01. Name of assignment or project: Rapid Assessment of Socio-economic Impact of COVID-19 in Lao PDR

Year: 2020

Location: Vientiane, Laos

Main project features: Rapid Assessment of Socio-economic Impact of COVID-19 in Lao PDR

Client: UNDP

Position held: National consultant

Activities performed: Conducted desk review, data analysis and writing report

02. Name of assignment or project: District level interventions for a jurisdictional approach to Green and Sustainable Agriculture

Year: 2020

Location: Vientiane, Laos

Main project features:  To recommend and design a set of incentives and financial mechanisms that will bring about a paradigm shift for transforming the current nature of agricultural investments in Lao PDR into green and sustainable, and thereby deforestation-free, agriculture. 

Client: FAO and Village Focus International

Position held: Economic Expert

Activities performed: Conducted desk review, Field survey, data analysis and write a report

03. Name of assignment or project: Environment and Agricultural Investment in Lao PDR: an assessment of impacts, gaps and needs of agricultural investors, local authorities and communities affected by investments

Year: 2019

Location: Vientiane, Laos

Main project features: Assess stakeholders’ awareness, perceptions and understanding of domestic environmental legislation related to agricultural investment in Laos; and identify the key environmental issues according to each stakeholder group, as well as categorise the gaps and needs of agricultural investors, communities and local authorities to manage or address environmental impacts related to agricultural investment.

Client: GIZ and MPI

Position held: Economic Expert

Activities performed: Conducted desk review, structural questionnaire designa, field survey and data analysis and write a report

04. Name of assignment or project: Impact of ASEAN Economic Integration on Lao PDR

Year: 2018

Location: Vientiane, Laos

Main project features: The project objective is to study the impact of ASEAN Economic Integration on Lao PDR

Client: German Development Cooperation, GIZ Office Vientiane, Lao-German House, and Ministry of Industry and Commerce

Position held: National Institutional and Economic Expert

Activities performed: Conducted desk review, Prepared SWOT analysis, Conducted Social Economics and Cost-Benefits Analysis; Cooperated with other experts and stakeholders to make evaluation on the impact of ASEAN economic integration on Lao PDR; Studied on institutional improvement for facilitation of ASEAN Economic Integration on Lao PDR.

05. Name of assignment or project: Information Technology Agreement on Economic Sector of Lao PDR

Year: 2018

Location: Vientiane, Lao PDR

Main project features: The project objective is to conduct impact evaluation of Information Technology Agreement on Economic Sector of Lao PDR

Client: USAID and Ministry of Industry and Commerce

Position held:  National institutional and economic expert

Activities performed: Reviewed existing documents related to Sector Development Plan and progams; Conducted impact evaluation of Information technology Agreement on Economic Sector of Lao PDR; Conducted of consultative review and assessment of national policies and strategic framework for economic development; Provided recommendations and advices for institutional improvement to apply the Information Technology Agreement on Economic Sector of Lao PDR

06. Name of assignment or project: Irrigated agricultural economics and value chain upgrading assessment

Year: 2017

Location: Vientiane, Lao PDR

Main project features: The project will improve the irrigated agricultural economics, and enhance crop productivity, diversification, and commercialization. It will strengthen the capacity of farmers and agribusinesses and promote sustainability along the value chain.

Client: ADB and Irrigation Department, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

Position held: Financial Management Expert

Activities performed: Complete a thorough review of financial management at all levels and ensure that it complies with Bank requirements; Undertake a series of regular visits to the central and provincial PMU to assist them with financial management; Ensure that the provinces have adequate financial management capacity and provide ongoing support to them; Monitor financial management issues and advise PMU about overcoming the issues; Conducted business modelling and value chain for farmers; Provided on-the-job training on business modelling and value chain also advised on any training required to improve capacity; Developed billing mechanism for the project

07. Name of assignment or project: Flood and Drought Management in Vientiane Capital

Year: 2017

Location: Vientiane, Lao PDR

Main project features: To protect flood and drought in Vientiane, Lao PDR

Client: ADB and Irrigation Department, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

Position held: Financial and Economic Expert

Activities performed:  Carried out the activities related to institutional improvement, and economic analysis; Conducted Financial Management Assessment (FMA) following ADb form for PMU and local units; Determined the completed work, payment, disbursement ,evaluation the disbursement by quarterly, and year  and compared the quantity completed with finance planning , total investment cost , detected  the difficulties and obstacles affecting the implementation of the project and proposed solutions to deal with difficulties and obstacles related financial management; Coordinated with the project accountant to develop the billing mechanism for the project.

