• Ntsoaki Pheane, a project administrator and office manager in Maseru, Lesotho, joined CDM Smith more than 5 years ago. Ntsoaki took advantage of CDM Smith’s tuition reimbursement program to obtain her Bachelor of Business Administrator degree from Regenesys Business School @regenesysbusinessschool in South Africa, attending online classes after work and on weekends. She is currently leading the administrative team within the Project Management Unit on Phase II of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project, a multi-billion dollar, bi-national project to bring high-quality water to the Gauteng region in South Africa while generating hydro-electric power for Lesotho. . WHAT ARE YOU WORKING ON? As the project administrator for the Lesotho Highlands Project, I implement and improve office policies, procedures, quality processes, technology solutions and support the team. I enjoy working with a team of professionals who inspire me every day and seeing the positive impact of our efforts when we resolve new challenges. My work is quite fulfilling. . WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CORE VALUE? All the CDM Smith core values are embedded in our day-to-day lives, in and outside of work. My favorite is excellence. I thrive in the success of the team and knowing that I play a key role in their accomplishments. . WHAT ARE YOUR NON-WORK PASSIONS? Traveling, cooking and having fun with my friends! For the past few months of lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, I started an initiative of cooking to feed the homeless, which has become a passion of mine. . WHAT IS YOUR PERSONAL MOTTO? “Always and intentionally strive for eternal happiness and sustain it.” In our everyday lives, we encounter a lot of situations that tamper with our happiness. I believe happiness is the core of our mental state. Feeding off positive emotions is more fulfilling than negative emotions. . #FacesOfCDMSmith #Administration #ProjectAdmin #ProjectAssistant #BBA #RegenesysBusinessSchool #Lesotho #Water #Initiative #Excellence #Teamwork #MoreThanWork #Travel #Cooking #GivingBack #Positivity #Happiness
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    Ntsoaki Pheane, a project administrator and office manager in Maseru, Lesotho, joined CDM Smith more than 5 years ago. Ntsoaki took advantage of CDM Smith’s tuition reimbursement program to obtain her Bachelor of Business Administrator degree from Regenesys Business School @regenesysbusinessschool in South Africa, attending online classes after work and on weekends. She is currently leading the administrative team within the Project Management Unit on Phase II of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project, a multi-billion dollar, bi-national project to bring high-quality water to the Gauteng region in South Africa while generating hydro-electric power for Lesotho. . WHAT ARE YOU WORKING ON? As the project administrator for the Lesotho Highlands Project, I implement and improve office policies, procedures, quality processes, technology solutions and support the team. I enjoy working with a team of professionals who inspire me every day and seeing the positive impact of our efforts when we resolve new challenges. My work is quite fulfilling. . WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CORE VALUE? All the CDM Smith core values are embedded in our day-to-day lives, in and outside of work. My favorite is excellence. I thrive in the success of the team and knowing that I play a key role in their accomplishments. . WHAT ARE YOUR NON-WORK PASSIONS? Traveling, cooking and having fun with my friends! For the past few months of lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, I started an initiative of cooking to feed the homeless, which has become a passion of mine. . WHAT IS YOUR PERSONAL MOTTO? “Always and intentionally strive for eternal happiness and sustain it.” In our everyday lives, we encounter a lot of situations that tamper with our happiness. I believe happiness is the core of our mental state. Feeding off positive emotions is more fulfilling than negative emotions. . #FacesOfCDMSmith #Administration #ProjectAdmin #ProjectAssistant #BBA #RegenesysBusinessSchool #Lesotho #Water #Initiative #Excellence #Teamwork #MoreThanWork #Travel #Cooking #GivingBack #Positivity #Happiness
  • Program management specialist and professional engineer Arjun Koirala has extensive experience working in multi-cultural environments. With 25 years of experience in civil engineering, urban planning and construction management, he leads community infrastructure and engineering projects, governance and donor-funded programs in Nepal. Currently, Arjun coordinates with @usaid and other government agencies to reconstruct resilient and sustainable infrastructure, including schools and health facilities in Nepal following a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake in 2015 (learn more about this project via the link in our bio). . WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE PART OF THE JOB? Linking engineering solutions to social issues to improve lives. It’s rewarding to see the smiles on the faces of people who benefit from these projects. . WHY CDM SMITH? CDM Smith is committed to excellence. It offers the best platform to progress professionally and its mechanisms for recognizing employees are unique. . WHAT DO YOU ENJOY DOING OUTSIDE OF WORK? Music, sports, playing basketball, spending time with my family, visiting a neighborhood tea shop in the late afternoon and traveling when I can. . WHICH CORE VALUE DO YOU IDENTIFY WITH MOST AND WHY? I believe the value of shared commitment that each employee holds is the key to bringing all of us together from around the globe to perform at our best. . #FacesOfCDMSmith #DevelopmentAssistance #Nepal #Culture #CivilEngineering #Engineer #UrbanPlanning #Construction #USAID #Resiliency #Sustainability #Infrastructure #Earthquake #DrivenToSolve #Global
