Ante Zoric
YEP period 2016 - 2017, batch 7
Young Expert at Vitens Evides International - MalawiFirst position after YEP
Product developer at Mobile Water Management BV, the Netherlands
YEP Role
As a young professional, I assisted the Lilongwe Water Board (LWB) with the implementation of hydraulic models in the network, performing calculations on the necessary expansions and replacements, evaluating external studies, and embed my knowledge in the organisation. Coaching the new staff of LWB in working with hydraulic models and GIS was the main focus of my mission. Within VEI, I assisted the short-term experts from the Netherlands which joined the team in Malawi to resolve various technical and financial issues.
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Skills
Keywords for career-related skills and interesting fields
Civil engineering, hydraulic structures, water management, drinking water, hydraulic modelling, GIS, sustainable development, interdisciplinary research, hydrology, socio-hydrology, irrigation and flood modelling, socio-economic aspects, environmental impact assessment, offshore, technical drawings, project management and planning, remote sensing, archaeology
Languages
- Dutch: fluent
- Croatian/Serbian/Bosnian: fluent
- English: full working knowledge
- German: minimal working knowledge
Computer skills
- QGIS – remote sensing
- EPANET – hydraulic modelling
- SOBEK – hydraulic modelling
- AutoCAD – technical drawings
Nationality: Dutch / Croatian
Education: Master of Science, civil engineering with specializations hydraulic engineering and water management; Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands. Bachelor of Engineering, civil engineering; Windesheim, University of Applied Sciences, the Netherlands
Experience before YEP
During my masters I have broadened my scientific and professional scope regarding various topics in water management and hydraulic engineering. These include riverine and coastal flood risk management, complete designs of diverse hydraulic structures, full-interdisciplinary research in present-day and prehistoric irrigation, and the inherent human aspects in a world where constant feedback between social demands and technical solutions calls for sustainability and creativity. See my LinkedIn profile for more details.
