Valentin Simion Email & Phone Number

Romania

Bucharest, Romania

Ploiesti Romania

As Deputy of the Log. Base Commander I was the first adviser in conducting the day by day business of the Base HQ, and subordinated military units. Log. Base is the equivalent of a Logistic Brigade having 5 subordinated units at the battalion level.As Deputy I was responsible for direct coordination and oversight of the following specific compartments.

Bucharest, Romania

• Ensuring permanent cooperation, and liaison with similar Western Institutions, especially from NATO and EU member states, and serve as primary contact for the national organizations and related international military.
• Responsible for developing a close cooperation with similar organizations from countries from the Great Middle East, Mediterranean and Black Sea Area.
• Support and advise the command team on administrative and legal matters related to internal and international cooperation.
• Monitor all cooperation activities, and take the necessary measures for contingency situations, while ensuring the necessary financial and human resources for all the international events and activities.
• Participating in international conferences, workshops and working groups on defence and security issues.
• Participating as associate professor in the teaching activities and scientific research, elaborate studies on security topics related to the actual military and geopolitical situation of Romania, and Black Sea region.

Bucharest, Romania

• Advising State Secretary and command team on issues related to international military cooperation, and international and regional organizations (UN, EU, OSCE), military policy and planning, security and security reform.
• Providing direct support and advice on matters related to the implementation of Agreement between the United States of America and Romania regarding the activities of the United States forces located on the territory.
• Assisting in planning, organizing, and executing bi-lateral meetings, workshops and briefings.
• Liaising and cooperation with all the Ministries and Government Agencies, and responsible structures within the Romanian MOD on all related matters regarding the implementation of the above described agreements.

Vienna, Austria

• Advising and assisting the Head of the Mission on all related military issues regarding the OSCE, and international Organizations in Vienna
• Ensuring close cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’s, Ministry of Defense’s decision making structures, and Romanian Embassy’s personnel on promoting the national interests and issuing national positions.
• Attending the meetings of OSCE structures, and other related working groups, and provide feedback, conclusions and proposals for formulating the national position on the related subject-matters.
• Providing military assistance and advice to the members of the Permanent Mission on formulating the national interventions delivered in the forums’ sessions.
• Liaising and cooperating with military advisers and representatives of the OSCE member states for drafting working documents and/or draft decisions for Permanent Council, Forum for Security Cooperation, Joint.
• Liaising and cooperating with military advisers and representatives of the NATO and EU member states for formulating common positions on different related matters to the OSCE.

Bucharest, Romania

• Advising and counselling the State Secretary and departmental command team on issues related to international military cooperation and Romania – USA bilateral defence cooperation.
• Overseeing the Centre’s activities on matters related to the implementation of Agreement between United States of America and Romania regarding the activities of the United States forces located on the territory of.
• Liaising and cooperating with all the Ministries and Government Agencies, and the responsible structures within the Romanian MOD for solving all the requests of the American partner.
• Liaising and cooperating with EUCOM on matters related to the Steering Committee sessions, and related working groups for implementation of the Agreement..
• Supervising and managing drafting of all the necessary documentation for the agreement and technical agreements in cooperation with the American experts, planning, organizing, and executing bi-lateral meetings.
• Serving as the primary contact for all issues related to the stationing of the US troops, common training and exercises taking place on the national territory.

Monterey, CA, USA

• National Security Affairs
• Security and Regional Studies
• Civil-Military Relations
• Security sector reform
• International studies
• Good governance

Bucharest, Romania

• Acting as military adviser to the State Secretary and departmental command team on issues related to international military cooperation within the framework provided by regional security institutions and military.
• Liaising and cooperating with all the Ministries and agencies from the governmental arch, and the responsible structures within the Romanian MOD on issues related to the regional military cooperation.
• Serving as the primary contact for international regional organizations (SHIRBRIG, SEEBRIG, CENCOOP, NORDCAPS, etc), their member states, and at the national level for all the issues related to the regional military.
• Supervising and managing the work of the subordinates, on drafting all the necessary documentation for meetings at the experts’ level and for Steering Committees meetings.
• Acting as the Chief of the Secretariat and Military Adviser to the Romanian CENCOOP Presidency (2006).

