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

Senior Project Manager: Railway Infrastructure (since 2024)

Professional Experience:

2021 – 2023 – Expert: Railway Sector Reform of the Reform 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

2024 - International Institute of Management (IIM-Kyiv), pre-MBA Leadership

Responsibilities

• Expert assistance and support in the preparation and adoption of the draft Law "On Railway Transport of Ukraine", in the development of other laws and by-laws necessary for the implementation of the EU acquis in the field of railway transport;
• Advisory support for strategic planning, institutional and organizational changes in the field of railway transport in accordance with the EU acquis;
• Expert assistance in the process of attracting donor funding, international technical assistance for the recovery and development of the rail transport industry of Ukraine.

Dmytro Klets

Senior Project Manager: Roads & BCPs

Professional Experience

Since 2024 - Recovery and Reform Support Team at the Ministry for Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development of Ukraine, Senior Project Manager: Road & BCP

2019-2023 - Reform Support Team at the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine, Senior Project Manager of Road Sector Reform

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.

Oleksii Okarskyi

Senior Expert: Roads

Professional Experience

2018 - Present Legal Expert, Senior Expert, Reform and Recovery support team, Ministry for Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development of Ukraine

2017 - 2018 Legal Coordinator, IMO Audit Project Office

2015 – 2017 Deputy chief of international legal division of state Classification Society "The Shipping Register of Ukraine"

2014 – 2015 Chief specialist of the Department of legal security of the Ministry of Infrastructure

2012-2013 Chief specialist of the Department of state control over motor transport of the State Inspection of Ukraine for Transport Safety

2008-2012 Chief specialist of the Department of international cooperation of the Ministry of Transport and Communications of Ukraine

Education:

Master of Law
Kyiv State Maritime Academy, Kyiv Ukraine

Responsibilities

• Legal support of draft regulations during their approval in ministries, the Cabinet of Ministers, Parliament and other state bodies
• Development of draft regulations in the field of road transport and road infrastructure
• Development of legislation on implementation of the EU standards on public passenger transport services by road, vehicle safety usage, conditions of the access to the transportation market

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;
• Drafting of regulatory acts in the field of inland waterway transport, including bylaws to implement the Law of Ukraine "On Inland Waterway Transport" and to implement the provisions of EU legislation in accordance with the Association Agreement;
• Legal support of draft regulations during their approval in ministries, the Cabinet of Ministers, Parliament and other state bodies;
• Work on simplifying procedures and regulations in the field of administrative services in inland waterway transport;
• Preparation of proposals for the development of inland waterway transport infrastructure, improvement of management, processes and services in inland waterway transport;
• Participation in attracting investments in inland water transport infrastructure

Oleksandr Lemeshkin

Senior Project Manager-Aviation Sector reform, Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine

Professional Experience

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

Responsibilities

• Coordination and facilitation the aviation sector reform process
• Development of draft regulations, programs and strategies related to aviation
• Promotion of deregulation and liberalization of the aviation sector
• Support for the execution of the Common Aviation Area Agreement (CAAA) with the EU
• Assistance in implementation of EU acquis listed in the CAAA

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.
• 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.

Andrii Vozniuk

Border crossing points expert

Professional Experience

A transportation engineer with 20 years experience.

Responsibilities

• support in developing proposals for strategic documents, investment plans and programs, concept notes, drafts of legal regulation, and technical acts on the development and construction of the border infrastructure with the EU Countries and Moldova;
• support in developing proposals for improving legislation on border infrastructure development;
• support in drafting work plans, policies and other key documents for implementation and monitoring of the reform;
• consulting services and support cooperating with international and local experts of Technical Assistance;
• support facilitating the EU integration commitments implementation in the field of service areas equipment as well as standards, norms and regulations for cross-border infrastructure improvement.

Anna Siechko

Senior Project Manager: Maritime Transport

Professional Experience: 12 years professional experience in the transport sector.

