Gustavo Cuenca

05/2010 – 10/2010
Water Specialist, FAO
Description
Climate Change Adaptation to Reduce Land Degradation in Fragile Micro-Watersheds Located in the Municipalities of Texistepeque and Candelaria de la Frontera, Increasing water quality and quantity to diversify livelihoods and income sources of vulnerable sectors in targeted micro-watersheds, enhancing participatory and gender-sensitive management.
Implementation of Water Safety Plans for urban and rural Systems in El Porvenir, Santa Ana, El Salvador, Design, Manage water resources/irrigation projects, developing and implementation of project, lead a multidisciplinary team, encourage and value the participation and involvement of everyone. Make critical decisions and recommendations,


05/2010 – 10/2010
Water Specialist, Pan American Health Organization
Description
Implementation of Water Safety Plans for urban and rural Systems in El Porvenir, Santa Ana, El Salvador, Design, Manage water resources/irrigation projects, developing and implementation of project, lead a multidisciplinary team, encourage and value the participation and involvement of everyone. Make critical decisions and recommendations,

01/2008 – TO THE DATE
Director, CR Consulting and Representation,
Description
Focus in the making of technical proposals for the participation in public infrastructure projects. Design, developing and implementation of projects, where I have to lead and to encourage and value the participation and involvement of everyone on the team make critical decisions and recommendations based
05/2004 – TO THE DATE
Technical Director, Ataco S.A de C.V,
Description
Design, developing and implementation of projects, where I have to lead and to encourage and value the participation and involvement of everyone on the team make critical decisions and recommendations based on systematic analysis. Prepare and analyze from a technical point, identify, prepare and participate in the development of complex studies and strategies. Lead a multidisciplinary team in the conceptualization and development of project. Assist in quality control activities with regard to project proposals and Banks documents.

2/1998 – 12/2008
Positions in the National Water Administration of El Salvador (Administración Nacional de Acueductos y Alcantarillados, ANDA)
a) Project Coordinator (energy and water efficiency program)
Description
Introduce the energy and water efficiency in El Salvador. Applying good practices in water and sanitation systems, perform complex institutional and financial analysis of projects, working on procurement matters, analyzing impact on stakeholders; financial planning; origination, and structuring of investments projects, participate in project teams and in the execution and supervision of energy efficiency projects and activities, doing the evaluation an monitoring of contracts, business planning, development assistance; determinate the goals and the budget of each project, promoting the adoption of financial mechanisms and social strategies to improve coverage and sustainability of water and sanitation services, commercial and financial control of contracts, review and handle the technical, commercial and legal aspects of procurement at all stages of the project cycle, negotiate and resolve difficult procurement issues with operators and contractors. Organize and manage and implement gradually energy efficiency policies in the water systems with the cooperation of all the personal of energy and water production of the different regions of ANDA.