NAME

CASTAIGNE YVAN

DATE OF BIRTH

January 2, 1953

CITIZENSHIP

Belgian & Canadian

LANGUAGES 

French

Mother tongue

English

Written, spoken (very good)

Spanish

Written, spoken (very good)

Indonesian

Read, spoken (well)

Dutch

Basics

2000 - 03

-  Continuing education: Project management: Ordre des Ingénieurs du Québec and UQAM.

-  Software for bidding, scheduling and civil construction follow-up (Gesqan from Luqs and Primavera) and Earthworks software with 3D representation (Sitework, Paydirt from Trimble).

1994 - 98

-  Sustainable agricultural systems by Laval University, Québec 1998.

-  Continuing education on Global Planning of Integrated Fertilization by McGill University and the Ordre des Agronomes du Québec, Montreal 1997.

-  Continuing education on Geographic Information Systems (ArcCad from ESRI) annual conferences in 1994, 95 and 96.

-  Advanced use of Internet services, creation of web sites.

1992 - 93

-  Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Arc/Info 3.4.D.Plus; McGill University, Montreal.

-  Continuing education: rural water management in Quebec, Ministries of Environment and Agriculture and Fisheries; rural watershed management and water quality: Université Laval, Quebec.

-  DBase IV; Dawson College, Montreal.

1989 - 91

-  Health and Security on construction yards; Ecole Polytechnique, Montreal.

-  Continuing education on hydraulics and concrete structures; Université Laval, Quebec.

-  CAD (computer aided design) AUTOCAD; Cegep of St-Hyacinthe, Quebec.

1970 - 75

-  State University of Agronomic Sciences in Gembloux Belgium. Diploma: M.Sc. Agricultural Engineering.  Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) and Agronomist (Ag.) in Belgium, Canada and US (see professional associations on "Home page").

Asia (5 years)

Indonesia, Bangladesh;

Europe (2 years)

Belgium;

North America (9 years)

Canada; USA;

Latin America & Caribbean

(9 years)

Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Venezuela, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Haiti;

Africa (6 years)

Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Mali, Mauritania, Dem. Rep. of Congo, Chad, Congo, Centrafrican Republic, Gabon, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Niger, Benin, Guinea-Conakry.

- Administrative, financial and technical direction and human resources management of international projects (teams of 20 to 50 people);

- Direction, planning of projects in private construction corporations; implementation of computerized systems for bidding, controlling and following construction works;

- Project inception, implementation of computerized systems for financial, administrative and technical management, staff recruitment, training of personnel to specific requirements for bilateral or multilateral projects (EU - DG I and DG VIII, AGCD - Belgium, UNDP / OPS, UNCDF, CIDA, IFAD, NGO’s, AfDB, AIDB);

- Co-ordination and evaluation of technical co-operation and training projects with multiple governmental partnership; strengthening of water resources institutions;

- Participation in the identification, preparation, formulation, monitoring, evaluation and management of several projects in the field of irrigation, drainage, agrometeorology, rural infrastructure, training of beneficiary population, water supply and in institutional arrangements analysis;

- Project management studies, planning for irrigation schemes and for water resources development with implementation of georeferenced database systems (Geographic Information Systems);

- Administrative, technical and financial management for operation and maintenance of 1.000 to 20.000 ha irrigation networks; participation to institutional arrangements for capacity building in O &  M;

- Preparation and analysis of international tender for procurement of irrigation and maintenance heavy machinery, for water supply construction works and for consulting services;

- International trade of pesticides; technical and sales representative for several countries;

- Selection of fundable activities, recruitment of technical assistance and procurement of equipment.

- Elaboration of detail maps from satellite imagery and ground control points surveyed by DGPS (scale 1/10.000 and 3 m contour spacing);

- Implementation of SRIS (Spatially Referenced Information Systems) for management and use of natural resources (surface and groundwater), follow-up of crop pest control and irrigation management;

- Elaboration of agro-environmental recommendations to reduce soil and water contamination in agricultural areas of intensive farming;

- Computerization of administrative systems (accounting and management reporting), data bases, electronic transmission of data;

- Software: MS WORD 2000, EXCEL 2000, ACCESS 2000, POWERPOINT 2000, PROJECT 2002; Frontpage 2000, Dbase; AUTOCAD 2000, Autocad Map, Arcview, ARC/INFO, MapInfo, Gesqan-LUQS, Primavera, Sitework-Paydirt-Trimble, advanced Internet;

- Geomatic and land survey, photointerpretation, computerized data collection and processing, use of high accuracy DGPS (Differential Global Positioning Systems) and linkage with GIS (Geographical Information Systems);

- Hydrological, agro-meteorological, drainage and hydraulic engineering studies, watershed management, water table control, underground irrigation;

- Supervision of construction yards (rural roads, pumping stations, manure storage reservoirs), irrigation and drainage works and golf courses and recreational areas;

- Irrigation with on-farm water management:

-  Gravity (open canals) for schemes from 10 ha to 20.000 ha in lowland and in mountains;

-  Sprinklers with mobile or permanent equipment, giant guns, reel and central pivot systems for medium size projects (50 to 1.000 ha);

-  Automated or computerized networks for turf areas, golf courses and sport fields;

-  Dripping systems for horticulture and nurseries;

- Rice and village irrigation schemes technical layout and feasibility studies with groundwater and solar pumping units;

- Pumping stations assembly and maintenance (1 to 5.000 m³/h);

- Experimentation and registration of insecticides and herbicides for tropical crops and participation to the locust control program in Sahel (Africa);

- Small sewer and water supply systems design.

