://www.aehms.org/journal/8_3.html

2. Zokaib. S et all. 2004. Study of stage-discharge relationship and stream erosion in Sub-catchments of Hilkot watershed (Mansehara)”. Journal of Engg. and Applied Sciences.Vol.24, pp 53-58.

3. Zokaib. S., and T. Sarwar. 2004. “Land use and local water harvesting practices at Hilkot watershed (Mansehara)”. Sarhad Journal of Agriculture. ISSN 1016-4383. Vol.20, No.3, pp. 435-440.

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4. Zokaib. S., and T. Sarwar. 2004. “Study of land use and local water harvesting practices at Hilkot watershed (Mansehara).” Sarhad Journal of Agriculture .Vol.20, No3.pp 435-440.

5. Zokaib,S et all. 2004. “Low flows in Middle Mountain of the Hindu Kush Himalayas (HKH). Paper published in proceeding of International Conference on Great Himalayas: Climate, Health, Ecology, Management and Conservation, organized by The Aquatic Ecosystem Health and management Society, Canada. http://www.aehms.org/hima02.html

6. Zokaib.S et all. 2004. “Monsoon Failure –Depletion of water resources in Hilkot watershed Pakistan”. Proceeding of International conference on sustainable water resource management in the changing environment of monsoon region, held in Colombo, Sir Lanka. Vol.1, pp 123-130.

7. Zokaib.S et all. 2004.”Hydrometric Network ; To study the water dynamics in Hilkot watershed PARDYP Pakistan”. Proceeding of International conference on sustainable water resource management in the changing environment of monsoon region, held in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Vol.1, pp 310-318.

8. Zokaib.S et all. 2003.” Water Resource Dynamics: A Comparison of Five Watersheds in the Hindu Kush-Himalayas”. Resource constraints and management option in mountain watershed of the Himalayas. Proceeding of Regional workshop held 8-9 December, 2003 in Katmandu, Nepal. ICIMOD. pp 84-104.

http://www.cababstractsplus.org/abstracts/Abstract.aspx?AcNo=200********

9. PARDYP. 2003.”Overview of PARDYP Research: Promising Approaches to watershed Management”. Proceeding of Regional workshop held 8-9 December, 2003 in Katmandu, Nepal. ICIMOD. pp 01 -08.

10. M. Jehangir,. S. Zokaib and H. Shah . 2004. “Assessment of runoff and Soil Losses from the Selected Watersheds in the Hindu-Kush Himalayan Region”. Proceeding of for the International Conference on Hydrology of Mountain Environments Berchtesgaden, Germany, 27 September - 1 October 2004.

11. S. Zokaib., Jehangir, M and H. Shah. 2004.”An overview of runoff and soil loss by means of erosion plots established in various land uses in Hilkot watershed, Pakistan” .Proceeding of the International Conference on Hydrology of Mountain Environments Berchtesgaden, Germany, 27 September - 1 October 2004.

12. S. Zokaib et all. 2002. “Water related key issues in meso-scale catchments of the Hindu Kush-Himalayas” ICIMOD-Nepal. Renewable natural resources management for mountain communities 2005 pp. 115-126.

13. PK Verma and Zokaib.S. 2003. “Rainfall dynamics of Mountain Watersheds: A HKH perspective” ICIMOD, Nepal.

14. Bhawani. S and Zokaib, S. 2003. “Comparative study of low flow characteristics in the PARDYP watersheds”. ICIMOD, Nepal.

15. Pradeep M.D and Zokaib, S. 2003. “Rainfall runoff event study in the PARDYP watersheds” ICIMOD, Nepal..

16. Zokaib, S. and Naser, B. 2010. Impacts of Land Use on Runoff and Soil Degradation in Hilkot Watershed in Pakistan. Submitted for publication in the International Journal of Sediment Research.

17. Zokaib, S. and Naser, B. 2011. A Study on Rainfall, Runoff, and Soil Loss Relationships at Different Land Uses – A Case in Hilkot Watershed in Pakistan. Submitted to the Journal of Hydrological Research.

18. Zokaib, S. and Naser, B. 2011. A Surface Runoff and Soil Erosion Study for Hilkot Watershed in Pakistan; A Mathematical Modeling Approach. Submitted to the Journal of Hydrology.

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING COURSES:

• Hydrological and Meteorological Equipments Installation and Calibration

• Solar Water Disinfections (SODIS) and Water Quality Testing Training

• Hydrological and erosion analysis software (HYMOS), “Hyper Media

• Technical Report Writing.

• Flow measurements in streams and springs using salt dilution method, volumetric method and current meter

• Down loading data from recording meteorological instruments with the help of computer using BoxCar Pro.

REFERENCES:

1. Dr. Bahman Naser, Assistan Professor , University of British Columbia,

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2. Dr . Rehan Sadiq , Associate Professor , University of British Columbia

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3. Hakim Shah, Country Coordinator, PARDYP Project, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar, Pakistan.

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4. Dr. Tahir Sarwar, Associate Professor, Department of Water Management, Agricultural University Peshawar, Pakistan.

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