Kakhaberi Gvantseladze

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Tbilisi City Hall (Capital City of Georgia) – Kindergartens Management Agency - Head of Agency (10/2017 – 5/2023)

General Management of the organization with 12 000 Employees and 188 Kindergartens (61 000 kids)

Strategic Planning, Management of projects, fundraising etc.

Finance Management with annual budget 60 Million USD.

Construction Projects Managers - New Buildings for 18 new Kindergartens in Tbilisi

Repair and Renew Kindergartens Buildings (for 165 kindergartens)

Tbilisi City Hall – Economic Development Department – Head of Department (11/2015 – 11/2017)

General Management of Department

City and urban Strategic Planning, Management of projects, Economic surveys, fundraising etc.

City Marketing.

City Budget Planning.

Project Manager of Business Consulting Services

Project Manager of Green Constructions.

Tbilisi City Hall – Technology Development Fund – Head of Fund (10/2014- 10/2015)

General Management of Fund

Strategic Planning, Management of Technology projects, fundraising etc.

Project Manager of Projects of Green Technologies and Construction

Project Manager to build new stadium for National Rugby Team

Project Manager to Renew Georgia National Team Stadium for UEFA and FIFA standards (56 000 Seats)

Project Manager to build new Ropeway in Tbilisi (Doppelmayr Project)

Fab Labs Management

Business Incubator Management

Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia – Head of Administration (11/2012 – 10/2014)

General Management of Administration Department.

HR Division Management.

IT and Information Security Division Management.

Logistic Division Management.

International NGO ``Netherland Institute for Multiparty Democracy``-Representative in Imereti, Kutaisi

(12/2011 – 10/2014)

General Management of the branch.

Projects Manager to support of Democracy and Economic.

International NGO ``Local Democracy Agency - Georgia`` – Economic Expert (12/2009 – 12/2011)

Management of project ``Development of Italy - Georgia Economic Platform`` implementation including Local Economic monitoring, municipal strategic plans development etc.

To help local business sector to communicate with Dutch and Italian business sector representatives

To consulate local business sector's representatives (SME) and migrant families in business planning, marketing etc.

To train of SME 's representatives and migrant families (Management Skills and Business planning)

International NGO ``World Vision - Georgia`` – Economic Expert (Since 12/2009 – 10/2012)

To help beneficiaries (Street kids and their parents) to communicate with local business sector and to find jobs for beneficiaries

To help beneficiaries to take business loan

To train beneficiaries in fields Self Management Skills and Business planning

To make monitoring of beneficiaries

Lions Club of Kutaisi

Management of organization.

Fundraising - Fundraising- in the 5 years of fundraising, I have raised approximately 500,000 USD for the organization.

International Project Manager - Project ``Skills for Adolescences``- Integration of Subject in State Education system of Georgia.

LEGO Projects for Kindergartens

Local Democracy and Economic Institute NGO – Executive Manager (1/2009 -10/2012)

Management of the organization with between 9 and 17 employees.

Management of project implementation including Local Democracy and Economic monitoring, city strategic plan development, budget formation for the city, Business Consultations etc.

Bank – TERABANK (KorStandard Bank) – Sales Manager – Products Sales Management – 01/2008 – 01/2009

Association of Young Economists of Georgia - Imereti Branch -NGO - Kutaisi, Georgia

Chairman (4/ 2001 – 1/2009) - Projects Manager (1/2009 - 12/2009)

Management of the organization with between 7 and 14 employees.

Management of project implementation including budgetary monitoring, city strategic plan development, budget formation for the city, election monitoring, Business Planning etc.

Fundraising- in the 5 years of fundraising, I have raised approximately 268,000 USD for the organization.

Trainings- Carried out trainings in the field of election monitoring, financial management of city budgets, city planning, business planning etc. for over 500 people.

IFES – International Foundation of Election Systems – Kutaisi, Georgia

Representative of IFES in Kutaisi

Trainer of election committees at the electoral districts (10/ 2003-05/ 2004)

1.Trainings for election department members- approximately 200 trainees.

2.Coordinated the election monitoring group of 10 people in all of Kutaisi.

