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Curriculum Vitae As of 1 December 2015

I. Personal Data NAME : EDGARDO V. CASAS

ADDRESS : 10 T. Azucena St. San Pablo City 4000 Laguna, Philippines Tel: 63-049-562-8340 63-0918-910-2811

DATE OF BIRTH : 24 March 1951

NATIONALITY : Filipino

Gender : Male

Marital Status : Married II. EDUCATION : Ph. D. Food Engineering (Candidate), 90-91 University of New South Wales Sydney, Australia

M.AP.Sc. Food Engineering University of New South Wales Sydney, Australia 1987 M. S. Agricultural Engineering (Units), 1977-81 University of the Philippines Los Baños College, Laguna 4031 Philippines B.S. Agricultural Engineering 1975 University of the Philippines Los Baños College, Laguna 4031 III. Summary of Professional skills/expertise:

Food Engineering & Agricultural Processing Solid Wastes Management & Processing Environmental Management Systems and Audits

Rural Development Project Planning and Implementation Feasibility studies Recently wrote a manual on Design and Analysis of Biosystems Engineering Experiments containing: 1- Review of Basic Statistics; 2- Design of Biosystems engineering experiments; 3- Optimization principles and methods.

OTHER TRAINING : Certificate in Rice Post harvest Technology. 1975 Department of Ag. Process Engineering & Technology (Agpet) College of Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology (CEAT)

UP Los Baños, College, Laguna

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Certificate in Preservation and Prevention of Food Losses. 1977 Central Food Training and Research Institute (CFTRI), Mysore, India

Pollution Prevention (P2)/Cleaner Production (CP) DENR/USAID Industrial Initiatives for a Sustainable Environment (IISE 12 – 16 July 1999. Mandaue City

Initial Environmental Review DENR/USAID Industrial Initiatives for a Sustainable Environment (IISE) 24 – 29 August 1999. Mandaue City.

Environmental Management Systems DENR/USAID Industrial Initiatives for a Sustainable Environment (IISE) 1 – 4 November 1999. Mandaue City.

IV. Summary of relevant work experience:

1. From: 1 March 1995 to present

Title: University Researcher & Affiliate Professor Employer: Agricultural and BioProcess Division (ABPROD), CEAT, UP Los Baños. College,

Laguna. Type of business: Education, research and extension

Area of work: Solid wastes management, food engineering, and research administration Chair, Research and Extension administration committee Head Extension Committee - responsible for providing services to government and private sectors. Teaches: Fundamentals of Agricultural Engineering II, Basic Thermodynamics, Rheology of Biological Materials, Crop Processing I & II, Food Engineering, Materials handling. Member: College Extension Committee; Food Engineering Curriculum Committee

Major accomplishments: Taught food and agricultural process engineering courses and advised undergraduate thesis students. Conducted researches on food engineering, renewable energy resources and wastes management. Developed machinery lines for feed and solid wastes management: shredder, composter, breaker, pelletizer, mixer, grader, and briquetting machine. Developed furnaces for kiln dryer, fruit, and vegetable dryers; developed training modules in rice and corn drying for the Philippine Rice Production Consortium under the auspices of the Department of Agriculture.; contributed in the design of 18 tons per hour recirculating dryer for the consortium; developed feed milling systems for small-scale livestock and fishery growers. Conduct research on: Organic fertilizer processing and plant installation, feed milling, feed formulation, snack food extrusion, and solid wastes management. (Ref: Tech. developed the last 5 years) Salary: $ 5291/year Present Projects: Development of Rice Husk Fired Furnace for Non Power Applications Funded by Agricultural Machinery Development Program (AMDP)

Optimizing anaerobic digestion of swine wastes wastewater (collaboration with thesis student)

Design, testing, and optimization of microbial fuel cell to generate hydrogen and methane from irrigation water to power small gasoline engines.

Recently Concluded Projects: Thin layer drying of Janitor fish with optimum parameters (collaboration with thesis student and LLDA) Conducted in association with undergraduate student Electrolysis of Swine wastewater for Quality Improvement and Hydrogen gas production

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Designed and tested process equipment for electrolysis of swine wastewater in association with Batangas College of Arts and Sciences High School students for science fair. Swine wastewater treatment using lahar sand particles in continues flow system In association with Undergraduate thesis student Pelleting of coconut coir dusts for environmental applications In association with undergraduate thesis student Optimization of pelleting coconut coir husk dusts for agricultural and environmental applications (collaboration with thesis student) Jatropha extrusion for biodiesel-optimization of parameters Designed and developed laboratory extruder to assess properties of Jatropha during extrusion Design and development of Jatropha Sheller Assessment of Alcohol-Alkali Method for Determining Rice Milling Degree. Assessed the method and accuracy in comparison with the mathematical and standard whiteness meter for use by rice millers in the countryside of the Philippines. Results indicated comparable readings of percent milling degree with the known methods and certain degree of accuracy at 95% level of confidence. Optimizing thin layer drying of Oregano leaves. Oregano leaves and stems dried in a laboratory tray type drier and investigated on the optimum conditions using airflow rates, temperatures, and thickness of the layer on the tray. Optimization of Heated air composting of swine wastes. Composting of swine wastes was investigated using vessels as composters in the presence of enzymes and bacteria. Results indicated optimum

conditions using microbe liftTM bacteria at 0.1 m3/s and temperature of 50oC in 5 days of composting. However, composts at this stage required curing of 3 to 4 weeks prior to applying to crops for production. Optimization of Dairy Wastes Composting. Investigations involved composting fresh dairy wastes in

vessels aerated with heated air using microbe liftTM bacteria. Results indicated optimum conditions at 0.1

m3/s airflow rate, 45oC air temperature and initial weights of 2 kg dairy wastes. Composts required 4 weeks of curing prior to application to crops for production. Heated air composting of Dairy wastes Ambient air composting of Market Wastes

2. From August 1 2008 to present Title: Team Leader/Environmental Specialist Employer: MPB Consultancy Type of Business: Consultancy Area of Work: Prepare requirements of Initial Environmental Examination Review (IEER) and

Environmental Compliance Certificate for Biofuels International, Bacolod City. Tasks include review of water quality data and proposed measures for protection; review of soils, climate, air, and other data for IEER and develop environmental management plans for 200,000 liters per day ethanol plant.

