Experience

UNE - Asociación Española de Normalización

• Spain
• International Trade and Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• International Cooperation Division - Senior Project Manager

  • Apr 2018 - Present

  ▪ Responsible for bidding procedures, contract management and technical support for a large range of European funded RDI ecosystem, (Horizon Europe, EUREKA, LIFE, INTERREG, NEXT GENERATION, Spanish National innovation grants, etc…) as well as public Aid programmes (FWC, Twinning projects, grants, Monitoring and evaluation projects, ToT, etc…) Responsible for the implementation of 18 projects (over 4 Mio €) in UNE’s core business sectors Quality Infrastructure, Standards, Market surveillance, Technical barriers to trade, Technical regulations, Conformity Assessment, Trade, etc. amongst which: ▪ SAUDI ARABIA sovereign funds (SASO) Consultant for the Study and evaluation of the current and future status of quality infrastructure activities - Horizon Europe: CLIMEDFRUIT (task leader) SOIL-OLIVE - Spanish Innovation Grants/Next Generation: CARBOCERT & VIDEXPERT - Interim Component Leader and Expert in EU Twinning Project Support to Azerbaijan Standardization Institute - UKRAINE Expert EU Twinning project, Strengthening the capacity of the Ukrainian National Standardisation Body - ARGELIA Specific Support Program for Market Surveillance and Supervision - KOSOVO Support to the free movement of goods - FWC Lot 2 Infrastructure, sustainable growth and jobs (Transport & infrastructure, Digital Technologies, Sustainable energy, Private sector, Trade, Employment creation) - FWC Lot 2 Policy Support Facility of EU Foreign Policy - INDONESIA ASEAN Regional Integration Support - Indonesia Trade Related Assistance Training of providers of Business Development Services for MSMEs -Dominican Republic - CENTRAL AMERICA Integration and trade facilitation for the INTEC-ATL Project - ALBANIA Support to the GDS in aligning legislation and work procedures with the Union acquis and CEN&CENELEC criteria - ISO Action plan for developing countries 2016-2019. Good standardisation practices. - BID BRASIL National Tourism Development Program in Salvador Show less



AECOM

• United States
• Civil Engineering
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Project Manager

  • Jul 2015 - Apr 2018

  AECOM International Development Europe - formerly ACE International Consultants; Senior Projet Manager of short and long term assignments managed by AECOM IDEV. - Day-to-day management of Framework Contracts and Long term Teachnical Assistance projects for several international donors among which: EC Framework Contract Beneficiaries Lot 1 "Rural Development" and Lot 2 "Infrastructure and Transport" Lot 6 "Environment" Lot 9 “Culture, Education, Employment & Social” Lot 10 "Trade and Private Sector" Lot 11 "Macro economy, Statistic and Public Finance" - Liaising with EC authorities. Briefing when required on assignment. - Contractual Management. - Organizational and logistical arrangements - Legal resolutions of contractual conflicts Tendering and Proposals: - Analysis of ToR and elaboration of strategies: writing methodologies offers, reports & contracts with all international donors. - Financial analysis of projects and budget preparation. - Strategic cooperation & business development on partnership agreements with privates & public bodies. Recruitment of experts & support staff. Consortium creation. Identification of business opportunities. Preparation of Expressions of Interest and technical and financial offers, fact-finding missions. Negotiation and prospection of international donors EuropeAid, World Bank, UN, EIB, NORAD, SIDA. Show less



Artemis Information Management

• Luxembourg
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Business Development Manager

  • Apr 2010 - Jun 2015

  Artemis is a Luxemburgish firm specialized in information systems and official statistics. - Responsible for all international cooperation developments of Artemis for various clients like EuropeAid, EUROSTAT, UN, UNDP, Luxembourg’s MAE, FAO, STATEC, CARICOM,... - Responsible for the development and design of Artemis’ communication and commercial documentation. - Responsible for partners research/coordination, team composition, offer writing, financial and management organisation of a great number of expressions of interest and international tenders. Having successfully lead the bidding procedure for several major projects: - EU-ASEAN COMPASS Capacity Building for Monitoring Integration Progress and Statistics - CARICOM Consultancy services on Merchandise Statistics. - EUROSTAT Promotion and dissemination of statistical capacity tools in development countries (EUROTRACE, ERETES, - Luxembourg MAE Evaluation of 6 Luxembourgish NGOs - EUROSTAT Assessment of alternative data sources for water statistics and water statistics manual - FAO Provision of Statistical Working System - And prepared many others less successful bids: Improving Statistical Information System in Montenegro; AT du Volet statistiques du PAR GS au Burkina Faso; Audit of the National Statistics System in Saint; AT pour le Programme de Statistique Minimum HAITI,... - Project Manager of FWC Beneficiaries Lot 11, dealing with all requests and executing all contractual, organizational and budget issues for each awarded contract. - Development on new and innovative non-institutional markets/projects - Member of Artemis’ Scientific Committee having managed Artemis participation in “International Year of statistics” Show less



Dietsmann

• Netherlands
• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• HR Consultant in Angola

  • Jul 2009 - Dec 2009

  Dietsmann (subsidiary in Angola) 5 months consulting mission in Luanda Firm in the field of global operations, maintenance services and manpower for the oil and gas industry - HR Consultant, Positions, salary and promotion audit for all 500 employees of the firm - Management of HR service (7 employees) during HR Manager absence Dietsmann (subsidiary in Angola) 5 months consulting mission in Luanda Firm in the field of global operations, maintenance services and manpower for the oil and gas industry - HR Consultant, Positions, salary and promotion audit for all 500 employees of the firm - Management of HR service (7 employees) during HR Manager absence



IDC - Investissement Développement Conseil

• project manager

  • Sep 2008 - May 2009

  Consulting firm specialized in economies in transition and developing countries working on a wide range of topics and sectors (Macro economy, PFM, NAO, poverty, education, etc.) Project Manager Management of EC framework contract Beneficiaries Lot 11 “Macro Economy , Public Finances and Regulatory Aspects” -Research and preparation of new consulting project proposals -Research evaluation of appropriate expert technical assistance teams -Administrative and budgetary management of 9 technical assistance projects (Total budget 650.000€) -Relationship with donors (European Commission, IDB, World Bank, UN agencies,…) -Advise on strategic issues and project implementation -Supervise company administration, finances, and ex-post project evaluations Show less



UNIDO (United Nations for Industrial Development Organization)

• Intern project coordinator

  • Jun 2007 - Dec 2007

  Internship mission for Haiti. Promoting industrial and trade Cooperation with developing countries. Trade and investment forum organization in Haiti (US $ 300.000) Support in business meetings organization (Pollutec, Mexico,…) Internship mission for Haiti. Promoting industrial and trade Cooperation with developing countries. Trade and investment forum organization in Haiti (US $ 300.000) Support in business meetings organization (Pollutec, Mexico,…)



Conseil Général Côte d'Or

• France
• Civic and Social Organizations

• Intern consultant

  • Jul 2006 - Sep 2006

  French Department Council of Côte d'Or (Dijon), internship Appraisal of the Council's relationship with all start-ups scheme partners Proposal of new original ways of start-up aid French Department Council of Côte d'Or (Dijon), internship Appraisal of the Council's relationship with all start-ups scheme partners Proposal of new original ways of start-up aid