Resumé
Name: Shyam Sundar Shrestha
Sex: Male
Nationality: Nepali
Date of Birth: June 30, 1961.
Marital Status: Married.
Home address: Bhimad - 4, Tanahun,
Gandaki Zone, Nepal
Mailing Address in Nepal: Sundarashram, Nirmal Batika School Tole,
Mahadevatar, Gongabun - 8
GPO Box 2356, Kathmandu, Nepal
Office Address in Nepal: Assistant Watershed Conservation Officer
Department of Soil Conservation, Babar Mahal
GPO Box 4719, Kathmandu, Nepal
Tel: 977-1-212768, 977-1-220828, 977-1-220857
Fax: 977-1-221067
Present Office address: STAR/SERD/AIT
GPO Box 4, Klong Luang,
Pathumthani 12120 Thailand.
Tel: 662-524-5580
Emails: [email protected]
Internet: http://www.star.ait.ac.th/~shyam/
Academic Qualifications:
Master of Science
Remote Sensing & GIS
STAR Program
AIT, Bangkok, Thailand
August 1996
B. Sc. (Forestry)
Soil Conservation and Watershed Management
Central Campus, Institute of Forestry
Tribhuvan University, Nepal
1987.
B. Sc.
Biology (Botany, Zoology and Chemistry)
Amrit Campus, Institute of Science and Technology
Tribhuvan University, Nepal
1982.
Work Experience:
Research Associate
ACRoRS (Asian Center for Research on Remote Sensing)
Space Technology : Applications and Research (STAR) Program
Asian Institute of Technology (AIT)
Program Associate
Continuing Education Center (CEC)
Asian Institute of Technology (AIT)
Assistant Watershed Conservation Officer
Babar Mahal, Kathmandu, Department of Soil Conservation (DOSC), Ministry of Forests and Soil Conservation (MFSC), His Majesty's Government of Nepal (HMG/N)
District Soil Conservation Officer
District Soil Conservation Office, Okhaldhunga, Department of Soil Conservation, Ministry of Forests and Soil Conservation, His Majesty's Government of Nepal
Assistant Soil Conseravation Officer
Department of Soil Conservation, Ministry of Forests and Soil Conservation, Babar Mahal, His Majesty's Government of Nepal
Field Experience:
A Report Preparation and Field Survey of Khumjung-Khunde VDCs' Landslides, Solukhumbu, Sagarmatha Zone, Nepal from June 1 - 30, 1994.
A Report Preparation and Field Survey of Baruneshwar VDC's Landslides, Okhaldhunga, Sagarmatha Zone, Nepal from August 23 - 24, 1994.
A Report Preparation and Field Survey of Landslides and Flooding of Sindhuli District, Janakpur Zone from August 9 -15, 1994.
A Report Preparation and Field Survey of Phulpinggatta VDC's Landslides, Sindhupalchok District District from July 7 - 9, 1993.
A Report Preparation and Field Survey of Subwatersheds of Palpa District for Operational Planning from June 14 - 21 and April 1 -12, 1992.
A Report Preparation and Field Survey of Surrounding Siwalik Hills of Butwal Municipality for Soil Erosion Control from January 10 -26, 1992.
Site Officer of Dhikurpokhari, Kaskikot and Sanrangkot VDCs for Soil Conservation Activities Implementation and Land Use Verification of Phewatal Watershed; Sedimentation Measurement in Phewa Lake by Eco Sounding Method from 16/11/1990 - 30/09/1991.
A Report Preparation and Field Survey of Environmental Impacr Assessment of Udayapur Cement Factory form March 21 -24, 1990.
A Report Preparation and Field Survey of Udayapur and Makawanpur Districts for Watershed Management Plan Preparation in 1990.
A Report Preparation and Field Survey of Ramecchap District and Surkhet Valley for Watershed management Plan Preparation in 1989.
A Report Preparation and Basse Line Survey of Rautahat District for Forest Management Plan Preparation from February to April, 1988.
Other Experience:
Watershed Manaement Specialist or Team Leader of Western and Far Western Development Regions of Nepal in APROSC for the Preparation of Watershed Management Paln of Prioritized Subwatersheds of the Districts of Nepal from April - July 1993.
Visiting Lecturer on Soil and Water Conservation Engineering Subject in Institute of Forestry in 1991.
Affiliated Advisor on Project Paper Entitled "Impact of Project on Farming Practice : A Case Study of Chapakot VDC of Phewatal Watershed", Institute of Forestry, Nepal in 1991.
Facilitator/Organizer on Integrated Watershed Planning Training for Mid-Level Technicians of DSCWM organized by Watershed Management Project, Kathmandu, Nepal from July 3 - 8, 1988.
Awards, Fellowships and Scholarships:
ADB-Japan Scholarship from January 1995 to August 1996 for studying Master Degree at AIT.
FAO In-Country Fellowship from January 1986 to January 1987 for studying B. Sc. (Forestry) at Pokhara, Nepal.
