Expert Profile
Ms. Carla Sydney ***** is the founder and principal of International ***** & Technical Assistance, LLC, a firm that provides global consulting services to companies, non-governmental organizations, and government agencies. A mining engineer and mineral economist with additional training and certificates in water, wastewater operations and OSHA construction safety and health, she provides expertise in the critical areas of human capability, international and cross cultural marketing, environment, and resource management. In 2007, she was honored by the University of Agronomical Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest, Romania, with an honorary doctor degree, its Gold Medal of Honor, and a special Commendation for her work in that country. Ms. ***** also has been honored by the US Small Business Administration with the “Exporter of the Year Award” and by Cankiri Karatekin University, Turkey.
Prior to founding International ***** & Technical Assistance, LLC, Ms ***** most recently managed Delaware Technical & Community College’s international technical assistance programs. These projects focused on human capacity building and government regulatory reform in the water and sanitation sectors as well as avian influenza planning and control, and project management. Significant achievements included the founding of the University of Agronomical Sciences and Veterinary Medicine (Bucharest) Animal Diagnostic Technology Training Center and the ***** and implementation of the Water and Wastewater Operators Training Center in Bulgaria. It provided training for operators, supervisors and engineers from plants across Bulgaria. She produced film documentary Water=Quality of Life that has been shown in Bulgaria, the US and other countries. As a result of this work, the Bulgarian government passed legislation requiring operator certification and training. In Jordan, she was a Project Manager for the Jordan Operations & Maintenance Training Project which advised the Jordanian government on regulatory reform, certification and training standards for water and sanitation sectors.
Carla ***** developed and was country manager for USAID’s first technical assistance program in Bulgaria which trained professionals in management and economics during the early 1990s. Previously she developed and implemented the Soviet Union’s experiment in American style business management education for the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations’ Higher Commercial Management School. Ms. ***** has also worked in China, Australia and the Middle East on a variety of mining, petroleum and finance projects for energy and banking companies and taught university international business and economics.
Carla ***** is a graduate of Columbia University’s (New York) Henry Krumb School of Mines with a B. S. degree in Mining Engineering, Geophysics Option and M. S. degree in Mining Engineering and Mineral Economics. She is a Member of the AllHumanity Roundtable Leadership Community, the Board of Directors of People to People International, Delaware Chapter, Society for the Preservation of Delaware Antiquities ( Hale-Byrnes House) and serves on the International Council of Delaware. She is a Past Member of the Board of the World Trade Center Institute Delaware. She is a member of the Water Environment Federation, the Society of Mining Engineers, Society of Women Engineers, and the Project Management Institute. She has been Chair of the Council of Economics of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers. She also served on the White House Conference on Small Business. She is the author or editor of over 40 technical papers and books.
International ***** & Technical Assistance LLC
Columbia University, Henry Krumb School of Mines, B. S Mining Engineering/ Applied Geophysics
Columbia University, Henry Krumb School of Mines, M. S. Mining Engineering/Mineral Economics
Wastewater Operations Level III
Water Operator
OSHA Construction Safety and Health # *****
Cankiri Karatekin University, Cankiri, Turkey, Rector’s Recognition , 2010
Honorary Degree with Excellence, 2007, University of Agronomical Sciences and Veterinary Medicine – Bucharest, Romania
Gold Medal of Honor, 2007, University of Agronomical Sciences and Veterinary medicine- Bucharest, Romania
Exporter of the Year, 1987, US Small Business Administration
White House Fellow Finalist, *****, US Commission on White House Fellowships
Board Member, World Trade Center Delaware, Inc., *****, *****
Charter and Board Member, People to People International, Delaware Chapter, 1985 to present
International Council of Delaware (formerly Governor’s International Trade Council, State Senatorial Appointment) *****; 2001 to present
Delaware Delegate, White House Council on Small Business, *****
Chair, Economic Committee
Co-Chair International Committee
Board Member, Delaware Council for US/USSR Relations, *****
American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers, *****
(Chairman, Council of Economics; Chairman, AIME All-Institute Programming Committee; Chairman, Government, Energy and Minerals Committee; Founder, NY Economics Section)
Society for International *****
Water Environment Federation
Society of Mining Engineers
Society of Women Engineers
Project Management Institute
Alliance Francaise de Wilmington, Lafayette Committee
Experienced International ***** / Technical Assistance Consultant with proven ability to initiate and build international partnerships to achieve results and sustainable organizational change. Served as advisor to governments on critical areas of environment, natural resources management, water, and human capability building and regulatory reform. Developed, implemented and managed international workforce training and continuous improvement programs for participants of diverse academic backgrounds and occupational achievements – vocational through graduate level. Designed and implemented needs assessments, and monitoring and evaluation to assure project objectives. Skilled presenter to diverse business, government, academic, professional, community, and media audiences. Over 40 technical books, articles, papers published in international business and academic journals. Water=Quality of Life film documentary - Produced film documentary in Bulgaria on importance of operator training in water sector with Bulgarian Association of Broadcasters. Countries include Turkey, Jordan, Palestine, Russia, China, Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia among others.
