Professional Experience:
• Over 30 years of experience in social, sociological and marketing researches both for public and private sector, including methodology/tools development, field data collection, analysis and recommendations development,
• Over 16 years of practical experience with donor-funded project in economic, governance and customs reforms within Central Asia and Eastern Europe,
• Over 12 years of management experience in USAID, EU and OECD funded projects (Project Country Manager, Country Representative etc),
• Over 19 years professional experience in institutional support for regional/local development, regional/local strategy building, capacity building to public-private partnership institutions, local organizations and institutions.
• Over 11 years of experience in developing and implementation of e-cervices (re-engineering of business processes to transfer them into e-format).
• Profound experience in design, development and implementation of regional policy programs including all tiers of governance; solid experience in functional and process analysis; development of strategic plans at local/regional levels,
• Over 5 years of experience serving as outstaffing Advisor to the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan developing recommendations on reforms and legal drafting,
• Over 6 years of experience in working with the highest levels of the Kazakhstani Government, including Prime Minister and Prime Minister’s Office, Ministry of Economic Development and Trade, Ministry of Justice, etc.
• About 4 years of experience in development and managing of the very first business incubator in Kazakhstan,
• Over 7 years of managing of private virtual business incubator,
• Over 7 years of experience in designing and conducting external evaluations of projects in Eastern Europe (particularly in Kosovo) and Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Tajikistan) – particularly, assessing impact and structuring project’s policy advice functions,
• Over 8 years of experience in assessing organizational development of business associations and other private sector organizations,
• Over 11 years of experience with NGO’s development.
• Broad and deep understanding of local governance strengths/weaknesses and reforms needed to improve the institutional framework for local development institutions and policies,
• Over 10 years of practice in cooperation with business associations,
• Experienced in partnership building with 31 counterparts in 23 municipalities of Kazakhstan,
• Over 11 years of experience in developing and implementation of e-cervices (re-engineering of business processes to transfer them into e-format).
• Over 5 years research and development of Public Service Centres (one stop shops), including monitoring&evaluation of their services.
• Effective both in team and individual work.