Responsibilities

• support and facilitate the development of maritime sector reforms and projects;
• assistance in developing and supporting the implementation of infrastructure and public-private partnership (PPP) projects in Ukrainian seaports;
• support in improving the efficiency of Ukrainian maritime state-owned enterprises, including support in drafting the necessary laws and regulations, establishing supervisory boards, implementing concession projects, and coordinating with relevant international financial institutions;
• developing and supporting the adoption of legislation.

Vasyl Shevchenko

Senior Expert of the Energy Efficiency Sector

Professional Experience

• Has a strong background in conducting energy audits for various buildings, industrial enterprises and heat power plants.
• He has developed more than 150 energy certificates for buildings.
• Participated in the development of methodologies, standards, analytical materials and strategies in the energy efficiency sector.

Responsibilities

• Establishing and improving a comprehensive market-based framework for the energy audit, energy performance certification, and technical building systems inspection in Ukraine.
• Drafting and amending primary and secondary legal acts to the Law of Ukraine “On Energy Efficiency of Buildings” and the Law of Ukraine “On Energy Efficiency” to ensure their compliance with the provisions of the EU legislation.
• Implementing the best international experience and practices to improve energy and resource efficiency in buildings.

Viktor Mykhailiv

Legal Expert

Professional Experience

• Viktor has more than 10 years of professional experience in jurisprudence, policy analysis, preparation, promotion, and implementation of legislation and reforms.
• He has worked in the civil service, specifically in the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine and the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine. Served as the head of the analytical centre & Institute for Social and Economic Research.
• Also Viktor provided assistance to the Ministry of Development of Communities and Territories of Ukraine in implementation energy efficiency reforms.

Responsibilities

• Expert support to eliminate barriers and facilitate the process of recovery and development in cities and regions across Ukraine;
• Assistance in preparing policy papers, drafting new legislation and/or amending existing legislation (including notably secondary legislation) to ensure compliance with the provisions of the EU legislation;
• Legal support of draft legal acts during their approval in the Central Executive Authorities and the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine.

Yevgen Yezhov

Senior Project Manager: Urban Planning

Professional Experience

I am an urban planner, a spatial planning specialist and a certified chief project architect with over 17 years of experience in developing effective territorial development projects of planning bodies commissioned by local self-government bodies and state administrations.

I participated as an author in the author's team or the chief architect of more than 70 projects of master plans of cities, towns and villages, territorial planning schemes of regions, districts, normative monetary valuation of territory, monitoring of cultural heritage objects, development of a joint project of urban development of the cross-border region.

I took part in conducting analytical research and developing a project for a new national classification of objects of spatial planning, landscaping and constructions as a spatial planning expert.

• Chief project architect «ESTR» LLC, «Kailas-K» LLC, «Kailas-Aero» LLC, «Croc-Center» LLC;
• Leading architect State Enterprise Y. Bilokon Ukrainian State Scientific-Research Institute of Urban Design «DIPROMISTO»;
• Leading architect SE «Research and Design Institute of Urban Planning»;
• Half-time architect LLC «UkrNDIagroproject».

Responsibilities

• Development of draft policies, legislation, and program measures in the field of urban planning documentation;
• Facilitating the implementation of legal acts developed in the field of urban planning;
• Coordination of the implementation of urban planning digitalization;
• Documentation and implementation of urban planning cadastre at the state level.

Eugene Vlasov

Designer

Professional Experience

13 years of experience in graphic, web, motion and 3D design. I worked at printing plants and companies (EpicenterK, All.biz, Moyo, MHP, WinTechSolutions, Accent, Wolf Printing House). Since 2017, I have been working with the Ministry's RST team on a regular basis.

Responsibilities

• Providing technical assistance in graphic support for the projects of the Ministry and other stakeholders in the process of promoting reforms.
• Participation in the development of graphic materials:

1. Development, preparation of materials and design of presentations, infographics (on various topics)

2. Creation of graphic materials, layouts for printing, color correction, drawing of graphic elements

3. Development of corporate style

4. Video, animation and audio editing, 3D design

• Timely resolution of issues related to the printing and digitization of graphic products, work with contractors.
• Development of communication strategies and campaigns.

