KYMIRA is one of the world's leading smart textile companies and a multi-award-winning innovator. Committed to developing products and technologies, serving both B2B and consumer markets, KYMIRA operates across the Medical, Sport and Defence sectors.Played pivotal role in formulating compelling grant proposals for both national and international funding entities:• Secured grants exceeding £1 million for cutting-edge technologies and e-textiles. • Collaborated with leading institutions such as the Innovate UK, NIHR, SBRI and XTechSearch (United States Army), prestigious universities like Imperial College London and the University of the West of England and international companies including Pumacy Technologies AG. These partnerships led to the acquisition of significant grants for the company.• Contributed to the annual grant strategy of the R&D department, researching potential funding opportunities and enhancing the company's financial resilience during challenging periods.

Managed concurrent roles across multiple companies, ensuring efficient project delivery and client satisfaction.Conducted audits of existing activities and researched potential donors, actively contributing to the successful composition of grant applications.

UOP is a manufacturer of weapons and military hardware that consolidates state unitary enterprises in strategic sectors of Ukraine’s defence industry.Head of Development, Strategic Development DivisionHeaded newly created Development Unit supporting development of member organizations’ scientific and technological potentials. Leveraging extensive academic skills and expertise, organized high-level meetings and signed memorandums with higher educational institutions within Ukraine to ensure effective cooperation toward scientific and technical solutions in support of national defence. Collaborated on internal data portfolio of research and developments and applications contributed by higher educational institutions in the technology sector. Coordinated regular meetings and presented reports to Deputy General Director. Established productive communication channels between head office and distributed enterprises. Directed data administration and reporting, defining and establishing processes and procedures for new unit.• Negotiated and signed mission-critical agreements with scientists and state leaders to maximise potentials of UOP through productive collaborations with scientific and educational institutions.• Gathered, analysed, and systemised substantial volumes of unstructured information from 130+ partner enterprises. Formatted, generated, and standardized reports. • Commended for diligence and excellent results in collation of comprehensive all-new database of existing and relevant scientific solutions and technical developments to support UOP mission and goals.• Exceeded expectations for strengthening cooperative efforts between organization and institutions that impacted nation’s scientific potential.

Assistant Professor, Applied Economics (2010 – 2015)Department Assistant (2008 – 2010)Researcher (2004 – 2008)Lectured in economics and supervised student’s theses. Authored research-based articles and contributed new knowledge at scientific conferences. Contributed relevant new insights related to the economics of business operations through rigorous academic research.• Ranked first among Faculty of Management instructors.• Supervised 20+ student theses that were successfully defended with excellent marks.• Introduced scientific research methods to enterprises across the region.• Co-authored patents for inventions.• Authored 51 publications including one monograph.