Over 25 years experience working on climate change and related issues, and 20 years experience in the specific area of climate change adaptation in development contexts.
15+ years of experience in EU-Twinning projects.
Experience in acquiring and implementing projects financed by international donors for 13 consecutive years: acquired and implemented projects in public administrations in more than 26 countries worldwide.
Several years of expertise in EU Framework Contracts.
Experience in EU service contracts.
A Juris Doctor and international maritime lawyer, and my area of training includes legal advisory and top management for the shipping and trading milieu (private and public sector, both) and policy activities at international and EU level, recently involved in the EMEA Countries.
For this reason, shipping has represented the ideal tool to comprehend international trends, regional politics, and strategies implemented by enterprises.
Under an operational point of view, I've matched academic lecturing on comparative law and activities in the maritime field and for companies and public administrations, focusing business/activities in an international environment: this is an active process that requires a systematic approach conducted in problem solving, where interdisciplinary expertise are indispensable during the research process.
Capacity Building & Institutional Capacity Building, in complex -international / multi disciplinary structures and political / cultural work settings; in Europe, the Balkans, the Commonwealth of Independent States, Afghanistan and Pakistan; particularly (multi disciplinary) institutional, organisational and operational development of Police / Rule of Law / Chain of Justice services, including strategy & policy development (the full cycle, i.e. identification, formulation, advise, implementation, evaluation).
Direct working experience (18 years) with various EU actions and other international donors (UNODC, UNDP, JICA, ICITAP) in the law enforcement, justice and security sector reform sectors; experienced with security sector reform, democratisation, human rights, gender sensitive matters, mentoring and change management;
Great social & functional abilities to communicate and work with people from varying cultures and working levels; high analytical skills; team player, able to work self reliantly; handle great workloads; excellent organiser; excellent drafting skills.
Advising, training and mentoring at all police and criminal justice functional levels (operational, tactical, strategic, governance), particular affinity with good governance, ethics, customer orientation, service quality and Human Resources Management, information and intelligence, narcotic drugs, organised crime, terrorism, community serving police.
Applying the model of the European Foundation for Quality Management, PCM / Project Cycle Management, the Logical Framework.
Senior Land Survey Expert of earthworks and follow-up. External Controls in highway projects.
Auscultation of structures.
International Development, Animal Health, Veterinary Public Health, Capacity Building of Veterinary Services, Veterinary Epidemiology, Animal Health Information System, Project Formulation, Evaluation and Management, Food Safety.
Over 22 years of comprehensive range of experience with Agricultural Information Management, Agricultural policy, Agricultural program formulation and development, Food & Nutrition Security (FNS) Policy etc.
Over 30 years of financial management, accounting management, internal controls and internal audit experiences.
Proficient on U.S. Government funds control and management including Budget Formulation and Execution, full cycle of Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable.
Areas of expertise:
GAAP, OMB Circulars (A-110, A-122, A-123, A-133), CFR, FAR, AIDAR, FAM, ADS, FMFIA USG cost principles, rules and regulations, and applying these in program decision-making Knowledge in generally-accepted accounting, budgeting, and fiscal control principles
Project start-up and close-out on financial aspects.
International Cooperative Administrative Support Services (ICASS) Annual Audit Plan/Audit Universe.
Month-end, quarter-end, and year-end scheduling, closing, and reporting Strong analytical, qualitative, and quantitative skills
Pipeline, accruals and costs review and in-depth analysis Planned vs. Actual expenditure in-depth analysis
Pre-award assessment.
Compliance, Internal Controls and Audit (Grants, Cooperative Agreement, Contract).
Accounting (sub-commitment, commitment, sub-obligation, obligation) includes data entries Full cycle of Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable.
Bank/Cash, General Ledger, Trial Balance, Balance Sheet, and Profit and Loss Account Reconciliations.
Preparing and recording of Journal Voucher.
Ensure correctness of financial data entries in the accounting system in a timely manner Strong attention to details and in-depth financial analytical capabilities.
Ability to prioritize/multi-task in fluid environment.
Strong understanding of US Government contract types and the accounting aspects for the contractor.
Information search and analyzing, trouble shooting, and problem and complaint resolution.
More than 15 years managerial experience as a CEO of department stores in The Netherlands.
More than 24 years international experience in export promotion, international business development, supporting the SME Sector and particular textile & garment and food distribution sector.
More than 15 years working experience in the Central & East European countries, MENA & African region in total, being involved in export promotion activities and business development in the region since 1994. Actively involved Cluster and business competitive development, SME support programmes in Egypt, Russian Federation, Turkey and Latin America.
