Work experience

• Since 29/03/2018 Director of LEPL Maritime Transport Agency of the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia;
• Since 08/12/2017 Authorization Board Member of Higher Education Institutions;
• Since 03/01/2017 National Contact Point, European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) Black and Caspian Sea Project;
• Since 01/01/2017 Guest Lecturer in International Maritime Law and the Law of the Sea at Batumi State Maritime Academy;
• 09/11/2016 – 05/04/2018 President at Women's International Shipping and Trading Association WISTA – Georgia;
• 2014-2016 National Contact Point, European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) Black and Caspian Sea Project;
• 06/08/2012 – 28/03/2018 Deputy Director at LEPL Maritime Transport Agency of the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia;
• 15/04/2011 – 05/08/2012 Head of Legal Department at LEPL Maritime Transport Agency of the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia
• 01/09/2010 – 14/04/2011 Chief Specialist at International Relations Department at United Transport Administration of Georgia;
• 01/01/2010 – 31/08/2010 – Legal Advisor at LTD “CMD DOMINGO Y LAZARO INGENIEROS”, Georgia
• 02/02/2008-31/12/2009 - Consultant at Office of President's Relations with Governments State Bodies and Legal Issues, Administration of the President of Georgia;
• 01/09/2008 – 01/02/2009 Lawyer at the Legal Department at the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia;
• 11/09/2007 – 31/08/2008 Intern at the Office of the President’s Relations with Government, State Bodies and Legal Issues, Administration of the President of Georgia.

Education

• 2015 -2016 - Fellow 2016 - Ocean Governance (Building Global Capacity in Ocean Affairs and Law of the Sea) the United Nations - The Nippon Foundation of Japan Fellowship Programme: ‘Human Resources Development and Advancement of the Legal Order of the World's Oceans’, UN Headquarters NYC, USA. IMO London, Southampton University, Southampton UK;
• 2005- 2009 - Bachelor's Degree in Law LLB, Georgian American University (GAU).

Trainings

• 2017 LTD “Management Systems” ISO 9001:2015 (Batumi, Georgia);
• 2014 – Diploma in Ocean Governance, YEOSU ACADEMY of the Law of the Sea, First Session, (Yeosu, Korea);
• 2013 - IMO, EBRD, GloBallast Partnership organized ‘Ballast Water Management Seminar on Compliance and Operational Use of Ballast Water Management’ (Batumi, Georgia);
• 2012 - IMO, EBRD, GloBallast Partnership organized ‘Ballast Water Management Seminar on Compliance and Operational Use of Ballast Water Management’ (Batumi, Georgia);
• 2011 - IMO organized national seminar ’On Long – Range Identification and Tracking of Ships’ (Batumi, Georgia);
• 2011 - IMO organized regional seminar ’On Electronic Means for the Clearance of Ships and the Use of the Single Window Concept’; (Varna, Bulgaria);
• 2011 - TRACECA organized training course on ’STCW 2010 – IMO &EU Requirements Transposed to Georgian Legislation’; (Brussels, Belgium);
• 2011- Regional Seminar organized by IMO ‘on Ballast Water Management‘ (Batumi, Georgia);
• 2010 - Attorney license with Civil Law Qualification, Georgian Bar Association;
• 2009 - Certificate in Commercial Law, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), London, UK);
• 2008 - Certificate in Intellectual Property Law and Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), London, UK);
• 2008 - Certificate in Competition Law and Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), London, UK);
• 2007 - Certificate in Corporate Law and Governance, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), London, UK);
• 2007 - Certificate in International Law, Contemporary Issues, London School of Economics and Political Science ((LSE), London, UK);
• 2006 - Certificate in International Law & Business Skills, Bournemouth Business School International (BBSI), Bournemouth, UK).

Projects

• 03/2016 – 09/2016 Project Manager - Georgia International Maritime Forum 2016 (GIMF2016).
• 01/2016 – 12/2016 Project Manager - Creation and implementation of Georgian State Electronic Ships Registry;
• 09/2012 – 03/2013 Project Manager – Creation and Implementation of Seafarers document E-Flow System.

Languages

English, Russian.