Experience

SOGEROM SA

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

• Projects Deputy Director Framework Consortium Coordinator

  • Feb 2020 - Present

  Deputy PROJECTS DIRECTORManagerTask LeaderQuality ControllerSenior Applied Economist (Macro, PFM, Micro, Statistics and Modelling, Data Analytics, Risk Management and Mitigation)-End to end Management and Coordination of SOGEROM LOT 1 (Green Growth, Environmental Sustatinability,Natural Ressources Management etc) Framework Beneficiary SIEA 2018 Consortium (one of 8 contractors for 160 mil Euro) end to end:Type: Strategic Evaluation of Contry Programmes; National and Regional Programming Excercises in line with Team of Europe Initiative, Identification and Formulation Studies in areas related to Blue Economy and Transboundary Protected AreasGeography: Africa, ENI East, IPA-Management and Coordination of a Consortium of 13 Members and a team of 4 employes of Sogerom (All Request Answering Delivering Cycle in and off OPSYS)-Responsible for Delivery and Quality Control of tenders in: *Lot 3: Strategic Development and Cooperation (Ecorys Consortium) : * and Lot 5 SIEA 2018 (Macroeconomics, Public Finance and Budget Support) as member of AARC Consortium, LOT 3: Strategic Evaluation Projects, Peace and Security, Strategic Foresight,NAO Support Supervision and QC. Contracts in the field of Peace of Security and Food Secuity with 100% teams of Sogerom and mixed Geography: ECOWAS, SAHEL, North Africa, Susaharian AfricaLOT 5: Two PEFA with direct inputs acquired: PEFA MALI and PEFA Tunisie.• Coordination and Preparation Responsible for preparation and Delivery of Long term Project Proposals:-EIB Smart Growth Lot 4 FWC Contract as part of CapGemini Consortium-AARC AFD Public Finance, Macroeconomy Framework Contract-ColACP Framework Contract in Smart Agri Strategic Evaluation-Bilateral Donors: Enabel Strategic Evaluation of TVET and Employement across the world



AECOM

• Researcher and Policy Analyst

  • Jan 2019 - Sep 2020

  Objectives of Study and Research: Increase of the use of partner countries' system in the delivery of development co-operation (in support of activities managed by the public sector).More Specifically:• Review and document the theoretical and practical understanding of the “Use of Country Systems” • Review the extent to which the EU and Member States currently use country systems of partner countries when delivering development co-operation, in which form, and the trends in the last decade. • Identify, and assess the importance of, the factors – within both the domestic context and the partner country contexts - driving and affecting the levels of country system use.• Assess the current and potential use of partner countries' systems in the context of delegated cooperation.• Review existing systems for the assessment of country systems used in the context of development cooperation (such as PEFA, MAPS , pillar assessments, risk assessments…) and make proposals on how these can best serve to strengthen and increase the use of country systems.• Make recommendations for measures and actions that the EU together with Members States can implement to increase their use of country systems.• Identify opportunities provided by "Working Better Together" through Joint Programming, Joint Implementation and Joint Results Frameworks to increase the use of country systems and make specific recommendations in this regard.• Make recommendations on how to promote increased use of country systems through addressing the range of factors in both receiver and provider contexts, that are constraining progress.



AECOM International Development

• PFM Expert for Compliance Assessment of Budget Support Anticorruption Contract

  • Aug 2018 - Jul 2020

  • PFM Expert in charge of assessment of General Conditions: Macro Fiscal Stability, PFM Reform, Fiscal and Budget Transparency. • PFM Expert in charge of assessment of compliance with specific condition related to Financial Inspection and Public Procurement

• Team Leader PFM Expert

  • Sep 2018 - Jul 2019

  “Support to Public Finance Management in Azerbaijan”• PFM and transparency assessment report in line with EU budget support guidelines• PFM Action Plan 2015-2017 revised and updated to include reform actions agreed with the Ministry of Finance for for the period 2018-2020 and 2020-2025• Preparation of ToRs for an EU-financed PFM reform project supporting implementation of part of the PFM action plan developed fully in line with EU template.



AECOM International Development Europe

• Budget Support Expert (Compliance Assessment)

  • Mar 2017 - Mar 2019

  Compliance Review of PFM Budget Support Albania

• Policy Analyst

  • Aug 2016 - May 2018

  Support for implementation of development effectiveness commitments. The direct beneficiary of the project has been the European Commission, the GPEDC (Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation) co-chairs (Malawi, Mexico and the Netherlands) and partner country constituencies represented in the GPEDC.• Study on the EU progress made on Development Effectiveness Commitments• Support to the GPEDC HLM (High Level Meetings) session preparations• Background research to inform EU positions for the GPEDC HLM2 outcome document• Responsible for Commitment on PFM, Anti Corruption and Combat to Illicit Financial Flows.



B&S Europe

• Macroeconomist/National Accounts Statistician

  • May 2017 - Jul 2018

  • Study: Macroeconomic Assessment of Extent of Informal economy based on National accounts (expenditures, production and estimation of national income sources and items).• Discrete modeling of extent of Informal economy and its incidence in various economic activities and sectors in collaboration with Macroeconomic Department in MoFin order to feed the Strategy of Combat against Informal Economy, Corruption and Money Laundering of Kosovo Government in order to enhance Good Governance and State of Law.• Calculation of sectorial ratios of production factors that that can be used in simple discrete general equilibrium models for assessing the impact of policy measures to long term development national goals.