First Prize in Essay Writing on Importance of Vocational Education in Nepal : Why and How organized by Misnistry of Education and Culture, Western Development Region, Pokhara, Nepal 1975.
Specialization:
Watershed Planning and Management with Remote Sensing and GIS Applications.
Training:
Training on Global Positioning System/Geographical Information System Organized by MENRIS, ICIMOD from December 8 - 15, 1992.
Training on manual GIS for Watershed Action Plan Preparation Organized by DOSC from July 28 - August 8, 1992.
Training on Participatory Planning and Gender Analysis Organized by Bhusunde Khola Watershed Management Project from October 16 - 21, 1992.
Training on Application of ILWIS/GIS for Watershed planning and Survey Organized by
FAO/DOSC/ICIMOD from July 3 - 16, 1992.
Training on Permaculture Design Course Organized by INSAN from September 13 - 29, 1991.
Training on Integrated Watershed Planning Organized by Watershed Management Project from June 12 - 17, 1988.
Training on Remote Sensing Applications to Rural Development Organized by National Remote Sensing Center from May 22 - June 3, 1988.
Conferences, Seminars and Workshops Attended:
Sixteenth Asian Conference on Remote Sensing at Suranaree University of Technology, Korat, Thailand from November 21 - 25, 1995.
Regional Seminar on Environmental Soil and Water Management : Past Experience and Future Directions, AIT, Bangkok, Thailand in February 3, 1995.
Peace Corp Ice Break Workshop in Kathmandu, Nepal from September 2 - 4, 1993.
Publications:
Watershed Prioritization for Planning With MOS1-MESSR Data, GIS Applications and Socio-Economic Information: A Case Study of Tinau Watershed, Palpa, Nepal, Eighteenth Asian Conference on Remote Sensing in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from October 20 - 25, 1997.
Watershed Planning for the Sustainable Development of Natural Resources Using Remote Sensing and GIS, A Case Study of Tinau Watershed, Palpa, Nepal, AIT, Bangkok, Thailand, 1996.
Watershed Management Plans for the Subwatersheds of Mustang District, Nepal, DOSC, 1993.
Watershed Management Plans for the Subwatersheds of Myagdi District, Nepal, DOSC, 1993.
Watershed Management Plans for the Subwatersheds of Dadeldhura District, Nepal, DOSC, 1993.
Watershed Management Plans for the Subwatersheds of Baitadi District, Nepal, DOSC, 1993.
A Report on Soil Erosion Control of Surrounding Siwalik Hills of Butwal Municipality, DOSC, 1993.
Guideliones for Subwatershed Management Action Planning, DOSC, 1993.
Watershed Action Plan for Sindhupalchok District, DOSC, 1992.
Watershed Management Action Plans for the Subwatersheds of Palpa District, Nepal, DOSC, 1992.
Watershed Management Plans for Udayapur District, Nepal, DOSC, 1990.
Watershed Management Plans for Ramechhap District, Nepal, DOSC, 1990.
Women Participation in Soil Conservation, A case Study of Sarangkot Village Development Commitee, Phewatal Watershed, Nepal, Central Campus, Institute of Forestry, Pokhara, Nepal 1987.
Cultivated Fruit Plants in Kathmandu Valley, Amrit Campus, Institute of Science and Technology, Kathmandu, Nepal 1982.
Language Proficiency:
Good in Nepal Bhasha (Newari), Nepali, English, Sanskrit and Hindi
Few Words in Thai, Chinese, French Japanese, Indonesian, and Tibetian (International); and Magar, Gurung, Bhojpuri, and Maithali (Local).
Computer Software Proficiency:
Image Processing: ERDAS, ENVI, ER MAPPER, IDRISI, ILWIS, ARC/INFO, MAP/INFO, ARCVIEW, GEO CUBE.
Programming: IDL, C, SML, AML, AVENUE, HTML.
Graphics: Harvard Graphics, VISIO, ABC FLOW.
Data Base: LOTUS, SPSS, Microsoft EXCEL, dBASE.
Others: PENSHOP PRO, ADOBE PHOTOSHOP, Microsoft WORD, Macintosh WORD, WORD PERFECT, POWER POINT.
Good knoledge in Internet, DOS, UNIX, NT. Ability and interest to learn quickly any kind of new software.
Professional and Civic Affiliation:
Member, AITAA (AIT Alumni Association)
Member, Nepal Foresters Association
Founder and Life Member, Soil Conservation Society of Nepal
Founder Member, Nepal Natural Disaster Rehabilitation Society
References:
Prof. Dr. Karl E. Weber, VPAA, AIT
Prof. Dr. Shunji Murai, General Secretary, AARS
Mr. Surendra Shrestha, President, AITAA
My Thesis Committee Members:
My Class Teachers:
I heartily respect all teachers, who have given me knowledge, guidance and love. I would like to extend my heartfelt gratitude to them all through this home page also. I will always remember their teaching styles. My teachers at AIT are: