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The expert is a training and development consultant with a large experience in international funded programs for economic and social development, both in the public and private sector. The expert has excellent experience in Phare procedures, indicators of achievement for the projects, Terms of Reference, as well as large experience as trainer and consultant in Project Cycle Management. The expert has great expertise in delivering human resources development projects, in regional development, job creation and SME’s support programs and a very good experience in conducting training needs assessment, including for public authorities staff, experience in preparing staff development plans and in designing system of performance evaluation of personnel.

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The expert has more than 20 years experience experience on European Commission financed projects in the Central and Eastern European Countries. The expert participated as Team Leader, key-expert, as well as evaluator on specific projects.

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Expert and Team Leader in water and wastewater sector infrastructure and institution building projects covering all aspects of water supply, sanitation and sewerage systems project preparation, institutional strengthening and design at the pre-feasibility, feasibility study and implementation phase. The expert is also experienced in the delivery of studies, designs, technical specifications and tender documents feasibility studies and Master Plans, including support to development of financial and operation improvement plans as part of institutional strengthening recommendations. The expert has very strong knowledge in infrastructure development planning, urban and regional planning and environment protection in Romania. The experts experience is considerable in training provision for institutions regarding water and waste water related issues and also in evaluation and selection of infrastructure projects proposed by local authorities to be financed under EU development programs in Romania. The expert is experienced in coordinating multi-disciplinary and multi-national (local and international experts) teams on different projects as deputy team-leader or key-expert, supervising the work on all technical (engineering, institutional, training, financial, and operational) aspects. The expert has good relations with public authorities at national and local level.

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The expert has experience in: Site and species protection; Habitat description and site identification; Integrating Biodiversity into Environmental Impact Assessment; Biodiversity inventory and monitoring system; Conservation of the Meadow Viper; Ecological Research in Central and Eastern Europe; European Mountain lake Ecosystems; Lower Danube Floodplain or Analysis of European Wetlands; Database for Retezat National Park; Preparation and implementation of protected area management plans; Romanian national capacity self assessment for global environmental management. The expert has knowledge of the environmental protection legislation, especially of international conventions and UE Directives, Knowledge of birds directives, their transposition and practical implementation, knowledge of the international conventions on species protection as well as hunting and fishing/licence regimes.

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The expert is fully familiar with all aspects of grant fund management, including World Bank, DIFID, UNDP and Phare grant fund procedures, with over 8 years experience in project evaluation and selection, project monitoring and financial control, database development and management, work programs and reporting procedures. The expert has over 9 years of practical experience on training both for private sector companies and state organizations and for the public administration, as well as a strong knowledge of the operation of the Public Administration system in Romania. The expert has wide experience in Human Resources Development, especially on continuous adult training programs, including training needs assessments.

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The expert has over 14 years of experience in environmental and agricultural consultancy. The experts main skills relate to the EU accession process for the New Member States, with reference to environmental and agricultural technical matters applied to the development of policy, legislation & regulations, institutional issues, and the implementation of environmental action programs for the EU Acquis. As well, the expert specializes in project cycle management: preparation of proposals & evaluation, and coordination with donors to plan and implement multi-annual expenditure programs. The experts assignments have included managerial and technical tasks for: Environmental and agricultural policy, legislation and institutional development; Infrastructures & regional planning; Environmental Impact Assessment with focus on the so-called phase of scoping; environmental planning; environmental management; public participation strategies; Environmental auditing; Training for environmental matters, including course organization and delivery; Spatial and physical planning integrating environmental concerns into land use and development plans; Relationships between agriculture and environment; sustainable agriculture; Procurement procedures; Project cycle management: liaisoning with international financing institutions, project identification, management and backstopping, mid- and final-term review of ongoing programs, and evaluation of projects and proposals, with focus on those financed by the EC.

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The expert is a well known environmental legal expert in Zagreb. Has an extensive experience in legal and institutional assessment and legal drafting process, provided support to the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Physical Planning of Croatia in the transposition and implementation of environmental legislation, especially horizontal and waste legislation. Has an excellent knowledge of the Croatian legislative current status and large experience in identifying the legal and institutional gap assessment within the environmental legislation and in providing recommendations on institutional developments. The expert fulfilled successfully tasks as Legal Expert for key sectors: environmental strategies, policy, legal drafting (Aarhus Convention, waste sector). Was involved in the EU approximation process especially the horizontal legislation and waste management. The expert has a very good knowledge of the Croatian public administration system, specially within the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Physical Planning of the Republic of Croatia.

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The expert has large project and staff management: experience in project management, especially in managing environment related national and international projects. Has knowledge of the EC procurement procedures, PRAG and Phare/ISPA/SAPARD rules. Has excellent knowledge of Romanian legislation in the context of accession, especially in the field of environment. Proved great experience in organizational activities: broad experience in organizing different events as seminars, workshops, press conferences, international conferences and meetings, especially high-level events (carrying out selection of participants, designing the agenda, elaborating the event approach methodology, preparing slides and specific presentations). During the projects implemented the expert proved experience in designing strategic documents for the environmental protection sector.

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The expert is an environmental legal expert with professional experience in all aspects of project management and technical assistance for environmental law projects. The expert was heavily involved with the drafting of environmental regulations, as well as law-related issues occurring in many international projects and programmes, having experience in implementation and enforcement of EU environmental aqcuis, including EIA (Environmental Impact Assessment) Directive, EIA in a transboundary context - Espoo Convention, Aarhus Convention on free access to environmental information and SEA (Strategic Environmental Assessment) Directive on public participation. The expert has also experience in improving awareness and understanding of the European Union’s requirements for public participation in regard to EIA and a very good knowledge of EU pre-accession funds, programmes and procedures. The expert’s expertise covers public awareness campaigns, using modern communication tools such as the Internet, along with many types of publications, leaflets, booklets, training, seminars and conferences. The expert participated in development of legal gaps analysis related to the EIA and SEA Directives and in elaboration of the Romanian legislation.

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Leader and team member of projects on Waste Management, Regional Development, Physical, Urban and Landscape Planning Nature Park Management, Environmental Planning incl. Environmental Impact Assessment, IPPC, Gross-Border Co-operation, PPP, Public Awareness and Participation/Campaigns. Trainer of a Training course on Coastal Zone (CZ) Management: Tourism Development component, organized by the Medcoast Institute of the Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey. Conducting two Study Tours for Bulgarian mayors and city officials to Hungary to acquaint them with the operation of joint ventures for waste management, between foreign strategic investors and Hungarian municipalities. Funded by HIID and USAID. Leader of a project on Private Partnership in Waste Management, Funded by LGI/OSI Hungary. Country leader of a project “Solid and Water Management in Agricultural Production in Urban Areas of CEE/NIS Countries (SWAPUA)”, financed by PHARE. Leading a project on SME in Waste Management, Funded by LGI/OSI Hungary. Participating in a project on Establishment of an Environmental Fund in Macedonia, Funded by USAID. Participating in the project “Strengthening the Capacity of the Macedonian MoE and Physical Planning’ for development and delivering a Public awareness campaign and a training on Nature protection planning. Funded by the EAR.