Year	Location	Company	Position	Description
2017	MONGOLIA	GIZ	Key Expert – PFM and Fiscal Policy	Technical support and capacity building to the Ministry of Finance (MOF) in budget preparation and execution, analysing existing PFM legislative framework and suggesting improvements, recommendations for strengthening the medium term fiscal framework, reviewing options for building revenue forecasting capacity; capacity building through organisation and delivery of training workshops; designing PFM strengthening strategy to prepare the government of Mongolia to receive EU budget support.
2016	MONGOLIA	GIZ	PFM Expert on Project in Ministry of Finance (Economic Governance for Equitable Growth)	Commence strategic discussion with MoF on developing a comprehensive strategy to build up a sustainable PFM capacity in MoF and specifically strengthen medium term fiscal planning.
2013 - 2014	KYRGYZ REPUBLIC	Min. of Finance under multi-donor trust fund administered by WB	Key Expert	Improvement of capital budgeting and public investment policy and procedures. Assist the Ministry of Finance to improve the methodologies for preparing and monitoring execution of the capital budget, including public investment projects financed by international financial institutions and donor countries. Institutional capacity building and transfer of knowledge through design and delivery of training programme to mid-level officials of the Ministry of Finance in investment project appraisal according to the eligibility criteria for EU budget support. This project was undertaken as part of a wider programme “Capacity Building for Public Financial Management” using budget support from a multi-donor trust fund including EU budget support.
2012 - 2013	BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA	EU Human Dynamics	Key Expert	Capacity building for the compilation of accounting data within the scope of General Government and Public Financial Statistics Provided technical assistance to Ministries of Finance at “entity” and State levels aimed at establishing a uniform system of government accounting and financial reporting consistent with international standards ESA95, GFS 2001 of reporting government finance statistics.
Apr - May 2012	Home base RUSSIAN FEDERATION	PKF(UK) Ltd. (for World Bank)	Team Leader	Assessment of international experience of programme budgeting and reforms in the delivery of government services for the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation. Extensive review of international experience in government service delivery reforms, including methodologies for selection and definition of performance indicators, measures of outputs and outcomes in health, education, justice and other sectors; critical review of reforms in Australia, Canada, Sweden and Netherlands; reviewed general framework and examples for measuring equity, effectiveness and efficiency in delivering government services.
Jan 2011 - May 2011	SYRIA	ECORYS	Public Expenditure Management and Reform Expert	Technical Assistance to the Public Finance Reform Programme Implementation of PEFA performance framework; prepare strategy and action plan for PFM reform; policy-based multi-annual performance budgeting; supporting macro-fiscal unit; improving predictability and control in budget execution. This project was due to run until October 2014 but was suspended early due to the political situation in Syria.
July - Dec 2010	BRUSSELS, CROATIA, TURKEY	EC, SOGES S.p.A	Senior Evaluator	Mid-term Meta Evaluation of EU’s IPA Assistance to Western Balkans and Turkey. provided a consolidated, comprehensive and comparative assessment of the intervention logic used, to date, in the planning, programming and management of IPA assistance and, for IPA Component I, to assess the feasibility of adopting a Sector Based Approach in planning future interventions; analysed existing strategies in the different IPA Beneficiaries (BENF) and the mapping of on-going external/donor assistance to the IPA BENF; provided a consolidated evaluation of the judgement on the performance of IPA assistance deployed under 2007-2009 IPA Component I programmes (relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, impact and sustainability), as well as of the key recommendations to improve performance of this assistance.
2009	KENYA Ministry of Finance	ECORYS (for SIDA)	Team Leader	Mid-term review of Kenyan strategy to revitalize public finance management – reviewing the relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, impact and sustainability of the PFM reform programme.
2009	MONTENEGRO Ministry of Finance (MoF)	ECO3 (for European Commission)	Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) Expert	Assisting Budget Department to transform 3-year fiscal projections and aggregate planned expenditures by economic classification into medium-term spending ceilings by functional and organisational classification; preparation of principles/guidelines for adjusting the medium-term expenditure framework in line with possible changes in macro-fiscal outlook; assist Budget Department to identify appropriate budget adjustment measures on expenditure side.
