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Manoj Kumar Meher
Plot No. 22, Royal Garden
Aginia, Bhubaneswar-19
Orissa (INDIA)
Mob:09861443980
Email: meher.manoj@gmail.com
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Specialization:
MIS, GIS and Monitoring

Experience

Jan 2009 to Till Date
Manager Innovation, Information and Learning at Udyama (Bhubaneswar)

Role and Responsibility
Project Monitoring, Techno-Managerial supports to partner organization, database management, data analysis and report & proposal writing.

Nov 2008- Dec 2009
Consultant at Madhyam Foundation, (Bhubaneswar) to developed the Insecurity Index and ranking of the districts in Orissa.

Feb 2008- Oct 2008
Program Officer in Focus Humanitarian Assistance India (Mumbai) an Affiliate organization of Aga Khan Development Network in DEPECO project ‘Building disaster resilient community through creating a culture of safety in school’ in Gujarat.

Role and Responsibility
• Development of Disaster Risk model for Gujarat.
• Database management of the project
• Development of GIS project for the DEPECO project
• Development of a user friendly package for the school community to used at the school level for the monitoring of the risk and for information for the management.
• Preparation of School Disaster Management Plan.

May 2005- Jan 2008
Programme Manager in i-Concept Initiatives (Bhubaneswar) since may 2005 a Research organization working in the state of Orissa, Andhra Pradesh and Chhatishgargh and dealing with Research initiatives, concepts development, Project monitoring and evaluation, proposal development and documentation, Organisation used GIS as a tool for planning, monitoring and evaluation of project, the Organization also deals GIS project for National and International organization associated with Development work.

Role and Responsibility
Having being an program manager I was leaded a team those are working for watershed management, GIS application, Disaster Management and in Information Communication and Technology.

Project handled in i-Concept Initiatives
• GIS based Micro planning for 10 watersheds for Udyama Consortium in the Bolangir District which is supported by AIF.
• GIS based monitoring and evaluation project for 4 villages of Gajapati District for ISPO.
• GIS database of operational areas of CCF for the children fair in Bhubaneswar.
• GIS database of 57cyclone shelter constructed German Red Cross in the coastal district of Orissa.
• Base Line study for 60 villages of PREM.
• Educational Gap analysis of PREM operated villages of Gajapati District.
• Hot-spot mapping and GIS database design for East Godavary district of Andhra Pradesh.
• Leading the Project “Livelihood Security of traditional Fishing Community through ICT”-a UNDP funded project for the Super cyclone hits areas of the coastal Orissa where number of other national, local partner involves.
• Micro plan of 19 peripheral village of Tata mines area of West Singbhum district of Chhatishgargh.
• GIS database design of watershed of Sambadh- a NGO working in the state of Orisa.
• Developed a package for SEED for disaster management in Puri district of Orissa
• Micro level GIS based Disaster Management plan for Tsunami affected 15 village of coastal Andhra Pradesh for Focus Humanitarian Assistance, India.

August 2002- April 2005
• Work as a GIS Executive at Modular InfoTech, Bhubaneswar and works on the project:
• Preparation of atlas Map for the Ajanta Publication.
• GIS database design for the Chilika Wildlife Sanctuary.
• GIS database design for the Khurda forest division.

Education:
• Enroll in PhD program at Department of Geography, Utkal University on Title “Micro Level Planning For Agricultural Development in Bagh Barrage Command Area of Boudh District, Orissa”
• Master in Business Administration from Directorate Of Distance & Continuing Education, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar with specialization with Information System Management..
• Bachelor in Law from University Law College, Bhubaneswar, Orissa
• Master in Geography with specialization in Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System (RS&GIS) from Department of Geography, Utkal University.
• Bachelor in Arts from Revenshaw (Auto) College, Cuttack, Orissa with specialization in Climatology
• 12th from Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Phulbani.
• 10th from Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Phulbani.

Computer Proficiency
SPSS, SQL, Oracle, ArcGIS, AutoCAD and Manifold.

Key expertise
• Research, field studies, Monitoring and appraisal.
• GIS and Remote Sensing application.
• Database management.
• Development of questionnaire, observation schedule and interview schedule.
• Resource Mapping and Implementation of Participatory Watershed management and Resource conservation.
• Disaster Management
• Sustainable agriculture and alternative land-water management.

Membership:
• Life Member Indian Redcross Society
• Life Member Eastern Geographical Society.
• Life Member Indian Society of Remote Sensing

Personal information:
Father’s Name: Sadhu Charan Meher
Mother’s Name: Mukta Meher
Nationality: India
Date of birth: April 24, 1978
Sex: Male
Marital status: Married

Permanent address
At: Khairmal
Po: Raksha
Ps: Manamunda
Dist: Boudh
Pin: 762 015
Orissa, India
References:
1. Mr. Prabodh Kumar Mohanty
Managing Director
i-Concept Initiatives
1140/2401, 4th lane Aerodrome Area
Bhubaneswar-20
Phone: +91 94370 534130

2.Dr. Kabir Mohan Sethy
Reader
Department of Geography
Utkal University
Bhubaneswar (Orissa)
Mob: +91 94370 10167

The above information is true to best of my knowledge and belief.

(Manoj Kumar Meher)