Experience

MKBT: Make Better

• Romania
• Architecture and Planning
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Managing Partner and Program Director

  • Mar 2016 - Present

  MKBT: Make Better is a hybrid organization (NGO + consultancy firm) that has been working for urban development and regeneration in Romania since April 2014. We propose, outline and coordinate regeneration and development processes so that Romanian cities can become their best possible version and the best “home” for their inhabitants. We translate the development potential of the communities with whom we are working, and we endorse it by bringing together different but complementary specializations: urban economy, civil engineering, urban planning, geography, anthropology, and community development. In the meantime, we have worked in almost 30 community across the country, by offering support to local authorities, NGOs and companies to get a better grasp of the communities where they are active and to generate strategies, programs, and services for their regeneration. Our priority ares are small, shrinking towns (in the last years most of our projects where in Reșița and Făgăraș), where we catalyze collaborative ecosystems of practice for urban regeneration. More about our work on www.mkbt.ro Show less



World Bank Group

• International Trade and Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Urban Planning Expert (STC Assignments)

  • Jan 2019 - Aug 2020

  Urban Planning expert for several technical assistance programs dealing with urban resilience and urban regeneration: - Elaboration of the National Strategy for Seismic Risk Reduction, having as beneficiary the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Administration (Feb 2019 - Aug 2020); - Substantiation study in the field of housing for the Urban Policy of Romania, having as beneficiary the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Administration (Jun - Aug 2020); - Solutions for the urban regeneration of the Ferentari neighborhood, with an emphasis on the disused railway corridor Filaret - Progresu, having as beneficiary the City Hall of Sector 5 (Jan 2019 - Oct 2019); - Elaboration of Bucharest`s Integrated Urban Development Strategy 2050 and the Bucharest`s Seismic Risk Reduction Program (Jan 2019 – Aug 2020); Show less



Komunitas Association

• Facilitator

  • Sep 2015 - Aug 2016

  - Facilitation and coordination of educational workshops within the project "Give color to your school" pilot project of participative art on topics related to human rights implemented in 7 schools in Romania; - Developing and coordinating community and socio-cultural events for the temporary activation of un-used public spaces; - Facilitation and coordination of educational workshops within the project "Give color to your school" pilot project of participative art on topics related to human rights implemented in 7 schools in Romania; - Developing and coordinating community and socio-cultural events for the temporary activation of un-used public spaces;



studioBasar

• Norway
• Retail
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Collaborator

  • Sep 2015 - Oct 2015

  - Design and implement participatory planning tools for community involvement in planning processes for the project „Sinaia, cu mic, cu mare”; - Design and implement actions for activating an un-used space as a temporary community center in Sinaia; - Conception of planning proposals for public spaces in Sinaia; - Design and implement participatory planning tools for community involvement in planning processes for the project „Sinaia, cu mic, cu mare”; - Design and implement actions for activating an un-used space as a temporary community center in Sinaia; - Conception of planning proposals for public spaces in Sinaia;



Arnaiz&Partners

• Spain
• Architecture & Planning
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Urban Planner

  • Apr 2014 - Sep 2014

  - Contributions to the development of substantiation studies for the General Urban Plan of Bucharest: "The current state of urban development - Territorial Context" and „Bucharest positioning in the EU context” - correlating and integrating physical and social-economic development trends Bucharest in Europe, highlighting the development potential of Bucharest and its area of influence and developing scenarios and forecasts for defining the strategic role of Bucharest in the European context. - Contributions to the development of substantiation studies for the General Urban Plan of Bucharest: "The current state of urban development - Territorial Context" and „Bucharest positioning in the EU context” - correlating and integrating physical and social-economic development trends Bucharest in Europe, highlighting the development potential of Bucharest and its area of influence and developing scenarios and forecasts for defining the strategic role of Bucharest in the European context.

• Intern

  • Mar 2014 - May 2014

  - Concept, strategy development and implementation of the project "Sinaia, all together” for the community and urban activation. - Concept, strategy development and implementation of the project "Sinaia, all together” for the community and urban activation.