CURRICULUM VITAE

 

ANNA PETROSYAN

PhD of Economics

 

Official Address:

5 M. Mkrtchyan Str., 2nd sub-building, Yerevan - 375010; Republic of Armenia    Tel: +37410 566 861; Fax:  +37410 526 577 (office)

 

128 Nalbandyan Str., Yerevan - 375025, Republic of Armenia

Tel: + 37410 560 282 (university)

 

Home Address:

3 Kasyan Str., Apt. 46, Yerevan - 375033, Republic of Armenia

Tel: +37410 271 672   Cell: +37491 574 258

Email:  anna.petrosyan@gmail.com

 

PERSONAL  INFORMATION

 

Date of Birth:    12 February 1979         

Place of Birth:   Yerevan, Republic of Armenia

Nationality:       Armenian

Civil Status:      Single               

 

EDUCATION

 

PhD Degree (06/2003 - 09/2006)

Department of Business Administration, Armenia State University of Economics, Yerevan, Armenia

 

PhD Internship (01/2005 - 05/2005)

Industrial Restructuring and Enterprise Development Division, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), Nations Palace, Geneva, Switzerland

 

Graduate Degree (09/1996 - 05/2001)

Qualification of Economist-Manager

Department of Management, Armenia State University of Economics (Formerly Yerevan State Institute of Economics) Yerevan, Armenia

 

Graduate Internship (01/2001- 04/2001)

Department of Investment Policy, Ministry of Trade and Economic Development of the Republic of Armenia, Yerevan, Armenia

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

Chief Specialist (10/2005 - present)

            Department of Small and Medium Entrepreneurship (SME) Development, Ministry of Trade and Economic Development of the Republic of Armenia

·         Elaborate SME state support annual programs;

·         Provide proposals for cooperation on SME sphere between the foreign countries and the Republic of Armenia;

·         Professional expertise on drafted legal documents and/or projects on SME; 

·         Participate in drafting strategic/legal documents on SME (law, government degree, concept, memorandum of understanding);

·         Periodically analyze SME regulatory framework in Armenia;

·         Monitor  projects for development of SME sphere in Armenia;

·         Organize annual contest for implementation of SME State Support Annual Programs in Armenia (Secretary of the Contest Committee, Ministry of Trade and Economic Development of RA);

·         Organize conferences and forums on SME development matters;

·         Collaborate with international and foreign organizations conducting SME sphere development projects in Armenia.

 

Lecturer (09/2005 - present)

               Department of Business Administration, Armenia State University of Economics, Yerevan, Armenia

·         Lecturing courses and workshops on business planning and small business for graduate students;

·         Lecturing courses on SME governance in the scope of vocational education and training for civil   officials;

·         Develop new curriculum in the subject of business administration;

·         Professional advice on course papers and graduate projects;

·         Enhance and update existing courses on business administration.

 

Leading Specialist (06/2002 -10/2005)

Department of SME Development, Ministry of Trade and Economic Development of the Republic of Armenia, Yerevan, Armenia

·         Conducted statistical analysis on SME sphere in Armenia;

·         Studied international experience on SME governance;

·         Participated in drafting strategic/legal documents on SME (law, government degree, concept, memorandum of understanding);

·         Organized exhibitions, meetings, round table discussions, workshops on SME matters.

 

Economist (02/1999 - 04/2002)

“SERPANTIN” LLC (service sector) Yerevan, Armenia

·         Elaborated annual action plans;

·         Conducted marketing research;

·         Developed pilot projects on new service development;

·         Elaborated advertisement and sale promotion programs;

·         Developed concept and proposals for collaboration with partner companies.

 

 Volunteer (06/2001- 09/2001)

                  Department of Investment Policy, Ministry of Trade and Economic Development of the Republic of Armenia, Yerevan, Armenia

·         Participated in drafting agreements on protection and promotion of investments between the Republic of Armenia and foreign countries;

·         Participated in expert surveys on regulatory programs and measures for promotion of investments in Armenia.

 

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

 

·     Certificate on Completion of Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Course

     Armenia Commercial Law and Economic Regulation Program (CLERP), USAID, Yerevan, Armenia

      12.09.2005-14.09.2005

·     Certificate on Completion of Civil Official Training Course

      Armenian Agricultural Academy, Yerevan, Armenia

       15.03-2004 –26.03.2004     

·     Certificate on Youth Invitation Program on “Regional Development of SMEs” 

       Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Tokyo, Japan

      21.01.2004 - 11.02.2004

·     Certificate on Training Program on “Small Business Planning and Promotion”       

      National Institute for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (NIESBUD), India, New Delhi

      29.10.2001-21.12.2001       

 

 

RESEARCH PROJECTS

 

