Oleksiy Lychkovakh

СURRICULUM VITAE Passport data: Surname: Lychkovakh First name: Oleksiy Other name: Volodymyrovych Date of birth: 19 May 1976 Nationality/Citizenship: Ukraine/Ukraine Civil status: Married Education: 1993-1996 Kyiv Army Institute, infantry platoon leader, bachelor of political science 1996-2002 Kyiv National Shevchenko University, Faculty of Philosophy, Masters` Degree in Political Science, Masters` Research: "Analysis of the Ethnical Conflict in Kosovo". Countries of work Experience: Ukraine, Belarus, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Serbia, Montenegro, Croatia, Sweden, Armenia, Georgia, Palestine, Azerbaijan, Latvia, USA, Moldova, Nepal, Bosnia and Herzegovina Key relevant experience: Technical assistance to election administration (IT systems, voter registration, election administration training, internal management, communication, reporting) Electoral processes and procedures Improvement of electoral legislation International and domestic election observation Election observation methodology Voter education, advocacy and monitoring campaigns Human rights monitoring NGO activism, development, capacity building, sustainability Years of relevant experience: 15 Selected experience highlights (last 5 years): December 2005/ January 2006. Palestine. Second PLC elections. Long Term Observer. National Democratic Institute (NDI)/Carter Center Election Observation Mission. Area of Responsiblity: Gaza South (Rafah, Khan Younis, Deir Al-Balah). May 2006 – Election Analyst. OSCE/ODIHR LEOM. Azerbaijan. Partial re-run of Parliamentary elections. September – October 2006. Election Analyst. OSCE/ODIHR LEOM. Latvia Parliamentary elections. October - November 2006. Election Expert. OSCE/ODIHR Election Assessment Mission. USA. Mid-term elections November – December 2006. Expert of OSCE/ODIHR Election Support Team (EST). Moldova. Elections of Bashkan of Gagauzia. March - May 2007. OSCE/ODIHR Election Analyst. Parliamentary Elections. Armenia July-September 2007 – National Democratic Institute (NDI). Consultant for domestic election observation group – Republican Network of Independent Monitors (RNIM), Parliamentary Elections. Kazakhstan September 2007 – October 2007 and April 2008 – The Carter Center, Election Observation Mission to Nepal. Constituent Assembly Elections. November 2007 – December 2007. OSCE/ODIHR IEOM. Election Analyst. Pre-term Parliamentary Elections. Kyrgyzstan January 2008 – March 2008. OSCE/ODIHR IEOM. Election Analyst. Presidential Elections, Republic of Armenia April – May 2008. National Democratic Institute (NDI). Trainer on Political Parties` election observation. Georgia July 2008 – January 2010. Senior Election Adviser. “Further strengthening of election processes in Ukraine” Project. OSCE Project Coordinator in Ukraine. February 2010 – December 2010. Project Manager (P4). Project “Improved management of electoral laws”. OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina April 2011. OSCE/ODIHR Election Expert Team. Election Expert. Partial local elections. Kyrgyzstan May 2011- June 2011. OSCE/ODIHR LEOM. Election Analyst. Local Elections 2011 July 2011 – present. Scytl S.A. Business Developer, Eastern Europe and Central Asia Courses taken: 1998 – Courses of public activism (Washington D.C, USA) 1999 – Training “NGO Management" (Counterpart Creative Center; Kyiv) 2004 - BRIDGE Train the facilitators course work component (UN, Australian Electoral Commission, IDEA; Yerevan, Armenia) 2008 – Intensive training on Gender Mainstreaming (OSCE Trainings Section, Austria) 2009 – Training on PBPB (Performance Based Project Budgeting) and Project Cycle Management (OSCE Training Section, Kyiv, Ukraine) Volunteer and membership: Association of Ukrainian Psychologists` Member Member of Angler Society of Ukraine Committee of Voters of Ukraine

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