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Pehr LODHAMMAR

Position Advisor, Mechanical Systems and Contracting

Email
p.lodhammar(at)gichd.org

Working languages English, Danish, Norwegian and Swedish

Pehr joined the GICHD in February 2008 as the Advisor for Mechanical Systems and Contracting. Pehr’s work includes mechanical mine clearance, and he researches, writes publications, and provides training in contracting, liability and insurance in mine action.

Before working with the GICHD, Pehr was a project manager for the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), providing support to the Iraqi Kurdistan Mine Action Agency (IKMAA) in procurement, mine action training and the construction of demining machines. Before joining the mine action community in 1999, he was a military engineering officer that specialised in explosive ordnance disposal for ten years.

Pehr has experience in most aspects of mine action, including demining, training and project management with the UNOPS, Swedish Rescue Services Agency (SRSA) and various commercial demining companies. Pehr has worked in mine action in countries such as Iraq, Eritrea, Kosovo, USA, Lebanon and Jordan.