3. From Jan 4, 2005 -2006

Title: Solid Wastes Management Specialist Employer: Dr. Mary Ann P. Botengan RHR CONSULT SERVICES, INC Type of Business: Consultancy Area of Work: Designed solid management facilities for Angono, Binangonan, Cardona,

Morong, and Teresa Rizal, Alaminos, Laguna. Served as Team Leader/EIA specialist for identified projects for the protection of the Laguna Lake as major projects of the Laguna Development Authority (LLDA). Initial activities included the assessment of the Laguna Lake watersheds, overall ecological profile, and waste management practices surrounding the lake particularly agro-industries and communities that affect the water quality. Proposed wastewater and wetland treatment facilities and solid waste management

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facilities; feasibility studies documents for CDM Carbon Financing for Angono, Binangonan, Cardona, Morong, and Teresa Municipalities, Province of Rizal, Philippines; and Alaminos, Laguna.

Prepared feasibility studies for solid wastes management facilities for

Alaminos Laguna for funding by LLDA/World Bank. Salary: $ 3,500/mo 4. From September to October 2004. Title: Agro Processing Specialist Employer: FAO Manila/World Bank. WB/FAO Joint Needs Assessment of Conflicted

Affected Areas in Mindanao Area of Work: Designed postharvest systems for grains, fruits and vegetables and livelihood

facilities for conflict affected families in Mindanao. Estimated costs for pre-feasibility studies.

Salary: $ 4,000/mo

5. From April 1 -15 2006 Title: EMS Auditor Employer: Dr. Mary Ann P. Botengan RHR CONSULT SERVICES, INC Type of Business: Consultancy Area of Work: Provided EMS auditing of MRDP Infrastructure Projects in Mindanao,

Philippines Salary: $ 3,500/mo 6. From: July To: 31 March 2003 Title: Vice President for Operations Employer: Millennium Science & Engineering Phil. Inc. 1001 Park Trade Building Madrigal Business Center, Ayala Alabang, Metro Manila Tel: 63-02-809-7702 Fax: 63-02-842-8997 Type of business: Consultancy Area of work: Provide technical expertise; develop marketing strategies; prepare documents

for bidding; develop technologies for marketing; assist the president. Major accomplishments: provided expertise in air quality monitoring projects, solid wastes management project, prepared documents for bidding in the field of nutrition, agricultural development, agricultural policy and solid wastes management. Developed marketing strategies for solid wastes management machinery. Salary: $ 6000/year 7. From: 1 January 1994 to 31 December 1995 Title: University Researcher I and Affiliate Instructor Employer: Department of Agricultural Process Engineering and Technology, CEAT, UP LOS

BAÑOS. College, Laguna, Philippines Type of business: Education, research and extension Area of work: Education, design and development and research administration Major accomplishments: Responsible for department’s extension services and provided consultancy

services to government and private agencies on crop processing and food engineering, taught agricultural and food engineering courses to students and advised undergraduate thesis students.

Salary: $ 3945/year

8. From: 1 January 1981 to 31 December 1984 Title: Research Associate III and Affiliate Instructor Employer: Department of Agricultural Process Engineering & Technology, CEAT, UP LOS BAÑOS Type of business: Education, research and extension Area of work: teaching, research and extension administration; food engineering Major accomplishments: Conducted research and development studies on rice and corn processing and

taught agricultural processing courses to students. Served as resource person to various training programs on rice and corn post harvest technology; serve as

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Assistant Project Manager, Post Harvest Engineering Project, NFAC/UPLB. Salary: $ 3000/year 1. From: 1 January to 31 December 1981 Title: Research Assistant IV EMPLOYER: UPLB/NFAC Post harvest Engineering Project, Department of Ag. Process

Engineering & Technology, CEAT, UP LOS BAÑOS, College, Laguna. Type of business: Education, research and extension Area of work: Grains Post harvest and non-conventional energy development Major accomplishments: Conducted research on rice and corn drying and milling and taught agricultural process engineering courses. Led in the design and construction of 1 ton per hour rice drying system using rice hull as fuel piloted for Farmer Cooperative in Dingle, Iloilo; Served as Assistant Project Leader of the UPLB/NFAC Post harvest Engineering Project. Salary: $ 1500/year 2. From: 1 January 1978 to 31 December 1979 Title: Senior training Assistant Employer: UPLB/NFAC Post harvest Engineering Project, CEAT, UP Los Baños

College, Laguna, Philippines Type of business: Education, research and extension Area of work: Grains post harvest research and training; non conventional energy

Major accomplishments: Conducted training programs on rice post harvest technology and led the design and construction of 1 ton per hour rice drying system using rice hull as fuel. Piloted 1 ton per hour rice drying system in Calicuang, Iloilo. Salary: $ 1200/year 3. From: 1 July 1976 to 31 December 1977 Title: Research Assistant III Employer: UPLB/NFAC Post harvest Engineering Project, Department of Agricultural