Current clients in international environmental, logistics and security, training and water/sanitation sectors.
PUBLICATIONS
Sole author and/or editor except where noted
With Elkins, Jill, “Sharing the Water, Sharing the Responsibility: Reducing Costs through Regional Standardized Employee Certification and Training”, Arab Countries Water Utilities Association, December 5, 2010, Amman, Jordan
“Sustainability”, Seminar, http://*****.tr/dosyalar/abdsunumlari/Default.aspx
Cankiri Karatekin University, June, 2010, Cankiri, Turkey
“Developing a Learning Environment that Prepares Students to Think without Putting Them to Sleep”, Seminar, http://*****.tr/dosyalar/abdsunumlari/Default.aspx,
Cankiri Karatekin University, June, 2010, Cankiri, Turkey
“Study Abroad: A Type of Experiential Learning” Seminar, http://*****.tr/dosyalar/abdsunumlari/Default.aspx,
Cankiri Karatekin University, June, 2010, Cankiri, Turkey
With Digenakis, Anthony, “Brief Review of US Education System 2010”, Seminar, http://*****.tr/dosyalar/abdsunumlari/Default.aspx,
Cankiri Karatekin University, June, 2010, Cankiri, Turkey
With Digenakis, Anthony, “Curriculum ***** for the New Century”, Seminar, http://*****.tr/dosyalar/abdsunumlari/Default.aspx,
Cankiri Karatekin University, June, 2010, Cankiri, Turkey
With Baraitareanu, Stelian, and Danes, Doina. “Implementation of Delaware Tech Model for Technician Laboratory Education in Romania”, Progresses and Perspectives in Veterinary Medicine, Academic Board of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, June, 2008, Iasi, Romania
“Developing a New Veterinary Technician Curriculum for Romania”, Course CD, Delaware Technical and Community College, August 2007, Newark, DE and Bucharest, Romania
With Baraitareanu, Stelian. “The Role of Veterinary Laboratory Technicians: A Plan for the Future of Romania”, poster presentation, April, 2007, Georgetown, DE
“Interview”, Utilities, Volume 3, Number 9. September, 2005, Sofia, Bulgaria
“Ucpeshen piloten kurs za obuchenie no operatori na prwchistvatelni ctantsii”, Voda Za Horata, Volume 1, Number 3, September, 2005, Sofia, Bulgaria
“Crossing Boundaries: The Importance of Regional Environmental Activities for Clean Water, Proceedings, Tenth BNAWQ Scientific and Practical Conference Water Quality Technologies And Management In Bulgaria, September 24, 2005, Sofia, Bulgaria
“Delaware Tech Assists USAID’s Efforts to Improve Bulgaria’s Environment”, On Track, The Newsletter of People to People International-Delaware Chapter, Volume 11, Number 2, Second Quarter, 2004, Wilmington, DE.
“Obuchenie na VIK Operatori”, Utilities, Volume 2, Number 8, August, 2004, Sofia, Bulgaria
“Your Wastewater is My Drinking Water, My Wastewater is Your Drinking Water: The importance of cross jurisdictional standards for operator training and certification as it affects the quality of coastal waters, inland seas, and rivers.”, Speech to the 4th International Black Sea Water Quality Conference, Bulgarian National Water Quality Association, June 10, 2004, Proceedings http://*****/images/c_*****.pdf, Varna, Bulgaria.