2004

- Guinea-Conakry: Engineering on a shrimp farm in Koba (land survey and bathymetry with DGPS); agricultural impact evaluation of relocating rural population in Sangaredi area before the installation of a new alumina production unit.  Private investment by SNC-Lavalin International, Montreal.

- Honduras: Feasibility study for the development of 2.000 ha with irrigation in the Sulaco valley in central Honduras.  Management of a group of 20 specialists in administrative, financial and technical aspects.  Production of diagnostic, project formulation with preliminary design and environmental impact assessment reports.  Financed by AIDB, (SNC-Lavalin International, Montréal).

2002-03

- USA - Connecticut: High class golf course construction (36 holes); general management, in charge of human resources (50 people), procurement, subcontracting works, schedule control, site safety, environmental control, coordination with other contractors, cost and budget monitoring, etc.  Private Corporation NMP Golf Construction.  Financed by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation.

2001-02

- Guinea-Conakry:  team leadership and management a of 10 international and national consultants within the “National Directorate for Agricultural Engineering” for pre-feasibility studies of 4 medium scale irrigation projects in three different administrative regions of the country and for the detail feasibility study of the most promising site (300 ha in central highlands region of Fouta-Djallon).  The end of this consultancy is scheduled for June 30^th 2002.  This assignment includes an important on-the-job training component for the national counterparts (introducing DGPS surveying methods, computerized data and map processing and computer assisted engineering).  Financed by AfDB. (SNC-Lavalin International, Montréal).

99-2000

- Canada - USA:  Consultant to the management team of two private construction corporations (golf course builders):  participation to the computerization of their general project management.  Customization of a specialized software for bidding and scheduling construction works allowing subsequent cost control for each construction site.  Standardization of technical procedures for take-off (use of software for 3D earthworks estimates), linkage with CAD software.  Participation in staff training for the implementation of those technological changes.  Part of work on construction sites.  (NMP Golf Construction Corp.)

1999

- Benin (West Africa): participation to the “Study for planning the improvement of Southern Benin continental lakes and waters”.  My charges consisted in assessing the physical and social infrastructures needs (with mapping) of the lakeside and riverside fisherman population to identify opportunities to relocate them in agricultural activities due to the decline in traditional fisheries. Financed by AfDB.  (Roche International Quebec).

- Dominican Republic: water resources and drainage needs assessment for a golf course construction company.  (NMP Golf Construction Inc.)

1998

- Quebec: Advisor for reducing soil and water contamination by agricultural activities in Quebec province.  In charge of preparing agro-environmental fertilization recommendations for large dairy, hog and other livestock farms to conform them to the latest government environmental regulations and coordinating the negotiations between farmers, governmental agencies and fertilizer suppliers.  Training of farmers to obey the rules of new government farming standards.  Club Agro-Environnemental à St-Hyacinthe.

- Indonesia: Short-term support missions to the “North Bali Groundwater Irrigation and Water Supply Project”: in charge of organizing and strengthening technically and administratively the water users groups for small-scale village groundwater irrigation.  Writing design, operation and maintenance guidelines to extend tested systems to new farmers groups.  This work was carried out through training Indonesian technicians on CAD (Computer Assisted Design) and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) adapted to support management decisions in small irrigation systems. Financed by the Commission of the European Union. s.a. AGRER n.v., Brussels.

1993-97

- Indonesia: Co-director of the Project Management Unit for the North Bali groundwater development and Team Leader of the technical assistance mission.  Responsibilities: inception of the project, mobilization of the technical assistance, training of administration staff, implementation of the engineering unit with conception of a Geographic Information System for data collection and management, preparation of tender and contract negotiation for procurement and construction works for tubewell drilling and irrigation piped systems, financial and accounting management with budget planning, co-ordination between Ministries of Public Works and Agriculture and Provincial, District and Village Authorities.  Financed by the Commission of the European Union. s.a. AGRER n.v., Brussels.

