Meet the team

Professional Consultants Team

Senior specialists with decades of experience across agriculture, fisheries, irrigation, forestry, livestock and socioeconomic research.

International Advisers

Adviser profiles in detail

David Hearle

International M&E and Capacity Building Specialist

(UK and Australian citizens) is our International Adviser and advise for the international projects relevant to M&E and Training and Capacity Building.
MSc in Education, University of Reading (1979).
David engaged with Creative Consultants International Ltd since 2010.
David Hearle is very well recognised in international development as an M&E specialist with 32 years’ experience in Africa, Asia, Australasia, Europe, the Middle East and, South America including Australia, Bangladesh, Botswana, Cambodia, China, Egypt, Georgia, Guyana, France, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Malawi, Malaysia, Nepal, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, UAE, UK, USA.
This has involved working as project director, team leader, consultant and trainer in 28 countries for many of the UN agencies, World Bank, EU, numerous bilateral donors, including DFID, SDC, GTZ and many national and international NGOs.
David is the Managing Director of IMI and previously Director of IMA, Director of Futures Academy and Director of the Effective Development Group.

Dr. Lesley Williams

International RBM&E and Training Specialist

International RBM&E Specialist and Adviser Dr. Lesley Williams (New Zealand citizen) is our International Adviser and advise for the international projects relevant to Result-based Monitoring and Evaluation System, Training and Capacity Building, International Project Management.
She engaged with Creative Consultants International Ltd since 2012.
Dr. Lesley is the Director of SfED Ltd (New Zealand), a company specializing in capacity development and PM&E.
She is a former Director of a Government-owned curriculum and learning materials development company in New Zealand (Learning Media), and was co-founder and host of the 2012-2014 Learn Mande M&E Forum in Bangkok.
Dr Lesley is a qualified trainer with extensive experience in designing, developing and facilitating courses in Training Needs Assessment and Design; RBM&E; Competency-based Learning; Active Teaching and Learning; Theory of Change and Logic Models; and Project Management in the Asia-Pacific area.

Dr. Craig A Meisner

International Agronomist and Climate Change Specialist

(US Citizen) obtained Ph.D. degree from University of Georgia in Agronomy/Crop Physiology; and Masters of Agriculture North Carolina State University with a major in Interdisciplinary degree: in pathology, physiology, and crop production.
He has more than 39 years’ experience as a development professional, researcher, agronomist, project management specialist, technical adviser in various international research and development organizations and donor agencies world-wide.
Though mainly based in Bangladesh for 34 years, he has traveled throughout the world in his work like Australia, England (UK), France, Germany, Mexico (2 years), South Africa, The Netherlands, Zimbabwe, Portugal, Spain, Philippines, Republic of China, Taiwan, India, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal, Afghanistan, Vietnam, Ukraine, Cambodia (3 years), Peru, and Vietnam.
Dr. Meisner is fluent in reading, writing and speaking Bangla and Spanish. We was conversant in Khmer, the language of Cambodia.
He worked in FAO Bangladesh, WorldFish, IFPRI, ICRISAT, IRRI, CIAT, IWMI, ACIAR, IFDC, & CIMMYT.
He has over 225 publications in his career.

Senior Consultants & Specialists

Dr. Enamul Huda

Coaster and Marine Fisheries Research and Management Specialist

Having Ph.D. in Fisheries Management from Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh in 2004.
Moreover, he has long research experience on coastal and marine ecosystem including climate changes and adaptation issues with total research experience of about 33 years.
About 35 research projects were developed under my guidance and of them 28 research projects were supervised by me.
There are 250 publications to his credit, of which more than 100 are scientific papers in international and national journals.
In addition, he has long experience in scientific publications, and 17 University students did their academic degree (MS Dissertation) under his supervision.
Worked as National Project Director of BOBLME project under FAO, Principal Investigator, Editor, Reviewer, Trainer and Consultant with GOs, NGOs and development partners like WorldFish Center, Bangladesh, IUCN, BlueGold Project etc.

Dr. S M Monowar Hossain

Horticulture and Value Chain Specialist

Horticulture and Value Chain Specialist and Former Director, Horticulture Centre, BARI, Gazipur

Dr. Apurba Deb Roy

Socioeconomic Research Specialist

Socioeconomic Research Specialist and Development Consultants worked with FAO, DFID, EC, DANIDA,

Dr. Md. Rafiqul Islam

Agricultural Economist

Agricultural Economist and Former CSO and Head, Economic Division, BARI, Gazipur and Development Consultant worked with IRRI, CIMMYT, DFID, WB, FAO

Dr. F I M Golam Wahid Sarker

Agricultural Economist and Socioeconomic Research Specialist

Agricultural Economist and Socioeconomic Research Specialist, Evaluation of Research, Development and Extension of Cashew Nut and Coffee Project, DAE-BARI and Former CSO and Head, Economic Division, BRRI, Gazipur

Dr. Md. Abdur Rashid

Irrigation and Water Management Specialist

Irrigation and Water Management Specialist and former CSO and Head and Irrigation Division, BRRI, Gazipur.
Obtained PhD in Groundwater Management; M.Sc. in Irrigation and Water Management; B.Sc. Agricultural Engineering (Hons).
Dr. Rashid has more than 36 years of experience as irrigation specialist, ground water management and rural development specialist.
He also successfully performed research work on solar pump irrigation at BRRI. He installed, tested and evaluated the performance of solar pump for energy output, discharge and irrigation coverage in different seasons.
He worked for different donor agencies and worked as a Team Leader/Consultant/Principal Investigator in different Gov and Donor Funded Projects.

