Bonsom, Laurence
Program Administration
Email:gcole@solar.rtd.utk.edu
NAME : Laurence BONSOM
Europe Address: 2680 Avenue de la
Resistance, Toulon,
France F-83000
Tel. 33/94 41 41 43
Fax 33/94 61 75 31
USA Address: 6477 Telephone Rd., Suite 7R
Ventura, CA 93003
Tel. 805 647 7256
Fax 805 654 1708
Present Address: DSL Project
UNPROFOR HQ,
PO Box 870
Tel. 385 41 180 011 ex 5502
Local Tel 460 551
Salary Requirements: Open
Proposed Position: Program Administration
Nationality : French
KEY QUALIFICATIONS
Over eight years experience working in the international
development assistance field with the United Nations Agencies,
UNPROFOR, European Commission, ODA, European Community
Humanitarian Office, ECHO, Lome Convention, IMF, World Bank, NGO,
PVO's groups and Private Sector Consulting Companies. This
experience covers all aspects Project Management, International Law
and Research in geographical areas e.g. Europe, Central Europe,
Balkans, Caribbean Islands, Russia, Africa, Middle East, South
Asia, South East Asia.
EDUCATION
1984 : PhD in International Relations and Public Law;
Speciality: European Law. - Subject of thesis "The
Sovereignty of Member States under Article 36 of the EEC
Treaty". - 400 pages, Faculty of Law Aix-Marseille III,
France
1981 : Post Master's Degree (DEA) in International Relations and
Public Law; Specialities: International Economic Law,
International Organizations Law, European Law (Faculty of
Law Aix-Marseille III, France). Subjects of reports: The
Hague's International Court of Justice; The UNCTAD
1979 : Master's Degree in International Public Law;
Specialities: International Relations and Organizations,
International Development Law, European Law (Faculty of
Law, Aix-Marseille III, France).
1978 : Bachelor's Degree in General Public Law; Specialities:
Political Sciences, Public Administration, Civil Law
(Faculty of Law, University of Var, Toulon, France).
Specialised Training:
1991 : Medecins sans Frontiere-Belgium: training in
management/accounting/logistics relating to emergency
humanitarian projects (Brussels).
1982 : European Commission of the European Union:
training in Information Policy and Databases (Brussels).
COMPUTERISED TOOLS
Windows, Quatto Pro, Paradox. W4W, WordPerfect for Win. Electronic
methods of business development and communications: Eunet,
CompuServe, Internet, Glasnet, and BITnet
LANGUAGES
French: mother tongue
English: fluent (spoken, written)
Italian: satisfactory (spoken, written)
Spanish: understood (spoken, written)
German: understand
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
JULY 1994 TO PRESENT : UNPROFOR : ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
. Responsible for the effective coordination of the administration,
finance, logistics and technical support services to multi sites
supply needs for the UNPROFOR (United Nations Protection Force in
the former Yugoslavia). Interfaced with the Military Sector
Commanders, Civil Affairs Co-ordinators, Civil Police, and NGO's on
requests for priority services.
Liaison with other United Nations Organizations, Missions, Agencies
and NGO's on matters of mutual concern, and with Mission HQ
Sections and Units providing support functions in BH Command and
Sector Sarajevo area.
JUNE 1993-JUNE 1994 : CONSULTANT AND RESEARCHER
. MediaScience International Agency : Team Leader responsible for
coordination of editing and publishing of the European Union
"Yearbook on the Financial and Technical Cooperation" of the to
the 70 Developing Countries of the Lome Convention (200 pages;
bilingual English/French; 82 maps; 210 statistical figures).
Client: European Commission.
Short - term contract Feb.1994-May 1994, Brussels.
. NGO/EU Liaison Committee : Team Leader responsible for the
coordination of the annual EU-funded workshop on the European
financing of Decentralised Cooperation projects under the framework
of the Lome Convention for NGO's, PVO's, European Commission's
Delegations and Ministries of Planning/Finance from Africa.
Developed and coordinated the editing and publishing of the
Procedures (SOP) to Decentralised Cooperation for African NGOs to
set minimun standards and procedures in planning, monitoring and
evaluation.
Short contract Oct.1993-Jan.1994, Brussels and Harare (Zimbabwe).
. European Community Humanitarian Office, ECHO : Team Leader
responsible for the editing of the first "ECHO Annual Report 1992"
covering the assistance of the new established Office in the field
of emergency and food aid to the Third Countries.
Short 2-month contract, Brussels.
JAN 1992-May 1993 : BARRISTER'S OFFICE DUTARET-LAROZE-LA GIRAUDIERE
: LEGAL ADVISOR
. Responsible for the coordinating of the lobbying campaigns and
legal positions of the client, the European Grouping of Authors and
Composer's Societies (GESAC: 25 Member Societies), in the framework
of the elaboration of the European copyright law and the GATT
negotiations of the Uruguay Round (cable and satellite TV
broadcasting).
Short term contract, Brussels.
SEPT-DEC 1991 : EU'S EUROPEAN COMMISSION
: JOURNALIST-RESEARCHER
. Contributor to official publications of the European Commission
concerning the political and economical relations between the EU
and the Developing countries in the framework of specific
cooperation agreements (Lome Convention, ALA and Middle East
countries), including cartographic and statistical research.
JUNE-AUGUST 1991 : ACTION NORD SUD :PROJECT MANAGER OF MEDICAL
HUMANITARIAN PROJECTS (IRAQ)
. Responsible for the administrative and logistic management of EU-
funded post-emergency projects in Northern Kurdistan led by the
French NGO ANS in collaboration with Medecins du Monde: paediatric
centre of the settlement camp in Zakho and health centre in
Shiladize.
. Drafted appraisal, administrative and financial reports.
Short term assignment. Main purpose: closure of the missions.
SEPT. 1987-MAY 1991 : EIS AGENCY OF EUREXPANSION NETWORK :
ECONOMIST JOURNALIST (BRUSSELS)
. Chief editor of the World Economic Service Review covering the EU
Cooperation, Development and Humanitarian policies; the ODA
including the World Bank and the IMF; commodities markets (tropical
products) and products covered by international agreements (tin,
rubber, coffee, sugar); GATT; NGOs and UN Agencies activities.
. Contributor to L'Echo de la Bourse (Belgian economic daily)
specialized in economy, and Noria Magazine (France) specialized in
humanitarian aid and emergency relief.
Reason for leaving: humanitarian involvement.
NOV 1982-JULY 1987 : EUROPEAN COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN UNION: DE
BASE CONSULTANT (BRUSSELS)
. Data Base Manager responsible for the management of documentary
databases relating to the EU Commission and Council of Ministers'
activities. Training of the Commission's staff on data processing.
Coordinator for the database project related to the European Law.
Short term contract.