Processing, CEAT, UP LOS BAÑOS, College, Laguna. Type of business: Education, research and extension Major accomplishments: Conducted rice post harvest loss assessment in Laguna, Quezon and the Bicol Region funded by UNDP. Designed low cost rice hull fed continuous flow rice drying system; piloted the system in Iloilo, Philippines. Salary: $ 852/year 8. From: 16 June 1975 to June 30 1976 Title: Research Assistant II Employer: UNDP/PHI Training of Technicians for the Grains Industries. Department of

Agricultural Engineering, CEAT, UP LOS BAÑOS, College, Laguna Major accomplishments: Promoted UPLB Flatbed Dryer and assisted training of technicians for the grains industries. Salary: $ 840/year

CONSULTING EXPERIENCES

1. a. From 1 November to 31 January 2006 Title: Solid Wastes Specialist Employer: City of Lipa, Batangas Area of Work: Farm Machinery and solid wastes processing Major Accomplishments: Assessed preset state of the city’s solid wastes processing machinery in compliance to RA 9003 and designed and fabricated plastic shredder for the proposed material recovery facilities. Assisted the local staff in improving composting facilities.

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1. b. From 2 January to May 2006 Title: Solid Wastes Management Specialist Employer: Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) Pasig City, Rizal Area of Work: Solid Waste Management Major Accomplishments: Assessed present environment conditions of 2 micro watersheds and designed material recovery facilities for Morong, Teresa, Angono, Binangonan, and Cardona Rizal as part of the feasibilities for integrated solid wastes management systems. Salary: $ 4,000/mo 1c. From November 2004 to January 2005 Title: Water Quality Specialist Employer: Dr. Mary Ann P. Botengan DARUMA Major Accomplishments: Assessed Water Quality Criteria for the Clean Water Act Law, designed Water Quality Management Areas and management protocols. Designed training modules for water quality assessments. 1. From 30 August to 6 October 2004 Title: Agro-Processing Specialist Employer: Food and Agriculture Organization, Manila Neda Bldg. Makati City Area of Work: Farm Machinery and postharvest processing Major Accomplishments: Assessed the present farm machinery and agroprocessing needs of conflict-affected communities in Mindanao. Designed machinery and postharvest systems for funding by World Bank. Salary: $ 4,000/mo 2. From 1 July 2003 to present Title: Member, Pool of experts Employer: Philippine Council for Agricultural and Forestry Resources Research and

Development Los Baños, Laguna Area of Work: Solid Wastes Management Major accomplishments: Provided expertise and develop proposals for funding for S and T Anchor project on “Swine Wastes Management”, e.g. Cleaner production facilities- solid/liquid separator, wastewater sequential bioreactor, composter, pelleting machine, organic fertilizer grader. Honorarium: PhP 3,000/mo.

3. From 1 May 2003 to 30 November 2002 Title: Consultant Employer: Philippine Council for Agricultural and Forestry Resources Research and

Development Los Baños, Laguna Area of Work: Solid Wastes Management Major accomplishments: Wrote a chapter: Domestic Solid Wastes Management for Philippine Recommends Technical Bulletin. Honorarium: PhP 3000/mo. 4. From: October To: November 2002 Title: Consultant Employer: PHILIPPINE COUNCIL FOR AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERY RESOURCES

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (PCARRD). LOS BAÑOS, LAGUNA, PHILIPPINES Type of business: Research administration Area of work: Solid wastes management and modeling; research formulation

Major accomplishments: Develop and review proposals for S and T Anchor Program on Cleaner Production Technologies for Integrated Swine Waste Management Develop five studies for implementation by various agencies involved in the Project. Proposed to develop clean production facilities; evaluate forms of biofertilizers/biofeeds; evaluate environmental performance of developed clean production facilities; develop models for adoption by stakeholders in the Philippine swine industry. The projects are awaiting the approval for funding by governing council.

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Salary: $ 40/month (honorarium)

5. From June to November 2002 Title: Consultant Employer: PHILIPPINE COUNCIL FOR AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERY RESOURCES

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (PCARRD) Type of business: Research administration Area of work: Solid wastes management Major accomplishments: As consultant and contributor, write a chapter on domestic solid wastes

management for the Philippines Recommends on Solid Wastes Management, a series form of publication.

Salary: $ 40/month (honorarium)

6. From June to September 2002. Title: Consultant/Team Leader Employer: DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE-CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION,

BAGUIO City Type of business: Administration and policy formulation Area of work: Agro processing/post harvest Major accomplishments: Lead the team and provide expertise for Feasibility Studies on Establishing Atchuete (annatto) Processing technology for the farmers of Abra. Conduct financial, market, social and environmental studies for the project. Salary: $ 800/month 7. From February to July 2002 Title: Contractor/Consultant Employer: CITY OF TAGBILARAN, BOHOL Type of business: Local government administration Area of work: Solid wastes management Major accomplishment: Fabricated, installed and tested 1 ton per hour Solid Wastes Processing Demo Project under the Local Environment Protection and Management (Local EPM) funded by the United Nations and Development Program (UNDP). Contract cost: $ 10,000 4. From February to March 2002. Title: Agro Industry Specialist Employer: JBJ CONSULTING, INC. Anos, Los Baños, Laguna in association with JICA Type of business: Consulting Area of work: Environment and agro industry Major accomplishments: Assessed and developed agro-processing technologies for JICA/DENR Livelihood Options Project for Community Based Forestry Management Projects in Nueva Vizcaya, Isabela and Quirino Provinces. Responsible for developing projects and analyze cost and returns for adoption by the cooperators. Salary: $ 1600/month