2006 – 2009	MONTENEGRO Ministry of Finance (MoF)	Human Dynamics (for European Agency for Reconstruction)	Team Leader & Budget Adviser	“Implementation of budgeting and salary systems reforms”. Project designed to increase fiscal transparency and achieve better-informed decision-making within the budgeting process and to strengthen the capacity of the State Administration in recruiting, maintaining and rewarding skilled people needed for designing and implementing public policies; extension of budget coverage to include extra-budgetary funds; introduction of multi-annual budgeting, medium-term budget framework and programme (results-oriented) budgeting.
2006	MONTENEGRO Ministry of Finance (MoF)	Human Dynamics (for European Agency for Reconstruction)	Budgeting & Public Finance Management Expert	Preparation of presentation on importance of medium term fiscal planning and the Irish experience of medium term fiscal planning for a seminar on public financial management; organisation of study tour from Montenegrin Ministry of Finance to Ireland.
2005 – 2006	LAO (PDR) – Ministry of Finance	ACE Comex (for European Commission/World Bank)	Team Leader & Consultant	Public financial management and financial accountability of Lao PDR – diagnostic study. Main contributing author on core systems chapter of World Bank’s Public Expenditure Review (PER) 2005-06. Analysis of budget preparation and execution processes at central and local government levels. Recommendations for policy actions related to the Government’s Public Expenditure Management Strengthening Program (element of National Growth and Poverty Eradication Strategy). Diagnostic assessment of possible future direct budget support from EU using latest PEFA public financial management performance measurement framework indicators approach. Preparation of Project Identification Fiche for possible future direct budget support from EU. PETS (public expenditure tracking system) in education and health sectors.
2004 –2005	SLOVAKIA Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Finance	ECORYS (Slovak Government Loan from World Bank)	Budget Adviser	Public Financial Management Reform: Building capacity for results-oriented budgeting; functional review of budget process; building strategic policy-making capacity and analytical capacity for medium-term programme budgeting; preparation of sector strategy paper for top management; multi-annual budgeting capacity; monitoring and evaluation of performance indicators; training in these fields; integration of EU programmes for use of Structural Funds into national budget preparation process.
2005	LAO (PDR) Ministry of Finance	Altair Asesores (EC & World Bank)	Consultant	Capacity assessment of public expenditure management functions in Ministry of Finance; identification of capacity gaps and how these can be addressed; capacity assessment of training institutions; assisted the Ministry of Finance to prepare a capacity building strategy to strengthen public expenditure management.
2004	CROATIA Ministry of European Integration	East West Consulting - European Commission (OBNOVA)	Training Expert	Design and delivery of training workshops in medium-term strategic planning to officials of the Directorate of Foreign Assistance; assisting in the preparation of the medium-term plan for the utilisation of foreign assistance; presentation to Assistant Ministers on strategic planning and the introduction of medium-term results-oriented policymaking and budgeting system based on a system of performance indicators.
2003 – 2004	MONTENEGRO Ministry of Finance (MoF)	ADE on behalf of the European Agency for Reconstruction (EAR)	Team Leader/ Budget Adviser	Capacity building in the Budget and Treasury Departments in the preparation of monthly reports on the consolidated operations of government consistent with GFS framework and the reporting standards on fiscal transparency used by the IMF; posting these monthly fiscal reports on the MoF website; establishing and implementing a reporting calendar for monthly and quarterly reports of the MoF
2001 – 2003	MONTENEGRO Ministry of Finance (MoF)	SOFRECO on behalf of the European Agency for Reconstruction (EAR)	Team Leader/ Budget Adviser	Long-term project (Managing Government Expenditure) aimed to strengthen capacity of the Budget Department, create a State Treasury and an Internal Audit Department in the Ministry of Finance. Overall responsibility for project delivery, management of resident team of four advisors and many short term experts. Specific responsibilities in the budget sector: assisted in the establishment, staffing and training of the macro-fiscal analysis and forecasting unit; building capacity of the Budget Dept to prepare and maintain rolling forward estimates of expenditure; documentation on the medium-term fiscal planning process; preparation of revenue scenarios; strengthening budget preparation process and system; strengthen budget and policy monitoring process and system; preparation and delivery of training programmes. Assisted missions of EU, World Bank and IMF on monitoring implementation of conditions for direct budget support, structural adjustment credit and regular IMF programme support. Member of advisory panel on preparation of Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper. The project succeeded in establishing and training staff of a new permanent State Treasury function in the Ministry of Finance based on a customised SAP information system.
