Soe Min Thu
Raleigh,North Carolina
Summary
Recent master’s graduate from NC State University, specializing in Natural Resources, with 5+ years of experience in the natural resource management, climate change adaptation, and environmental education. Actively pursuing opportunities to further contribute to promoting environmental awareness and community-based climate change response actions.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Project Officer
Kalyana Mitta Development Foundation
Yangon
02.2020 - 12.2021
- Spearheaded overall project management, conducting project planning, budgeting, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, and reporting processes.
- Initiated community resilience assessments and played a key role in formulating village-level resilience guidelines, implementation of action plans, and networking with stakeholders.
- Helped promote climate-smart-agriculture in farming communities and supervised grant allocations.
- Participated in green youth initiatives (volunteer recruitment, selection, training, grants for volunteers, volunteer activity follow-up, and support)
- Led initiatives as an organizer in green youth empowerment programs, actively contributing to youth-driven green movements and promoting environmental justice.
Forest Technician
Metta Development Foundation
Myitkyina, Kachin
03.2017 - 01.2020
- Played as the main Natural Resource Management sector organizer, orchestrating strategic planning and implementation.
- Organized village-level Natural Resource Management planning, facilitated consultations, and established effective networks.
- Supervised agroforestry practices, community forest registration and conducted field operations to ensure regulatory compliance.
- Took on the role of organizer for regional networking in Community Forests (CF), actively engaged in regional community forestry working groups.
Education
Master of Science - Natural Resources Management
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC05-2024
Bachelor of Science - Forestry And Environmental Sciences
University of Forestry
Nay Pyi Taw01-2016
Skills
- Natural Resource Planning and Management
- Community Resilience Planning
- Climate Smart Agriculture
- Community Organizing and Networking
- Agroforestry and Community Forestry
- Environmental Education
- Environmental Impact Assessment
- Water quality measurement and lab test
- Statistical data analysis using R
- Spatial data analysis and map creation
- ArcGIS Pro, QGIS, Google Earth Pro
Timeline
Project Officer
Kalyana Mitta Development Foundation
02.2020 - 12.2021
Forest Technician
Metta Development Foundation
03.2017 - 01.2020
Master of Science - Natural Resources Management
North Carolina State University
Bachelor of Science - Forestry And Environmental Sciences
University of Forestry
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