Ministry of Education of Georgia “Monitoring of the Education Sphere in Kutaisi”. Kutaisi, Georgia

Expert in financial management (7/ 2004-9/ 2004)

1.Monitoring the financial systems of Education organizations in Kutaisi- identified sources of corruption and areas where reform is necessary which resulted in a change in the voucher system to have schools paid for based upon how many students attended.

2.Analyzed Costs From Central and local Budget For Education sphere in Kutaisi- As a result, many schools were able to become less corrupt and utilize their resources more effectively.

Self-government of Kutaisi, Kutaisi, Georgia

Expert of Budget Office (01/ 2004-02/ 2005)

1.Prepared recommendations for the City Mayor in order to improve the management quality of the local budget. As a result, city employees were taught how to better prepare program budgets, among many other things.

2.Implementation of activities for transparency of local budget. We put into place a sound financial reporting system.

3.Preparation of Monthly reports about the city budget management.

Z. Zhvania School of Public Administration. Kutaisi, Georgia

Lecturer (since 2006)

Conduct trainings on “Public Finance Management” for 95 students.

Conduct trainings in “Strategic planning” for 95 students.

EDUCATION

Kutaisi A. Tsereteli State University

Diploma (09/ 1994-07/ 1999), Faculty of Food Industry

Kutaisi A. Tsereteli State University

Bachelors Degree (09/2000-07/2003) Faculty of Regional Economics and Management

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

English language course (civic) Los Angeles City College (Since 7/2023)

English language course (GED) Los Angeles City College (Since 9/2023)

Citizenship Course- East Los Angeles College (Since 9/2023)

Training course `` How to Legally Start a Business in L.A.`` - Los Angeles City College (9/2023)

Training course for Financial Management ``QuickBooks Fundamentals`` - Los Angeles City College (9/2023)

Training course `` Electric Vehicle Charging Station Design, Installation and Operation`` - LACC (8/2023)

Fellowship Program (State Department and American Councils)- Advisor of City Manager, DeKalb, IL, USA (3-5. 2011)

Study Visit ``Project management `` - Montpelier, AMSED, France (10- 2010)

Study Visit ``Project management and design`` - Warsaw, Economic Development Foundation, Poland, (10-11, 2009)

Study Visit ``Urban Policy`` - Wroclaw Self – government - Wroclaw, Poland, (10, 2009)

Study Visit ``Strategic Economic Needs and Security Exercise`` - Centre for East European Studies - Warsaw University, Poland, (09, 2007)

Study Visit ``Strategic planning `` - Foundation for Development of Local Democracy, Poland (10, 2006)

Training courses held by “The Urban Institute”: Developing the strategic plan of the city. (06/2006)

Training courses held by the “Urban Institute” (USAID): State finances and budget, structure of the budget, and budget institutions; 2. Classification and reform of the budget, capital budget; 3. Maximization of revenues; 4. Financial policy; 5. Forecasting of revenues and expenditures; 6. Capital programming; 7. Budgetary process and program budget. (04/2005)

Training courses arranged by “The Horizonti Foundation”. Development of projects, fund raising, evaluation and monitoring of projects, coalition activities, strategic planning. (08/2004 – 09/2004)

Training courses held by IFES (International Foundation for Election Systems). (01/2004 – 03/2004)

Training courses in General Management and an Internship in “Roadstone” Ltd, Dublin,

Ireland. (05/2004 – 06/2004)

Training courses in Project Management held by “Consultacio” Ltd and German Academy of

Managers, Budapest, Hungary. (02/2003)

Internship with “KESZ” Ltd, Budapest, Hungary. (02/2003 – 03/2003)

“Marshall Plan”. Training courses in English language, financial management, marketing, quality management, and consumer relation management. (09/2003 – 09/2004)

Vocational courses arranged by the Association of Accountants of Georgia and USAID.

Financial management and accounting. (09/2001 – 12/2001)

English language courses held by the IRC (11/1999 – 15/2000)

COMPUTER SKILLS : Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Adobe PhotoShop

LANGUAGES: English (Proficient; GRE score: Verbal 260; Quantity 710; Writing 3,5; TOEFL IBT- 53),

Russian (fluent), Georgian (Native).

Driver License - California Driver License

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