Appointed to support Irish exporters exploring opportunities in Ukraine under the national reconstruction agenda. Focused on market entry facilitation, donor-funded procurement navigation, investment scoping, and business matchmaking in sectors such as medical devices, telecom infrastructure, digital solutions, modular construction, and agri-tech machinery.

Appointed as Country Advisor to lead Business Finland’s strategic and operational engagement with Ukraine’s reconstruction, with a focus on critical infrastructure, sustainable energy, construction, defence technologies, and humanitarian demining. The role includes facilitating Finnish public-private participation in resilience and infrastructure investment projects, identifying donor co-financing mechanisms (e.g., IFIs, EU, and bilateral aid), and supporting bilateral and multilateral dialogues with Ukrainian government institutions, municipalities, and international partners.

Delivered technical leadership across four donor-funded international assignments under Ecorys’ Resilient Economies practice, focusing on trade policy reform, private sector development, financial inclusion, and programme evaluation. Acted as workstream lead and subject-matter expert while also contributing to internal quality assurance and client coordination

Led trade and export promotion assignments under the $42M USAID CEP project focused on SME competitiveness, trade facilitation, and investment promotion. Developed award-winning export promotion activities

Led national-level export advisory and institutional development within the Government of Ukraine’s official trade promotion agency, under the EU-Ukraine DCFTA implementation framework.

Led sectoral consultancy services under Lithuania’s national SME export and innovation support program, commissioned by Enterprise Lithuania and the Ministry of Economy and Innovation. Oversaw delivery of technical assistance across 8 priority sectors, contributing to the country’s digital and internationalisation reform agenda

Led the implementation of GIZ’s SME export readiness programme under EU4Business: SME Competitiveness and Internationalisation, part of the EU-UA Association Agreement Trade Facilitation Facility. Oversaw delivery of tailored export consulting to 50 Ukrainian SMEs and capacity building for 25 national export advisers

Led Finnish government trade and investment promotion efforts across Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Armenia. Managed regional operations of Finpro (now Business Finland), supporting 150+ Finnish companies with market entry, export development, and public-private partnerships.

Contracted to lead market expansion and go-to-market strategy across Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Azerbaijan. Drove business growth by identifying and securing high-value opportunities, developing tailored market entry plans, and building strategic partnerships with multinational clients and business associations. The role combined hands-on sales management, international client advisory, and commercial strategy to support companies in navigating complex markets, optimising their positioning, and scaling with confidence.

Played an active role in shaping national strategic frameworks for export development in Ukraine, including the Export Strategy 2017–2021 (machinery and trade information sectors) and the National Economic Strategy 2030, where I contributed to the export promotion pillar

Appointed as Lead Consultant to design and implement a strategic assessment for Business Finland on piloting Finnish defence and dual-use innovations in Ukraine. The assignment focused on mapping key public and private stakeholders, including military procurement agencies, innovation accelerators, donor-backed procurement channels, and frontline demand networks, while identifying practical pathways for Finnish SMEs to test and scale technologies in real-world operational environments. The role included stakeholder outreach, feasibility analysis, and delivery of actionable recommendations to support Business Finland’s Defence and Digital Resilience programme.