Arun Kumar R S, Strategic Advisor, Energy and Environment Resource Group Inc..
About
A development professional since 2000, with a strong understanding of project management in the sanitation sector. Presently Research Scholar at WASH R&D Centre, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Previous roles include:
- Lead - Sanitation at Tide Technocrats Pvt. Ltd., a Bengaluru based environmental consultancy company, specifically looking at developing innovative solutions for better sanitation products and services.
- Project Manager at Consortium for DEWATS Dissemination (CDD) Society, a Bengaluru based environmental consulting organization, specifically looking at developing innovative solutions for better sanitation products and services.
- CEO at Ecosan Services Foundation, a Pune based non-profit, working in the ecological sanitation space
- Executive Director in World Toilet Organization, a Singapore based non-profit in the field of sustainable sanitation advocacy and projects.
- Team Leader – Enviro Group in Technology Informatics Design Endeavour (TIDE), an NGO based in Bengaluru
- Founded a social enterprise - Energy and Environment Resource Group Inc., in an attempt to demonstrate sanitation as a business by empowering access to sustainable sanitation solutions.
Information
- Location: Durban, South Africa
Industry experience
Education: PhD
Seniority: Manager, Director, Professor
Years of experience: 20 years or above
Work experience
OA Ambassador
International Water Association (IWA)
2021-04 - Present
SWM Expert
Sky Group GIS Consultants and Services
2015-12 - 2017-02
WatSan Expert
ICLEI - Local governments for sustainability
2016-01 - 2017-03
FSM Expert
Mahindra Consulting Engineers (MACE)
2019-09 - 2020-04
Subject Matter Expert - FSM
BNA Technology Consulting Pvt. Ltd.
2019-04 - 2020-09
FSM Expert (Training)
Indian Institute of Human Settlements
2019-11 - 2020-04
Supervisor, Lab Projects
2021-02 - 2021-06
Project Manager
2014-04 - 2014-10
CEO
2008-11 - 2012-04
Team Leader - Enviro Group
Technology Informatics Design Endeavour
2000-12 - 2004-12
Executive Director
2006-02 - 2008-09
Lead - Sanitation
2016-04 - 2020-01-14
Strategic Advisor
Energy and Environment Resource Group Inc.
2009-04 - Present
Taxonomy
- Engineering
- Non Profit
- Public Private Partnerships in Water
- Consultant
- Non Government Organisation
- Waste Water Technology
- Project Management
- Phytoremediation
- Constructed Wetlands
- Sustainable Sanitation
- Grey Water
- Environmental Consulting
- Renewable Energy
- Research
- Waste Management
- Technologies
- Water Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH)
- Partnership and Capacity Strengthening
- Climate Change
- Urban Engineering
- Scientific writing
- Faecal Sludge/Septage Management
- Environmental Engineers & Consultants