Country Experience: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Kenya, Mexico, Nepal, Tajikistan, Uganda.
John is a WASH specialist with experience leading and supporting humanitarian and sustainable development WASH interventions since 2006.
During his career, John has worked for non-governmental organisations, WASH start-up enterprises, and as a consultant. He has worked in a range of capacities, managing programmes, leading research initiatives, and advising technical teams.
John’s area of expertise is in WASH systems strengthening, including market-based programming. Sustainability is a focus of his work, establishing financial and management models to enable the long-term provision of services.
John is a specialist in sanitation, wastewater treatment, and faecal sludge management. He has designed innovative solutions, including household sanitation in flood-prone areas in Cambodia, decentralised treatment facilities in Nepal, and the development of a large-scale faecal sludge treatment plant for refugees in Bangladesh. As a practitioner of user-centred design, John has helped develop new water and sanitation products.
John received his BSc in Civil Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin, where he specialised in environmental engineering. He maintains a broad knowledge of the WASH sector, and enjoys following emerging trends, technologies and approaches. John is based in Kathmandu, Nepal.