Fredy Hernando NEIRA MENDEZ

AGRÓLOGO, Esp. SIG,  MSc Physical Land Resources

Snoekstraat, 77 - 9000 Ghent, BELGIQUE

Calle 165 No 54-30 Apto 534 Bogota, COLOMBIA

fredyhnm@gmail.com

KEY QUALIFICATIONS

Professional in “Physical Land Resources” with experience in use of GIS on applied projects in soil surveys, land evaluation (FAO), flooding and drought risks assessment, biophysical land characterization and activities related to design and implementation of land management plans.

My experience has been in applied projects in order to solve community necessities at local and regional level, and research in soils, land degradation, desertification, characterization of physical land resources (soil, landscape and climate) and land management and planning.

STUDIES

2004 -2006       Master of Science (MSc) in Physical Land Resources.  Ghent University (Belgium). Thesis: « Assessment of Climate Indices in Dry Lands of Colombia »

1997 -1998       Specialist in Geographical Information Systems. Distrital University of Bogota (Colombia). Thesis: “Determinación del área de amortiguación del parque natural La Paya (Amazonas)”

1990 – 1996     Bachelor in Agrology University of Bogotá Jorge Tadeo Lozano - Bogota (Colombia). Thesis: « Evaluación de tierras para usos prehispánicos en la región de San Agustin e Isnos, Huila »

EXPERIENCE

2016                Consultant – FAO (Colombia)

Homologation of soil, land use and climate maps from national systems (USDA soil taxonomy, Corine land cover and Holdridge)  to IPCC system (Intergubernmental Pannel on Climate Change)

2015                Consultant – UDCA – IDEAM (Colombia)

Soil salinity risk map for Colombia, and salinization first degradation process map (Cauca and Magdalena river basin, Colombia)

2014                Consultant - 4D Consultores (Colombia)

Evaluation of soil capability classes and land use conflicts in the municipality of Solano; Caqueta department (Amazonian region of Colombia)

2014                Corpoica (Colombia)

Flood risk assessment for 18 departments of Colombia and Land evaluation for alternative crops as alternative to adapt to climate change.

2014                Consultant - HeH Consultores (Panama)

Consultant for Tonosi irrigation district soil survey.

2013 - 2014      Green services – Levanto (Antwerp)

Stage in: forest management for natural parks of Antwerp.

2012                Consultant - 4D Consultores (Colombia)

Elaboration of Digital cartography for the flooding areas of Boyacá Department (Andes)

2011-2012        CORPOICA (Colombia) Land planning cartography for Bogota River basin

2011                ITC (Switzerland). Digital cartography of four agro ecological micro-regions in Jamaica

2011                Database and cartography control of digital data for touristic regions of ItalyTOMTOM – Teleatlas (Belgium)

2010                UNESCO (Uruguay) – CAZALAC (Chile)

Rainfall aggressiveness map for Latin America and Caribbean countries

2009                UNESCO (France) Climate characterization of the Alto Patia Valley (Colombia)

2003                CEPEIGE (Equateur). Use of GIS for characterization of natural risks and hazards in the Granobles River basin (Equator)

2002 - 2004      Lecturer – National University of Colombia UNAD (Colombia) Lecturer in: Soils, and land management.

1998 - 2008      Lecturer – University of Cundinamarca UDEC (Colombia) Lecturer in: Soils, Geology and Use of geographical information systems

1996 - 2008      Technician in GIS for soil survey and land planning - CORPOICA (Colombia).

SHORT COURSES

2009                Physical and chemical soil degradation – Universidad de Lavras - (Brazil)

2007                ArcGIS Desktop Applications - IGAC - Bogotá (Colombia)

2007                MapView SVG. CIAF, Bogotá (Colombia)

2004                Short course on remote sensing - NRSA - Deh Radun (India)

2003                Environmental Geography: Use and management of water - CEPEIGE - Quito (Equateur)

2002                Sustainable water resources management for agricultural and rural areas - JIID - Tsukuba (Japan)

2001                Advanced Arc/View. National University of San Jose (Costa Rica)

2000                Desert Agro-Biology. - Jacob Blaustein Institute for Arid Zones - Beer Sheva (Israel)

1998                Arc/Info  Geographic Information System. - Prosis.

1997                Arc/View  Geographic Information System. - Prosis.

1996                ALES (Automated Land Evaluation system). IGAC.

LANGUAGES

Spanish: Native language; English and Italian: good;

French and Dutch: conversational

COMPUTER SKILLS

Good knowledge of Ms Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), AutoCAD 2012 2D and 3D, and other software’s for geographical analysis such as Arc View 3.2; ILWIS 3.7 and ArcGIS.

