- Juan Sève has over 35 years of experience in international development, forestry, forest industries, conservation, and natural resource economics. - He has exceptional leadership, management, analytical, and communication skills and experience building institutional capacity and leading multinational teams. - Most recently he served as Country Director for WWF programs in the Democratic Republic of Congo, managing a $14 million budget and team of 180 staff across 8 conservation programs.

1. JUAN SÈVE
(October 2015)
8511 Fairburn Drive +1 571 426 0598
Springfield, VA 22152
Juan.E.Seve@gmail.com
SUMMARY
Proven international development executive with more than 35 years’ experience in the fields
of forestry, forest industries, community-based forest management, conservation, and natural
resource economics. Ability to handle economic and environmental aspects of policy issues.
Excellent technical, managerial, leadership, analytical, communication and mentoring skills.
Exceptional abilities in capacity building, team effectiveness, coaching and competency
transfer. Confirmed capabilities in multi-disciplinary project and program design,
development and management. Extensive overseas experience in Africa, Asia and Latin
America with broad knowledge of international cultural backgrounds and leadership of multi-
national teams. Professionally fluent in English, French and Spanish; conversant in German,
Italian and Portuguese. Citizenship: U.S.A. and French.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
World Wide Fund for Nature, Democratic Republic of Congo (WWF DRC) 2012-2015
Eastern DRC Programs Manager, CAFEC Chief of Party, Senior Advisor and Country
Director
• Country Director ad interim for all programs under WWF DRC, March-July 2015.
Responsible for ensuring a high performance Country Office with efficient operating
systems, professional and skilled staff, and strong financial resources, delivering
conservation impact on issues and in places that are key for WWF’s Network Initiatives
and other global conservation priorities. Ensured the day-to-day management, monitoring
and reporting of a set of eight biodiversity conservation programs with an annual multi-
donor budget of 14 million USD and a staff of 180 employees throughout the DRC,
including conservation specialists, finance/operations officers and support staff.
Supervised fundraising efforts for continuing and new projects and ensured working
relationships with partners. Collaborated with DRC team and Africa leaders in initiating
strategic planning processes for the 2016-2019 period and provided coaching for
successor.
• Senior Advisor in charge of training of newly recruited senior staff and improving
organizational effectiveness of field offices, January-February 2015.
• Chief of Party (CoP) ad interim of the USAID-funded Central Africa Forest Ecosystems
Conservation (CAFEC) program under the Central Africa Regional Program for the
Environment (CARPE), Phase III, October-December 2014. The goal of CAFEC is to
maintain the ecological integrity of Congo Basin forest ecosystems through sustainable
management of forests and reduction of threats to biodiversity, in four “Landscapes” of
the DRC. Responsibilities included planning and oversight of the WWF portion of
CAFEC activities; participating in recruiting and coaching of a full-time CoP; guiding
CAFEC staff (over 40 people with program and finance/operations functions); overseeing
grants and consulting contracts; and coordinating with staff from WWF and partner
organizations, government agencies, and the USAID mission in the DRC, all in
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• Manager of WWF’s programs in the Eastern DRC, from July 2012 through September
2014 focusing on support of DRC’s Protected Area Agency (ICCN) in managing three
major protected areas (PAs) covering ecosystems of exceptional biodiversity (two
National Parks and one Nature Reserve) including delineation, demarcation, zoning and
design of management systems for the PAs; and other activities in zones surrounding the
PAs (primarily community-based natural resource management, reforestation and
household energy) in collaboration with surrounding populations in the North and South
Kivu Provinces. Work focused on team coordination (direct supervision of four program
managers, one project manager and one financial manager; total staff of 40 professional
and support personnel), strategic and operational planning, approval of workplans and
budgets, internal and donor reporting, coordination with key partner institutions, and
management of fundraising efforts (annual budget increased from under 1.5 m USD in
2012 to over 3.5 m in 2014. Responsibilities also included the design of a WWF
management unit aiming at operational and financial autonomy for WWF programs in
Eastern DRC. Assignment was completed by implementing the recruitment, coaching and
transfer of responsibilities to the new Programs Manager hired in August 2014.
