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Providing top-notch service on:- Local and international public funding attraction to make your ideas a reality- Business development and Innovation process management because everyone's strategy needs a strategy- Public innovation policy analysis and design to reduce the friction in ecosystem developmentMain responsibilities:- Manage a portfolio of 40+ projects across various sectors, including energy- Lead a multicultural team of 15+ experts- Oversee CIVITTA… Show more Providing top-notch service on:- Local and international public funding attraction to make your ideas a reality- Business development and Innovation process management because everyone's strategy needs a strategy- Public innovation policy analysis and design to reduce the friction in ecosystem developmentMain responsibilities:- Manage a portfolio of 40+ projects across various sectors, including energy- Lead a multicultural team of 15+ experts- Oversee CIVITTA Latvia company operations and ensure budget execution- Prepare technical proposals for European Commission tenders and Horizon Europe project applications- Improve team project preparation efficiency by integrating AI tools and developing training materials- Manage company operational risks and ensure company growth- Promote new client acquisition and collaborate with leading R&D institutions across Europe- Develop Civitta's NGO strategy in line with international public funding opportunitiesKey achievements:- Facilitated revenue growth from international projects amounting to 3.5+ million EUR- Attracted 20+ million EUR of public funding for client R&D initiatives- Led a health technology accelerator, promoting 15+ million EUR revenue growth for portfolio companies- Established 120+ new business relationships in the Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs program- Led strategically significant projects, including:+ "National Fuel Security Reserve Strategy" (2022)+ "Use of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Technologies in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE)" (2020-2023)+ "Maritime Technology Excellence Center for Sustainable Blue Economy in the Baltic" strategy and funding acquisition (5M EUR), including research on the valorization of hydrogen production by-products (2024) Show less

Main responsibilities:- Lead international projects with an expert team from 20 countries- Ensure high customer satisfaction- Implement projects for public funding acquisition, conduct state and European Union policy analysis, and develop business ecosystem development strategiesKey achievements:- Developed a strong client portfolio, ensuring a stable revenue stream for the company- Demonstrated excellent team leadership skills in managed projects- Developed and… Show more Main responsibilities:- Lead international projects with an expert team from 20 countries- Ensure high customer satisfaction- Implement projects for public funding acquisition, conduct state and European Union policy analysis, and develop business ecosystem development strategiesKey achievements:- Developed a strong client portfolio, ensuring a stable revenue stream for the company- Demonstrated excellent team leadership skills in managed projects- Developed and implemented a strategy for niche services, expanding the company's offerings- Based on excellent performance and strategic contribution, was promoted to the partner circle within 2 yearsSpecialisation: BUSINESS ECOSYSTEMS, INNOVATION MANAGEMENT, R&D, PUBLIC FUNDING Show less

Latvia

Riga

International cooperation and INTERREG project management on science and higher education.Provide science and research ministries of the Baltic Sea region states with an overall coordination framework to develop and implement science policy in a macro-regional dimension and to ensure a better representation of macro-regional interests on the EU level.

Riga

Project management of manufacturing and installation process of LED lighting schemes and advertisement frames for the "Virši - A" fuel filling stations (FFS) coffee and snacks section. 40+ FFS equipped with LED lighting and advertisement frames.

Riga, Latvia

Project management of the assembly and finishing of product stalls for the cash register zone for the "Mego" retail chain. - manufactured and set up 188 product stalls

Ogre, Latvia

My main job duties have been providing consultations and project management services regarding EU part-financed projects with the aim of attracting investment for business development in the Ogre region.• Organized the “Ogre region entrepreneurship days 2015” (70 participants)• Attracted and established the Ogre region business incubator with an annual budget of 200 thousand EUR• Led two projects with a 4 million total budget through the initiating and planning phase. The end… Show more My main job duties have been providing consultations and project management services regarding EU part-financed projects with the aim of attracting investment for business development in the Ogre region.• Organized the “Ogre region entrepreneurship days 2015” (70 participants)• Attracted and established the Ogre region business incubator with an annual budget of 200 thousand EUR• Led two projects with a 4 million total budget through the initiating and planning phase. The end result is reconstructed road infrastructure according to the needs of local businesses. Show less

Latvia

It started as a job in my final year of high school and turned into a Part-time/self-employed venture I loved to do to balance working in the office. Gradually, the effort for this venture was minimised until I entirely phased out of this business.I loved seeing the before-and-after effects of my work. To this day, I very much appreciate the opportunity to develop these skills and gain an early experience of how to take extreme ownership, overcome challenges, and push myself to the edge of… Show more It started as a job in my final year of high school and turned into a Part-time/self-employed venture I loved to do to balance working in the office. Gradually, the effort for this venture was minimised until I entirely phased out of this business.I loved seeing the before-and-after effects of my work. To this day, I very much appreciate the opportunity to develop these skills and gain an early experience of how to take extreme ownership, overcome challenges, and push myself to the edge of my physical capabilities.Responsibilities:- Full-service delivery from sales up to the finished floor. Management skills:- Pricing, Resource Planning, Quality controlService type:Installation of new hardwood floors or renovation of the existing ones all across Latvia. Starting from small apartment floor renovations until large projects renovating concert halls (e.g. "Jūras vārti" in Ventspils, Council of Riga, Olympic centre of Liepāja, "AirBaltic" Training facility). Show less

The aim of the ESPON (European Spatial Planning and Observation Network) Contact Point is to support the capitalization of ESPON results in the transnational context, and to improve the sensitivity and awareness of policy makers and practitioners on national level.

Main project "Science link" achievement:- Created the on-line platform "Science and innovation for business"- Conducted the Science-link project contact-point network evaluation (contact points in Germany, Finland, Estonia, Sweden, Poland, Denmark, Lithuania, Latvia); - Created “Study about the cooperation possibilities between entrepreneurs and large scale research infrastructure facilities in the Baltic Sea region”

Latvia

Main project "Home market" achievements: - created the Municipality Investment Attractiveness Index (MIAI) for the municipalities in Latvia, Sweden and Estonia. - created Territorial Marketing Strategy Framework (TMSF) for the municipalities in Latvia.

During the internship I had the possibility to put the gained theoretical knowledge in practice: - Coordination of cross-institution projects - Analysis of policy documents of Latvian regional development - Organizing international conferences and seminars - Research of the entrepreneurship environment in the Dundaga region - Coordination of an experience exchange trip to Denmark for the SRDA representatives - PR skills in publicity activities for SRDA.

Bsc., European Studies

Activities and Societies: SSF - Sonderborg Student Foundation Focused on regional development, politics and entrepreneurship.

Bsc., Public Relations

Activities and Societies: Basketball team Unfinished Bachelor

High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: Theater group