5. From December 2001 to February 2002 Title: Consultant/Team Leader Employer: Millennium Science & Engineering Phils. Inc., 1001 Park Trade Center, Alabang,

Metro Manila Type of business: Consultancy Area of work: Environmental management Major accomplishments: As team leader and consultant, provide technical expertise in AIR QUALITY MONITORING OF EAUC AND VECO Power Plants, Cebu City and Solid Wastes Management Project in Castillejos, Zambales. Salary: $ 1600.00/month

6. From December 2001 to April 2002 Title: Contractor/Consultant Employer: EFREN KASILAG, Pansol, Padre Garcia, Batangas Type of business: Swine raising & feed formulation Area of work: Post harvest and machinery development

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Major accomplishments: Fabricated, installed, and tested 0.5 ton per hour swine feed mill for KASILAG FEED MILL, Pansol, Padre Garcia, Batangas. Designed hammer mill, mixer and feed ingredient micro mixer. Contract Price: $ 4,000.00 7. From October 2001 to October 2002 Title: Consultant/Team Leader Employer: MSE Phils. INC. 1001 Park Trade Center, Alabang, Metro Manila Type of business: Consultancy Area of work: Environmental management Major accomplishments: Provided technical expertise for Assessing Wastewater Pipe Integrity of Wyeth Philippines, Canlubang, Laguna. Developed testing equipment for pipe integrity tests and analyzed data gathered. Salary: $ 1000/month

8. From: 3 January – 30 April 2000

Title: Infrastructure/agriculture/environmental Specialist Employer: Madecor Environmental Management Systems, Inc. (Memsi). Mt. Halcon St.,

Los Baños, Laguna Type of business: Consultancy Area of work: Infrastructure, agriculture and environmental management Major accomplishments: Assess present infrastructure/agriculture/environment situation and proposed plans and programs for the Comprehensive Land Use Planning for Bay, Laguna. Salary: $ 1,000/month

9. From: 16 February 1999 to present Title: President and director Employer: ASHLAR MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 526 Maahas, Los Baños, Laguna. Philippines Type of business: Consultancy Area of work: Administration and post harvest Major accomplishments: Manage the daily activities of the corporation. Serve as consultant to: promotion of lock lodging technology for rice production and evaluation of some chemicals for El niño phenomenon funded by PCARRD; served as consultant for 10 tons per hour feed mill for East Asia Livestock Corporation, Makati, Metro Manila Salary: $ 1000/month 10. From: 6 December 1999 to 6 March 2000 Title: Associate Auditor Employer: Madecor Environmental Management Systems, Inc. (Memsi). Mt. Halcon St.,

Los Baños, Laguna Type of business: Consultancy Area of work: Environmental management and Energy generation Major accomplishments: Health and Safety due Diligence Assessment of Philippine Geothermal Incorporated/NPC Power Plants, Tiwi, Albay. Assess the potential effects SULFUR Emission and wastewater discharge on the environment, in agricultural production in particular.

11. From: 1 February 1999 to May 2002 Title: Agro processing/Post harvest Specialist Employer: Department of Agriculture, Cordillera Autonomous Region Baguio City, Philippines Type of business: Administration and Policy advocacy Area of work: Agricultural development, environmental protection and post harvest Major accomplishments: Assessment of present agroprocessing and postharvest situation and propose plans and programs for implementation for the Cordillera Highland Agricultural Resources Management Project. Pilot post harvest facility for possible adoption by the farmers. Salary: $ 1600/month

12. From: 1 August 1999 to 31 March 2000 Title: Consulting engineer/Team Leader Employer: Madecor Environmental Management Systems, Inc. (Memsi). Mt. Halcon St.,

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Los Baños, Laguna. TYPE OF BUSINESS: CONSULTANCY Area of work: Food processing Major accomplishments: Provided leadership and designed facilities for the Feasibility Study on Establishment of a Meat Processing Plant in Novaliches, Quezon City for CHERUBIM FOODS, INC. Conducted the financial, social and environmental studies for the project. Salary: $ 1000/month 13. From: 1 October 1997 to 31 March 1998 Title: Processing Specialist Employer: Ashlar Management and development corporation 526 Maahas, Los Baños, Laguna. Type of business: Consultancy Area of work: Feed processing Major accomplishment: Designed a system for the Feasibility Study on Establishing a 10 ton per hour Cattle Feed Mill in General Santos for East Asia Livestock Corporation, Inc. Conduct the market, technical, financial, social and environmental studies for the project. Salary: $ 1000/month 14. From: 1 October 1996 to 30 June 1998 Title: Co-Project Leader Employer: Philippine Council for Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources Development

(PCARRD). Los Baños, Laguna Type of business: Research administration Area of work: Waste management Major accomplishments: Designed and developed systems for the Conversion of Cattle Manure to inoculated processed organic fertilizer in Sto. Tomas Dairy Development Cooperative in Sto. Tomas, Davao del Norte under the auspices of National Dairy Authority (NDA). Designed breaker, mixer, pelletizer, dryer, and grader for palletized production of organic fertilizers. Salary: $ 40/month (honorarium) 15. From: 1 October 1997 to 30 September 1998 Title: Study Leader Employer: Philippine Council for Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources

Development (PCARRD) Type of business: Research administration Area of work: Waste management Major accomplishments: Responsible for the design and development of systems for the conversion of swine manure to organic fertilizer under the auspices of the Department of Science and Technology. Develop pelleting, briquetting technologies for the production of organic fertilizer. Salary: $ 40/month (honorarium)

a. From 2 April 1996 to 31 December 1997 Title: Contractor/consultant Employer: ZUELLIG AGROCHEMICAL CORPORATION Makati, Metro Manila Type of business: Research and agrochemical trading Area of work: Waste management Major accomplishments: Responsible for the development of system and machinery for processing poultry and swine manure to pelletized organic fertilizer; responsible for the design and construction of 5 tons per hour mechanized organic fertilizer plant in San Pablo City. Conducted feasibility studies: market, technical, social and environmental aspects of the project.

