This document is a curriculum vitae for Edgardo V. Casas that summarizes his educational background and professional experience. It notes that he has a Ph.D. in Food Engineering, M.S. in Agricultural Engineering, and B.S. in Agricultural Engineering from the University of the Philippines Los Baños. It also lists his extensive experience in food engineering, solid waste management, and rural development project planning through various roles at universities and consultancy firms.

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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
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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.