World Wildlife Fund, Inc. (WWF-US), Forests Program/Congo Basin Program
2007- 2012
Senior Program Officer
• Manager ad interim of WWF’s program in Eastern (DRC) from January to July 2012.
• In Nov-Dec 2011 responsible for facilitating the transition of WWF’s Eastern DRC
programs from WWF’s Nairobi office to the Kinshasa office.
• Special assignments on forestry, REDD+ and forest carbon: Strategic planning and
program/fundraising proposal preparation for WWF-US and Programme Offices in
Central Africa, Southeast Asia, Mexico, Nepal and Peru (Sep 2010-Oct 2011). Played
major role in the design of WWF’s Forestry Programme in Central Africa.
• Manager of a major project (Community-based Forest Enterprises Project) supporting
community forest enterprises, with field components in Bolivia, Cameroon, Panama and
Papua New Guinea. This action, funded by the European Commission with matching
funds from several other donors, assisted over 60 rural community groups in developing
their own commercial enterprises, while they contributed to the sustainable management
and conservation of their forest resources. Key responsibilities included overall program
coordination; strategic, operational and technical guidance to field teams in all four
countries; review and approval of annual work plans and budgets; preparing reports to the
donor institution; documentation, dissemination and publication of lessons learned;
ensuring effective use of project funds; and managing an orderly and thorough project
completion process (Nov 2007-Jul 2011).
Independent Consultant 2006 - 2007
• Preparation of a desk study on the feasibility of solid wood products manufacturing in
Angola. United States Trade and Development Agency, April – July 2007.
• Deputy Team Leader for the ex post evaluation of seven community forestry projects in
Latin America (Bolivia, Panama, Peru), Asia (Philippines) and Africa (Ghana, Togo).
International Tropical Timber Organization, June – October 2006.

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• Preparation of complete documentation for funding of the second phase of the World
Bank-WWF Alliance for Forest Conservation and Sustainable Use. World Wildlife Fund,
Inc. (WWF US), January – June 2006.
International Resources Group, Ltd. 1988 - 2005
Senior Manager, Environment and Natural Resources (1992-2005)
Designed, implemented and managed several overseas development projects and conducted
technical and training consulting assignments.
• Managed a complete project design effort in northeastern China, sponsored by the Asian
Development Bank, requiring the management of a team of 16 senior consultants. Work
focused on wetland biodiversity conservation and watershed reforestation, resulting in the
award of a $15 million loan (reforestation) and a $12 million grant (wetland conservation)
to the Heilongjiang Province. A successful effort conducted under extremely binding
budget and time constraints after two failures by other teams.
• Supervised the USAID-funded Philippines Environmental and Natural Resources
Accounting Project (ENRAP) as home office manager over a 10-year period,
participating in the design of the project’s three successive phases. The project, carried
out by a team of Filipino consultants, led to the institutionalization of a national accounts
system that allowed for measuring the effects of environmental impacts on the economy
and supported major environmental policy changes.
• Directed to closure the second phase of the USAID-funded Agricultural Sector
Development Grant Program (ASDG II) in Niger, West Africa. The program led to major
institutional changes including forest service restructuring, new forestry legislation, new
land use legislation, a proposal for legal status of rural communities, rural community
financing, and the training of 30 civil servants in project analysis.
• Developed and conducted training for more than 400 participants in the key areas of
resource economics, planning, project design/analysis/evaluation, environmental
economics, environmental policy, forest inventory, forest management and simulation
modeling. Courses were conducted in English, French and Spanish. Worked in the
preparation and delivery of 15 training courses of which 10 included full responsibility
(needs assessments, training area identification, resource person recruitment, participants’
recruitment, course structuring, materials preparation, funding, logistics, delivery, event
management, results reporting, and follow-up).
• Conducted several consulting assignments and marketing missions in Bangladesh,
Bolivia, Burkina Faso, China, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Haiti,
Honduras, Indonesia, Madagascar, Nepal, Niger, Panama, Philippines, Senegal, Thailand,
Uganda, and Vietnam.
