CV - Gábor Szarvas IPF 2003/2004

CURRICULUM VITAE

Name	SZARVAS, Gábor
Nationality	Hungarian
Address	Budapest, H-1028, Hunyadi u. 15., Hungary Tel/Fax: +36 1 200 1010 mobile: +36 20 924 2816
	E-mail: SZARVAS@POLICY.HU
Education:
2000-(2004):	PhD at the School of Planning and Landscape, University of Manchester, the UK and at the Central European University, Budapest, Hungary Research topic: Corporate environmental management tools in sustainable municipal management
1995-1996:	European Postgraduate Course on Environmental Management (EPCEM), Universities of Amsterdam, Leiden and Wageningen, The Netherlands
1990-1995:	Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary, MSc in Biology
1993-1994:	University of Dublin, Trinity College, Ireland, Environmental Management Unit
Occupations:
2003-2004	International Policy Fellow of the Center for Policy Studies, Budapest (affiliated with the Open Society Institute and Central European University, Budapest)
1997- present	ERM Hungária Environmental Consultancy Ltd, Budapest, Hungary, Senior Consultant, Director (from March 2003 on sabbatical)
1996-1997:	Office for the State of Environment Survey - Budapest,Hungary
Professional qualifications
2002	Implementing European Union Regional Development Policy and the Structural Funds – International Bankers’ Training Centre, Budapest
2001	Project management and finance – ERM internal training
2000	Environmental due diligence auditing – ERM internal training
1997	ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems Lead Assessor
1997	Registered environmental auditor at the Hungarian Ministry of Environment
Languages	Hungarian – mother tongue, English – fluent, German – good, Spanish – good

Professional Experience:

Over six years of consultancy experience at ERM, one of the leading global provider of environmental consultancy services. Specific responsibilities included the provision of environmental management consultancy services, environmental auditing and environmental management systems, as well as environmental policy support for both national administration and local and regional governments.
Regular lecturing at the Department of Environmental Science and Policy of the Central European University, as well as at the Department of Environmental Management of the Budapest University of Public Administration and Economics.
Extensive research experience in the field of environmental management systems, local and regional environmental policy and sustainable development.
Environmental and sustainability coordinator for the Municipality of Aba and the Sárvíz Micro-region Municipal Association, local representative for the European Sustainable Cities and Towns Campaign

Environmental Policy Experience

Assistance to the Hungarian Ministry for Environment in implementing EU environmental legislation on specific waste streams, as well as on the Eco-Management and Audit Scheme
Evaluation of Phare - Financed Energy and Environment Programmes, The European Commission DGIA
Tools for Environmental Planning and Management for the Hungarian Ministry for Environment & Regional Policy, Phare Technical Assistance Project

Local Environmental Projects

Editor of a CD-ROM on Local Environmental Management in Hungary
Environmental Programmes for the City of Sopron, the City of Orosháza, Pest County Government, the City of Szigetszentmiklós, the City of Hatvan
Local Sustainable Development Programs for Galga Stream Micro-region Municipal Association, Sárvíz Micro-region Municipal Association

Environmental management experience

“Pilot Test Project using Global sustainability reporting guidelines as a model for IFC sponsor Enterprise Reporting” – for the International Finance Corporation, the Global Reporting Initiative and Central European University
ISO 14001 certification assessment of 6 industrial and service provider companies in Hungary
Environmental management systems assessments for several Hungarian and multinational companies in Hungary, UK, Germany, including oil&gas, packaging, chemical, utilities and power generating companies.
Over 50 environmental, health and safety due diligence and compliance audits of various manufacturing, warehousing and service companies in Hungary, the UK, the Czech Republic, Ukraine.
Over 30 Phase II environmental site investigations in Hungary and the UK including investigation of soil and groundwater contamination status, risk assessment and the preparation of remediation action plans.