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Experts - Infrastructure

Johan Subarkah

King Boen Tan

Jim Wiryawan

Muh. Asfihan Nur Arifin

Jan Scheele  

Infrastructure

Johan Subarkah

Mr. Johan Subarkah graduated from the Economics Department of Gadjah Mada University Yogyakarta in 1990, and obtained a Master of Science in Economics in 1996. He has been lecturing in research methodology and regional economic development at a number of universities in Yogyakarta.

Since the beginning of his career he has been involved in a variety of research and consultancy activities related to regional economic development, water resources management and tourism.

He participated in a wide range of projects including water resources and participatory irrigation management, urban development, river improvement, flood management, development of export of agricultural products, small-enterprise development, regional investment plans, community empowerment for welfare improvement, preparation of local business plans, etc.

He is experienced working with international institutions and agencies such as the World Bank, EU, USAID, and GTZ.

Technical Expertise

  • Research methodology

  • Statistics

  • Development Economics

  • Regional economic development

  • Project evaluations and assessments

  • Tourism and tourism development

Some Recent Assignments

  • Team Leader for the Acceleration of Development of Production Areas in Disadvantaged Areas Project (P2KPDT) at the State Ministry for Development of Disadvantaged Areas (2009)

  • Regional Researcher for SMERU on the Impact of the Global Financial Crisis on Indonesia (2008-2009)

  • Senior Tourism Economist Stuppa Indonesia Foundation (1997-2009)

  • Senior Economist/Development Economist at the Center for Asia and Pacific Studies, Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta (1995-2006)

  • Economist for ASEAN Tourism Investment Forum on the Attracting ASEAN Tourism Investment in a Challenging World Project”. The Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Yogyakarta (2007)

  • Regional Development Economist in “Regional Strategy Development in Solo Raya 2007“, Consortium II, GTZ-RED in association with Swisscontact, GOPA and Mesopartner (2007) 

  • Economist for “Blue Print of Indonesia Tourism Marketing 2007”. The Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Republic of Indonesia in association with Stuppa Indonesia (2007)

  • Regional Development Economist for “Sustainable Capacity Building Development (SCBD) Project, Asian Development Bank, 2006-2009

  • Tourism Economist on ”Tourism Revitalization Post Tsunami in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam”. The Ministry of Culture and Tourism in association with Stuppa Indonesia Foundation (2006)

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King Boen Tan

Dr. King Boen Tan holds a PhD in Forest Economics (Forest Economics, Community participation and Forest conservation, Environmental Protection & Forest Resource Management, Environmental economics, Natural Resources Economics) from the University of Ashford, Iowa, USA (2002). He obtained his MSc. Degree in Economics from the Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands (1971), two BSc. Degrees, one in Social Sciences (Sociology, Community Development and Participation, Participatory Rural Appraisal, Social geography, Anthropology of Non-western Nations and Social Welfare) from the Christian University of Indonesia, Jakarta (1966), the other one in Economics (Accounting and Business Administration) from the University of Indonesia, Jakarta (1965). He furthermore obtained a Post Graduate Diploma in Public Health Economics of Developing Countries at the University of Middleham, Phoenix, USA (2005).

Key Qualifications

King Boen Tan has long-term experience in working on large and medium scale projects, in project design considering relevant institutional & governance issues, participatory development, policy issues, organizational capacity building and strategic planning. As Team Leader assigned to various missions he was responsible for the management of project activities, and he led multi-disciplinary teams. He is experienced in conducting public financial management capacity building needs assessments, providing budget support for sector policy and program support, design and formulation of economic and social performance indicators of major economic growth sectors and social strategic sectors such as health, housing, and education), evaluation of finance, contract, procurement and disbursement procedures of donor agency contributions, evaluation of the performance and impact of public finance management reforms across key sectors and programs aiming at economic growth, poverty reduction and social security, cost effectiveness and cost benefit analysis for investment projects in the water & land use sector. He has over ten years of professional experience in social sector related development issues like health, education, and low income housing, and their impacts on distribution of income and poverty reduction, as well as in community development, community participation and enhancing community economic empowerment.