• Led and collaborated in several proposal preparation efforts.
Senior Forest and Resource Economist (1988-1992)
Participated in several development projects and consulting assignments dealing mostly with
forestry sector and natural resource economics and policy.
• Performed as Deputy Team Leader for the Master Plan for Forestry Development Project
(Phase II), Philippines (under Asian Development Bank (ADB) sponsorship). Led and
trained professional teams in the preparation of 15 regional forestry sector master plans
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Congress, trained 60 professionals formally, and another 70 on the job in analytical and
planning skills, and secured financing for the first 5 years of plan implementation through
the design of an ADB project loan.
• Worked as Deputy Team Leader for the National Forestry Action Plan, Jamaica
(sponsored by UNDP and FAO). Coordinated the technical work of 9 senior professionals
in the preparation of a 5-year action plan for the forestry sector including preliminary
design and economic analysis of specific projects. Wrote a report on economic aspects of
the plan, and prepared and synthesized the final report after completion of consultants’
inputs.
• Conducted consulting assignments and marketing missions in Costa Rica, Malawi, Mali,
Morocco, Nepal, Niger, Philippines and Thailand.
• Led and collaborated in several proposal preparation efforts.
Freelance Consultant 1985-1988
Project Coordinator and Senior Technical Advisor, Forestry and Land Use Planning Project
(USAID/Niger)
• Coordinated the work of three divisions (inventory, forest management, and
documentation), developed strategic and operational planning systems, built a forest
sector model for testing policy options, and trained Nigérien personnel for takeover of
project activities. The Project generated a complete forest inventory for the country, a
community-based forest management system that served as a generic model for Africa,
and a Forestry Technical Support Unit that remained functional after project completion.
PRIOR EXPERIENCE
Forest economist and staff manager in the forest products industry 1973-1984
Weyerhaeuser, International Paper, and Container Corporation of America. Held roles of
increasing responsibility.
• Economics of tree improvement, harvest planning, wood products and raw material price
forecasting, solid wood products facility planning, raw material allocation to forest
products facilities, forestry sector strategy studies, investment planning, and planning
coordination across divisions.
Instructor and research specialist 1970-1973
University of Chile and University of California, Berkeley. Junior faculty member and
research assistant, in the areas of general forestry, forest economics and forest policy.
EDUCATION
Complete PhD course work, Forest Economics, University of California, Berkeley, CA, 1974
Master of Science, Forest Economics, University of California, Berkeley, CA, 1972
MS (equivalent) Forest Engineer Degree, University of Chile, Santiago, 1970
ADDITIONAL TRAINING
Self-training in Reduction of Emissions through Deforestation and Degradation (REDD+)
project and policy design, and other climate change issues; self- training in biodiversity
conservation and continuing self-training in forest economics, policy and management
Short courses in econometrics, time management, building team effectiveness,
communications, and meeting facilitation.
Field internship, Office National des Forêts (French Forest Service).

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COMPUTER SKILLS
Microsoft Office including mathematical optimization with Excel.
LANGUAGE CAPABILITIES
Full professional proficiency in English, Spanish and French; advanced working knowledge
in German, Italian and Portuguese; general knowledge of Japanese, Malagasy and Thai; basic
knowledge of Bahasa Indonesia, Swahili and Tagalog.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Society of American Foresters
International Society of Tropical Foresters
Chilean Association of Forest Engineers
SELECTED PUBLICATION LISTING
Addendum available upon request

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COMPUTER SKILLS
Microsoft Office including mathematical optimization with Excel.
LANGUAGE CAPABILITIES
Full professional proficiency in English, Spanish and French; advanced working knowledge
in German, Italian and Portuguese; general knowledge of Japanese, Malagasy and Thai; basic
knowledge of Bahasa Indonesia, Swahili and Tagalog.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Society of American Foresters
International Society of Tropical Foresters
Chilean Association of Forest Engineers
SELECTED PUBLICATION LISTING
Addendum available upon request