16. From: 1 January 1996 to 31 December 1999 Title: Project Leader Employer: Agricultural Mechanization Development Program (AMDP), CEAT, UP Los Baños, College, Laguna Type of business: Research and development Area of work: Food and feed processing Major accomplishments: Provided leadership on conducting Pelleting Studies for Livestock, poultry and Aqua Feeds. Designed a pelletizer and system for maintaining nutrient quality of feeds.

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Salary: $ 40/month (honorarium)

b. From: 1 January 1994 to 31 December 1996 Title: Study Leader Employer: Philippine Council for Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources Development

(PCARRD) Type of business: Research administration Area of work: Food processing Major accomplishments: Provided leadership in the design and development of Small Scale Milk Homogenizer for piloting in dairy farmer cooperatives under the auspices of the National Dairy Authority; developed rapisonic milk homogenizer. Salary: $ 40/month (honorarium) c. From: 1 April 1994 to 31 October 1995 Title: Study Leader Employer: National Post harvest Institute Research and Extension (NAPHIRE) Muñoz, Nueva Ecija, Philippines Type of business: Research and extension administration and development Area of work: Rice and corn post harvest Major accomplishments: Provided leadership in the assessment of rice and corn losses in Laguna, Quezon and Oriental Mindoro under the auspices of UPLB Foundation, Inc. Salary: $ 40/month (honorarium)

d. From: 1 June 1995 to 31 May 1996 Title: Study Leader Employer: Agricultural Mechanization Development Program (AMDP), Institute of

Agricultural Engineering, CEAT, UPLB Type of business: Research and extension administration and development Area of work: Food and feed engineering Major accomplishments: Provided leadership and technical expertise in Azolla drying and milling studies for food and feeds for livestock and marine animals. Salary: $ 40/month (honorarium)

e. From: 1 June 1996 to 31 May 1996 Title: Study Leader Employer: Agricultural Mechanization Development Program (AMDP), Institute of

Agricultural Engineering, CEAT, UPLB Type of business: Research and extension administration and development Area of work: Food and feed processing Major accomplishments: Provided leadership and technical expertise in Azolla pelleting studies for livestock, poultry and marine animals. Salary: $ 40/month (honorarium)

f. From: 1 June 1995 to 31 May 1996 Title: Study Leader Employer: Agricultural Mechanization Development Program (AMDP), Institute of

Agricultural Engineering, CEAT, UPLB Type of business: Research and extension administration and development Area of work: Energy Major accomplishment: Provided leadership and technical expertise in briquetting of rice hull charcoal for domestic fuel. Salary: $ 40/month (honorarium) g. From: 1 June 1995 to 31 May 1996 Title: Study Leader Employer: Agrarian Reform Research Institute UP Los Baños, College, Laguna Type of business: Research and extension administration Area of work: Food engineering Major accomplishment: Studied the technical feasibilities of producing protein enriched rice noodles. Salary: $ 40/month (honorarium)

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h. From: October to November 1995 Title: Processing Specialist Employer: Multisectoral Management & Development Corporation. Reza Bldg., 1318

Quezon Avenue, Quezon City. Philippines Type of business: Consulting Area of work: Post harvest and agro industry Major accomplishments: Responsible for the assessment of existing livestock processing facilities in Biliran, under the auspices of Small Islands Support Services Program of the Department of Agriculture in association with the COWI CONSULT Phil. Inc.. Proposed modern livestock processing facilities e.g. hatchery, milk processing, cheese processing, village level ice cream processing, feed milling and meat processing.

i. From: 15 July 1995 to 31 December 1997 Title: Processing Specialist Employer: Sarangani Agricultural Development, Inc. Alsons Bldg. 2286 Pasong Tamo

Extension, Makati City Type of business: Agribusiness Development and Trading Area of work: Feed milling Major accomplishment: Provided advice on 1 ton per hour feed mill at Ipil, Zamboanga Del Sur and conducted studies on processing of spent barley for cattle feeds. Salary: $ 50/visit j. From: 2 November to 30 November 1995 Title: Consultant Employer: Pakil Multipurpose Development Cooperative, Pakil, Laguna Type of business: Rice Trading Area of work: Rice post harvest Major accomplishment: Conducted feasibility studies on establishing small-scale (0.5 ton/hr) rice milling and marketing.

k. From: 1 August 1995 to 31 December 1996 Title: Consultant Employer: Padre Garcia Development Cooperative, Pansol, Padre Garcia. Philippines Type of business: Food processing and trading Area of work: Food engineering Major accomplishment: Designed 8 tons per hour pellet mill for installation at the cooperative feed mill and provided advice on meat processing. Salary: $ 40/month

l. From: 16 June to 31 July 1995

Title: Consultant Employer: Merlo Agricultural Development Corporation, Lipa City. Batangas Type of business: Trading Major accomplishment: Designed and fabricated 4 tons per batch dryer for Nestlé’s by-products as feed ingredients.

m. From: 26 April to 7 May 1995 Title: Coordinator and Lecturer Employer: AIDAB/ATEP/UP LOS BAÑOS Area of work: Training Major accomplishment: Conducted Training on Postharvest Technology of Durable Products for Instructors of Bachelor of Ag. Technology Program under AIDAB/ATEP/UPLB.

n. From: 1 July to 30 November 1994 Title: Processing/Environmental Specialist Employer: Multisectoral Management Development Corporation, Inc. Reza Bldg., Quezon

Avenue, Quezon City in association with COWI CONSULT, INC. Type of business: Consultancy Major accomplishments: Worked for the Development of Master Plan and Feasibility Studies for the 6th District of Southern Negros Occidental under NEDA and Cong. Hortencia Stuart funded by World Bank.

