1.  PROPOSED POSITION FOR THIS PROJECT:

2.   NAME:

Ongsiriwittaya

Cherdchai

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(Family Name)

(Given Name)

(Middle Name)

3.   DATE OF BIRTH:

12 May 1957

4.   NATIONALITY:

Thai

5.    PERSONAL ADDRESS:

P.O. Box 42, Thanyaburi, Pathum Thani 12110 Thailand

TELEPHONE / FAX NO.:

Telephone: (66-2) 152-2348 / (66-2) 152-2349, Fax: (66-2) 152-2350

EMAIL ADDRESS:

cherdchai@midasagro.com

6.   EDUCATION:

B.A., Economics, 1979, Ramkamhaeng University, Bangkok, Thailand

7.   OTHER TRAINING:

8.  MEMBERSHIP OF

     PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:

EC/Thailand/Development and Extension of Fruit and Vegetable Production in North East Thailand Project: Local Horticultural Marketing Expert, July 2001

EU/Thailand/Final Evaluation Mission, Development of Silk Production in the Northeast, (Framework contract no. ATEPASS17-ASI-SCR/B/4), September 2000

OECF/Thailand/Rural Development Evaluation Study: Team Leader & Socioeconomist, January-March 1998

Nongkhai Farm Project, Nongkhai Province: Project Director, 1990-2010

Feasibility Study/Project Preparation for Ban Nong Daeng Center:  Farmer Outreach Specialist/Agricultural Marketing Planner, 1987.

Agricultural Technology Transfer Project/Agricultural Commodity Marketing Sub-Project / Lam Nam Oon Irrigation Project:  Senior  Economist/Marketing  Consultant

USAID/Thailand/Lam Nam Oon Integrated Rural Development Project: Irrigated Agriculture Development Specialist/Rural Economist

9.  COUNTRIES OF WORK EXPERIENCE:

Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore

10. LANGUAGE & DEGREE OF PROFICIENCY:

English – Excellent

Thai – Native

Lao –  Good

11. EMPLOYMENT RECORD

11a.  FROM: 1991 TO: Present

       EMPLOYER:

MIDAS Agronomics Company, Ltd., Bangkok, Thailand

POSITION HELD AND DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES:

Executive Director

Economist/Environmental Specialist

Responsible for finance, administration, and corporate planning, management of commercial agri-business projects, and project organization and management.  Responsible for administration and management of the MIDAS Agronomics Co., Ltd. office in Bangkok, Thailand. Supervisory responsibility for 10 office staff and a field staff of 40 - 50 people.  As Chief Financial Officer and Chief Researcher for MIDAS Agronomics, Mr. Cherdchai monitors projects and consulting staff in Southeast Asia.  He also serves as principal investigator and chief research planner on research assignments undertaken in Thailand and neighboring countries. He is directly responsible for the company’s fruit tree and rubber plantations. He supervises the processing and marketing of rubber and other commodities produced on the plantations.

Mr. Cherdchai undertakes short-term assignments for the firm. On-going and recently completed projects include:

i)       EU/Thailand/Final Evaluation Mission, Development of Silk Production in the Northeast (Framework contract no. ATEPASS17-ASI-SCR/B/4), Rural Development Specialist: Assisted as the Rural Development Specialist in the evaluation of this project. Participated in the assessment of the impact of the project activities implemented to develop and strengthen sericulture farmer groups, including marketing aspects; and, assess the inter-action between farmers, community based organizations, and local government units in the production and marketing of sericulture products. September 2000.

ii)    OECF/Thailand/Rural Development Evaluation Study, Served as the Team Leader and Socioeconomist: on this 3 month evaluation of OECF rural development projects in Northeast Thailand, as part of a ten person team of rural development specialists. He designed and tested the questionnaire for use as part of the Participatory Rural Appraisal process; managed data collection; organized and conducted workshops to analyze the data; supervised data processing; and, assisted with data analysis and report preparation.  January-March 1998.

iii)   Nongkhai Farm Project, Nongkhai Province, Project Director: Serves as the director of farm management and operations for a 60 ha com-mercial fruit tree orchard and a 7 ha para-rubber plantation in Nongkhai province, Northeastern Thailand. He is responsible for planning, monitoring, evaluation, product marketing, and financial management of the farm and supervises the processing and marketing of para-rubber from the plantation. Fruit tree crops include mango and guava. 1990-2010.

iv)  Feasibility Study/Project Preparation for Ban Nong Daeng Center, Farmer Outreach Specialist/Farm   Management Planner: Responsible for investigation of all aspects of the project. including constraints to implementation and effective mechanisms to   alleviate  these  constraints;  project  administration  and management  profiles;  clarifying  government  policies regarding continued  use  of project site; and, types of refugee and border village  programs with high potential to be carried out.  He also gave special attention to design of management models for a diversified crops and livestock program to be operated within the project area. Client: CARITAS/Switzerland.  1987.

