Simon Tilleard

Experience

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  Alluvium Consulting

  Feb 2008 - Jul 2010

  Water Resources Engineer / Scientist

  Manager and technical specialist for investigations, designs and supervision of water resources management projects. Clients included local, state and national governments; private sector and NGOs. The role included the following tasks:Waterway rehabilitation/erosion control design (e.g. Holding Paddock Creek diversion design, South East QLD)Hydrologic and hydraulic modeling (e.g. Assessing the likelihood of further erosion of Bodmans Creek, Victoria)Governance and structure reviews for government bodies (e.g. National governance and structure review Waterwatch Australia)Catchment and basin studies (e.g. Geomorphological study of the Corner Inlet catchment)Development of maps using GIS software (ARCMAP) (e.g spatially mapping all targets and actions outlined for the Aire River, Victoria)Monitoring program assessment (e.g. Snowy River plan of works evaluation, based on the Australian MERI framework)Design and implementation of environmental flow monitoring programs (e.g. Glenelg River environmental flow stream assessment) Show less

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  Institute for Water Resources Planning,

  Aug 2010 - Aug 2011

  Water research officer

  Working within the Vietnam national government to build capacity on water quality modeling of reservoirs and estuaries. This role included the following tasks:3D hydrodynamic modelling of reservoirs to understand effects on water quality for downstream communities and users of the reservoirDesign and preparation of capacity building materials on reservoir and estuary water quality theory and a manual on how to run the ELCOM-CAEDYM program One-on-one training with local staff on water quality modellingWater quality field monitoringRelationship building and preparing proposals for projects with local NGOsFacilitating and delivering workshops to increase staff capacity on subjects such as environmental flows Show less

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  International Centre for Enviromental Management

  Sept 2011 - Sept 2014

  Water resources specialist and Nepal country manager

  Project manager and technical specialist on water resources and climate change projects and research. Countries of work included Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam and Nepal. Clients included multi-lateral development banks, national governments, NGOs and research institutes. This role included the following tasks: Regional, national, basin and local scale hydrologic and hydraulic modeling and interpretation to inform water resources management and infrastructure designProviding advice for improving water resources management policies and activities at regional, national, basin and local levelsUndertaking climate change impact and vulnerability assessments and adaptation planning for water resources, agriculture, infrastructure, ecosystems and communitiesClimate change impact modeling for vulnerability assessmentsBuilding capacity for water resources management and modellingProject management functions such as budgeting, scheduling, consultant supervision and quality control for projects with up to 25 national and international consultantsCoordination of the Nepal office including two full-time technical staff, three full-time administrative staff and more than 20 part-time consultants Show less

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  Independent

  Jan 2014 - Jan 2016

  Independent Consultant - Water resources specialist
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  McGill University

  May 2015 - Jan 2016

  Senior Researcher

  Undertook research on the limitations to climate change adaptation in transboundary river basins. Developed a framework to assess the institutional adaptation readiness of transboundary river basins that will then be applied to a large set of basins from around the world. Comparison of the adaptation readiness results with existing adaptive capacity measurements for transboundary river basins helped to identify what is limiting adaptation action in the basins and provide a focus for adaptation policies. Show less

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  Alluvium

  Mar 2016 - Feb 2018

  International Program Manager

  Alluvium's international arm is focused on drawing on Alluvium's water expertise to help address water resources challenges in the Indo-Pacific region. We currently have projects in India, Myanmar, Nepal, Laos PDR, Thailand and Tuvalu.The international lead role encompasses overall strategic direction of the company, technical and managerial oversight of projects, undertaking technical roles in projects and business development.

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  Australian Water Partnership

  Feb 2018 - Sept 2019

  Program Manager

  Management of the Australian Water Partnership's program of work across the Indo-Pacific. This includes working with international and Australian partners to develop projects; procurement and contracting; implementation management; and monitoring and reporting. In addition, the position contributes to strategic planning, marketing, corporate reporting and financial administration.The Australian Water Partnership has a broad range of projects covering most countries of the Indo-Pacific and a range of technical areas such as urban water design, basin planning, modelling, irrigation, water reform and environmental water. Show less

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  Alluvium International

  Sept 2019 - now

  General Manager- Alluvium International

  Alluvium's international arm is focused on drawing on Alluvium's expertise to help address environment and society challenges in the Indo-Pacific region. We currently have or have recently completed projects in India, Malaysia, Nepal, Laos PDR, Thailand, Papua New Guinea, Vietnam, Fiji, Myanmar and Tuvalu, as well as the Mekong and Pacific regions.The General Manager role encompasses overall strategic direction of the company, technical and managerial oversight of projects, undertaking technical roles in projects and business development. Show less

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  Alluvium Consulting India

  Mar 2021 - now

  General Manager - Alluvium Consulting India

  Alluvium's Indian arm is focused on drawing on Alluvium's expertise to help address environment and society challenges in India. The General Manager role encompasses overall strategic direction of the company, technical and managerial oversight of projects, undertaking technical roles in projects and business development.