Résumé of J.M. ASHWORTH,
HYDROGEOLOGIST & WATER RESOURCES SPECIALIST
Key Qualifications
J.M. Ashworth specialises in:
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Integrated water resources assessment and management:
Expert in assessing river basin water resources, water use, reserves and water quality, and then using these data to develop integrated water resource management plans with the aid of GIS.
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Environmental Assessment:
Skilled in assessing soil and groundwater contamination via inventories, sampling, laboratory and aquifer tests. Risk analyses of soil and groundwater vulnerability, and compliance for remedial targets using a variety of techniques (e.g. UK Environment Agency Level 1 to 4 procedures, probabilistic models such as Landsim and Consim, numerical groundwater models, or ArcGIS overlay and index methods) and monitoring. Also, BREEAM accreditation flood risk assessments for master-planning projects, infrastructure and buildings.
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Data organisation:
Excellent computer skills including advanced use of industry-standard software packages such as MS Office, ArcGIS, Manifold, Global Mapper, Landsim, Consim, Modflow and AquiferTest, HEC-RAS and HEC-HMS. Expert in collating and processing satellite, DTEM, base data and water resources information into databases then utilising these data to create maps for assessment, management, reporting and presentation purposes. Used to working with few or unreliable data and skilled at obtaining missing and representative resources from stakeholders, the internet, field inventories and pilot projects.
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Project Design & Management:
He has provided project design, construction management and oversight for more than 2000 borehole worldwide. He brings extensive experience in surface geophysical surveys, deep borehole design, and the testing and development of production wells. He has specialist knowledge of Scavenger Wells, Artesian Wells and Oman's Lithostratigraphy.
He has been a Freelance Consultant for more than 20-years. Over his career he has been a Team-Leader, Manager and Principal Consultant for various companies and projects, and an Expert and Technical Adviser for a Ministry. He has worked on projects funded by the: Agence Française de Développement (AFD); Asian Development Bank (ADB); European External Aid (EU); Food & Agricultural Organisation (FAO); Southern African Development Community (SADC); US-Aid; and, World Bank (WB).
He has experience of working in 18 different countries (Afghanistan, Albania, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Canada, India, Kenya, Kosovo, Laos, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Sudan, Thailand, UK, USA and Vietnam).
Education and Professional Status
M.Sc., Hydrogeology, University of London, 1982.
Diploma Hydrogeology, University College London, 1982.
B.Sc. (2:1 Hons.), Environmental Science, Plymouth Polytechnic, 1980.
Other Certificates
BSAFE, HSHAA, SSAFE, Basic & Advanced Security in the Field (UN/FAO, Afghanistan)
Petroleum Safety, H2S Alive (Canada & Oman)
1st Aid (St. John's Ambulance, Canada)