Dr. Md. Yusuf Ali

Agriculture Specialist and Evaluation Specialist

Agriculture Specialist and Evaluation Specialist. Well-renowned agronomist and farming systems specialists relevant to the climate change issues having PhD Degree on Agronomy.
He worked as national and international consultant in Australia, Bangladesh, India, Nepal Philippines, UK, and USA.
Completed similar type of assignments under government and donor funded projects like IMED, ACIAR, CGIAR, CIAT, CIMMYT, CODEC, DANIDA, DFID, EU, FAO, ICRISAT, iDE, IFAD, IFPRI, Inter-cooperation, IRRI, IWMI, JIBC, SCI, SDC, USAID, WLE, World Fish.
Dr. Yusuf worked as Consultant with an international team for conducting a Study on Climate-Smart Agriculture in Bangladesh funded by UKaid, World Bank Group, CGIAR, CCAFS and CIAT

Hasan Ahmmed Chowdhury

Fisheries Research and Management Specialist

Fisheries Research and Management Specialist and Former Director (Planning), Fisheries Department, GoB and professional expert with academic major area in Aquaculture and Fisheries Management, specialization in the field of Fisheries Biology and Genetics, expertise in Marine Fisheries Resources Management, Food Safety and Quality Control.
He has 37 years of professional career mostly involved with the Donor Aided larger Investment Projects (BSCMFP-WB/GoB, BQSP-EU/UNIDO, FSP-FAO-UN, DSAP-USAID), JICA-FiLEP and other Technical Assistance, Research & Development Projects like- FAO-UN, WHO, WFP, UNDP, UNIDO, IJO, DFID, BAFRU, DANIDA, DUTCH-GKN, EU, USAID, USDA, USFDA, RVA, SIDA, NORAD, IFAD, ADB, WB and JICA.
Leading experience in design, preparation, approval and implementation of Development/Investment Programs/Projects.

Dr. Md. Mohi Uddin Ahmad

Horticulture Specialist

Horticulture Specialist, Evaluation of Research, Development and Extension of Cashew Nut and Coffee Project, DAE-BARI and former Director, Pulse Research Centre, BARI, Ishurdi, Pabna.
Ph.D. (Horticulture) in 2009, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh and M.S. (Horticulture) in 1994, Institute of Post-graduate Studies in Agriculture (Now BSMRAU), Gazipur.
Received professional training on Horticulture Research, On-Farm Research.
An agricultural scientist with over 34 years of experience, specializing in farming systems research and development, vegetables and vegetable seed production, GO-NGO collaboration in technology transfer, adaptive and delivery research, cropping systems agronomy, breeder seed production of BARI-developed crops and varieties, especially potato and pulses.
He has 40 publications in the national and renowned international journals.

Dr. Nowsher Ali Sarder

Agricultural Research, Extension and Development Specialist

Completed Ph.D. in Crop Science, UPLB, Los Banos, Philippines and MSc in Agronomy from BAU.
Highly professional and Senior Agriculture Research, Extension and Development Specialist working with national and international development projects supported by ADB, IFAD, FAO, DANIDA, WB, WFC under MoA, DAE, LGED, BARI, CARE, CGIAR, WorldFish, ACDI VOCA, PKSF, BARC, KGF.
Involved in research planning, designing, monitoring/management and evaluation of results by producing reports for each of the trials.
The consultant has more than 20 years work experience with project log frame during designing (as formulation mission member of IFAD) and reporting of development projects.

Md Yunus Ali

Forestry Expert

Masters in Forestry and Masters in Soil Science.
Former Chief Conservative of Forests.
Highly experienced professional, with successful track record for over thirty two (32) years in the Forest Department under the ministry of Environment and Forests of Government of Bangladesh.
Extra ordinary visionary personality in the forestry sector.
He has special attention to social forestry and co-management, ecosystem service valuation, biodiversity of the national resources of the country.
Having career as public service in Bangladesh and deeply involved with government policy formulation, development of strategy plan, involved with Five Year Plans, Perspective Plan, ADP, and Preparing Forestry Sub-sector Action Plan.

Prof. Dr. M A M Yahia Khandoker

Livestock Specialist

Post-Doc (Reproductive Biotechnology), National Institute of Agro-Biological Science (NIAS), Japan, 2001; Ph.D. in Agricultural Science (Reproductive Biotechnology), United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Gifu University, Japan, 1998; M. Sc. in Animal Breeding (Animal Breeding & Genetics), Bangladesh Agricultural University, England, 1988.
More than 30 years working in the educational institutions in home and abroad.
Though my main responsibilities to work on teaching, research, extension and administrative rather than has had the experience to do work as the consultant at FAO and Livestock and Dairy Development Project of DLS to develop the developmental projects.
Vast experience to do work on policy making and execution.

Prof. Dr. Sirajul Islam

Fisheries Research and Management Specialist

PhD in Marine and Environmental Sciences; Post-Doc Degree in Developmental Ecology; MS in Chemistry, Biology and Marine Science, UoR Japan; 1997; MS in Fisheries Biology and Limnology, BAU.
and possessing wide experience as Professor, Fisheries Specialist, Fish Supply Chain Specialist, Research Scientist, Aquaculture Specialist in different capacities at different organization forabout 22 years.
Worked in Bangladesh, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, Hong Kong, India, Nepal, Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand, China, Malaysia.
Dr. Sirazul Islam has already published 131 publications/research works including fisheries, water management and agricultural development.
Participate professional national and international training.