08. Name of assignment or project: Banana commercialization and Value Chain

Year: 2016

Location:  Vientiane, Lao PDR

Main project features: To promote agriculture commercialization and value chain of banana

Client: : National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institutes (NAFRI), Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

Position held: National economist

Activities performed: Conducted survey and Value Chain analysis; Conducted (i) Financial viability assessment , (ii) Financial management capacity assessment, (iii) Project cost estimate and Financial plan; Drafted financial management Manual and delivered training on financial management and value chain; Developed strategy for institutional strengthening for banana commercialization.

09. Name of assignment or project: Feasibility study of establishing agricultural market

Year:: 2015-2016

Location: Vientiane, Lao PDR

Main project features: The objective of the project is to establish agricultural market for farmers

Client: : Department of Planning, Ministry of Industry and Commerce

Position held: Economic Expert

Activities performed:  Reviewed existing documents and case studies related to agricultural market establishment; participated in preparation of feasibility study report for establishment of agricultural market including Finance and economic analysis and institutional facilitation, assessment of fund channeling option for establishment of agricultural market; Recommended the most effective and efficient funds channeling mechanism.

10. Name of assignment or project: Export and Import Performance in Laos PDR for RCEP Negotiation

Year: 2015

Location: Vientiane, Lao PDR

Main project features: The objective of the project is to identify export potential products and improve Export and Import Performance in Laos PDR

Client: : USAID and Ministry of Industry and Commerce

Position held: Financial Expert

Activities performed: Conducted research on tariff-setting, import and export products based on AHTN system and provided recommendations and advices to improve expert and import performance in Lao PDR; Developed training materials and delivered training courses for improvement of export and import performance; Wrote articles on Export and Import Performance in Laos PDR for Southeast Asian Journal Of Economics.

11. Name of assignment or project: Lao Labour Productivity in manufacturing sectors

Year: 2014

Location: Vientiane, Savannakhet, Champasack Province

Main project features: Conduct research on Lao Labor Productivity in manufacturing sectors

Client: : Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare and APM Laos

Position held:  Economist

Activities performed: Compared labor productivity in three different manufacturing sectors; Conducted research on Lao Labour productivity; Provided recommendations for improvement of Lao Labour productivity in terms of institution and economic benefits; Developed final report.

12. Name of assignment or project: Feasibility study of SEAMEO center in Lao PDR

Year: 2013-2014

Location: Vientiane Capital

Main project features: The SEAMEO Regional Centre for Community Education Development is located in Vientiane Capital of the Lao PDR. The Centre aims to cater for the regional needs in promoting and provide opportunities for cooperation in the field of community education among SEAMEO Member Countries and Associate Member Countries. The Centre supports to strengthen the relationship and increase mutual understanding among community leaders, educational researchers, practitioners and policy makers of the region.

Client: : Ministry of Education and Sports

Position held: Economic and financial expert

Activities performed: Conducted economic and financial analysis; Participated in preparation of Feasibility Study of SEAMEO center in Lao PDR; Developed cost estimate.

13. Name of assignment or project: Feasibility study of Night Market in Savannakhet province

Year: 2014

Location: Savannakhet

Main project features: Night Maket establish

Client: : Lao - Asie consultant company and ADB

Position held: Financial and economics expert

Activities performed: Conducted economic and financial analysis; Participated Feasibility study of night market in Savannakhet province.

14. Name of assignment or project: Economic and Financial Research

Year: 2001-2014

Location: Vientiane, Lao PDR

Main project features: To conduct economic and financial research for the Faculty of Economics and Business

Client: : National University of Laos

Position held: Economic Researcher/ Head of Research Division

Activities performed: Carried out research on business modeling, economic development, financial management including: Impact of public investment in rural road on poverty reduction in Lao PDR, (International Journal of Applied Economics and Business Research, 2016); Comparative Study of the transition to socialist economy of China and Laos Model, China Research Centre Working Paper Series A, No.1 (2016); Accessibility to Financial Institution of SMEs in Lao PDR, NUOL/FEM Working Paper Series B, No.2.(2010); A Study Analysing Laos’ Trade Potential in AFTA, Lao Journal of Economic and Management (2003); The impact of Climate Change on Rice Production in Lao PDR and Farmer adaptation, Lao Journal of Economic and Management (2003); Project Planning and Appraisal (2006).