2001 – 2002	MALTA Ministry for Economic Services	Pohl Consulting for EuropeAid	Senior Expert	Building the capacity of the Maltese authorities in the preparation of their National Development Plan; macroeconomic and sectoral policy analysis; organisation of sectoral working groups; preparation of guidelines for sectoral working groups to prepare material for inclusion in the NDP.
2001	Democratic People’s Republic of KOREA (DPRK)	Pohl Consulting & Associates (Germany) on behalf of EuropeAid	Team Leader	Project identification mission to the DPRK to design pilot training programme for government officials in the principles and practices of the market economy, international trade and finance: a capacity assessment of existing institutional knowledge and experience of market economic; identification of gaps and how these could be addressed; and preparation of report on appropriate design and delivery mechanism for training programmes. A draft technical assistance and draft training programme were prepared, along with the identification of local project partners for implementing the training programmes. Preparation of financing proposal, technical and administrative procedures, terms of reference etc. according to standard EU procedures.
2000 – 2001 (short term missions)	ESTONIA Ministry of Finance	The Economic and Social Research Institute – ESRI (Ireland)/ EU PHARE	Project Co-ordinator	Special Preparatory Programme for Structural Funds – construction of a HERMIN-type macroeconomic model for Estonia to assess the impact of the accession to the EU with special emphasis on the impact of EU structural funds. As a Project co-ordinator acted as communication link between beneficiary institutions and ESRI macro-modelling experts, identifying empirical research papers on Estonian economy, liaising with Estonian economists (Ministries of Finance and Economy, Bank of Estonia, and the universities), organising workshops and seminars, and overall project management.
2000 – 2001 (3 short term missions)	CZECH REPUBLIC Ministry of Finance	TWS International for World Bank	Team Leader & Adviser	World Bank funded project providing advisory services on the pre-conditions and strategy for modernising the state government treasury function in the Czech Republic. A capacity assessment was made of existing system of budget implementation and its implications for aggregate fiscal control, allocative efficiency and technical efficiency in public expenditure management. Existing institutional arrangements and capacities to implement the state budget and manage overall public finances were evaluated and gaps identified. Alternative strategies were developed to assist the Ministry of Finance prepare a capacity building strategy to fully develop government treasury functions.
2000	LATVIA Ministry of Finance	FTI (Ireland) for World Bank	Senior Consultant	World Bank funded (PHRD grant) Public Expenditure Management Review. Pilot public expenditure reviews of the Ministries of Agriculture and Justice to improve efficiency and effectiveness of planning, programming and budgeting of public expenditure. Detailed examination of programme and project performance indicators, budget planning and management control mechanisms in the Ministry of Finance and line ministries.
1998 – 1999	LATVIA Ministry of Economy	AACM/FAI/ Dames & Moore/ EU PHARE	Team Leader & Public Investment Programme Adviser	Project aimed at building capacity to improve the formulation and implementation of the government's rolling three-year Public Investment Programme (PIP). Specific activities included: institutional development and capacity building (improved investment planning and implementation processes), analyses of financial resources available for investment and impediments to growth of foreign direct investment, identification of public/private partnership opportunities, preparation and delivery of training courses in project preparation and appraisal, sectoral policy analysis, preparation of guidelines for submission of investment project proposals into the PIP, evaluation of investment project proposals for PIP and Phare National Programme, assisted preparation of transport and environment projects for Large Scale Infrastructure Facility; assisted in design of project monitoring/ implementation system and project data base, coordinating investment loans and assistance into existing budget preparation process, project management responsibilities according to EU Phare procedures, assisting Latvian authorities to prepare for pre-accession EU Structural Funds (ISPA), preparation of material for National Development Plan.
