EDUCATION:

2002 - 2005 – Tbilisi State University, Faculty of Law;

1994 - 1999 – Georgian Technical University, Faculty of Architecture.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

12. 2009 - Present – First Deputy Minister at the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia;

02. 2009 - 12. 2009 – First Deputy Minister at the Ministry of Corrections and Legal Assistance (MCLA).

07. 2008 - 10. 2008 – First Deputy of the Head of Administration and the Head of Organizational Department at Tbilisi City Hall.

09. 2007 - 07. 2008 – Head of Administration and the Chief of Organizational Division, Tbilisi City Hall.

10. 2006 - 09. 2007 – Representative of Mayor of Tbilisi at City Council.

06. 2006 - 10. 2006 – Head of Administration, Tbilisi City Hall.

01. 2006 - 06. 2006 – Head of the Public Relations Department at Airline “Air G”.

05. 2004 -01. 2006 – Head of the Public Relations Department at “Airzena Georgian Airways”.

03. 2004 - 05. 2006 – Founder of the “Pragma Group”.

05. 2002 - 05. 2004 – President’s Advisor at “Silk Road Alliance”.

03. 1998 - 12. 2001 – Executive Director at the Center of Strategic Research and Political Development.

1999 - 2000 – Expert of Public Relations, at the Union of Georgian Citizens.

09.  1998 - 10. 2000 – International Secretary, Union of Young Citizens’ of Georgia;

12. 1997 - 12. 2000 – Deputy Director of the International Committee, National Council of Georgian Young   Organizations;

05. 1997 - 04. 1999 – Advisor of the Department of Public Relations, Parliament of Georgia;

08. 1997 - 09. 1998 – Political Secretary, Union of Young Citizens’ of Georgia;

1995 - 1997 –Head of the Political Department, Union of Young Citizens’ of Georgia.

TRAININGS:

2007 – United Nations Association of Georgia and Partners in Georgia, Effective Service For Citizens, Tbilisi.

2006 – International Certification & DEA Association, Methodology of Marketing and Certification, Great Britain.

2003 – International Republican Institute (IRI), Electoral Academy – Bakuriani.

1999 – Public Relations, Brussels.

Languages - English and Russian