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Reviewed present postharvest facilities and agro-industries and designed 22 Agro-processing and Marine industries including waste treatment facilities and proposed mitigating measures to control environmental pollution of the Project Area; proposed oil mills, coconut husk processing plant, coconut shell processing, soap making; activated charcoal, fruit grading and packaging, fruit and vegetable processing, soy sauce processing, sotanghon processing, fiberboard processing; poultry meat and egg processing, livestock meat canning, fish drying and canning, seaweed processing, salt production and processing. Salary: $ 1000/month

o. From: 16 August to 2 September 1994

Title: Coordinator and Lecturer Employer: UPLB FOUNDATION, INC. College, Laguna Type of business: Research and extension administration; consultancy Area of work: Training Major accomplishment: Coordinated Training Program on Food Engineering for one Indonesian Fellow. Department of Ag. Process Engineering and Technology, CEAT, UP Los Baños. Lecture on processing grains, fruits and vegetable. Conduct laboratory exercises on drying and milling of crops. Salary: $ 50/month (honorarium)

p. From: November 1992 to January 1993 Title: Consultant Employer: Mitra Farms, Inc. Cabuyao, Laguna Type of business: Cattle production Area of work: Feed processing Major accomplishments: Designed and fabricated 2 tons per day dryer for Spent Barley grains for cattle feeds and conducted pelleting and processing studies on Ipil-Ipil leaves. Propose plans for feedlot fattening operations in Cabuyao, Laguna. Salary: $ 500/month

q. From: October 92 to February 1993 Title Consultant Employer: Corn World International, Inc. Cotabato City, Philippines Type of business: Corn breeding and trading Area of work: Corn post harvest Major accomplishment: Designed and fabricated 2 tons per hour corn cleaner and grader for the corporation.

r. From: July 1992 to December 1993 Title: Consultant Employer: Cooperative Management Institute, ABS/CBN Foundation, Quezon City Type of business: People empowerment Area of work: Training and agricultural development Major accomplishments: Provided consultancy services on irrigation development and rice post harvest systems for farmers in Pangasinan. Gave lectures to farmers on in irrigation and post harvest technology.

s. From: 21 March to 22 December 1988 Title: Coordinator and Lecturer Employer: Sarmiento Research and Development Corporation, Pasong Tamo Ext., Makati

City Type of business: Research and development Area of work: Training management Major accomplishment: Coordinated the Forty-week Training Program on Agro-processing for Indonesian Fellows. Department of Ag. Process Engineering and Technology, CEAT. UP Los Baños. Developed training modules and managed the training program. Lectured on food engineering principles and practices. Demonstrated feasibility of solar assisted dryers. Salary: $ 50/month (honorarium)

t. From: 1 July to 31 December 1987

Title: Consultant Employer: Food and Nutrition Research Institute, Padre Faura, Manila Type of business: Research and development Area of work: Food processing

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Major accomplishment: Provided technical expertise and fabricated Rice Hull and charcoal Fired Dryer for drying baby food ingredients. Salary: $ 40/month (honorarium)

u. From: August 1987 to April 1988 Title: Study Leader Employer: UPLB/NFAC Countryside Action Project Type of business: Agricultural development and extension Area of work: Post harvest engineering Major accomplishments: Provided assistance on the Design and development of coconut husk fired Mango Dryer for Guimaras Island Countryside Action Salary: $ 20/month (honorarium)

v. From: 1 to 31 August 1987 Title: Consultant Employer: UYENCO RICE MILL, PULILAN, BULACAN Type of business: Rice milling and trading Area of work: Rice post harvest Major accomplishment: Provided technical expertise in Rice drying and milling and fabricated 2 ton per batch rice hull fired dryer.

w. From: January 1984 to 31 December 1985

Title: Consultant Employer: El Cid International, Inc. Grace Bldg., Ortigas Ave. Metro Manila Type of business: Consultancy Area of work: Rice post harvest Major accomplishment: Responsible for the design of 30 tons per hour rice drying and milling systems (power by rice hull) for Cagayan and Isabela under the National Food Authority. Design the main dryer and materials handling system in association with mechanical and industrial engineer of the corporation.

x. From: 2 May to 16 August 1983 Title: Agro processing Specialist Employer: Planning Management and Development Systems, Inc. in association with the

Hunting’s Technical Services (London). Type of business: Consultancy Area of work: Agriculture and post harvest Major accomplishment: Responsible for the review of environmentally critical agro-industrial projects and proposed mitigating measures for the Integrated Environmental Project, Palawan Integrated Area Development Project. Puerto Princesa, Palawan. Develop farming systems for adoption by the farmers. Propose post harvest systems to prevent losses in crops harvested by farmers. Salary: $ 1500/month

y. From: 1 February to 31 December 1982 Title: Consultant Employer: Mulawin Farms, Inc., Morong, Bataan Type of business: Agribusiness Area of work: Irrigation and water management Major accomplishment: Responsible for the design and construction of farm feeder roads and irrigation systems for mango production. Proposed solutions for the prevention of water losses during dry season. Salary: $ 1000

z. From: November 1981 to March 1985 Title: Instructor Employer: Department of Civil Engineering, Laguna College. San Pablo City. Type of business: Education Area of work: Instruction Major accomplishment: Taught engineering mechanics, basic electrical engineering, thermodynamics, irrigation and drainage, and water resources development and management to civil engineering students of the college. Salary: $ 1.50/hr