Technical Expertise

  • Macro-economic and regional economic planning

  • Public finance management

  • Trade stimulation and regional market integration;

  • Urban and rural transport economics, rural roads, port & maritime economics;

  • Socio-, agro- and forest economics

  • Project evaluation & feasibility studies; monitoring & evaluation

  • Educational economics

  • Public health finance / public health economics

  • Management Information System (MIS)

  • Poverty alleviation and food security

  • Tourism planning/marketing

  • Environmental economics and natural resources economic planning

  • River basin and watershed economic planning

  • Integrated water resources economic planning; water resources development and management; water and sanitation economics

  • Agro-economics, irrigation development and water users capacity building

  • Livestock and fisheries economics

  • Micro credit, sme development, rural credit & savings schemes

  • Training provision and capacity building, good governance analysis

Major Recent Assignments

  • Improved Municipal Solid Waste Management System in 11 Cities, Indonesia (2010)

  • Technical Assistance to the Design of Master Plan of Rural Roads for Timor Leste, Timor Leste (2010)

  • Review of Lessons Learnt from EC Cooperation to Promote sustainable Forest Management through Local level Initiatives, Indonesia (2009)

  • Feasibility study on Ferry crossing Banten–Lampung, Indonesia (2009)

  • Feasibility study of infrastructure development (rehabilitation and expansion) of the drinking water ecosystem and waste water treatment plants in Hue, Viet Nam (2009)

  • Appraisal Mission for Sindh Education Plan Support, Pakistan (2009)

  • Identification Mission for Enhancement of the Peace Process, Nepal (2009)

  • Sustainable Tourism Capacity Building Program (SSTCBP), Suriname (2008)

  • Capacity Building Project for the Integrated Development of the Water Resources Management and Rural Water Supplies in the Zambezi River Basin (ZAMWAT), Mozambique (2008)

  • Sewerage & Waste Water Feasibility Study in Bihac, Bosnia & Herzegovina (2007)

  • Asistência Técnica para a Prestacãio de Apoio Institucional aos Serviços do Ordenador Nacional do FED na Republica de Angola, Angola (2006)

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Jim Wiryawan

Prof. Dr. Jim Wiryawan holds a PhD in Business Management from the University of South Australia, Adelaide (2002), an MBA from the Pancasila University, Jakarta (1994), a B.Sc. degree in Philosophy from the University of Indonesia (1987), and a law degree (LL.M) from the 17 August 1945 University, Jakarta (1967).

Prof. Wiryawan is an experienced business and management expert. He has successfully undertaken services on various business operations and industrial development for a number of firms and projects both nationwide and overseas. He is also an International Expert Panel Member of The World Competitiveness Yearbook, Switzerland. He served as an Expert Consultant for the Minister of Youth & Sport Affairs, which duties relate to the development of organization and management as well as business operations of the Ministry. He has experience in business operations of an Indonesian company for overseas operations. He has received a Certificate of Appreciation from the State Secretariat/SEK-NEG RI for his active participation under the auspices of the President’s Advisory Council (WANTIMPRES) for Political Affairs.

He has been holding sales, marketing and general management positions with US and EU MNCs in Indonesia and overseas for nearly 40 years. His last executive position was as President Director of a Chemical manufacturer cum exporter owned by Sumitomo – Tosoh – SAU in Jakarta. He has been extensively working off shore in the US, EU, the Scandinavian countries, Japan and the Middle East exporting agro-based food products as his specialization.

Jim Wiryawan is now embarking on another career as senior lecturer in a number of postgraduate programs at several prestigious universities in Jakarta starting in 2002. Recently, he was appointed Professor in International Business at a private university in Jakarta.

Technical Expertise

  • Business development and management

  • Public Private Partnerships

  • Education development

  • Organization and management

  • Human resources development

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Muh. Asfihan Nur Arifin

Mr. Asfihan Nur Arifin, with a M.Sc. in Urban and Regional Planning and Urban Management from the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB), brings with him extensive expertise in spatial planning and regional, urban and rural planning and development. He has been assigned as Technical Advisor and Team Leader to a variety of projects most of which dealt with spatial planning and urban management. His scope of work included urban and regional socio-economic development and spatial analysis, governance and institutional development, public sector reform, institutional strengthening and capacity building, community and local government development, program development planning, strategic planning, local institutional development (LID) and local economic development (LED) in the context of urban management frameworks.