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    Program management specialist and professional engineer Arjun Koirala has extensive experience working in multi-cultural environments. With 25 years of experience in civil engineering, urban planning and construction management, he leads community infrastructure and engineering projects, governance and donor-funded programs in Nepal. Currently, Arjun coordinates with @usaid and other government agencies to reconstruct resilient and sustainable infrastructure, including schools and health facilities in Nepal following a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake in 2015 (learn more about this project via the link in our bio). . WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE PART OF THE JOB? Linking engineering solutions to social issues to improve lives. It’s rewarding to see the smiles on the faces of people who benefit from these projects. . WHY CDM SMITH? CDM Smith is committed to excellence. It offers the best platform to progress professionally and its mechanisms for recognizing employees are unique. . WHAT DO YOU ENJOY DOING OUTSIDE OF WORK? Music, sports, playing basketball, spending time with my family, visiting a neighborhood tea shop in the late afternoon and traveling when I can. . WHICH CORE VALUE DO YOU IDENTIFY WITH MOST AND WHY? I believe the value of shared commitment that each employee holds is the key to bringing all of us together from around the globe to perform at our best. . #FacesOfCDMSmith #DevelopmentAssistance #Nepal #Culture #CivilEngineering #Engineer #UrbanPlanning #Construction #USAID #Resiliency #Sustainability #Infrastructure #Earthquake #DrivenToSolve #Global
  • Anna Mehrotra, PhD, PE, is a senior environmental engineer with 16 years of experience in various aspects of municipal and industrial wastewater treatment design. Based out of Boston, she is currently the technical lead for a R&D project to predict COVID-19 outbreaks by analyzing wastewater. Collaborating with @michiganstateu and water reclamation utilities (including #greatlakeswaterauthority) across the US, the team is developing a predictive model to inform appropriate short-term responses to viral threats and long-term planning for disease prevention. To learn more about this project, click the link in our bio! . WHY WASTEWATER? I think about waste more than the average person. 😊 Whether it’s obsessing about food waste at home or wastewater at work, I’m acutely aware of the climate change and public health implications of everything we cast aside. . WHAT DOES DELIVERING A “LEGENDARY CLIENT EXPERIENCE” MEAN TO YOU? Really listening to what the client’s needs are, finding creative solutions to meet those needs, and as my colleague Paul Sinisgalli always says, spending the client’s money as if it were my own. . WHAT DO YOU DO FOR FUN? I like spending time with my family, gardening, horseback riding, traveling and learning languages. . WHAT’S YOUR PERSONAL MOTTO? A commitment to small, sustainable changes can lead to tremendous growth and change. . #FacesOfCDMSmith #EnvironmentalEngineer #Wastewater #Water #COVID19 #Research #Sustainability #ClimateChange #LegendaryClientExperience #Gardening #HorsebackRiding #Travel
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    Anna Mehrotra, PhD, PE, is a senior environmental engineer with 16 years of experience in various aspects of municipal and industrial wastewater treatment design. Based out of Boston, she is currently the technical lead for a R&D project to predict COVID-19 outbreaks by analyzing wastewater. Collaborating with @michiganstateu and water reclamation utilities (including #greatlakeswaterauthority) across the US, the team is developing a predictive model to inform appropriate short-term responses to viral threats and long-term planning for disease prevention. To learn more about this project, click the link in our bio! . WHY WASTEWATER? I think about waste more than the average person. 😊 Whether it’s obsessing about food waste at home or wastewater at work, I’m acutely aware of the climate change and public health implications of everything we cast aside. . WHAT DOES DELIVERING A “LEGENDARY CLIENT EXPERIENCE” MEAN TO YOU? Really listening to what the client’s needs are, finding creative solutions to meet those needs, and as my colleague Paul Sinisgalli always says, spending the client’s money as if it were my own. . WHAT DO YOU DO FOR FUN? I like spending time with my family, gardening, horseback riding, traveling and learning languages. . WHAT’S YOUR PERSONAL MOTTO? A commitment to small, sustainable changes can lead to tremendous growth and change. . #FacesOfCDMSmith #EnvironmentalEngineer #Wastewater #Water #COVID19 #Research #Sustainability #ClimateChange #LegendaryClientExperience #Gardening #HorsebackRiding #Travel