| Personal
Data |
| First
Name: |
Arman |
|
| Last
Name: |
Manukyan |
| Birth
Date: |
May 23, 1975 |
| Nationality: |
Armenian |
| Marital
Status: |
Married, 3
children |
| Address: |
25
Orjonikidze st., Apt. 36, 1101 Echmiadzin, Armenia, |
| Phone: |
(+374)
93 315680 |
| E-mail: |
a.manukyan@agrowebcac.org |
| Web: |
http://iaald.org/cee/index.php?page=manukyan/arman.php |
Education |
| 2004
- present |
Central
European University (CEU), Budapest, Hungary
PhD degree in Environmental Sciences and Policy
|
| 2003
- 2004 |
Central
European University (CEU), Budapest, Hungary
MA degree in Environmental Sciences and Policy
(Degree is accredited by Manchester University, UK)
|
| 1992
- 1997 |
State
Institute of Public Economy, Yerevan, Armenia
Bachelor’s degree in Mathematical Methods and Models in
Economy |
Work experiences |
January
2006 - Present
PROGIS Software AG,
Villach, Austria
|
Marketing
Director
Together with PROGIS team developed a new approach to Farm Advisory
Services as a business partner. Worked in close relationship
with Farm Advisory Services in various countries of the world
to promote the innovative approach to modern farm documentation
and to business opportunities with agricultural banks and insurance
companies, as well as worked with food/feed exporters (especially
to EU countries) to raise the awareness on food traceability
issues.
|
September
- November 2006
FAO UN,
Regional Office for Europe,
Vilnius, Lithuania |
Consultant
Worked on Information and Communication Strategy for Organic
Agriculture in Lithuania.
|
March
- June 2006
FAO UN,
GIL Division,
Kiev, Ukraine |
Consultant
Worked on Information and Communication Strategy for Agricultural
Sector of Ukraine.
|
February
- September 2005,
FAO UN,
Sub regional Office for Central and Eastern Europe,
Budapest, Hungary |
Consultant
Worked on the development of principles and standards for building
specialized networks or so called "Communities" in
the structure of the AgroWeb Network. |
December
2004 - January 2005,
FAO UN,
Sub regional Office for Central and Eastern Europe,
Budapest, Hungary |
Consultant
Trained the office staff interested in basic web page design
and provided the analysis of FAO SEUR current web pages. |
August
- December 2004,
FAO UN,
Yerevan, Armenia |
Consultant
Established Animal Genetic Resources (AnGR) Network in AgroWeb
structure for CEE countries. |
September
2002 – July 2004,
"Agro Web Caucasus" NGO,
Yerevan, Armenia |
Director |
November
2003,
World Bank, FAO and DFID joint mission,
Yerevan, Armenia |
Short term
consultant
Participated in the development of the strategy and the preparation
of the agenda of the mission. Organized meetings and provided
translations when needed. |
September
2003 – May 2004,
Global Forum on Agricultural Research,
Rome, Italy |
Consultant.
Organized pre-workshop preparations, proposed list of participants,
co-chaired during working sessions, prepared final documents
and reports, as well as the strategic document on development
of Regional Agricultural Information System (RAIS) for the Central
Asia and Caucasus (CAC) region. |
November-
December 2002,
FAO UN,
Sub-regional Office for Central and Eastern Europe,
Budapest, Hungary |
Visiting Expert
Developed and new standards for AgroWeb portals implemented
in 25 CEE and FSU countries, including closer collaborations
of CSOs and NGOs with International Organizations. |
April
1999 - September 2002,
"Hayinfo" Computer Center,
Echmiadzin, Armenia |
Director of
branch |
January
1997 - December 1998,
National Army,
Lusakert, Armenia |
Sergeant
Responsible for 33 solders. Leaded artillery detachment. Lectured
and other educational activities provided. |
November
1995 - June 1997,
Institute of Economical Researches,
Yerevan, Armenia |
Specialist
on mathematical data analyzes in economics. |
April
1993 - November 1995,
"Firm 999" Yerevan, Armenia |
Information
Manager |
Scholarships |
| May
2004 |
Awarded Scholarship
from Open Society Foundation to undertake PhD study in Environmental
Sciences and Policy, CEU |
| June
2003 |
Awarded Scholarship
from Open Society Foundation to undertake MA study in Environmental
Sciences and Policy, CEU |
Volunteer Experience |
September 2004 - present
April 2003 – September 2004
October 2002 – April 2003
May 2002 – October 2002 |
AgroWeb Network
for CEE and NIS
Network Coordinator
Coordinator for Central Asia and Caucasus
Coordinator for Caucasus
Coordinator for Armenia
|
| September
1996 |
"Chess
Olympiad" Yerevan, Armenia |
Conferences/Workshops Attended |
June
2005
Szent Istvan University, Godollo, Hungary |
Improvement
of Information Exchange between Education institutions
in the SEE Region |
May
2005
CLAES, Cairo, Egypt |
GLOBAL.RAIS
Project - 2nd Inter-regional Workshop
"Moving forward within the ICM4ARD Framework" |
October
2004
FAO UN Sub-regional Office for Central and Eastern Europe,
Budapest, Hungary |
CEE Expert
Consultation on Agricultural Information Management
|
July
2004
Tbilisi, Georgia |
Development
of AnGR Network in CEE Countries and Establishment of AnGR Panel
in the AgroWeb Internet Portal
|
June
2004
Rome, Italy |
GLOBAL.RAIS
project Inter-Regional Workshop
Representative from the CAC region
|
May
2004
Prague, Czech Republic |
Improvement
of Communication between FAO and CEE Member Countries
Presented AgroWeb Network
|
January
2004
Global Forum on Agricultural Research,
Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
Workshop Organizer
– Co-chair person
Regional Agriculture Information System for Central Asia and
Caucasus region
|
November
2003
World Bank, FAO UN, DFID,
Yerevan, Armenia |
Workshop Organizer,
Lecturer
Proposed the list of participants.
Presented the current state of information and knowledge exchange
systems in Armenia in the light of rural development |
September
2003
FAO UN Sub-regional Office for Central and Eastern Europe,
Budapest, Hungary |
FAO WAICENT
and EIMS Sub-regional Workshop for Central and Eastern Europe.
Presenter from Armenia |
May
2003
Global Forum on Agricultural Research,
Dakar, Senegal |
Pre-Conference
CSO Meeting and the GFAR - 2003 Conference
Presented the current state of ICT development in agriculture
for Caucasus region. |
May
2003
Livestock Environment Agriculture Development,
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan |
Lecturer
LEAD Russian Language Platform - workshop |
March
2003
Slovak Agricultural University
Nitra, Slovakia
|
Internet Portal
on Food Safety - workshop
International Conference "Food Safety and Quality",
9th CEE Roundtable of International Association of Agricultural
Information Specialists (IAALD CEE Chapter)
|
September
2002
FAO UN,
Rome, Italy |
Official Delegate
from Armenia,
The Second Consultation on Agricultural Information Management
|
|
|
| Language
skills |
Armenian
- native
English, Russian - fluent |
|
Interests
|
Bible,
Chess, Farming |
|
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