PROFILE AND KEY ACHIEVEMENTS

·         Young professional with 10 years of practical experience (legal, policy, project management and international relations), including over 5 years in public sector;

·         Significant international experience and exposure to high risk sectors (space activities, shale gas);

·         Degrees in law and international law, business and administration, finance;

·         Fluent in 4 languages: Russian, Ukrainian, English and French; German – advanced;

·         Managed and coordinated projects with stakeholders from the European, North-American and Asia-Pacific region;

·         Experience in leading meetings and negotiations, good presentation skills;

·         Good in networking, fast learner, persistent, enthusiastic, flexible in terms of foreign travels / relocation, enjoying challenges, international environment and diversity.

WORK EXPERIENCE

15/03/2011  - present    Parliament of Ukraine
∙ Senior Legal Adviser, Main Expert Department

01/06/2011 - present    V. Koretsky Institute of State and Law to the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
∙ Research Fellow

01/12/2010 - present    Cai & Lenard Law Firm
∙ Of Counsel, Advisory and Consultancy

01/12/2008 - 14/03/2011    National Space Agency of Ukraine
∙ Chief Legal Officer, International Relations Department

01/10/2003 - present    International Center for  Space Law to the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine & National Space Agency of Ukraine
∙ Legal & Policy Analyst, Legal Support to Space Projects and Programmes

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT / TRAINEES / INTERNSHIPS

04/10/2013 – 4/11/2013    US Senate, Pennsylvania
∙ Legislative Fellow at the President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati’s Office

2012, 2013    International Astronautical Congress
∙ Rapporteur, Technical Sessions, International Programme Committee Member

04/10/2011 - 31/07/2012    German Aerospace Center, Headquarters
∙ Legal Support Space Administration

01/04/2008 - 30/06/2008    European Space Agency, Headquarters
∙ Legal Affairs and External Relations Department

EDUCATION

01/09/2010 - 27/06/2013    Kyiv National University of Trade and Economics
Post-graduate Advanced Master Programme (part-time) with honours
∙ Finance

01/11/2008 - 31/10/2012    V. Koretsky Institute of State and Law to the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
PhD Candidate, graduated from the Doctoral School (thesis defense pending)
∙ International Law

01/10/2007 - 30/09/2008    University of Paris – 11, Institute of Space and Telecommunication Law
Master 2
∙ Law of International & European Activities, Space and Telecommunication Law

01/09/2003 - 31/08/2007    University of Auverge, Clermont-1 (IUP "Management et Gestion des Entreprises")
DEUG, Licence, Master 1 in Business Administration
∙ Business Management and Administration, concentration in SME-SMI

01/09/2002 - 30/06/2007    Kyiv National University of Trade and Economics
LLM, LLB with honours
∙ Business Law

ADDITIONAL  EDUCATION / TRAININGS

2014    Hague Academy of International Law
∙ Public International Law
German Ministry of Foreign Affairs
∙ High Level Experts Programme / Training of International Diplomats

2013    Ukrainian School of Political Studies
∙ Fellow

2012    ICC International Court of Arbitration
∙ Course on International Arbitration

2011    World Intellectual Property Organization Academy
∙ General Course on Intellectual Property & Law

2008    International Space University
∙ Space Studies Programme

2006    European Center for Space Law, European Space Agency
∙ Summer Course on International Law and Policy