Pyae Phyo Kyaw
YEP period 2018 - 2020, batch WWX1
Young Expert at WaterWorX - MyanmarFirst position after YEP
Project Consultant at VEI, Myanmar
YEP Role
As a Young Expert, I work for a capacity building project called Mandalay’s WaterWorX with the aim to improve the overall performance of the Water and Sanitation Department, Mandalay City Development Committee (local municipality). Being a management trainee, I am tasked to support short-term Dutch experts who will be conducting training on water safety plan, water quality analysis, human resource management, data management, energy efficiency, leadership, utility bench-marking and creating enabling environment to develop water utility policy. By coordinating with the respective stakeholders, I am facilitating various training. I also lead post-training activities assigned by the trainers. At the same time, I am assisting for a pro-poor water supply project which is a component of the Mandalay’s WaterWorX.
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Skills
- Communication
- Critical thinking
- Water Quality Analysis and Monitoring
- Report Writing
Nationality: Myanmar
Education:
- B.Tech (Civil Engineering), Technological University (Mandalay)
- Diploma in I.T (National Center for Human Resource Development, Mandalay)
Experience before YEP
Civil Engineer at Water and Sanitation Department, Mandalay City Development Committee (MCDC): I was assigned with various tasks such as supervising the construction of the wastewater stabilization pond and a medium scale on-site wastewater treatment plant, water quality analyzing, report writing, developing water safety plan, helping to solve complaints from the public in terms of sanitation problems and coordinating for training provided by foreign organizations. This has equipped me with required skills to easily understand the complexity of urban water and sanitation problems.