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aa. From: 1 January to 31 December 1980 Title: Study Leader Employer: UPLB/NFAC Countryside Action Project in Barile, Cebu Type of business: Area development Area of work: Post harvest engineering Major accomplishment: Responsible for the environmental affects assessment of the project on the hilly lands of Barile, Cebu. Developed processing schemes for corn and other crops for farmers like dryers and mills. Pilot tests solar assisted grain dryers. Salary: $ 30/month

bb. From: October 1982 to 31 December 1985 Title: Study Leader EMPLOYER: Philippine Council for Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources Development

(PCARRD). Type of business: Research management Area of work: Post harvest Major accomplishment: Led in the design and development of Sorghum Thresher funded by PCARRD. October 1982 - December 1985 that resulted in development of a prototype thresher capable of 99% efficiency. Led in the design, development and promotion of Solar Assisted Sorghum and Grains Dryer Salary: $ 30/month (honorarium)

cc. From: July 1982 to 31 December 1984 Title: Consultant/Project Engineer Employer: Casa Rice Mill Project, Pury, San Antonio, Quezon Type of business: Rice Trading Area of work: Rice post harvest Major accomplishment: Responsible for the design, construction and management of 1 ton per hour rice milling system. Provided expertise in optimizing the operation of the dryer and mill. Salary: $ 100/month

V. PUBLICATION

1. PUBLISHED PAPERS

Philippine Recommends for Solid Wastes Management: Domestic solid wastes management. EV Casas as Chapter Author. Philippine Council for Agriculture, Fishery and Forestry Resources Research and Development (PCARRD), Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines. Drying. Chapter contribution. Philippine Rice Postproduction Consortium Training Manual. May 2002. EV Casas. Barangay (Village) Solid Wastes Management. Paper presented to the 23rd Annual Convention of the Southern Tagalog Chapter of Philippine Society of Agricultural Engineers. 25 April 2002. Harvesting, threshing/shelling and cleaning of corn, soybean and sorghum. Greenfields Journal of Agriculture. July 1987.

Drying and storage of corn, sorghum and soybean. Greenfields Journal of Agriculture. September 1987.

Rice Postharvest Loss Assessment in Laguna, Quezon, and Or. Mindoro. Agricultural Mechanization Bulletin, AMDP, UP Los Baños. March 1996. EV Casas. Municipal Solid Wastes Processing. Processdings, 2nd International Symposium Pacific Basin on Hazardous Wastes. Shangrila Hotel, Metro Manila. 12 - 16 April 2000. Small Scale Feed Milling System. Agricultural Mechanization Bulletin, AMDP, CEAT, UP Los Baños. 1999 EV Casas. Municipal Solid Wastes Processing. Agricultural Mechanization Bulletin, AMDP, CEAT, UP Los Baños, 2000. EV Casas. Municipal Solid Wastes Processing. Proceedings, 13th Regional Symposium on Research and

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Development Highlights. 24 August 2000. Marinduque State College, Tanza, Boac, Marinduque. 2. TECHNICAL PAPERS

Feasibility studies on the establishment of achuete thresher and processing technology in Abra. Department of Agriculture-Cordillera Administrative Region, Baguio City. November 2002. Feasibility Studies on Establishment of Small Scale Feed Mill for AGBULA COOPERATIVE. TAPI, DOST. November 1 - 30, 1999.

Small Scale Feed Milling System. Bulletin. ABPROD/AMDP Institute of Agricultural Engineering, CEAT,

UPLB. EV Casas. Municipal Solid Wastes Processing. Bulletin. ABPROD/AMDP, Institute of Agricultural

Engineering, CEAT, UPLB. The Philippine Feed Milling Industry: State-of-the Art. Technical Working Paper. Agricultural

Mechanization Program, CEAT, UP Los Baños. College, Laguna.

EV Casas. Nonconventional Pelleting of Agricultural Materials for livestock, poultry and aquatic animals. Paper presented to DOST/TAPI Annual Foundation Celebration, July 5 – 10, 1998. Philippine Trade Exhibition Center, Metro Manila.

Technological Assessment of Second-Stage Drying in Sacks in the Philippines. MS Thesis. 1987. University of New South Wales. Sydney, Australia.

Drying and Milling of Azolla nilotica for livestock and Human Consumption. Co-author. Paper presented to the National Convention of Philippine Society of Agricultural Engineers, 21-28 April 1996. Central Luzon State University, Muñoz, Nueva Ecija.

EV Casas. Non-Conventional Pelleting of Livestock, Poultry and Aquatic Animal Feeds. Paper presented to the Philippine Society of Agricultural Engineers (PSAE) Annual Convention. IRRI, Los Baños, Laguna. 4-7 May 1998.

EV Casas. Pelleting of Azolla micropylla for Livestock and Marine Consumption. Co-author. Paper presented to the Regional Convention of Southern Tagalog Society of Ag. Engineers, 24 September 1995. Don Severino State Agricultural College, Indang, Cavite.

EV Casas. Technical Performance of CEAT Non-Conventional Pelleting Machine. Co-author. B. S. Thesis. College of Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology, UP Los Baños, College, Laguna. First Sem. 1995.

Rice Quality Preferences in the UPLB Community. Co-author. B. S. Thesis, Second Sem. 1994. College of Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology (CEAT), UP Los Baños. College, Laguna.