Bucharest, Romania

• Acting as military adviser to the State Secretary and departmental command team on issues related to international military cooperation within the framework provided by regional security institutions and military.
• Liaising and cooperating with all the Ministries and agencies from the governmental arch, and the responsible structures within the Romanian MOD on issues related to the regional military cooperation.
• Serving as the primary contact for international regional organizations (SHIRBRIG, SEEBRIG, CENCOOP, NORDCAPS, etc), their member states, and at the national level for all the issues related to the regional military.
• Supervising and managing the work of the subordinates, on drafting all the necessary documentation for meetings at the experts’ level and for Steering Committees meetings.
• Acting as the Chief of the Secretariat and Military Adviser to the Romanian CENCOOP Presidency (2006).

Bucharest, Romania

• Project officer for the Romanian participation within regional cooperation initiatives, and other international security organizations.
• Military analyst for implementing the Romanian policy in relation with other countries taking part in following regional initiatives: SHIRBRIG; SEEBRIG, CENCOOP; BLACKSEEFOR; TISA; RO-HU Bat.
• Being a member of the national delegations taking part in the organized activities.
• From 12/2004 to 04/2006 appointed to the Department for Defence Policy and Planning/MOD as the Chief of the Secretariat and Military Adviser to the Romanian SHIRBRIG Presidency (2005) and Romanian CENCOOP Presidency.

Hovelte, Denmark

• Working together with all other brigade branches for issuing country-study documents and operational and strategic estimates and assessments for various countries, areas of interest monitored by SHIRBRIG.
• Responsible for the Brigade Log SOP's, operational and contingency planning of the brigade;
• Responsible for drafting the deployment/redeployment plans of the brigade in the case of a mission.
• Project officer for different SHIRBRIG projects, as Multinational Headquarters Company, SHIRBRIG Deployment Matrix, SHIRBRIG Enabling Units, etc.
• From 09/2003 to 11/2003 deployed to Liberia as MOVCON Officer, and acting G4 in the Interim Headquarters of the UNMIL, ensuring the transition of the mission from the ECOWAS to the UN.

Topraisar, Constantza County, Romania

• Managing the logistic support of the battalion, the short term and long term planning
• Responsible for the logistics concept and policy and SOPs within the Battalion HQ.
• Acting as supervisor for the personnel working in the following fields: supply, ammunition and armament, Log engineering, fuel, communication, vehicles and technical support.
• Responsible for supplying, re-supplying and stocks.
• Acting as commander's primary advisor for reforming the Battalion as a high readiness tactical unit.
• From 12/1998 to 06/2001 appointed as Log. staff officer non-permanent member within South Eastern Europe Brigade (SEEBRIG) HQ, located in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Acting as a member of the National Planning Cell for SEEBRIG.

Topraisar, Constantza County, Romania

• Acting as the primary adviser and deputy of the battalion commander, responsible for planning, organizing and conducting the tactical technical support.
• In charge for mobilizing the unit according to the war org. chart, responsible for planning and contingency planning for all related areas for both peace and war situations.
• Manage the maintenance, repair and recovery of all combat and non-combat vehicles within the unit, supervision of supplying and re-supplying of unit’s stocks. Panning and executing the MOVCON and military traffic.
• Responsible for planning and conducting command post and field exercises from the technical support point of view.
• Appointed as Log staff officer non-permanent member within South Eastern Europe Brigade (SEEBRIG) HQ, located in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, and acting as a member of the National Planning Cell for SEEBRIG Operations, Staff.

