Personal Details: Age 56, Married + 2 Children
Education: B.Sc. Geology, 1978, M.Sc. Hydrogeology, 1983 - Hebrew University, Jerusalem
Languages: Hebrew (fluent), English (fluent), Arabic (basic).
International Work Experience: South Africa, Zimbabwe, USA, U.K., Egypt and Turkey

Services: Hydrogeological, Geotechnical, Environmental and Engineering Geology: Site investigations, pollution control, groundwater, waste disposal, karst investigations.
Clients: Industry, Government, Engineering firms.

2000 – present: Consulting Hydrogeologist, Major Projects:
• Geological investigations, wastewater, tailings dams, solid waste disposal.
• Hydrogeological study for groundwater supply, desalination plant.
• Drilling and monitoring, rehabilitation project, sludge lagoon in paleokarst terrain.
• Hydrogeological and environmental survey at a landfill site on karst terrain.
• Site Investigation for acid water seepage and stability problems, chemical plants.
• Planning for pollution control and rehabilitation project - coastal aquifer.

1989 - 2000: Hydrogeologist, Rotem Amfert Negev.
Operational, hydrological and geotechnical site investigations for chemical waste disposal projects. This includes drilling, hydrogeological and geoenvironmental monitoring of tailings dams, sludge lagoon, phosphogypsum stacks and foundation studies at industrial sites.

1987-1988: Consulting Hydrogeologist.
• Research project: Hydrogeological study of deep sandstone and karstic aquifers.
• Exploration and gold hydrometallurgy consulting- Gold mine, Zimbabwe.
• Teaching International Course, Groundwater exploration and conservation.

1986-1987: Engineering Geologist. Petroleum and Geophysics Institute.
Geophysical and geological site investigation, major power plant. Seismic reflection and fault interpretation, detailed geological structural maps.

1980-1985: Engineering Geologist. Tahal Consulting Engineers.
Geological and geotechnical site investigations for power plants, dams and reservoirs. Aerial photo interpretation, borehole sampling and testing, neotectonic and geomorphic study, karst features, landslides, active faulting - Dead Sea rift zone.

1978-1980: Hydrogeologist. Water Commission, Ministry of Agriculture.
Hydrogeological and geochemical research, seawater and brine intrusions into karstic and coastal aquifers.