1992-93

- Bangladesh: team leader for the midterm field evaluation mission of the technical assistance on the Ganges-Kobadak irrigation scheme (institutional capacity reinforcement and beneficiaries participation in operation and maintenance of the irrigation infrastructure); financed by UNDP;

- Indonesia: three months field study on water resources planning for Bali and Lombok Islands: in charge of the irrigation water demand projections for the next 20 years; adaptation of a GIS to produce thematic maps; financed by CIDA, Canada;

- Technical officer: WSTCF (Water Sector Technical Co-operation Fund) Indonesia ; financed by CIDA, Canada; in charge of screening fundable activities, recruitment of technical assistance, services sub-contracts negotiations, procurement of equipment’s and technical missions in irrigation;

- Bolivia (Cochabamba, Tarata village): technical monitor for Laka-Laka Irrigation and Water Supply Project; annual field mission and reporting as team leader; adaptation of a GIS for the infrastructure management in irrigation and water supply; financed by CIDA, Canada;

- Niger: technical advisor for 6 months on a "small irrigation schemes" IFAD (International Fund for Agricultural Development) funded project totaling 1.200 ha in Niger: pumping systems selection, new schemes identification and feasibility analysis and operation and maintenance policies set-up;

- Short term assignments: international services and equipment’s tender technical and financial evaluations for UNDP-OPS; business development in Ecuador; project formulation in agrometeorology in Mali for UNDP-WMO; institutional arrangements analysis in Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso.

1988-91

- Quebec: Engineer in charge of reinforced concrete manure reservoirs design, construction and control (70 structures built in the province); 6 months for a private company;

- Quebec: Engineer in charge of irrigation and drainage projects design and supervision for sport fields and golf courses and small sewer and water supply systems (500 to 5.000 inhabitants); 18 months for a private company;

- Bangladesh: Technical assistance tender documents preparation for a drainage project; private company;

- Peru: Technical and sales preparatory mission for the rehabilitation of the inundated agricultural areas by Titicaca lake floods in the Puno region;  project financed by E.E.C. (European Economic Community);

- Cameroon: Technical and sales representative for agrochemical products in Central Africa

  (Cameroon, Zaire, Chad, Centrafrican Republic, Gabon and Congo).  20 months assignment 

  financed by an industrial company.

1986   

- Ivory Coast: Advisor to the rural development Minister's Cabinet for its irrigated rice development policy in the central region: viability and feasibility studies for 2.000 ha of lowland; 9 months assignment financed by C.E.U. (Commission of the European Union DG VIII);

1985

- Venezuela-Bolivia: Commercial investigation, preparation of technical assistance projects; private funds;

- Ethiopia: Rehabilitation studies of irrigated areas for cotton and food crops in Shewa and Gamo-Gofa regions; medium scale projects (500 to 3.000 ha); hydrological study and technical specifications for heavy machinery; financed by UNCDF;

- Mali: Development studies of "garden" irrigation schemes for villages self-reliance in food production in northern area of Bamako; studies of various underground water pumping systems:  solar energy, diesel power and draught animals; financed by UNDP;

1983-85

- Mauritania: Project leader for the management of rice irrigation schemes (1.500 ha) and the construction of small scale perimeters in the Kaedi region; operation and maintenance of irrigation and drainage earth canals and pumping station, project administration, management and supervision of extension services; 18 months assignment financed by C.E.U. (Commission of the European Union DG VIII);

1983   

- Rwanda: Rehabilitation study for food crop production by irrigation in the Rusumo region; proposals for management, maintenance and water pricing policy; financed by a Belgian N.G.O.;

- Saudi Arabia: Technical studies of deep well pumping stations for central pivot irrigation (pumps, reservoirs and main pipes); private funds;

1981-83

- Ecuador: Team leader for a 10.000 ha integrated agricultural development project in the Andes (Quito region): irrigation, mechanization, stock farming, fruit and forest tree nurseries, assistance to crop marketing and guidance to the irrigation management of the scheme.  Advisor at the national level for the development of operation and maintenance systems for new schemes in the Andean area; administrative, financial management and preparation of a 10 years master plan for future project development; 2 years financed by the Belgian Government (AGCD);

1977-81

- Ecuador: Responsible for the irrigation development in a 5.000 ha scheme in the Andean area; gravity, sprinkler and trickle irrigation for maize, potatoes, wheat, beans, fruit orchards and tree nurseries; organization of water users associations, training of water administration staff, design of prefabricated water diversion structures, supervision of extension services, training of technical staff for hydrological studies, land survey and agrometeorological data collection with installation of 3 weather stations; lectures on the standardization of water management in irrigated areas of the Andes; 3,5 years financed by the Belgian Government (AGCD);

1976-77

- Mali: Study and implementation of a rice irrigation scheme in Timbuktu (600 ha); soil and land surveys; construction of the main pumping station and irrigation and drainage channels;  participation to the hydrological and water requirements studies; 20 months financed by a Belgian N.G.O.;

1976

- Niger: Flood control around the city of Agades (Teloua river); embankment study and design of a 150 ha scheme for irrigated horticulture; financed by UNDP;

1973-75

- Belgium: Field studies for a 500 ha drainage project;

- Belgium: Training in a vegetable canning factory;

- Canada: Training on a tobacco farm in Ontario.