Sfantu Gheorghe, Covasna County, Romania

• Acting as primary adviser and deputy of the battalion commander responsible for planning, organizing and conducting the tactical logistic technical support.
• In charge for mobilizing the unit according to the war org. chart, responsible for planning and contingency planning for all related areas for both peace and war situations.
• Managing the maintenance, repair, and recovery of all combat and other types of vehicles within the unit, supervision of supplying and re-supplying of unit’s stocks planning and execution of the MOVCON, military.
• Responsible for planning and conducting command post and field exercises from the technical support point of view.

Bucharest, Romania

• Education at the operational and strategic levels in military planning and conduct of war time operations at the Brigade and Army Corps levels.
• Education on warfare logistics management at the Brigade and Army Corps levels.
• Education on military leadership and senior command.

Constantza County, Romania

• Managing the maintenance, repairing and recovery activities within the unit.
• Overseeing supplying and re-supplying of all stocks.
• Responsible for planning, organizing and conducting, MOVCON, and transportation activities.
• Planning, organizing and executing mobilization of the unit, and upgrading to the war org chart in the area of responsibility.

Satu Nou, Constantza County, Romania

• Managing the maintenance, repairing and recovery activities within the unit.
• Overseeing the activities of the Maint&Repair Platoon.
• Responsible for planning, organizing and conducting the repairing process for all the vehicles and engineering equipment and machinery.
• Overseeing supplying and re-supplying of the spare parts and other materials used for the repairing process.
• Member of the Examination Board for all graduating students/ soldiers.

Constantza County, Romania

• Responsible for planning, organizing and conducting the transportation activities within the unit.
• In charge of organizing the car pool and for taking all necessary safety precautions,
• Conducting the maintenance activities for all vehicles, organizing and executing MOVCON and the military traffic control within the unit area of responsibility.
• Contingency planning in case of emergencies, catastrophes and natural disasters.

Constantza County, Romania

• Manage the maintenance, repairing and recovery activities within the unit.
• Organizing and executing the supplying and re-supplying of all stocks.
• Responsible for planning, organizing of the MOVCON and all the transportation activities.
• Contingency planning in case of emergencies, catastrophes and natural disasters.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Military Science And Information, Ph.D.

• Education at the operational and strategic levels in military planning and conduct of war time operations at the Brigade and Army Corps.

Master'S Degree, National Security Affairs, Civil Military Relations, Master Of Arts

▪ National Security Affairs ▪ Security and Regional Studies ▪ Civil-Military Relations ▪ Security sector reform ▪ International studies ▪.

Certificate Of Completion, The Army Correspondence Course Program, Support Operations Course – Phase I, Certificate Of Completion

▪ integrated and Joint Operations’ Support ▪ Support operations at the strategic and operational levels ▪ Logistics management

Associate'S Degree, Combined Logistics Officer Advance Course, Postgraduate Certificate Equivalence, Graduation And Registrar’S Certificate

▪ Military leadership ▪ Logistics management ▪ Support Operations at the strategic and operational levels ▪ integrated and Joint.

Graduation Certificate, Troops Mobilization At The Corps Level Course, Graduation Certificate

▪ Mobilization, demobilization of troops at the national level ▪ Planning, conducting and executing the transition from peace to war.

Graduation Certificate, Mountain Troops Tactics And Procedures & Alpine Training, Graduation Certificate

▪ Mountain troops tactics and procedures ▪ Staff officer training ▪ Alpine training

Master'S Degree, Military And Strategic Leadership, Master Of Arts

▪ Military leadership and senior command ▪ Warfare planning at operational, and strategic level ▪ Logistic management in war situations ▪.

Graduation Certificate, Company Commander Course, Warfare Procedures And Doctrine Principles, Graduation Certificate

▪ Military leadership (company and battalion level) ▪ Logistics management ▪ Warfare procedures ▪ Doctrine principles ▪ Tactics and.

Bachelor'S Degree, Military Transportation And Movement Control

▪ Military leadership (platoon and company level) ▪ Logistics management ▪ Maintenance and repair management ▪ Movement control ▪.

High School, Math And Physics

▪ General theoretical knowledge, Math and Physics profile ▪ Practical military knowledge and training