Anatolii Timenko

Director

Professional Experience

Reform Support Team (RST) - Senior Project Manager of Maritime Reform

State Enterprise «Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority» - Adviser to the Deputy Head of Logistics

Department of State Policy in the Field of Maritime and River Transport of the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine - Assistant to Director

State Hydrographic Service of Ukraine - Cartographer of the Hydrographic Department, Chief Specialist of the International Department

Sector of External Relations of State Service of Maritime and River Transport - Chief Specialist

Responsibilities

• Efficient strategic and operational RST management. Encompassing resource planning, consultant recruitment, and management, coordination with Ministry management, and international partners.
• Coordination and monitoring of reform implementation. Contributing to work plans, policies, budgets, and pivotal documents for transport, municipal, and strategic planning reforms, fostering coordination among Ministries, agencies, regional authorities, and stakeholders.
• Supporting stakeholder coordination. Coordinating with donors, government entities, associations, and more, while ensuring alignment with reform objectives.
• Overseeing progress and results. Facilitating reform monitoring, supporting horizontal reform implementation, and delivering regular progress reports.

Tetiana Gorobchenko

Project Manager of Communication & SMM

Professional Experience

Since September 2020 - Project Manager of Communication & SMM of the Reform Support Team at Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine

2018 – 2020 – Head of Communication at NSC Olimpiyskyi

2013 - 2014 - Swiss Graduate School of Public Administration (IDHEAP)

2012 – 2018 - UEFA Media Officer

2007 – 2018 – Head of Press Office of Ukrainian Association of Football

2003 – 2006 – Kyiv Region Administration

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement and manage social media and web-content strategy
• Covering all priority reforms in media, proactively planning and suggesting reforms related communications materials
• Monitor user engagement and suggest content optimization
• Engaging relevant experts and civil activists to publicly assess MIU’s reforms progress

Roman Melnychenko

Expert: Railway Sector Reform

Professional Experience

Since 2021 –Expert: Railway Sector Reform of the Reforrm Support Team at Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine

2017 – 2021 – senior specialist in the legal department, acting Anti-corruption compliance officer at Shipping Register of Ukraine

2016 – 2017 – senior specialist of the Department of corporate rights’ management at PJSC «AGRARIAN FUND»

2015 – 2016 – senior specialist of the Department of legal and legislative work at Ministry of agrarian policy and food of Ukraine

Education:

2015 - Taras Shevchenko Kyiv National University, Master of Laws

Responsibilities: 

• Assistance in implementation of projects and initiatives in railway sector identified by the Government
• Legal analysis of current legislation and preparation of proposals in the process of reforming the transport sector
• Preparation of legal acts and sub-legal acts in accordance with the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement
• Legal support of bills and related sub-legal acts during their approval by state bodies

Dmytro Klets

Senior Project Manager - Road Sector Reform

Professional Experience

Since 2019 - Senior Project Manager of Road Sector Reform of Reform Support Team at Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine

2017-2019 Kharkiv National Automobile and Highway University, Vice Rector, Head of Computer Technologies and Mechatronics Department

2017 Brandenburg University of Technology (Germany), member of the Academic Mobility Program

2015-2016 National Aerospace University «Kharkiv Aviation Institute», Professor of Automobiles and Transport Infrastructure Department

2013-2015 Kozhedub Air Force University, Senior Researcher

2012-2013 Emeritus Prof. Bokarius Kharkiv Research Institute of Forensic Sciences, Forensic Expert (Engineering and Transport Expertise)

Responsibilities

• Assistance in developing the road sector’s reform agenda and work planning
• Manage preparation of changes to laws and secondary legislation
• Manage analytical support to the reform
• Project management (development of project/reform implementation plan, risk management, change management, etc.)
• Assistance in developing and supporting the implementation of infrastructure projects
• Assistance in drafting and approval of number of draft laws of Ukraine compliant with the EU acquis requirements on road transport
• Support in development and approval of legislation/secondary legislation for the functioning of Weigh-in-Motion systems, the automatic recording of offenses and automatic fines collection etc.