v)    Agricultural Technology Transfer Project / Agricultural Commodity Marketing Sub-Project / Lam Nam Oon Irrigation Project, Senior Economist/Marketing Consultant: Lam Nam Oon Irrigation Project, Sakon Nakhon province, Northeast Thailand.  As marketing economist, was responsible for development of a market research, marketing extension, and market development program for the Royal Irrigation Department and Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives.  Also responsible for management of the diversified agriculture program being operated in the irrigation command area.  This program included introduction of non-traditional crops as part of an irrigated dry season cropping program, post-harvest handling, processing, and marketing. Client: USAID/Thailand. 1986-1988.

vi)  USAID/Thailand/Lam Nam Oon Integrated Rural Development Project, Irrigated Agriculture Development Specialist/Economist: Assisted with planning of market and investment/credit development activities at Operations Center, Sakon Nakhon, Northeast Thailand. Designed work plans and training programs in cooperation with Department of Agriculture aimed at making Department for Agricultural Extension field agents effective extenders for Lam Nam Oon irrigated agriculture. Focused on in-farm water use requirements, mixed farming, and specialized crops. Developed data base and conducted analyses of on-farm income, labor and input costs. Determined   profitability of various crops agro-industrial processing and credit operations in Lam Nam Oon. Designed and operated market information system related to local, regional, national, and international markets for traditional and non-traditional agricultural products.  Assisted in the organization and operation of contract farming and managed crop production activities. 1983-1984.

11b.  FROM: 1989       TO: 1991

       EMPLOYER:

Pacific Management Resources Co., Ltd., Bangkok, Thailand

POSITION HELD AND DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES:

Managing Director

As executive officer, Mr. Cherdchai was responsible for the company's public sector projects and private sector operations. He also served as principal investigator and chief research planner on assignments undertaken in Thailand.

11c.  FROM:     1984     TO: 1989

       EMPLOYER:

PacMar, Inc. Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

POSITION HELD AND DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES:

Administrative Manager of the Asia Regional  Office

Responsible for management of the Bangkok officer staff and providing administrative support to consultants in the field. Also engaged by Royal Irrigation Department to provide technical services to the Lam Nam Oon (LNO) Irrigation Project, Northeast Thailand. These services included the following:

·     Monitoring and evaluation of the Integrated Pre-Production Program Conducted by the LNO Project in 1984/85 dry season, including post-harvest handling, processing and marketing of commodities. 

·     Design and planning of an agro-industrial crop promotion program in 1985/86 dry season that was linked to private sector demands and a comprehensive post-harvest handling, processing, and marketing program.

·     Design of work plan and training program for strengthening of the LNO field staff in irrigated agriculture technology and commercialized on-farm supervision techniques, and the marketing of agricultural commodities.

·     Analyses of major constraints encountered in developing a commercial agricultural production program, including the introduction of fruit tree and rubber plantations, with links to post-harvest handling, processing and marketing

·     Analyses of irrigation operations research results in 1984/85, 1985/6, 1986/87 dry seasons.

·     Coordinated investment programs of eight agri-business firms participating in agro-industrial crop development.

11d.  FROM:     1983     TO: 1984

       EMPLOYER:

Louis Berger International, Inc., Bangkok, Thailand

POSITION HELD AND DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES:

Irrigated Agriculture Development Specialist/ Rural Economist

Planned market and investment/credit development activities at the Lam Nam Oon Operations Center. Pleated all such work to irrigated agriculture, as well as private sector development. Designed work plans and training programs in cooperation with the Department of Agriculture aimed at making Department for Agricultural Extension field agents effective Extenders for Lam Nam Oon irrigated agriculture farming practiced, in-farm water use requirements, mixed farming, and specialized crops.  Developed the necessary data and conducted analyses essential to incomes study, labor and input costs, and determined profitability of various crops agro-industrial processing and credit operations in the Lam Nam Oon area.  Assisted in organizing and operating market information systems related to local, regional, national, and international markets.  Organized  the  necessary  preliminary feasibility analyses required  to  interest  private  sector  investment and sources of credit  supply in developing specific crops, crop processing, land preparation and other activities in the Lam Nam Oon Area. Assisted in the organization and operation of contract farming and managed crop production activities, with particular attention to documenting costs, returns, and levels of profitability, compiled and analyzed agro-economic feasibility of proposed cropping patterns in the downstream area of Lam Nam Oon.