Very entrepreneurial and focused on achieving results, with a demonstrable track record of performance and timely delivery to high levels of satisfaction, I have a significant background in SME management, SME competitiveness policy design and implementation, private sector development support, enhancement of business environment, promotion of entrepreneurship, innovation development, business incubation and support to innovative/technology-based start-ups, business cooperation & clustering and SME internationalisation.

I also perform feasibility studies and cost-benefit analyses, as well as develop and implement monitoring and evaluation mechanisms and benchmarking exercises. With diversified experience in the design and delivery of vocational training programmes in my fields of specialisation, including training of trainers and coaching, I have excellent communication skills at all levels (institutional, academic, training, coaching, consulting, inter-professional), with very good capacity of working in multidisciplinary teams, under time or other pressure constraints and within multicultural environments.

Being used to resort to value chain perspective and participatory approaches as important elements of supporting business development and competitiveness, I have a diversified experience in programme formulation and project drafting and am knowledgeable of EU\'s Project Cycle Management and Logical Framework Approach. I try to encourage the establishment of linkages between innovation strategy, promotion of an entrepreneurial culture, territorial development and life-long leraning processes, within a systemic approach, in order to better induce sustainable inclusive development.

I have strong analytical capability and high level of reporting skills and have worked within the EU and in the MEDA, Balkans and Latin America regions.

My 30+ years working experience includes actions at all levels of the business environment, from overarching policy frameworks to direct support and capacity building to Business Support and Intermediary/Facilitating Organisations. I consider systematic learning and systemic approach as two cornerstones of sustainable and inclusive development.