VARIA

Hobbies: reading, travelling, cycling and swimming.

FREDY H. NEIRA M.

PUBLICATIONS

• Toro I., Murcia G., Neira F., et al. 2016. Impacto de la inundación y rehabilitación productiva de los suelos del sur del Atlántico. Capítulo 6. En: Sur del Atlántico. Una Nueva Oportunidad. Editor Manuel Alvarado. Gobernación del Atlántico, Fundesarrollo y Promigas. ISBN: 978-958-8767-43-7. Barranquilla, Colombia.
• Neira F, Verbist K, Lobo D, Gabriels D, Toro I. 2011. Assessment and delineation of dry lands in Colombia.  In: Land degradation processes and assessment. Edited by Vermang, Gabriels, Cornellis and De Boever. UNESCO Chair on Eremology, Ghent University, Belgium.
• Neira F, Verbist K, Lobo D, Gabriels D, Toro I. 2010. Assessment and delineation of dry lands in Colombia.  En: ASADWA Conference. Arid and Semi-Arid Development through Water Augmentation. Documento técnico IHP –VII 31. UNESCO ISBN 9789290891833
• Neira F, Verbist K, Lobo D, Gabriels D, Toro I. 2010. Assessment of climate indices in dry lands of Colombia. En: ASADWA Conference. Arid and Semi-Arid Development through Water Augmentation. Documento técnico IHP –VII 31. UNESCO ISBN 9789290891833
• Neira F, Gabriels D, Lobo D, Verbist K. 2009. Relación entre el índice normalizado diferencial de vegetación (NDVI) e índices de aridez en la región del Alto Patía, Colombia. X Escuela Latinoamericana de Física de Suelos. ELAFIS. Lavras, Brasil.
• Neira F, Gabriels D, Lobo D, Verbist K. 2009. Assessment and delineation of dry lands in Colombia. 25 years of Assessment of Soil Erosion. Ghent University. Ghent.
• Gabriels D, Lobo D, Neira F, Verbist K, Cornelis W, Soto G. 2008. El proceso de desertificación en America Latina. Congreso latinoamericano de la Ciencia del Suelo. Villavicencio, Colombia.
• Neira FH, Guillen ME, Campo A. 2003. Caracterización hidrológica de la cuenca alta del río Granobles, determinación de amenazas y riesgos. Quito,  Centro Panamericano de Geografía e Historia – CEPEIGE. 77 p.
• Neira F, Aguilera E. 2000. Evaluación de Tierras con fines Agroforestales en la región de la Mojana. Congreso Colombiano de la Ciencia del Suelo. Medellín.

