Aung Thura Hein
YEP period 2015 - 2017, batch 5
Young Expert at Royal HaskoningDHV - MyanmarFirst position after YEP
Engineer at Royal HaskoningDHV Myanmar
YEP Role
I worked as a Project Engineer at Royal Haskoning DHV Co., Ltd in Myanmar. Under the business line of Rivers, Deltas & Coasts, my responsibilities were concerned with many engineering studies and approaches. I participated in the project Ayeyarwady Navigation feasibility study (RVO) and I was also able to participate in many spin-off projects from the IWRM (Integrated Water Resource Management) strategy study projects, which were expected to utilize in future Myanmar. So, I was especially engaged in, and expected to contribute to, the following fields:
- River/Coastal Engineering
- Hydraulic Engineering
- Hydraulic Modelling
- Hydrological Analyses
- Environmental Impacts Analyses
Data collection to support various analyses including data on industrial, domestic and agricultural water use. Click here for more information about my project.
Skills
In earlier works, I started with my engineering experience under construction sites for maritime industry. I was used to with project management for planning, monitoring, inspection, evaluating and handing over to the clients, covering for all of the complete project phases. Working with intercultural circumstances, I have a good communication and flexible to the surrounding societies. As I worked under water related nature, I had a good understanding of rivers, tides and coastal environments as well as their behaviors. I had a good communication skill and can speak fluently (orally and in writing) in English. As a person I am a hardworking and motivated one.
Background
Nationality: Myanmar
Education:
- B.E ( River & Coastal Engineering, Myanmar Maritime University, Myanmar)
- Associate Member (Myanmar Engineering Society)
- ASEAN Engineer Registration
Experience before YEP
During my study, I was in touch with water related governmental organizations as industrial training program. After finish my graduation, I started with my career as a junior project engineer with a local construction company. In these years, I had many experiences in project cycle management including site inspection, time management, budget awareness and logistics frameworks as well. Being a port expansion project, I added my knowledge relating with tide, river and coastal environments. And then I changed my scope to dredging industry doing as project engineer for sand supply company. I had a background for dredging in relating with hydrographic surveying, soil investigation and data analysis for dredging and dredge operation management as well. Within these years, I worked as river engineer including the tasks for modelling, morphological change studies and water environment ecosystems.