He has strong interpersonal communication skills with extensive local and senior government and community group development experience. Good organizational and team building abilities and project management experience. Considerable practical multi-sector field development experience gained in working with professionals from many different backgrounds and local level government and non-government decision makers.

In addition, he has gained broad practical knowledge through hands-on experience in development areas while assigned to a range of projects during works supported and funded by international donor agencies such as the Asian Development Bank and the World Bank, in particular in post tsunami Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam and North Sumatra Provinces. He provided advisory services as well as monitoring and evaluation of development projects.

Technical Expertise

  • Regional and urban land use planning

  • Spatial planning

  • Urban planning

Major Recent Assignments

  • Spatial Planner for ADB Earthquake and Tsunami Emergency Support Project (ETESP), Package  38, Information Support for Management of Aceh's Forest Resources (2008/2009)

  • Strategic Planner for ADB Earthquake and Tsunami Emergency Support Project (ETESP), Package 32 EWCIDP (2007/2008)

  • Regional and Urban Planner for ADB Earthquake and Tsunami Emergency Support Project (ETESP), Package 24 KSF-AP (2006/2007)

  • Team Leader / Regional and Urban Planner for Preparation of Kabupaten Spatial and Regional Planning (RTRW), 2005/2006

  • Regional and Urban Planner for Education Development Model in the Border Area of Indonesia – Malaysia (2005)

  • Urban Management Planner for Preparation of Local Institutional Development (LID) Model for Spatial Planning Coordination Bureau (BKPRD), 2003/2004

  • Urban Management Planner for Preparation of Local Economic Development (LED) Based on Community Development in the Cibuduyut Area (2002/2003)

  • Regional and Urban Planner for Project Supervision of Rural Settlement Improvement Program (P3KT), 2000/2001

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Jan R. Scheele

Mr. Jan Scheele holds a B.Sc. in Nautical Science from the Higher Nautical College, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (1964) as well as an MBA from the Institute of Business Science, Bilthoven, The Netherlands (1978). His studies focused on Management, International (maritime) Law, Marketing, Finance and Economics, Project Management, and Industrial Engineering.

Jan Scheele offers more than 30 years international (maritime) management experience on CEO level, including 13 years in International Maritime Consultancy. He was assigned to positions such as Team leader, Project Manager and Project / Program Director, with long term assignments in Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia, South-East Asia and the Caribbean (Netherlands Antilles).

Technical Expertise

  • General project and program management

  • Hands–on ports and shipping management

  • Operations and maintenance knowledge and experience

  • Ports master planning, engineering, dredging, infrastructure, equipment, port legislation, international conventions (IMO), aids to navigation, security, safety, environment and health, organization, human resources and port economics

  • Institutional strengthening and capacity building

  • Education and training (competence based)

  • Training needs analysis and program design and development

  • Privatization, regulation and de-regulation

  • Knowledge and experience of the complete project cycle, formulation of project reports and documents, studies (project identification, feasibility studies and project due diligence)

Highlighted recent assignments

  • Multimodal Transport Expert for the Western NIS and Black Sea Countries

  • Marine Manager Palm Islands Dubai and Member of the DP World Maritime Advisory Board UAE

  • Manager Operations, Offshore Marine Services (APM Moller/Maersk JV), Indonesia

  • Interim CEO of Bali International Consultants, Jakarta, Indonesia

  • Project Manager, Louis Berger Consultants USA (Indonesia Country Office )

  • In-house Consultant for the Director General of the Directorate of Sea Communications in Jakarta, Indonesia

  • Senior Associate Maritime Consultant for the UN/ILO Country office in Indonesia (Pacific Islands, Fiji and Kiribati )

  • Interim Managing Director of St. Maarten Ports Authority and Maritime Advisor for the Island Governing Council of St. Maarten, Netherlands Antilles (Caribbean)

  • Project Director South-East Asia with Dynamar Marine Consultants (Member of the APC Group, Amsterdam, the Netherlands)

  • CEO of Sharjah Shipyards and Engineering Ltd. (Damen Shipyard Company ) Sharjah, UAE

  • CEO of Damen shipyards Nigeria Ltd., Lagos, Nigeria

  • Executive Vice President of Euro Ventures SA (28 Eur JV’s) of the Alireza Group of Companies, Dammam, Riyadh, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

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