1997 – 1998 (3 short-term missions)	TRINIDAD & TOBAGO (Tourism and Industrial Dev’t Co.)	Trade Development Institute of Ireland (TDI) – World Bank	Economic Planning Adviser	World Bank funded study "Investment Promotion Strategy Study for Trinidad and Tobago". Main tasks included: review developments in international trade theory, formulation of model for selection of sectors, industries and markets where Trinidad and Tobago could have an international comparative advantage, best practice survey of investment promotion agencies of ten countries, training counterpart personnel in analytical techniques.
1995 – 1998	ESTONIA Ministry of Finance	Trade Development Institute of Ireland (TDI) and Berenschot EuroManagement (NL)/EU PHARE	Public Investment Programme (PIP) Adviser	Integration of PIP into medium-term budget planning process, organisation and delivery of training courses in project preparation and appraisal, sectoral policy analysis, macroeconomic analysis to determine domestic financial resources available for investment, identification of opportunities for public/private partnerships including foreign direct investment, assisting line ministries in project preparation, evaluation of investment project proposals, preparation of guidelines for submission of investment projects to the PIP, coordinating grant and loan co-financing of public investment projects with EU Phare and the International Financial Institutions (IFIs), including World Bank, EBRD, EIB.
1994 – 1995	SAUDI ARABIA Ministry of Planning	GTZ International	Plan Editor of Sixth Five-Year Development Plan	Central project management role in guiding and coordinating inputs of sectoral and national planning experts into coherent and internally consistent development plan document. The Development Plan is a sector-based multi-annual expenditure programme of the Saudi government, incorporating both a medium-term macroeconomic framework and a medium-term expenditure framework. Prepared the Plan's analytical guidelines for sectoral and national planning experts, formulated a work programme for completion of tasks, identified key macro- and micro-economic policy issues; reviewed all draft material submitted by large international team of sector and national planners for substantive consistency, re-drafting where necessary, and coordinating Plan document preparation according to strict time deadlines.
1993	MALDIVES Ministry of Planning and Environment	Maxwell Stamp (for Asian Development Bank)	Deputy Project Leader	Preparation of long term (perspective) national development plan and three-year public investment programme for this small island economy, development of macroeconomic framework with forecasts of main macro variables (sectoral composition of output and employment), in-depth analysis of agriculture, tourism and fishing industries, policy analysis of the education, health and urban development sectors, identification of main issues influencing the flow of foreign direct investment.
1985 – 1993	IRELAND	Tansey Webster and Associates, Economic Consultants	Partner	Managed and completed many research projects, consultancy reports and strategic action plans that have influenced Irish government policy in a number of economic sectors, including forestry, manufacturing industry, financial services, industrial training and tourism.
1984 – 1985 1989 – 1990	SAUDI ARABIA Ministry of Planning	SRI International	Plan Editor of Fourth & Fifth Five-Year Development Plans	Central project management role in guiding and coordinating inputs of sectoral and national planning experts into coherent and internally consistent development plan document. See full description of Sixth Five-Year Development Plan (1994-1995).
1982 – 1983	IRELAND Dublin	KPMG Management Consultants	Senior Economic and Marketing Consultant	Consulting studies for Irish and international private and public sector clients, including development plan for North East Regional Development Organisation, analysis of factors influencing foreign investment in Irish manufacturing industry for the Irish Industrial Development Authority, corporate marketing plans, fisheries development plan.
1980 – 1981	IRELAND Dublin	CBF – Irish Livestock and Meat Board	Marketing/ Market Research Executive	Promoting the development of value-added processing in the large Irish beef industry, marketing planning for Irish beef processing companies, analysis of the impact of the EU's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) on the development of Irish beef processing companies.
1979 – 1980	SAUDI ARABIA Ministry of Planning	SRI International	Assistant Plan Editor of Third Five-Year Development Plan	Central project management role in guiding and coordinating inputs of sectoral and national planning experts into coherent and internally consistent development plan document.
1974 – 1978	UK London	Stanford Research Institute (SRI) International	Research Analyst and Industrial Economist	Research and consulting studies for wide range of private and public sector clients within the Long Range Planning Service and the Management and Economics Division.
1973 – 1974	UK London	Hobson Bates and Partners (Ted Bates Advertising)	Marketing/ Market Research Assistant	Marketing planning for fast-moving consumer goods companies including Mars, Colgate Palmolive, Aspro Nicholas, Max Factor, Burmah Castrol.