Oleksii Okarskyi

Legal Counsel: Compliance - Road Transport Reform

Professional Experience

2017-2018 – IMO Audit Project Office

2015-2017 – deputy chief of International and Legal Division of the Classification Society "The Shipping Register of Ukraine

2014-2015 – chief specialist of the Legal Department of the of the Ministry of Infrastructure

2012-2013 – chief specialist of the Department of state control over motor transport of the State Inspectorate of Ukraine for Land Transport Safety

2008-2012 – chief specialist of the Department of international cooperation of the Ministry of Infrastructure

Responsibilities

• Developing the road sector’s reform agenda and work planning
• Drafting Compliance Guidelines for the Ministry and SOEs and agencies under its control
• Contributing to the sector conferences and workshops
• Supporting SOEs in implementing compliance systems

Vladyslav Samoilenko

Road safety expert - Road Sector Reform

Professional Experience

Since 2020 - Road safety expert of Road Sector Reform of the Reform Support Team at the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine

2017-2020 – ECOMM Communication Consulting (EU project Communicating Europe in Ukraine), project manager

2014-2017 – Kyiv city state administration, project manager of urban transport, legal adviser

2011-2014 – legal adviser of private organizations

Responsibilities

• Providing analysis on current legislation in road sector and preparing comments on its improvement
• Assistance in drafting and adoption of the legislation on road safety management
• Preparing propositions for road governance, processes and services improvement

Olga Pulenko

Legal Counsel: Maritime Law

Professional Experience

2013-2017 – deputy head of Legal and Contracts Service of SE "Odessa Commercial Sea Port"

1998-2013 – SE "Odessa Commercial Sea Port", Agreements and Contracts Department (insurance engineer, deputy head, head)

1998 – Odessa State Marine University, Management and Economics Department; 2009 – Odessa National Marine University, lawyer; 2008 – alumnus of APEC-Antwerp/Flanders Port Training Center, Belgium, "Port Management"

Responsibilities

• Supporting the Ministry and relevant SOEs and authorities to address complex legal issues in connection with reform’s targets in maritime sector
• Preparing a number of necessary draft legislation, regulations and policies in maritime sector
• Review of the status, structure and legal aspect of the water transport sector organization and management

Olha Musiienko

Expert on inland water transport reform

Professional Experience

Since 2021 - Expert on Inland Water Transport Reform of the Reform Support Team at the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine

2018-2021 - Dredging Fleet branch of the state enterprise Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority, head of the legal department

2012-2018 - State Enterprise of Waterways Ukrvodshlyakh, legal adviser of the 1st category, deputy head of the legal service, head of the legal service

Responsibilities

• Analysis of current legislation in the field of inland water transport and preparation of proposals for its improvement
• Development of draft regulations in the field of inland water transport
• Legal support of draft regulations during their approval in ministries, the Cabinet of Ministers, Parliament and other state bodies
• Participation in attracting investments in inland water transport infrastructure

Oleksandr Lemeshkin

Senior project manager – Aviation Sector reform

Since 2020 - Senior project manager of Aviation Sector reform of the Reform Support Team at Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine

• State Committee for Air Space and Air Navigation management of Ukraine, State Aviation Administration of Ukraine and Air Navigation Service Provider of Ukraine at several managerial positions.

• European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation EUROCONTROL as a Project Manager for support to States projects.

• Preparation and development of the Laws of Ukraine (including Air Code), Government Regulations and Ministry of Transport Orders related to accession of Ukraine to EUROCONTROL, ECAC, International Agreements with States and international aviation organisations.

Responsibilities

• Coordination and facilitation the aviation sector reform process
• Development of draft regulations, programs and strategies
• Promotion of deregulation and liberalization of the aviation sector
• Support the realization of the Action plan for the Aviation Transport Strategy of Ukraine until 2030
• Support for the signing and implementation of the Common Aviation Area Agreement with the EU.

Nestor Plotytsya

PM on the New Investment Projects

Professional Experience

Legal and analytical experience in private sector.

Responsibilities

• Preparation of new project proposals and requests for financing in the infrastructure sector to be presented for consideration to IFIs, export credit agencies, bilateral loan providers and other financial institutions;
• Development of recommendations for effective project management, including description of complete process and performance indicators on different stages of the project life cycle;
• Development of launching of new investment projects in infrastructure sector from international investors, donors and other potential stakeholders.
• Preparation of proposals on laws and required amendments to improvement procedures of PPP implementation in road sector;
• Draft of conceptual notes for the priority projects for feasibility studies and cost benefit analysis;
• Communications with donor and international partners on join projects and initiatives.