French version of Online CV
for Dr. James Fay
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NAME |
Dr. James W. Fay | ||
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DATE OF
BIRTH |
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NATIONALITY |
American | ||
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EDUCATION |
Ph.D.,
Economics, MBA,
Finance, BA
(cum laude), Business Administration, University of Notre Dame –
1956 | ||
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OTHER
TRAINING |
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LANGUAGES
English French
Indonesian
Thai |
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MEMBERSHIPS OF
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES |
Royal
Economic Society Society
for International Development Transportation
Research Forum International
Energy Economists Association Economic
Club of | ||
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COUNTRIES OF WORK
EXPERIENCE |
Argentina,
Bangladesh, China, Eastern Europe, Egypt, Grenada, Indonesia, Iran,
Jordan, Lao PDR, Lebanon, Malawi, Malaysia, Nigeria, Panama, Philippines,
South Korea, Sierra Leone, Vietnam, Taiwan, Thailand, United
States | ||
EMPLOYMENT
RECORDS
2000 – PRESENT: Independent
Consultant
specializing
in Transportation, Trade and Macro Economic Studies
1972 – 1999: Nathan
Associates Inc.,
Senior Vice-President
(1987/99)
Vice-President
(1979/86)
Principal Associate
(1972/78)
From 1992 to 1999 was
based in
INTERNATIONAL PROJECT
ASSIGNMENTS INCLUDE:
Team
Leader for the ADB-funded TA for the Yunnan Trade,
Environmental and Social Analysis Project.
Team
Leader for the ADB-funded TA for the feasibility study of the trade between
LAO PDR
1995/96
Home
office director for ADB TA for the institutional strengthening of trade and
development for national air carrier Lao Aviation. Supervised progress of study and preparation of reports.
Project
co-director of a joint venture financed by USAID that provided a 10-person team
of financial and economic advisors for over four years to assist in the
structural reform of the country's financial system. This
project was part of the World Bank's $175 million credit to reform the Central
Bank's policies and make the major commercial banks viable.
Home
office technical director for an ADB-financed project for the development of
trade in
Home
office technical director for the USAID-financed Maritime Trade Consultancy
Project. Monitored progress of two large-scale studies to address the
Principal-in-Charge
for a technical assistance project to advise management and rehabilitate
Economic
member of six-person Panel of Experts established by World Bank, under UNDP
financing, to provide technical oversight for the economic and technical studies
for the construction of a multipurpose bridge over the
Home
office manager for the USAID-funded Rural Finance Project, which provided
technical assistance to the Agricultural Credit Department of the Bangladesh
Bank in an attempt to strengthen rural credit.
Home
office manager for firm's component of the USAID financed National Recovery and
Planning Project, which provided senior advisers to all government
ministries.
Principal-in-Charge
of the National Reconstruction and Development Planning Project, a USAID-funded
contract. The
objectives of this project were to assist the government to plan and implement a
program to rebuild the economy following more than 10 years of war and internal
strife.
Team
Leader for a UNDP and EEC-funded mission to evaluate the feasibility of the
Trans-European Motorway to increase trade between Western and Eastern Europe
which involved visits, data gathering and analysis of trade flows through five
countries.
Team
Leader on a USAID-funded economic, financial and technical evaluation of a
large-scale housing project for low income Egyptians.
Team
Leader for an economic and physical planning study and evaluation of two USAID
financed shelters sector programs.
Home
office manager for the Asian Development Bank-funded study to develop a long
range energy master plan related to the development of offshore natural gas in
the
Project
Director for the World Bank-funded project to assist the Ministry of
Communications to establish a transportation management information system (MIS)
and train staff in economic and financial analysis.
Economist
and financial analyst for an Inter-American Development Bank-financed study of
trade and infrastructure improvements for the country's
ports.
Provided
home-office support and field supervision for a World Bank-financed program to
assist the country's Transportation Planning Unit. This
project involved all phases of transport planning, policy, and coordination in
the preparation of the country's Third Five-Year Plan.
Project
Director for an Asian Development Bank-financed study to analyze trade flows and
establish competitive pricing strategies to increase
Economist
on an Asian Development Bank fact-finding mission to study the country's macro
economy.
Home
office manager for a World Bank-funded technical assistance to strengthen its
planning capability and provide both formal and on-the-job training in trade
flow analysis.
UNITED STATES
1972/73
Project
Director for a study financed by the Institute of Water Resources, US Corps of
Engineers, to determine the feasibility of developing deep water ports along the Eastern coast
of the country to handle greater volumes of trade.