Iryna Lahunova

Senior Project Manager (Сonstruction)

Professional Experience

since 2021 - Senior Project Manager (Construction) of the Recovery and Reform Support Team at the Ministry of Infrastructure

2017 - 2021 - Director of the Consulting Department of the Interstate Guild of Consulting Engineers

2006 - 2017 - Head of the Standards Division of the Department of Technical Regulation and Scientific and Technical Development of the Ministry of Regional Development, Construction, Housing and Communal Services of Ukraine

Civil engineer, chemical engineer, PhD in Public Administration, Associate Professor

Accredited FIDIC training course:

Module Basic; Module 0: Implementation and Management of FIDIC Professional Services Agreements; Module 0: Practical Use of Customer Service/Consultant Model Service Agreement, FIDIC 2017 White Book; Module 1: Practical Use of FIDIC Contract Terms and Conditions; Module 2: Claims Management and Settlement of Disputes in accordance with the terms of the 1999 FIDIC Agreement; Module 4: Managing FIDIC Contract; Module 4: Management and administration of treaties FIDIC.

Auditor of Certified Quality Management System (ISO 9001, ISO 19011).

Member of the working group ISO TC 292/WG 10 ‘Security and resilience’

Responsibilities

• deregulation in the sphere of technical regulation in construction;
• harmonisation of the national construction norms and requirements to appropriate international standards (including introduction of international forms of construction contracts);
• establishment of harmonised with EU conditions for the provision of construction products on the market and adaptation of current legislation to their introduction;
• creation of a system of legislative and regulatory support for the application of building information modelling (BIM-technologies) in the creation of construction objects and management of buildings and structures life cycle;
• development of new policies and strategies;
• enhance anti-corruption mechanisms

Oleksandra Marusheva

Legal expert: Construction

Professional Experience

Oleksandra brings a wealth of experience, with over 18 years of legal experience, over 10 years in law drafting assistance, over 11 years in scientific and teaching activities.

Doctor of Science in Public Administration and is an accomplished Professor with a Ph.D. in Law.

Responsibilities

• Analysis of current legislation in the field of construction and preparation of proposals for its
• improvement
• Development of draft legal acts in the field of construction, preparation of conclusions, comments and proposals for draft acts during the approval procedure
• Implementation of legal support of projects of legal acts during their approval in the central bodies of executive power, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, and other state bodies

Olena Drozach

Senior Expert Construction Management

Professional Experience

• Since 2017 - Senior Expert on Construction
• Reform Support Team at the Ministry for Communities and Territories Development of Ukraine
• LLC "Lifecell" - Civil Work coordinator
• LLC "SKYTEL" – CEO, founder
• LLC "ASTIKA - FASADE" - CEO, founder
• JSC "TAIGA" - Deputy Chairman of the Board
• Ukrainian Zonal Research and Design Institute for Civil Engineering "KyyivZNDIEP" JSC - research associate

Education:

• National Technical University "Kyiv Polytechnic Institute"
• Graduate School KyyivZNDIEP

Responsibilities

• preparation of priority work plans and reporting documents; allocation of responsibilities, resource planning and coordination support within the team;
• consulting services and assistance on collecting, elaborating and submitting all relevant documents and materials (e.g. plans, reports, analyses and proposals) needed for the activities of all relevant technical aid projects and expert missions;
• consulting services and assistance on supporting the identification, collection, collation and analysis of relevant data and information;
• consulting services and assistance on the design, preparation and coordination of implementation of strategic framework in the area of construction;
• consulting services and assistance on developing policies, digital tools, legislations, and policy measures in construction;
• consulting services and assistance required to ensure implementation of the regulation developed under the construction, including but not limited to the laws, concepts, programs, and secondary legislation.

