1987-1988 | Regional Co-ordinator, Regional Student s Representative Council, Ghana Education Service |
1991-1994 | Ghana National Service Scheme |
1994-1996 | Project Assistant, Development Education Programmes, Center for the Development of People (CEDEP) |
1996-1997 | Programme Co-ordinator, Development Education Programmes, Center for the Development of People (CEDEP) |
1996-1999 | Regional Coordinator, Colan Consult |
| Lead Trainer, Japanese Overseas Cooperation Volunteers (JOCV) |
1995-2003 | Team Leader, UK Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) |
1996-2001 | Lead Trainer, German Development Services |
1999-2002 | USA Peace Corps |
2002-2003 | Forest Sector Development Project, Forestry Commission, Ghana |
| UK Department for International Development (DFID) |
2002-2009 | Executive Director, Integrated Action for Development Initiatives |
2004 | Team Member, International Institute for Environment and Development, UK |
| Field Team Leader, Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA) |
2003-2005 | Member, Expert Panel, FRR - UK |
2004 | Team Leader and Social Development Expert, FRR - UK |
2003-2006 | Team Leader (03), Facilitator (04 and 08) and Lead Consultant (06), CARE International |
2006 | Consultant, Peace Direct, UK |
2004-2008 | Pan African Facilitator (04-06), Africa Team Leader (06-08) and Global Team Leader (07-08), British Council |
2006 | Team Leader and Political Economy Expert, International Union of Conservation of Nature (IUCN) - World Conservation Union |
2008 | International Facilitation Advisory Team - World Conservation Congress 2008, International Union of Conservation of Nature (IUCN) - World Conservation Union |
| Consultant - World Conservation Congress, International Union of Conservation of Nature (IUCN) - World Conservation Union |
| Consultant, World Bank |
| Africa Consultant on a Global Team, Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) |
2009 | Consultant, International Union of Conservation of Nature (IUCN) - World Conservation Union |
| Consultant, Evaluation of FERN s activities between 2006 to 2009 in Asia, Africa and Europe, FERN, Europe |
2009-2011 | District Chief Executive, Government of Ghana |
since 2011 | Deputy Regional Minister, Government of Ghana |
1975-1978 | Senior Bioengineer, Research Department, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, Washington, D.C. |
| Responsible for the development and management of research projects of biological and biomechanical nature. |
| Since 1978 Volvo Chair Professor Transportation Research and Injury Prevention Programme, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi |
| Research and teaching: Transportation research (safety and pollution), human tolerance biomechanics, motor vehicle safety, road traffic injuries, childhood injuries |
1994-1995 | Research Associate & Adjunct Assistant Professor, Portland State University, OR |
1995-1996 | Research Scientist II, Georgia Institute of Technology |
1996-2001 | Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee |
2001-2005 | Associate Professor, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee |
2003-2004 | Visiting Associate Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
2003-2007 | Director, Center for Advanced Spatial Information Research, UWM |
2005-2007 | Professor, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee |
2007-2011 | Chang Jiang Scholar, College of Transportation Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, China |
2007-2010 | Professor and Chair, University of Florida |
since 2007 | Professor, University of Florida |
| B Arch., University of Roorkee |
| Master of Urban Planning and Policy and Ph.D. in Transport Planning and Policy, University of Illinois, Chicago |
2007-2010 | Adlerbretska Guest Professor for sustainable urban transport, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden |
| She has extensive research experience in dealing with transportation issues of special relevance to low income countries. These include development of bus systems and road designs that would make transportation efficient and safer. She has been working in the area of traffic and transport planning focusing on pedestrians, bicycles and bus systems. |
| She is advisor to Urban Age series of conferences coordinated by London School of Economics since 2005. She is editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion. |
| Currently: MOUD Chair Professor for Transport Planning, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi |
| Ph.D. in Engineering |
| Laurea honoris causa of Rome University |
| Since 2000 Senior Consultant for Theme Deduction of EXPO 2010 Organizing Committee |
| Since 2004 Director, Expert Committee for the Preservation of Historical Areas and Architecture in Shanghai |
| Since 2008 Director, Shanghai Design Centre |
| Since 2009 Director, Committee for Urban Development Strategy, Shanghai Planning Commission |
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| The main design works: Nanpu Bridge (1991); Gezi High School (1995,2006); Zhu Qizhan Art Museum (1995,2007); Fuxing High School (1998); Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street, Shanghai (1999); The City Hall of Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province (2001); The Centre of Broadcasting and Television, Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province (1999); The National Finance and Taxation Museum, Hangzhou (2004); Shanghai Public Service Centre (2010) and others. |
| Bauingenieurwesen, Abschluss der Studien im konstruktiven Bereich, im Verkehrsbereich und im Wasserbau |
| Mathematikstudium, Technische Universität Wien |
| Geodäsiestudium, Technische Universität Wien |
1963-1969 | Universitätsassistent, Technische Universität Wien |
1970 | Gründung des Instituts Verkehrswesen, Kuratorium für Verkehrssicherheit, Beschäftigung mit Sicherheitsforschung, Verkehrsplanung und Verkehrswesen und Leitung des Institutes bis 1982 |
seit 1971 | Eröffnung eines eigenen Ingenieurbüros für Forschung und Beratung von Gemeinden, Ländern und Unternehmen, kontinuierliche Leitung des Ingenieurbüros bis heute |
| Ende der 70er, Anfang der 80er Jahre offizieller Fachberater für den zuständigen Verkehrsminister für den Bereich des gesamten Verkehrswesens |
seit 1975 | Leitung, Institut für Verkehrsplanung, Technische Universität Wien |
seit 1985 | Leitung, Institut für Straßenbau und Verkehrswesen, Technische Universität Wien |
1989-2007 | Leitung, Institut für Verkehrsplanung und Verkehrstechnik, Technische Universität Wien |