Key skills and expertise

Bringing over 23 years of experience in the logistics and transport sectors, the expert excels in roles such as Maintenance Manager, Site Manager, and Project Manager. With strong skills in project management, finance, budgeting, and stakeholder engagement, the expert has led teams of up to 30 people. Career highlights include strategy development, lean tool implementation, and managing aircraft maintenance organizations. The expert's international experience spans countries like Afghanistan, South Africa, and the Democratic Republic of Congo, overseeing technical operations and full contract cycles for aviation projects.

Project experience and donor exposure

Sectors and geographic focus

With a background in aviation maintenance and management, the expert has worked primarily in the logistics and transport sectors. Previously held roles include Maintenance Manager, Site Manager, and Project Manager, with responsibilities in technical operations, strategic planning, and team leadership. The expert's work has a broad geographic scope, including countries across Africa and Central Asia, and involves interdisciplinary skills in project management, finance, and stakeholder engagement. Extensive geographic experience includes long-term assignments and management roles in countries such as Afghanistan, the Central African Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, South Africa, Sudan, Uganda, and Sierra Leone, providing deep familiarity with local governance and cultural dynamics in these regions.

Languages and education

With a native proficiency in Russian and fluency in English, the expert holds a Level 5 ICAO English proficiency certification. These language skills have been utilized extensively in international settings, including work in multilingual teams across countries such as Afghanistan, South Africa, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The expert's educational background includes an engineering degree specializing in the technical operation of electrical, piloting, and navigational systems from Omsk Civil Aviation Technical College in Russia. Additionally, the expert completed a management degree with a focus on the analytical provision of management decisions at the Moscow Institute of Technology in Russia.