Roman Dubas

Project Manager for Multimodal Transportation and Transport Safety

Professional Experience

2023 - Project Manager for Multimodal Transportation and Transport Safety Recovery and Reform Support Team at the Ministry for Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development of Ukraine;

2022 – Project Manager of Road safety and standards of the Reform Support Team at the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine;

2021 – 2022 Project Manager of Road safety and standards of the Reform Support Team at Ukravtodor;

2011–2021 – Senior specialist of the Department of domestic automobile transportations; Deputy Head of the Department of Road Transport; Senior specialist of the Legal Department of the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine;

2005-2011 – Senior specialist of the Department of the Main Inspection of the Road Transport – Senior Specialist of the Transportation Safety Supervision Department, Head of the Transportation Safety Supervision Department, Deputy Head of the State Control and Supervision Department for Transportation Safety, Head of the State Control and Supervision Department for Transportation Safety, Deputy Head of the Main State Inspectorate for Road Transport;

2004-2005 – The State Department of Road Transport is the head of the road safety sector;

2003-2004 – Dispatch Center for Automotive Transport of the State Automobile Transport Department "Autoinform" - Dispatcher;

2002-2003 – Bus Depot No. 6 of Kyivpastrans Municipal Enterprise - Repair Shop Foreman, Bus Fleet Mechanic, Bus Fleet Chief.

Responsibilities

• Consultation and support on drafting legislative amendments regarding multimodal transport and transport safety;
• Assistance in developing Ukrainian legislation that meets EU safety requirements for road transport;
• Consultation and support in engaging relevant experts in transport safety and multimodal transport issues;
• Project management support and consulting on reforming Ukrainian legislation to reduce road transport injuries;
• Assistance in developing a program to reform the road safety system in automotive transport.

Roman Prykhodko

Senior Expert Water Supply & Sewage

Education:

2012 - Ph. D. in Public administration (Local governance)
Dnipropetrovsk Regional Institute of Public Administration of the National Academy of Public Administration under the President of Ukraine (Dnipro)

2007 - Master of Public administration (Management in the Institutions of the European Union)
Dnipropetrovsk Regional Institute of Public Administration of the National Academy of Public Administration under the President of Ukraine (Dnipro)

2005 - Manager of Local Government
Malopolska Institute of Local Government and Administration (Krakow)

1998 - Economist (Marketing of foreign economic activity)
Ukrainian Academy of Foreign Trade (Kiev)

1988 - Scientist-agronomist
Dnipropetrovsk Agricultural Institute (Dnipro)

Professional Experience (last 10 years)

• from 2020 Senior Expert Water Supply & Sewage (Reform support Team)
• 2012-2020 Head of the wastewater treatment department (State Enterprise “Scientific, Research, Design and Technology Institute of Municipal Economy”)

Author of more than 50 scientific articles and monograph "Management of social development of the territorial community: experience and ways of modernization". Developed and implemented about 30 projects in the field of water supply and sewerage.

Responsibilities

• Facilitating the implementation of water supply and wastewater reform initiatives identified by the Government;
• Providing expert analytical support for reforms;
• Analyzing legislation and preparing proposals for reforming the water supply and wastewater sector;
• Developing regulatory acts in accordance with the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the EU;
• Supporting the adoption of relevant regulatory acts, developing accompanying documentation;
• Developing sectoral state target programs;
• Project management (implementation plan, risk and change management, monitoring of implementation, effectiveness assessment, etc.);
• Participating in attracting investments for the development of water supply and wastewater infrastructure.

Stanislav Mandrik

Senior Project Manager IT

Professional Experience

Stanislav Mandrik is the owner of several companies, specializing in IT, PR, and marketing. With over 20 years of experience in the IT sector, he has implemented numerous projects for well-known brands and collaborated with government institutions, making significant contributions to social and infrastructure projects. His expertise spans the development and implementation of IT solutions, marketing, and the application of AI for content creation, data analysis, and object recognition. Leading teams of 50 to 100 people, Stanislav joined RST to drive positive change in Ukraine and participate in state-level projects.

Responsibilities

• Providing consulting services and support to the Ministry in IT capacity building.
• Developing and implementing methodologies, tools, internal rules, and procedures for project management.
• Creating and maintaining the Ministry's Knowledge Base.
• Developing IT strategies and project roadmaps, collaborating with relevant Ministry departments and other stakeholders.
• Implementing and supporting IT projects, including creating project documentation and technical specifications.
• Collecting, analyzing, and formalizing project requirements.
• Participating in the preparation of documents related to the functional, technical, and organizational aspects of projects.