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Lebanon

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Agriculture Engineer with Environmental Law Credentials

Profile Summary

I am a sustainability professional with over 8 years of experience in environmental law, project management, and sustainable practices. Driven by a passion for environmental issues, I create positive impacts by addressing challenges in water management and waste reduction through innovative solutions and strategic planning. I have enhanced operations for over 300 farmers in the Levant and trained more than 110,000 citizens in sustainability practices. My initiatives have helped prevent over 2 million tons of methane emissions, demonstrating the tangible impact of my work. Fluent in English, French and Arabic, I seek to leverage my expertise to lead impactful sustainability initiatives, guiding organizations toward sustainable growth and regulatory compliance.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Agricultural Engineering
• ★ Technical & Scientific Writing
• ★ Environmental Law
• ☆ Plant Physiology
• ☆ Agricultural Technology
• ☆ Agribusiness
• ☆ Soil Science
• ☆ Horticulture
• ☆ Pollution Control & Waste Management
• ☆ Water Pollution
• ☆ Environmental Policy
• ☆ Composting
• ☆ Environmentalism
• ☆ Environmental Ethics
• ☆ Manuscript & Journal Article Writing
• ☆ Science Communication
• ☆ Proofreading & Editing
• ☆ Creative Writing
• ☆ Grant Writing
• ☆ Law
• ☆ European Law
• ☆ Project Management
• ☆ Common Law

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI
• Product Development

Writing Technical Writing, Copywriting, Newswriting

Research Market Research, User Research, Meta-Research, Feasibility Study, Fact Checking, Gap Analysis, Gray Literature Search, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting, Regulatory Consulting

Data & AI Statistical Analysis

Product Development Formulation

Work Experience

Legal Associate

Al Jad LLP

March 2021 - Present

Sustainability Consultant

Freelancer

March 2018 - Present

Consultant and Project Manager

Compost Baladi SAL

June 2017 - February 2021

Researcher

American University of Beirut

August 2016 - June 2018

Project coordinator

Aberdeen Oil and Gas Center

January 2017 - January 2018

Education

Environmental Law and Practice

De Montfort University Leicester

October 2020 - December 2021

Plant Science with Honors

American University of Beirut

September 2016 - April 2018

Agriculture Engineering

American University of Beirut

August 2012 - June 2016

Certifications

• PMP Certification Training Course

  Lebanese American University

  July 2023 - Present

• Verified International Academic Qualifications

  World Education Services

  https://www.credly.com/badges/fc7ae8fe-e638-4d18-966c-f108db8132f1?source=linked_in_profile

  September 2021 - Present

Publications

BOOK CHAPTER

Lara J. El Gemayel and Isam I. Bashour and Yusuf A. Abou Jawdeh and Mohamad T. Farran and Nadim Farajalla(2020). Effect of Antibiotics on Plant Growth in a Water Culture . Emerging Contaminants and Associated Treatment Technologies. p. 239--253. Springer International Publishing

Jouman Hassan and Lara El-Gemayel and Isam Bashour and Issmat I. Kassem(2020). Chapter 10 - On the edge of a precipice: the global emergence and dissemination of plasmid-borne mcr genes that confer resistance to colistin, a last-resort antibiotic . Antibiotics and Antimicrobial Resistance Genes in the Environment. 1. p. 155-182. Elsevier

Lara J. El Gemayel and Isam I. Bashour(2020). Mechanism of Antibiotics Uptake in Plants . Emerging Contaminants and Associated Treatment Technologies. p. 177--193. Springer International Publishing