EV Casas. Non-Conventional Pelleting of Ipil-Ipil Leaves. Co-author, B. S. Thesis, First Sem. 1994. College of Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology (CEAT), UP Los Baños. College, Laguna.

Agricultural Process Engineering Laboratory Manual. Co-author. Department of Ag. Process Engineering and Technology, CEAT, UP Los Baños. College, Laguna.

Rice Milling Principles and Systems. Paper presented to the Training Program for Jalajala Federation of Cooperatives. Rice Processing Complex, Jalajala, Rizal. 3 - 21 July 1995.

Survey of Rice Farmers, millers and Traders in Laguna, Quezon and Or. Mindoro. Paper presented to the National Postharvest Institute for Research and Extension Final Workshop on National Postharvest Loss Assessment Project, 2 - 6 October 1995. Paradise Resort, Malolos, Bulacan.

Rheology of Biological Materials. Syllabus for Ag. Eng’g. 133 Courses. Department of Agricultural Process Engineering and Technology, CEAT, UP Los Baños, College, Laguna.

Storage Principles and Significance. Paper presented to Training of Indonesian Fellows on Water

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Management. Department of Land & Water Management Engineering and Technology, CEAT, UP Los Baños, College, Laguna. 18 May - 31 July 1988.

Design and Specifications for Poultry Houses. Paper presented to the Department of Agriculture Training of Ag. Engineers. 23 August 1994. Don Severino State Agricultural College, Indang, Cavite.

Design and Specifications for Feed Mills. Paper presented to the Department of Agriculture Training of Ag. Engineers. 23 August 1994. Don Severino State Agricultural College, Indang, Cavite.

An Overview of the Postharvest Technology in the Philippines. Paper presented to the Workshop on Postharvest Technology, 23 October 1989. PCARRD, Los Baños, Laguna.

Paddy Reception and Inventory Control. Lecture and training handout. Department of Ag. Process Engineering and Technology, CEAT, UP Los Baños. College, Laguna.

Principles of Food Preservation. Ag. Engineering course and training handout. Department of Ag. Process Engineering and Technology, CEAT, UP Los Baños. College, Laguna.

Rheological Properties of Some Grains. Ag. Engineering 2 Course Handouts. Department of Ag. Process Engineering and Technology, CEAT, UP Los Baños. College, Laguna.

Some Technical and Economic Aspects of Rice Processing. Training Handout. Department of Ag. Process Engineering and Technology, CEAT, UP Los Baños. College, Laguna.

Anatomy and Physical Properties of Grains. Ag. Engineering Course and Training Handout. Department of Ag. Process Engineering and Technology, CEAT, UP Los Baños. College, Laguna.

Seed Drying: Principles and Practices. Training Handout. International Seed Training Institute, National Seed Center, UP Los Baños. College, Laguna.

Low-cost dryers for Adoption by Farmers. Training Handout. Department of Ag. Process Engineering and Technology, CEAT, UP Los Baños. College, Laguna.

Technical Performance of Bioflame Stove. Ed. Final report. Bureau of Energy Development, Department of Energy, Port Bonifacio, Makati. December 1984.

Drying Principles and Practices. Course and Training Handout. Dept. of Ag. Process Engineering and Technology, CEAT, UP Los Baños. College, Laguna.

Fans and Blowers. Course and Training Handout. Dept. of Ag. Engineering and Technology, CEAT, UP Los Baños. College, Laguna.

Using the UPLB Copra Dryer for Drying Coffee. Bulletin (co-author). Dept. of Ag. Process Engineering and Technology, CEAT, UP Los Baños. College, Laguna.

Using the UPLB Copra Dryer for Drying Corn. Bulletin (co-author). Dept. of Ag. Process Engineering and Technology, CEAT, UP Los Baños. College, Laguna.

VI. Languages

Mother tongue: Filipino

English: Writing – excellent Speaking – Fair

Spanish: Writing – Fair Speaking – Little

VII. JOURNAL PUBLICATION

1. Performance evaluation of Improved Biomass Cookstove using coconut (cocos nucifera) Rachis as

Fuel. E. V. Casas, S. N. Pardua, J. C. Elauria, R. C. Amongo. Philippine Journal of

Mechanization.vol.18.No.2, Jul.-December issue, 2012.

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2. Films for Modified Atmosphere Applications. Xavier Malilay, E. V. Casas, K.F. Yaptenco & A. R.

Elepaño. Philippine Journal of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering. Vol.9.No.1,2011.

3. Finite Difference Modeling of Hot water treatment of Mangifera cv. Carabao mangoes. PSAE Journal

Proceedings, 2010. Nina Carla Alparce, A. R. Elepano, & E. V. Casas. PSAE Annual Conference,

Camarines Sur, Philippines, 2009.

4. Design, testing, and Optimization of Jatropha sheller. E.V. Casas, R. P. Ting, & J. C. Elauria.

International Journal of Optimization, Control, Theories, and Applications. Vol.2.No.2, July, 2012.

5. Drying of Janitor Fish to mitigate pollution potentials. E. V. Casas, I. A. Aranda, J. C. Elauria. Philippine

Journal of Environmental Science and Management, vol. 13, No.2, 2010.

6. Philippine Recommends for Solid Wastes Management: Domestic solid wastes management (chapter

author), Philippine Council for Agriculture, Fishery, and Natural Resources and Development, Los Baños

Laguna.2008.7.

7. Optimized drying parameters of Water Hyacinths. E. V. Casas, J. Q. Raquid, E. K. Peralta, and K. F.

Yaptenco. Science Diliman Journal. Vol. 24.No.2, December, 2012.