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Consulting portfolio

The qualifications, appointments, and published work our lead consultant brings to every engagement.

Record of the lead consultant

Appointments, qualifications, and published work underpinning the firm’s technical offer.

  • 01Ph.D. in water and soil quality managementWith a research focus on lakes, climate change, and environmental impact.
  • 02Director General, Department of FisheriesHead of a public-sector department, responsible for the scientific management of freshwater streams and lakes.
  • 03Convener, national policy committeeNational policy formulation for fisheries development and the conservation of natural aquatic resources, including glacial lakes in Gilgit-Baltistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
  • 04Director and CEO, INFOFISHLed the FAO-founded intergovernmental organisation, now fourteen member countries, headquartered in Malaysia. Implemented development projects funded by FAO, UNDP, and member governments.
  • 05Team Leader, Asian Development Bank projectSurvey and development of both freshwater and coastal waters in Pakistan.
  • 06National Consultant, IUCN / FAO / UNDPSurveyed freshwater streams and rivers in Azad Jammu and Kashmir to establish fish hatcheries.
  • 07FAO Technical Paper 501Author of “Assessment of freshwater fish seed resources for sustainable aquaculture”, published by FAO, Rome. Covers a nationwide survey including Gilgit-Baltistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
  • 08SAARC handbookCo-author of the Handbook on Fish and Crustacean Diseases in the SAARC Region, published by the SAARC Secretariat, Dhaka.
  • 09Pakistan Science Foundation researchCompleted a funded research project on aquatic pollution and its effects.
  • 10Limnology teaching and researchUniversity-level teaching and research in the study of lakes, with a focus on the northern areas.
  • 11Advanced environmental sciencesTeaching at Government College University, Lahore.
  • 12Annual limnological field studyOrganises a yearly educational expedition to the northern areas.
  • 13Thirty-five years in project deliveryHuman resource management, project planning, implementation, and monitoring.
  • 14Early career in educationTaught biology at O and A level at Aitchison College, Lahore.