UNDP

• United States
• International Affairs
• 700 & Above Employee

• National Consultant

  • Feb 2018 - Jun 2018

  Supporting the Government of Albania to prepare the Mid Term Budget Programme Analysis against SDGs • Analysis of public budgets (capital and recurrent expenditures at central and local level), annual and medium terms (MTBP), planned and actual (treasury), and evidence based presentation of funded and still to be funded mandates at central and local level for the fulfillment of national objectives, which contribute in the achievement of respective SDGs.• Analysis of available and foreseen financing from both domestic and foreign resources, in various modalities (e.g. public or public and private (PPP)) in terms of costs and benefits subject to actual constrains (e.g. Organic Budget Law, Local Finances Law specifying limits on national debts, deficits or maximum transfers to local governments etc) specified in the legal framework of public finances in Albania.• Analysis of actual absorption ratios of donor’s financing by reference to OECD International data development statistics (ODA) for Albania and examination of business process flows that condition the absorption ratios. In discussion with UN and MoF’s identification of bottlenecks and measures to address them in order to provide additional resources for achievement of national objectives that contributes to SDGs.• Projection of future country progress against SDG targets in 2030 in terms of scenarios compatible with national documents (e.g. Economic Reform Programme, NSDI and MTBP)



B&S Europe in Consortium with Proman

• Senior Macroeconomist

  • Feb 2016 - Oct 2017

  Senior Macroeconomist in the thematic evaluation of Economic Governance Pillar sponsorised from DG Near.-Evaluation according to PCM cycle of projects at programming and implemented stages of TA major projects financed from EU in IPA and ENPI countries.-Responsable for Macroeconomic and PFM area Senior Macroeconomist in the thematic evaluation of Economic Governance Pillar sponsorised from DG Near.-Evaluation according to PCM cycle of projects at programming and implemented stages of TA major projects financed from EU in IPA and ENPI countries.-Responsable for Macroeconomic and PFM area



Tetratech Consulting Services Inc for USAID

• Senior PFM Consultant and Macroeconomist

  • Nov 2016 - Mar 2017

  Macro assessment and Practical Assessment of PFM practices at local level (Budget Formulation and Execution and Internal Audit) in municipalities assisted from USAID PLGP programme Macro assessment and Practical Assessment of PFM practices at local level (Budget Formulation and Execution and Internal Audit) in municipalities assisted from USAID PLGP programme



Dldp Helvetas

• Senior Consultant

  • Nov 2016 - Feb 2017

  Senior expert for a study on the effects of Territorial and Administrative Reform in Albania in PFM practice at local level from the perspective of Business Flow Processes, Outputs and Outcomes and Organizational Implications. Senior expert for a study on the effects of Territorial and Administrative Reform in Albania in PFM practice at local level from the perspective of Business Flow Processes, Outputs and Outcomes and Organizational Implications.



World Bank Group

• International Trade and Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• PFM Expert

  • Feb 2016 - Nov 2016

  PFM Expert part of World Bank Team for Local Government and Institutional Review Albania. -Macroeconomic and PFM Review according to PEFA methodology-Public Investment Project Management at local level PFM Expert part of World Bank Team for Local Government and Institutional Review Albania. -Macroeconomic and PFM Review according to PEFA methodology-Public Investment Project Management at local level



The World Bank

• United States
• International Trade and Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior International Macro/ PFM Consultant for PMO Office funded from World Bank Trust Fund

  • Jun 2015 - Oct 2015

  -Macroeconomic Framework of future NSDI -Statistical Data Analysis and Macro Modeling of Scenarios for NSDI implementation and Financement-Financial Data Analysis, Costing and Budgeting -Macroeconomic Framework of future NSDI -Statistical Data Analysis and Macro Modeling of Scenarios for NSDI implementation and Financement-Financial Data Analysis, Costing and Budgeting



UNICEF

• Senior Macro/Financial Consultant

  • Apr 2015 - Jun 2015

  -Financial Analysis of Projects-Costing and Budgeting of Projects to be implemented in the framework of Future Strategy for Social Protection 2015-2020 -Financial Analysis of Projects-Costing and Budgeting of Projects to be implemented in the framework of Future Strategy for Social Protection 2015-2020



Dldp III- SDC funded

• Team Leader and Senior Analyst/Consultant

  • Dec 2014 - Apr 2015

  -Functional Area Analysis-Mapping of Economic Activities in both Supply and Demand Side-Mapping of Public Services (Utilities, Transport Service, Waste)-Statistical Data, Financial Data , Value Chain, Competitive Analysis of economic Activities in Regional Area in various Business Fields-Project Development, Costing, Risk and Scenario Analysis for Economic Development in the Area -Functional Area Analysis-Mapping of Economic Activities in both Supply and Demand Side-Mapping of Public Services (Utilities, Transport Service, Waste)-Statistical Data, Financial Data , Value Chain, Competitive Analysis of economic Activities in Regional Area in various Business Fields-Project Development, Costing, Risk and Scenario Analysis for Economic Development in the Area



