Dale Puffenberger
503 Garrard St.
Covington, KY 41011
WORK EXPERIENCE
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)/Niger.
(1992 - 1994)
* Advisor to Government of Niger, Famine Early Warning System
Office. Responsible for implementing activities under the
Limited Scope Grant Agreement (USAID/GON), design and
implementation of technical assistance contracts.
Major Accomplishments
+ Two national workshops to analyze harvest, refine survey
+ Strategic Planning workshop, to write mission statement, define
roles/relationships of GON ministries, PVO's, and
major donors.
+ Initiated and obtained funding for nutritional survey in villages
and engaged 5 health teams.
Consultant
(1988 - 1992)
* VITA/International Disaster Advisory Committee (IDAC)/Office
of Foreign Diasater Assistance (OFDA). Prepared strategy for
business/community interaction in disaster preparedness.
* Airport Authority of Trinidad and Tobago. Advised/planned
full-scale air crash simulation exercise (82 victims, 300
participants, 4 hospitals, 16 government, private agencies).
Conducted pre-drill briefing/post drill critique.
* Experience Inc./USAID/Niger. Disaster expert on design team
to write Project Identification Document for disaster
mitigation/response.
* Airport Operators Council International. Developed agenda,
recruited speakers for 2nd International Air Safety
Conference, co-sponsored by Federal Aviation Administration
(FAA) and Agency for International Development (AID), OFDA.
Participants (225 from 23 countries) studied issues/problems
of airport-based community disaster planning, emergency
services, air crash case histories and simulations
* Marine Overseas Services (MOS), Adventist Development
and Relief Agency (ADRA), Operational Plan (MYOP) for the
ADRA/Haiti program.
* AID/OFDA. Developed agenda, recruited speakers and OFDA
Conference, co-sponsored by FAA. Participants
- 250 from 26 countries.
* Airport Authority of Trinidad and Tobago. Organized
technical/financial assistance for air crash simulation.
* AID/OFDA, Department of State. Prepared a response plan for
mass casualty incidents in the Caribbean/Latin America region.
Identified resources to execute
USAID/Haiti, Department of State, Washington, DC 20523
(1982 - 1987)
* Advisor to U.S. Mission and the Government of Haiti (GOH)
on design and management of disaster preparedness, mitigation
and response plans. Established GOH of Disaster Planning and
Response (ODPR). Coordinated with international organizations,
PVOs and Haitian private sector in carrying out program.
Major accomplishments:
+ Emergency Radio Network (ERN):
+ Drought Early Warning System (DEWS):
+ Weather Facsimile (WEFAX): Airport Weather Service. Key
element of Severe Storm Warning System, part of the ERN.
+ Airport Safety: Designed Airport Safety Action Plan with FAA
assistance. Coordinated technical assistance, training in
air traffic control, security maintenance of navigational
aids, crash/fire/rescue equipment and procurement.
Africare, 440 R St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20001
(1980 - 1982)
* Senior Advisor to the National Refugee Commission (NRC),
Government of Somalia. Developed distribution plan for food and
supplies to 35 refugee camps. Lead role in formulating policy for
refugee assistance and guidelines for specific program activities.
Reviewed, analyzed and advised on all project proposals submitted
by PVOs, UN Agencies, International Organizations and private
sector.
Major Accomplishments:
+ Designed/implemented emergency food distribution plan.
+ Designed and developed Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation
Unit/NRC to create database, identify needs, assure equitable,
optimal distribution of resources. Applied standardized
criteria in the evaluation of all projects and achieved
adoption by NRC of "Logical Framework".
Department of Transportation, Frankfort, Kentucky
(1979 - 1980)
* Interpretation of data, forecasting of transportation needs. Policy
review, evaluation of transportation plans related to environmental
analysis, urban/regional planning
CARE, Inc., New York, N.Y.
(1973 - 1974)
* Designed CARE/Kano State Government (KSG), Nigeria project,
negotiated terms of assistance to KSG and conducted necessary
field studies.
Major accomplishments:
+ Advisor to KSG Ministry of Works, Rural Water Supply (RWS).
Developed plan for reorganization of RWS and change of
focus of operations. Supervised emergency pilot project
to alliviate severe water shortage Sahelian of drought
U.S. Peace Corps, Niamey, Niger
(1969 - 1972)
* Assistant to the Director of OFEDES (GON well maintenance
service) in charge of well construction program. Conducted site
surveys, planned programs with regional officials, village leaders.
Developed policy, national plan, obtained funding from
international organizations. Standardized reporting procedures,
wrote annual report. Acting Director, Agadez Department for all
OPEDES operations.
Major accomplishments:
+ Developed, obtained funding, and implemented five U.S.
Embassy sponsored "self-help" projects.
MEMBERSHIPS
Congressional Institute on the Future
World Future Society
LANGUAGES
In addition to English, speak/read French, speak Hausa and Djerma.
PUBLICATIONS
Forecasting Activity Data, Technical Report #8,
Kentucky Statewide Traffic Model Study. (CoŠauthor)
CONTACT:
606/581-2161
606/491-6639 (Voice Mail)
503/961-9234 (fax)
dalep1@hotmail.com(E-mail)
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