“Operator Training: A Sustainable *****”, Speech to Bulgaria Economic Forum: Investment in the Environment for a Better Quality of Life”, June 9, 2004, Proceedings, http://*****/files/*****_file.doc, Sofia, Bulgaria.
“Opitut na Tehnicheckiya Koledj v Delayer (SASHT) ot Probal do perfektzionzum, Voda Za Horata, Volume 1, Number 1, January , 2004, Sofia, Bulgaria.
"Tirguile comerciale: Marketingul la el acasa." Businc$$TECH International, Volume 1. Number 6, August/September, 1992. Bucharest, Romania.
With Medvec, Stephen. "Comparative Analysis of Currency Convertibility in Eastern Europe and the Situation in Bulgaria," published by the Institute of Economics of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1991, Sofia, Bulgaria.
“Xorata prodavat na mnogo ezitsi, no kupuvat samo na svoya”, Podkrepa, December 5, *****. Sofia, Bulgaria
"Opitaite da noite shtactie na klientete", Podkrepa, November 27, *****, Sofia, Bulgaria.
with Medvec, Stephen. "Consequences for Zloty Convertibility for Polish Economic Reform," Polish Review, Volume 36, Number 1, Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences, New York, 1991 http://*****/polishreview/1991/1/prc1y1991.htm
With Tomczyk, Michael. "Country Profiles." Export Today, Volume 6, Number 2, March/April 1990.
With Medvec, Stephen. "Approaching Convertibility in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union." Review of Business. Volume 12, Number 3. Winter 1990/1991, Business Research Institute, St. John's University, New York. http://*****/googleScholar.qst?docId=*****
With Billon, Alexander. "Anticipating 1997. The Effect of the Chinese Takeover of Hong Kong on the Investment Plans of American Corporations," The China Business Review, Volume 15. Number 3, May - June, 1988. National Council for China Trade, Washington, D. C.
"And they're off! Foreign Law Firms Race to Tokyo?” Delaware Lawyer, Volume 6, Number 3, Winter, 1988.
"The Great Globe Itself.” Delaware Lawyer, Volume 6, Number 3. Winter, 1988.
Editor, Delaware Lawyer, Volume 6, Number 3, Winter 1988, published by the Delaware Bar Foundation.
"International Trade," Governor's Small Business Conference Report, published by the Delaware ***** Office. April, 1987.
"Passing the Test." Letter to the Editor, Far Eastern Economic Review, December 11, 1986, Volume 134, Number 50. Hong Kong.
Citation, Berney, Karen. "Competing in Japan," Nation's Business, October 1986.
"China's Energy Situation and the Implications for Foreign Investment." U.S. Woman Engineer Magazine
Volume 31, Number 6, November/December, 1985.
"Preparing for a China Delegation," The China Business Review, Volume 12, Number 5, September/October, 1985.
With Vogely, William and Newcomb, Richard. Associate Editor, Economics of the Mineral Industries, 4th Edition. published by the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Mining Engineers, New York, New York, 1985.
With Goodermote, Dean. "A Political/Economic Overview of the Chinese Coal Industry With an Assessment of the Constraints to Production," Mineral Resources of the Pacific Rim. Society of Mining Engineers of AIME, 1982.
Editor, Economics in Transition, AIME Economics Transactions, published by the American Institute of Mining Engineers, New York, New York, 1982.
"Is Environmentalism a Luxury?" Hartford Courant, May 16 and May 23. 1982.
Program Committee, Proceedings, published by the Council of Economics of the AIME, New York, New York, 1981.
Program Committee, Proceedings, published by the Council of Economics of the AIME, New York, New York, 1980.
Editor, Conflicts and Resolution. Proceedings, published by the Council of Economics of the AIME, New York, New York 1979.
"Surface Mining Issues in Perspective," U. S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Outdoor Recreation, Reclamation Information and Assistance Center, Washington, DC, 1974.
"Women in the Earth Science," Report of the National Conference on Minority Participation in the Earth Science and Mineral Engineering, U. S. Department of the Interior, Washington, D. C., 1972.