CURRICULUM VITAE
Proposed role in the project: Expert
1. Family name: Romanyuk
2. First Names: Olga Ivanivna
3. Address: 13 Semenivska Str., apt. 66, Kyiv, 03110, Ukraine
Phone: +380973304111 E-mail: [email protected]
3. Date of birth: 18 July, 1976
4. Nationality: Ukrainian
5. Civil status: Single
6. Education:
Institution (Date from -Date to) Degree(s) or diploma(s) obtained: National Academy of Public Ph.D. in Public Administration Administration, Office of the President 1998-2002 National State Economic University, Master of Economic Degree Finance and Economic Department National State Economic University, Bachelor of Economic Degree, Trainer Finance and Economics Department Economics 1994-1998
Language skills: Indicate competence:
7. on a scale of 1 to 5 (1=Excellent; 5=basic)
Language Reading Speaking Writing English 1 1 1 Ukrainian 1 1 1 Russian 1 1 1 French 5 5 5
8. Membership of professional bodies: National Association of Young Scientists of Ukraine
9. Other skills: Professional Computer User: MS Windows 9x NT 2000: Word,
Excel, Access, Power Point, Internet User Skills, Web-Design 10. Present position: Independent consultant
11. Years within the firm: 3
12. Key qualifications:
9 years of work as the economist and finance consultant. Experience with Ukraine and USA. Worked in the World Bank, USAID, UNDP, DFID, SDC projects. All professional assignments dealt with business development and public finance management, including financing public investments at regional and local levels, financial management, budgeting, risks management, credit risks evaluation, financial health of enterprises evaluation, programs evaluation, medium-term forecasting, financial planning, performance measurement, internal control, regional and sustainable development, private sector development including development of recommendations and action plans on financial restructuring of state-owned enterprises.
13. Specific experience in the region: Country (Date from -Date to) Ukraine 1998-2006 USA 2003
13. Professional experience: (note: career development highlighted in bold)
Date: Locatio Company Position Description from n – to 2006 Kyiv, SDC Swedish Decentralizat Made the analysis of current legislation Ukraine Embassy ion regarding power decentralization and local Consultant self-government development in Ukraine Drafting a summary of main findings and description of the current status of decentralization in Ukraine Elaborated the draft report on the findings and recommendations on fiscal, territorial and administrative decentralization in Ukraine
2005 Kyiv, USAID Corporate The Main task was to do the evaluation of Ukriane Access to Markets financing proposals; identify repayment Credit Advisor sources and credit enhancements; structure Initiative, the legal and financial aspects of the issue; PRAGMA and lead selected issues to market. Also corp. performed initial due diligence research to determine which candidate municipalities and utilities are most creditworthy, also evaluated which potential projects can realistically be financed in current Ukrainian bond market conditions (market-based interest rate and term). Besides was working as a trainer for city Mayors and Budget Directors of Municipalities.
2004- Kyiv, Birks Sinclair Fiscal Collate initial briefing materials, with 2006 Ukraine & Associates Decentralizat particular emphasis on fiscal – DFID ion/Social decentralization with respect to social Project Policy services 2004-2005 Consultant Obtaining / researching additional briefing “Support to materials the Ukrainian Contributing to the Institutional Assessment, Social Policy Assessment and Training Needs Investment Analysis activities and associated reports Fund”- Assessment of PEM reports, writing sections Inception on fiscal decentralization and local financial Phase management of Ukraine
2004 Kyiv, UNDP Expert on Trainer in Gender Budgeting issues. Ukraine “Equal Gender Prepared research studies, methodological Opportunities Budgeting recommendations upon the request of a Program” Budget Committee. Working in 4 oblasts of Ukraine. Develop a alternative state and local budgets structure integrating gender component in it. 2004 Kyiv, ICON Auditor/Train Made comprehensive audits (credit analysis, Ukraine Consortium – er; finance, management, marketing) of CUs EU Project throughout Ukraine “Support to Wrote audit reports of CUs SME in the Developed recommendations to improve Rural credit handling, financial management and Sector”; marketing of CUs Kyiv, Ukraine 2001- Kyiv, Development Budget Prepared briefing notes on issues related to 2003 Ukraine Alternatives Analyst the field of budget policy formulation upon Inc. USAID the request of the Ministry of Finance, “Support for developed training courses on State Budget