Several years of experience in the design of new marketing, sales and export strategies and business development both in private and public sector.
Supported and advised SMEs to meet international standards, such as ISO 9001, 9002, 14001< Ökotex, TS 16949 and HACCP.
10 years experience in designing and assisting to implement sales & export development and marketing plans, cluster development, business development mainly for the European markets and/or neighbouring countries when mentioned countries in the Middle East & Africa.
More than 10 years experience in lecturing at Universities of applied sciences , supervising students bachelor’s thesis , developing curricula, assessment criteria and train the trainer programs in marketing and organisational behaviour.
Thirty (30) years international development experience in private sector development, micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) development, business enabling environment and policy reform, vocational training, workforce development and establishing home-based businesses, value chain development, public private partnerships (PPP), trade and investment promotion, business linkages and buyer-led transactions, supplier development, clustering and competitiveness, capacity building and income generation for women and youth, enterprise development capacity building for business associations and chambers of commerce.
Worked in the telecom, high-tech, energy and water, information communication and information technology (ICT), business process outsourcing, (BPO) offshore and onshore shared services, agro-industry, oil and gas, mining, tourism, wood industry, industrial minerals, electronics, software development and back-office support, environment, medical tourism, auto, aerospace, power and transportation sectors.
Project management: work planning, resources mobilization, implementation, performance management, monitoring and evaluation.
Private sector support: business advisory in strategy development, policy and legal compliance, operations improvement and business management.
Technical expert: energy access, productive use of electricity in on and off grid sites, gender mainstreaming in energy projects, clean energy and climate smart technologies (solar/ biomass/biogas, wind/ hydro energy systems) assessment, design, installation, maintenance and operations.
People management and leadership.
More than 25 years of experience in Finance / Investment, acquired mainly in the energy sector and water sectors, with a particular focus on facilitating project preparation and financing of clean energy projects, increasing access to finance through the development of innovative financing instruments, training bank staff in promoting new financial products and development and assessment of eligible EE investment projects, promoting match making and awareness campaigns to increase foreign investment in the clean energy sector, etc.
More than 30 years of general professional experience in the energy sector.
• 40 years of experience in site investigation, laboratory testing and report writing for highways, buildings, bridges, dams, transmission lines, etc. Construction materials investigation and laboratory testing for highway materials- fine aggregate (SAND) coarse aggregate (crushed rock), asphalt concrete etc.
• Over twelve years combined international post-qualification experience in road pavement design, construction compliance and performance testing/assessment technique.
• Conversant with Marshall mix design and temperature graded bituminous binders (SUPERPAVE).
• Intensive working knowledge of latest analytical asphaltic pavement design procedures and laboratory testing.
• Extensive experience on the use of deflection measurement equipment (falling weight deflectometer and Benkelman Beam) for pavement evaluation and its calibration in Nigeria.
• Extensive practical experience in deflection measurements using the Falling Weight Deflectometer (FWD) and Benkelman Beam equipment for evaluation of road pavements and in its calibration in Nigeria most of the time.
• Experience with EU and AFDB funded missions.
• Experience in audit/evaluation.
Experience in pavement evaluation using the OECD and PSI rating methods, destructive and non-destructive tests methods.
Economista experto, con especialización en comercio exterior, macroeconomía, desarrollo económico, desarrollo humano y cuentas nacionales. Más de 22 años de experiencia laboral: sector público, sector privado y cooperación internacional (Unión Europea)
Experto en estudios sectoriales y macroeconómicos. Conoce las herramientas del MML Gestión por Resultados (GpR), Gestión para Resultados de Desarrollo (GpRD) y Presupuestación por Resultados (PpR), Enfoque programático sectorial (SWAp) y Apoyo Presupuestario (APS). Ha desarrollado trabajos de evaluación de apoyo presupuestario con consultores contratados por la Delegación Europea.
Experto en planificación estratégica, monitoreo y evaluación económico-social.
Amplia experiencia en los sectores de (i) economía internacional, (ii) desarrollo local DEL, (iii) promoción comercial (iii) desarrollo industrial (iv) análisis macroeconómico (v) cuentas nacionales (vi) análisis de coyuntura económica (vii) uso de indicadores macroeconómicos.
Experiencia con las principales agencias de cooperación bilateral y multilateral (CAF, BID UE), con agencias del gobierno (nacional, departamental y municipal), con organizaciones sociales (sindicatos, gremios, asociaciones) y sector privado.
Ha trabajado diez años en la Delegación de la Unión Europea en Bolivia como Oficial de Economía y Comercio durante ocho años. Ha dado seguimiento a los Programas de comercio, facilitación de comercio y al desarrollo económico.