Various: B&S, FIIAPP, AB Consulting for EON, Helvetas, Copenhagen DG, Sida, Sipu, World Bank etc,

• Macro/Statistical/ Data/PFM Analyst and Consultant

  • Oct 2007 - Jan 2015

  Done in addition and out of full time position in Professional Experience:-PEFA Albania (2011), KPI Assessment, Analysis and Reporting-PFM Strategy Albania (2011)-Macroeconomic and PFM Assessment Albania (2013)-Statistical/Macroeconomic Data Analysis Assessment of Extent Informal Economy Kosovo 2007, 2014-Demand/Supply Data Analysis and Mapping TAP 2013- Evaluation of Sida Support to GTD, 2007,2013 Done in addition and out of full time position in Professional Experience:-PEFA Albania (2011), KPI Assessment, Analysis and Reporting-PFM Strategy Albania (2011)-Macroeconomic and PFM Assessment Albania (2013)-Statistical/Macroeconomic Data Analysis Assessment of Extent Informal Economy Kosovo 2007, 2014-Demand/Supply Data Analysis and Mapping TAP 2013- Evaluation of Sida Support to GTD, 2007,2013



Sogerom SA

• Consultant and then Project Manager

  • Nov 2007 - Dec 2014

  -Identification and preparation of project tenders, feasibility studies, budgets, contracts preparation, financial forecast and actual. -Data/Business Analyst, KPI and Performance metrics, quality control and troubleshooting, -Project management of a portfolio of more than 30 projects implemented in Western Balkans, Eastern Europe, Africa, South East Asia etc. and management of a staff of more than 45 Experts/year worldwide, Performance Monitoring via Scoreboard and Scorecards at consortium and company level.



Agriconsulting Europe SA

• Technical Analyst

  • Feb 2007 - Oct 2007

  -Technical Analysis and Administrative Assessment of Technical and Financial Concept and Full tender Proposals (technical and financial) for funding.-Encoding in CRIS(Common Relex Information System) of EC, Processing and Reporting -Technical Analysis and Administrative Assessment of Technical and Financial Concept and Full tender Proposals (technical and financial) for funding.-Encoding in CRIS(Common Relex Information System) of EC, Processing and Reporting



ELC-Ethicon Europe, International Johnson-Johnson, Brussels, Belgium

• Data/BI Analyst and Regional Demand Planner in Supply Chain Division

  • May 2006 - Oct 2006

  -Data Analysis, demand planning, forecasting, customer/product analysis and mapping and Segmentation, of Ethicon’s Products for Asia Pacific Region (thousands of products items and lines) within a team including 3 demand planners all over Europe (2 in Brussels and 1 in UK). -KPI and Dashboard, Reporting -Coordination with 15 specialists of demand planning and forecasting at different locations ( Responsable for countries of Asia Pacific Region like: Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, India, Pakistan, Australia, China, South Korea and Taiwan).



Ministry of Finance of Albania

• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Macro and Statistical Data Analyst

  • Feb 2005 - Aug 2005

  -Mathematical / Statistical Macroeconomic Financial Analysis and Fiscal Modeling-Functional analysis/Documentation for construction the data base and Automated Treasury Information System (Oracle based)-Special analysis of statistical trends of fiscal revenues and expenditures; presentations and reports of queries in the data base of Ministry of Finance of Albania etc -Mathematical / Statistical Macroeconomic Financial Analysis and Fiscal Modeling-Functional analysis/Documentation for construction the data base and Automated Treasury Information System (Oracle based)-Special analysis of statistical trends of fiscal revenues and expenditures; presentations and reports of queries in the data base of Ministry of Finance of Albania etc



KULeuven Belgium

• Full Time Student

  • Oct 1998 - Oct 2004

  Full time Studies leading to BA and MA in Philosophy, MS in Financial Economics, KULeuven , Leuven, Belgium Full time Studies leading to BA and MA in Philosophy, MS in Financial Economics, KULeuven , Leuven, Belgium



General Tax Department Albania

• Macro and Statistical Data Analyst

  • Mar 1998 - Oct 1998

  Statistical analysis, forecasting and reporting of fiscal data, KPI and management reports Statistical analysis, forecasting and reporting of fiscal data, KPI and management reports



Faculty of Economy University of Tirana

• Lecturer Economics

  • Oct 1997 - Jun 1998

  Micro and Macro-Economics Micro and Macro-Economics



Faculty of Commerce University of Vlora

• Lecturer Economics and Statistics

  • Oct 1995 - Oct 1997

  -Micro and Macro-Economics -Introduction to and Advanced Statistics for Business and Economics. -Micro and Macro-Economics -Introduction to and Advanced Statistics for Business and Economics.



KM Polican Albania

• Specialist in Supply Chain and Production Department

  • Oct 1995 - Oct 1995

  -Supply Chain and Logistics-Reserve / inventory regime and management. -Supply Chain and Logistics-Reserve / inventory regime and management.