Economic and local budgeting topics, organized and Fiscal training seminars for program and budget Development directors of line ministries and committees Project” city mayors of Ukraine, worked as a trainer in the field of budgeting on national and local levels, provided consultancy services to top level public officials in ministries and agencies 2000 Kyiv, National Associate Lecturer in Public Finance and Budget Ukraine Academy of Professor Policy Public Administratio n, Office of the President 1999- Kyiv, Taylor Finance Worked on 2 Ukrainian state-owned 2000 Ukraine Nelson Sofres Consultant enterprises as a financial consultant. Consulting, Assessed financial health state-owned and World Bank privatized enterprises, analysed financial Project reporting (cash flow, profit and loss, cost “Low-cost calculation, breakeven point calculation) Restructuring potential risks of enterprises, implemented ” financial information system, internal accounting, managerial accounting, dealt with financial planning and forecasting, developed recommendations and action plans 1998- Kyiv, National Credit Projects evaluation (1-3 billions), analyzed 1999 Ukraine Agency of Analyst projects business plans, credit risks Ukraine for evaluation, assessed borrower Restructuring creditworthiness made decisions about and European project financing. Integration, Credit Projects Department
Other relevant information (e.g. publications) :
Co-authored Manuals: 1. “Organization and Management of United Credit Union”, Manual/Kyiv: Znannya- Press, 2006. – 275 p. in Ukrainian. 2. “State Program of Gender Equality Establishment in Ukrainian Society, (National Action Plan for 2006-2015”, Draft 2005, in Ukrainian. 3. “National Concept of Gender Transformation in Ukraine” (Section “Gender Basis of Economic Reform”) Draft, 2005. 4. “Budget Process and Inter-governmental Relations on Rayon Level”, Module 4, Manual / Kyiv: Millennium, 2003. – 300 p. in Ukrainian, in English. 5. “ Program Budgeting”, Manual (assigned for the budget directors of the line ministries in Ukraine). UNISERV, 2002, 132 p. in Ukrainian/English.
Authored Articles: 1. “Performance measures as the major part of program budgeting”, Effectiveness of public administration in the context of globalization and Euro integration: Proceedings of Theoretical and Applied Conference, 2003, pp. 200-201. 2. “Strategic Planning as the Essential Part of Program Budgeting Approach”, Public Administration under the Conditions of Integration of Ukraine into the European Union, Proceedings of the International Conference, Vo. 1, 2002, pp. 324-326. 3. “Problems of State Enterprises Functioning”, Proceedings of Theoretical and Applied Conference, 2001, pp. 32-37. 4. “Public Finance Rehabilitation and Decentralization f Enterprises Management”, Vo. 2, Bulletin of UAPA, 2000, pp. 154-162. 5. “Tax System Reform as One of the Factors of Public Finance Rehabilitation”, Vo. 2, Selected Papers of UAPA, 2000, pp. 226-232. 6. “Impact of Enterprise Restructuring on Public Finance Rehabilitation” Vo. 1, Selected Papers of UAPA, 2000, pp. 218-227. 7. “Public Finance Rehabilitation in a Period of Market Economy of Ukraine Transformation”. Volume 2, Selected Papers of UAPA, 1999, pp. 289-294.
Conferences and Scientific Seminars
1. “Reform of Local-Self Government in the Context of Constitutional Reform”, speaker (2005). Topic “Bringing New Issuers to the Municipal Bonds Market” 2. “Public Reforms and Civil Society Foundation in Ukraine”, speaker (2001). Topic “Problems of State-owned Enterprises in a Market Economy of Ukraine” 3. “Problems of “Public Regional Policy and Local Self-government”, speaker (2000). Topic “Correlation of Tax System and Public Finance Reform” 4. “Scientific Maintenance of Administration Reform in Ukraine”, speaker (1999). Topic “Public Finance Rehabilitation in a Market Economy”
Other Training
UNDP, ACADEMY OF PUBLIC SERVICE, MOSCOW, RUSSIAN 2004 TOT Gender Budgeting ROMANIAN FOUNDATION “PARTNERS TOGETHER”, SINAIA, ROMANIA Training “Building Bridges Between Local Governments and Citizens to Work More 2002 Effectively Together Through Managing Conflicts and Differences Training of Trainers – MCDTOT” MINISTRY OF FINANCE OF UKRAINE, DEVELOPMENT ALTERNATIVE INC. USAID PROJECT “SUPPORT FOR ECONOMIC AND FISCAL REFORM”, KYIV, 2001 UKRAINE Advanced Training Courses “Introduction to the Budget Code of Ukraine”, “Formulation of Local Budgets” WORLD BANK, CENTRAL EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY, BUDAPEST, HUNGARY 2001 Training Course “Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations and Local Financial Management” 1999- CARL DUISBERG ASSOCIATION, ILTIS CO, KYIV, UKRAINE. 2000 Theoretical and Practical Training in Financial and Marketing Consulting to Enterprises