PROFESSIONAL AND  RESEARCH  EXPERIENCE

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• Hologation of soil, clima and land cover maps for IPCC (Interngubernmental Pannel on LCimate Change) FAO. Bogotá, 2016.
• Soil salinization risk map for Colombia. IDEAM – UDCA. Bogotá, 2015.
• Determination of flood risk zones and land evaluation for 18 departments as strategy for climate adaptability. Bogota, 2014.
• Soil functionality, land capability and land use conflicts assessment for Solano municipality, Caqueta. 4D-Consultores. Bogota, 2014
• Detailed soil survey for the Tonosi irrigation district. Los Santos province, Panama. Hidalgo e Hidalgo. 2014.
• Stage in management of natural parks of Antwerp, Belgium.  Levanto ONG, Antwerp, 2013-2014.
• Land zoning for flooding affected areas in the departments of Boyaca. 4D Consultores, 2012.
• Land zoning for flooding affected areas in Cundinamarca and Atlantico departments. Corpoica, 2011.
• Consultant for agro-ecological zoning and land evaluation in four zones of Jamaica. ITC, Switzerland. 2011.
• Geographical database control for touristic regions of Italy. TOMTOM – Teleatlas, Belgium. 2011.
• Rainfall aggressiveness for Latin America and the Caribbean countries. UNESCO, Uruguay – CAZALAC, Chile. 2010.
• Assessment of climate indices and delineation of dry lands in the “Alto Patia valley”. UNESCO – Ghent University – Corpoica. 2009.
• Climatic characterization for Alto Patía valley, Colombia. Corpoica, ASOPATÍA. 2008.
• Analysis of land cover and land use in Ambalema and Espinal municipalities using remote sensing images. Corpoica – Colciencias. 2007.
• Physical Land characterization for the irrigation district of the “Triángulo del Tolima”. Corpoica. Colombia, 2007.
• Soil survey and land management planning for environmental purpose at detailed level in the municipality of Fusagasuga. Cundinamarca University, 2004.
• Multi-temporal analysis of land use and cover using both Landsat and Aerial topographies in Deh Radun, Uttranchal. India, 2004.
• Geomorphology and edaphology characterization of the Granobles river basin, Cayambe, Ecuador. Panamerican Center of Geography and History. IPGH. Quito, Ecuador. 2003.
• Geodatabase for forestry characterization of production systems in the department of Caquetá, Amazonas. SINCHI, Centro de Investigaciones científicas para la Amazonía, 2002.
• Physical Land resources study for municipalities Land Management Plans of Patía, Bolívar, Mercaderes, Balboa, Florencia, Leiva, Taminango and  El Rosario (Cauca -Nariño). Asopatia – CORPOICA 2001 - 2002.
• Soil physics degradation processes in the arid Patía valley. CORPOICA, 2000 – 2001.
• Geographic Information System for natural resources management in the arid Patia Valley. CORPOICA, 2000
• Land evaluation for agro – forestry use in Puerto Lopez, Orinoco, Colombia. Tierra Nueva NGO, 1999-2000.
• Land evaluation for agro – forestry use in Marandua, Orinoco, Colombia. CORPOICA, 1999.
• Geographic Information Systems to study Cassava and Maize Production Systems in Pivijay, Cienaga de Oro, Plato, El  Carmen and San Jacinto Municipalities in the Caribbean region.  Corpoica Regional 2, Monteria - 1999.
• Soil study of the strategic ecosystems of the Bogotá Rural areas and Paramos. Corpoica – DAMA. Bogotá, 1999.
• Strategies for the sustainable development of the Patía arid region. CORPOICA, 1998.
• Characterization of Production and extractive Systems in the Mojana Region. CORPOICA 1997.
• Soil survey, classification and determination of  Use Conflicts at the National Natural Park of LA PAYA, Puerto Leguízamo municipality (Putumayo), using a Geographic information system. Distrital University of Bogotá -  Ministry of Environment, CORPOAMAZONIA and Puerto Leguízamo. 1997 -  1998.
• Biophysics Land Evaluation for Agro forestry uses in the Mojana Region (Cordoba, Sucre, Antioquia and Bolivar Departments). CORPOICA. Bogotá,  1997-1998.
• “Analysis of the Sustainability of the Mojana Wetland Region”,  Colombian Corporation for Agricultural Research (CORPOICA) – National Institute for Soil Reclamation (INAT). Bogotá, 1996 - 1997
• Soil survey and land evaluation for agricultural pre - Hispanic use of the land in San Agustin and Isnos National Archaeological Parks. Huila, Colombia. Pittsburgh University. 1995 - 1996.
• Soil taxonomy classification for the Colombian Orinoco and Amazonia Region.
• IGAC (Geographic Institute Agustin Codazzi). Bogotá, 1995.

PERSONAL REFERENCES

Dr Imelda Montañez O. University of Applied and Environmental Sciences.  Email: imel7@yahoo.es

Dr Inés Toro S. Colombian Corporation for Agricultural Research – CORPOICA.  Email: itoro@corpoica.org.co