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AJINIYAZ R. REIMOV

339 S. Lincoln St., apt. 'D'
Bloomington, IN 47401
phone: (812) 337-8234
e-mail:
areimov@indiana.edu

Citizenship: Karakalpakstan (Uzbekistan)

Objective:

To find an interesting job with an agency working on international environmental issues/natural resources management/biodiversity.

Education:


SCHOOL OF PUBLIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS

Indiana University Bloomington, IN

MPA, Environmental Policy and Natural Resources Management

May, 2000

Muskie Fellow


BIOLOGICAL FACULTY

Moscow State University Moscow, Russia

Diploma on the specialty "Zoology of Vertebrates and General Ecology"

July, 1994

Professional Experience:

 

Graduate student

 

January 1995 to August 1998

 

Institute of Bioecology

Karakalpakstan Branch, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan

Nukus, Uzbekistan

Theme of scientific work: "Ecology of Small Mammals of Aral Sea Area in Conditions of Anthropogenic Transformation of Landscape".

Participated in 5 expeditions to the deserts of Kizikum and Ustiyurt and to the former bottom of the Aral Sea, analyzed and collected data on the state of mammals.

 

National Project Officer

December 1997 – March 1998

 

Aral Sea Restoration and Capacity Development Program / UNDP, Uzbekistan.

Supervising two projects: Nukus Green Shelterbelt Project and Rural Water Supply Project. Responsibilities included evaluation of the project performance, budget analysis and maintaining relations between Chief Technical Advisor for the program and local government.

 

Assistant Team Leader

August 1996 – February 1997

 

Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene in rural areas of Karakalpakstan and Khorezm / Helvetas. World Bank, Aral Sea Program 5, Project 5.1, Pilot Phase

Supervised local (6) personnel, maintained relations with governmental and non-governmental organizations working in water-related issues in the region, responsible for monthly reports and participated in team presentations.

 

Local expert

June 1995 – September 1995

 

Wetlands Restoration Project / Euroconsult. World Bank, Aral Sea Program 4, Project 4.1, Pilot Phase

Karakalpakstan

Collected and analyzed data on number, distribution and biology of birds and mammals of the Amudarya delta.

 

Lecturer

August 1994 – July 1995

 

Department of Ecology, Karakalpak State University

Nukus, Uzbekistan

Taught special courses on the ecology and state of fauna of the region.

Publications:

The author and co-author of 20 scientific articles on the ecology of small mammals in Aral Sea area.

Languages:

Native Karakalpak speaker, fluent in Russian, fluent in English (TOEFL score is 597, TWE score is 5.0, February 1998), proficient in Uzbek and Kazakh

Computer Skills:

Experience with Word, Excel, Lexicon, Quattro Pro, DOS, Windows 3.*-95, PowerPoint, SAS, MS FrontPage, HTML, Pine. Skills in GIS-software - Arc/Info, ArcView.

Activities and Volunteer Experience:

  • Leader of ISAR-sponsored "Cycle of Youth Ecological Seminars" which initiated ecological grassroots movement among Karakalpakstan youth
  • Initiated the publishing of "Ecological Bulletin" on environmental problems of Aral Sea area
  • Taught courses in popular ecology at Progress Language Learning Center
  • Work with Ecological Union of Karakalpakstan (an NGO)
  • Volunteer expert on ecology and parasites of mammals for UNESCO/BMFT project "The Aral Sea" 509/RAS/40
  • Seminar "Ecological Policy in Germany", sponsored by Adenauer Foundation. Germany, November 1997.

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