Michael Vartanyan
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English Native or bilingual proficiency
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Russian Native or bilingual proficiency
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German Limited working proficiency
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Spanish Elementary proficiency
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Credentials
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Certificate of Training
Greenhouse Gas Management InstituteApr, 2020- Oct, 2024 -
Certificate of Proficiency - Course 541 IPCC: Forestry and Other Land Uses
Greenhouse Gas Management InstituteMar, 2020- Oct, 2024 -
Certificate of Proficiency - Course 501 IPCC: Introduction to Cross-Cutting Issues
Greenhouse Gas Management InstituteJan, 2020- Oct, 2024 -
IT Information Library Foundations Certification (ITIL)
AXELOS Global Best PracticeSep, 2014- Oct, 2024 -
UN Management Development Programme
United NationsApr, 2012- Oct, 2024 -
PRINCE2® Foundation Certification Training
APMG InternationalOct, 2010- Oct, 2024 -
PRINCE2® Registered Practitioner
APMG InternationalNov, 2010- Oct, 2024
Experience
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Spherical
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Germany
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Managing Director
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Jun 2016 - Present
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Ariadne Climate
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United Kingdom
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Environmental Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Co-Founder
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Feb 2021 - Present
Development and support of company IT and infrastructure and web presence. Conceptualization and development of a registry software for UERs - non-fungible electronic securities defined in the EU Fuel Quality Directive. Development and support of company IT and infrastructure and web presence. Conceptualization and development of a registry software for UERs - non-fungible electronic securities defined in the EU Fuel Quality Directive.
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UN Climate Change
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Germany
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International Affairs
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400 - 500 Employee
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CGE member from Eastern European States
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Feb 2022 - Present
The goal of the Consultative Group of Experts (CGE) is to develop best practices and assist developing countries in preparing their national communications to the UNFCCC (including greenhouse gas inventories), and getting ready to implement and report under the Enhanced Transparency Framework (ETF) defined in the Paris Agreement.
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Consultant - lead author of the technical paper on [Paris Agreement] Article 6.2 Infrastructure
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Jul 2022 - Nov 2022
Conceptualized and drafted the infrastructure part of the paper; reconciled Parties' positions presented mostly in non-technical language and devised technical options for implementation. Proposed options for implementing interoperability between Article 6 registries. This document will likely become a setting stone in the technical implementation of post-Kyoto carbon markets.
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Member of Armeina's delegation to the UNFCCC
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Nov 2017 - Present
Coverage of transparency-related agenda items under the Convention and Paris agreement. Assistance to the leadership in the coordination of delegation activities. Mentorship of junior members of the delegation. Coverage of transparency-related agenda items under the Convention and Paris agreement. Assistance to the leadership in the coordination of delegation activities. Mentorship of junior members of the delegation.
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Green Bond Transparency Platform
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United States
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Information Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior IT supplier
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Sep 2019 - Present
IT strategy and architecture, product and roll-out management, coordination of supply. IT strategy and architecture, product and roll-out management, coordination of supply.
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UN Climate Change
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Germany
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International Affairs
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400 - 500 Employee
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CGE member from Eastern European States (observer)
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Sep 2019 - Nov 2021
The goal of the Consultative Group of Experts (CGE) is to develop best practices and assist developing countries in preparing their national communications to the UNFCCC (including greenhouse gas inventories), and getting ready to implement and report under the Enhanced Transparency Framework (ETF) defined in the Paris Agreement. The goal of the Consultative Group of Experts (CGE) is to develop best practices and assist developing countries in preparing their national communications to the UNFCCC (including greenhouse gas inventories), and getting ready to implement and report under the Enhanced Transparency Framework (ETF) defined in the Paris Agreement.
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NDC Partnership
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United States
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Environmental Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Expert - Facilitator of the NDC Partnership Country Engagement with Armenia
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Jul 2019 - Apr 2021
Assistance to the Government of Armenia, as a Party to the Paris Agreement, in updating its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) and preparing Armenia's the NDC Partnership Plan. Assistance to the Government of Armenia, as a Party to the Paris Agreement, in updating its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) and preparing Armenia's the NDC Partnership Plan.
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UN Climate Change
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Germany
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International Affairs
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400 - 500 Employee
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Information Systems Officer
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Apr 2001 - Jun 2016
2001-2003: "Founding father", architect and developer of the UNFCCC Conference Registration and Security System. The system is in production use at UNFCCC conferences and other major UN conventions 2003-2010: "Founding father", original one-man-show developer and later product manager and team lead for the CDM Information System, a business process management system for the Clean Development Mechanism of the Kyoto Protocol. The system is in production use at UNFCCC, its structure is used in creation of the Japanese Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) and other CDM-like schemes around the globe. 2010-2013: Team lead for the IT Enterprise Software Applications team. Supervision of all UNFCCC software initiatives delivered using opensource platforms, internal and external customer relationship management, advice to the overall UNFCCC IT strategy. 2013: Temporary assignment to set up the Project Management Office (PMO) for the IT programme and to assume the role of the administrator of the International Transaction Log (ITL). Support of the ITL-related agenda items in UNFCCC negotiations. 2014-2016: Anti-crisis project management and recovery of the CRF Reporter project, the UNFCCC's greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) reporting software for developed countries. Representation of the secretariat in related negotiations with Parties. The software is in production use at UNFCCC and used by all developed country governments. Various business process automation and coordination improvement initiatives, championship in the introduction of best practices in software development, project and operations management, digitalization of business processes.
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Software Developer
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Nov 1998 - Mar 2001
Web, e-commerce and e-publication software development Web, e-commerce and e-publication software development
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Savings Bank of Russia
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Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation
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Leading Engineer
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Nov 1997 - Mar 2000
Banking software development in areas of credit card issuance and basic Internet banking features. Administration and maintenance of the processing centre equipment and the card acquiring network (Cisco). Coordination of Y2K preparation testing. Banking software development in areas of credit card issuance and basic Internet banking features. Administration and maintenance of the processing centre equipment and the card acquiring network (Cisco). Coordination of Y2K preparation testing.
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PARIS Ltd.
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Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation
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System and Network Administrator - part time
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Apr 1997 - Oct 1997
LAN administration, software development in the area business process management and supply chain optimization. LAN administration, software development in the area business process management and supply chain optimization.
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JAM JSC
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Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation
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Manager - part time
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Jun 1994 - Apr 1997
Day-to-day running of a small computer assembly/repair shop. Repairs, custom configuration, installation of local networks. Day-to-day running of a small computer assembly/repair shop. Repairs, custom configuration, installation of local networks.
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Education
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The George Washington University
Master's certificate, Project Management -
ITMO University