Experience

State Veterinary Administration of the Czech Republic

• Veterinary Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Veterinary section director / Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer

  • Aug 2019 - Present

  The Veterinary Section includes the Department of Animal Health and Welfare, the Department for EU Relations, the Department of Veterinary Hygiene and Public Health, the Department of External Relations and Import and Export Controls. My task is to manage and coordinate the activities of these departments. Participation in negotiations within the Czech Republic. negotiations with other states and within international institutions (EU, OIE, FAO). As part of my professional activities, in addition to the state veterinary supervision, I also deal with professional and scientific activities and participate in educational activities. Show less

• Director of the Department for Animal Health and Welafare

  • Jan 2017 - Jul 2019

  Director of the Department of Animal Health and Welfare. Coordination and methodical management of veterinary supervision in the field of animal health protection, determination of preventive actions in the diagnosis of diseases, the system of their monitoring and taking measures in case of diseases. 2017 Avian Influenza, African Swine Fever, 2018 Newcastle disease. Control of drug use in animals, antimicrobial resistance. In the field of welafare, supervision of livestock and pet animals and animal movements. Coordination of activities with the European Commission, member of the Standing Veterinary Committee on Animal Health and Welfare, member of the European veterinary emergency team, member of the EFSA Working Group on African swine fever within EFSA. From 2004 to 2015, coordinator for data collection in the field of zoonoses and antimicrobial resistance within EFSA. Since 2017, he has been a member of the Central Coordination Group for Antimicrobial Resistance, an advisory body to the Minister of Health of the Czech Republic and the drafter of the National Strategy for Combating AMR. Since 2017 he has been a member of the "European Veterinary Emergency team" of the European Commission. https://ec.europa.eu/food/sites/food/files/animals/docs/ad_emergency_cvet_experts.pdf Since 2018, OIE expert in the framework of GF TADs for African swine fever. Show less



Permanent Representation of the Czech Republic to the European Union

• Brussels

• Veterinary and phytosanitary issues

  • Aug 2015 - Dec 2016

  Animal health, animal welfare, official controls, veterinary medicinal products, food and feed safety, zoonoses, breeding and husbandry, cloning, animal nutrition, additiva and medicated feed, reproductive material and seeds, fytosanitary and plant protection, plant protection products, antimicrobial resistance, residues. Animal health, animal welfare, official controls, veterinary medicinal products, food and feed safety, zoonoses, breeding and husbandry, cloning, animal nutrition, additiva and medicated feed, reproductive material and seeds, fytosanitary and plant protection, plant protection products, antimicrobial resistance, residues.



State Veterinary Administration of the Czech Republic

• Veterinary Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Animal health department

  • May 2004 - Jul 2015

  Formation and coordination of animal health policy in the Czech Republic, coordination and reporting of zoonoses in the field of public health, laboratory diagnostics for animal health control and monitoring. Organization and coordination of monitoring programs set by the European Commission. The processing of documents for EU financial contribution for eradication programs, and monitoring of animal diseases. Attendance at meetings of the Standing Veterinary Committee and working groups of the European Commission and Council. Practical experience with LPAI and HPAI eradication.In European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) member of Task Force on Zoonosis Data Collection, reporting officer for zoonoses monitoring and member of Working Group on Revision of Zoonoses Reporting Manual. In "Task Force for monitoring and disease eradication" at Standing Veterinary Committee, member of the working subgroup for Rabies and Salmonella control programmes. Member of scientific committee at University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Faculty of veterinary medicine 2009 - 2011.Member of institution committee at Veterinary research institute, Brno since 2009. Show less

• Head of Animal Health and Welfare Department

  • May 2004 - Jul 2015



University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences (VFU Brno)

• Czechia
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Lecturer at University

  • Sep 2001 - May 2004

  Lecturer at Department of infectious diseases and veterinary epidemiology. Teaching in undergraduate and postgraduate education. Consulting, lecturing and consulting activities for practical veterinarians, pharmaceutical companies and farmers. Research focused on infection disease of pigs and their prevention. Lecturer at Department of infectious diseases and veterinary epidemiology. Teaching in undergraduate and postgraduate education. Consulting, lecturing and consulting activities for practical veterinarians, pharmaceutical companies and farmers. Research focused on infection disease of pigs and their prevention.



Bioveta a.s.

• Veterinary Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Production manager

  • Jan 2001 - Sep 2001

  Head of production and development of bacterial products including bacterial vaccines, sera and diagnostics sets. Responsibility for the management and development of this sector. Ensuring the implementation of accreditations and audits. Development, laboratory and clinical trials and registration of products according to new EMEA rules. Head of production and development of bacterial products including bacterial vaccines, sera and diagnostics sets. Responsibility for the management and development of this sector. Ensuring the implementation of accreditations and audits. Development, laboratory and clinical trials and registration of products according to new EMEA rules.



Veterinary Research Institute, Brno

• Hudcova 70, CZ 621 00 Brno

• Scientist

  • Jan 1997 - Dec 2000

  Head of the laboratory of bacterial respiratory infections of livestock (bacteriological diagnosis, antibiotic center, consulting, development, registration and manufacture of biological products mainly vaccines for pigs). Veterinarian in experimental stables and member of commission for the protection of animals against cruelty. Head of the laboratory of bacterial respiratory infections of livestock (bacteriological diagnosis, antibiotic center, consulting, development, registration and manufacture of biological products mainly vaccines for pigs). Veterinarian in experimental stables and member of commission for the protection of animals against cruelty.



Privat practice

• Odry, CZ 742 35 Odry

• Veterinarien

  • Sep 1994 - Dec 1996

  Member of the Chamber of veterinarians in the CR and veterinary certificate holder to perform preventive and therapeutic interventions in its entirety. Member of the Chamber of veterinarians in the CR and veterinary certificate holder to perform preventive and therapeutic interventions in its entirety.