Bio
Advises on transport, energy and digital connectivity infrastructure, EU- and IFI-financed technical assistance, project management, and cross-border regulatory and legal approximation matters. He also advises on public-private partnership (PPP) structuring, quality-management systems, and coordination between public authorities, international financial institutions and private-sector stakeholders across Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia.
Academic Background
- Bachelor of International Economics, Georgian State Technical University (Faculty of International Oil and Gas Pipeline Exploitation)
- Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Applied Business Computing, School of Technology and Management, in collaboration with Sunderland University
- Master of Business Administration (International Business), University of Wales, Institute Cardiff
- FIATA Diploma in Freight Forwarding, International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations
Languages
English · Georgian · Russian · Greek
Professional Memberships
- Certified PMP (Project Management Professional), Project Management Institute (PMI), USA
Career Highlights
- Led multi-country, EU- and World Bank-financed technical assistance teams as Team Leader / Deputy Team Leader / Project Director, delivering infrastructure, institutional-reform and capacity-building projects across the Western Balkans, the Caucasus and Central Asia.
- Advised the European Commission and national Ministries of Transport/Infrastructure on transport-corridor prioritisation, feasibility studies and legal approximation with the EU transport acquis, including work on TEN-T project prioritisation in Ukraine and Pan-European Corridor VIII rail feasibility in Albania.
- Coordinated cross-border legal and technical due diligence for the feasibility study of the Georgia-Romania power and data interconnector, evaluating international joint-venture structures and financing/grant mechanisms, including inclusion in the EU list of Projects of Mutual Interest.
- Directed World Bank-financed education, water-resources and e-governance projects in Kazakhstan, Kosovo and Bosnia and Herzegovina, managing multidisciplinary international teams and client relationships at ministry level.
- Advised private and public-sector clients on PPP structuring and bid support, including a national gas-transmission-operator acquisition bid and a hydropower PPP concession bid in Northern Macedonia.
- Developed and implemented ISO 9001:2015 quality-management systems for corporate clients, from initial design through certification and ongoing compliance.