·      PhD research  (thesis) on “The Ways for Enhancing Efficiency of Small Business Administration” (06/2003-09/2006)

           Armenia State University of Economics, Yerevan, Armenia; UNECE, Geneva, Switzerland;

·      Participation in UNECE Project on “Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in the Caucasian Countries in Transition” (01/2005-05/2005)

           UNECE, Geneva, Switzerland;

·      Participation in UNECE Project on “Small and Medium–Sized Enterprises in Countries in Transition”,  (01/2005 -05/2005)

           UNECE, Geneva, Switzerland;

·      Participation in Expert Survey on SME sphere for 2003 (05/2003-07/2003)

           Ministry of Trade and Economic Development of RA, GTZ Project “ProSME”, Yerevan, Armenia;

·      Participation in Research Project on “Identification of Small and Medium Enterprise Policy Intervention and Clarification of SME Development Policy Implementation Mechanisms” (02/2003-04/2003)

           Ministry of Trade and Economic Development of RA, World Bank, Yerevan, Armenia;

·      Participation in Expert Survey on “Administrative and Regulative Expenses of Non Governmental Organizations” (07/2001-09/2001)

              Ministry of Trade and Economic Development of RA, World Bank, Yerevan, Armenia;

·      Graduate Project on “Investment Strategy of the Republic of Armenia” (09/2000-05/2001)

              Armenia State University of Economics, Yerevan, Armenia.

 

ATTENDED FORUMS AND SEMINARS

 

·      International Conference on “Business Incubation and SME Development” (November 4-5, 2005) Yerevan, Armenia;

·      UNECE Annual Forum on “New Challenges and Perspectives for the Industrial Sector”, UNECE Trade, Industry and Enterprise Development Week (24-25 May 2005), Nations Palace, Geneva, Switzerland) (On behalf of the Ministry of Trade and Economic Development of RA made presentation on “Development of Entrepreneurship and SME Sector in the Republic of Armenia”);

·      Workshop on “Corporate Governance Trends and Issues in the UNECE Region”, Forum on Corporate Governance (9 February 2005), Nations Palace, Geneva, Switzerland;

·      Sixth Session of the UNECE Working Party on Industry and Enterprise Development (WP.8), (10-11 February), Nations Palace, Geneva, Switzerland

           (Delivered speech on behalf of the Ministry of Trade and Economic Development of RA);

·      UNECE Sixtieth Session, (22-25 February 2005), Nations Palace, Geneva, Switzerland;

·      Workshop on “Financing for Development in the ECE Region: Promoting Growth in Low-Income Transition Economies”, UNECE Spring Seminar on Financing for Development (21 February 2005), Nations palace, Geneva, Switzerland;

·      World Trade Organization’s Public Symposium on “WTO After 10 Years: Global Problems and Multilateral Solutions” (20-22 April 2005), WTO, Geneva, Switzerland;

·      First and Second Meetings of the Coordination Council For Support of SME in Armenia (13 April 2004; 8 July 2004), Yerevan, Armenia; 

·      Workshop on “Problems for Statistics on SME sphere in Armenia”, ( 25 May 2004), Yerevan, Armenia 

·      First Preparatory Seminar for the 12th OSCE Economic Forum “Supporting the Development of SMEs” (17-18 November 2003), Yerevan, Armenia;

·      Second National Forum on “Small and Medium Business in Armenia”, (24 January 2003), Yerevan, Armenia.

 

PUBLICATIONS 

 

·      A. Petrosyan, P. Qalantaryan “Developing Partnership Linkages between Small and Large Enterprises”

       scientific article (Armenia State University of Economics,  “Banber” 2(8), Yerevan-2006)

·      A. Petrosyan “Criteria for Efficiency of Small Business Governance”

     scientific article ( “Hajastan”  Finances and Economics, #6 (70) May 2006)

·      A. Szabo, A. Petrosyan “Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in the Caucasian  Countries in Transition”

      article (“Asia Europe Journal”, ISSN: 1610-2932, Volume-1, Issue Online First pages: 1–18) http://springerlink.metapress.com/link.asp?ID=N67420R238300362

·      A. Petrosyan “The Opinion of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe on SME Development in South-Caucasian Region”

     scientific article (“Collected Scientific Articles-6”, Institute for Economic Researches of the Ministry of Finance and Economy of RA, Yerevan-2005)

·      A. Petrosyan “The Modernization Problems for Definition of Small and Medium Enterprises in Armenia”

     scientific article (“Collected Scientific Articles-4”, Institute for Economic Researches of the Ministry of Finance and Economy of RA, Yerevan-2005)

·      A. Petrosyan “The Role of Business Services in SME Development”

     scientific article (“Hajastan”  Finances and Economics, #8-9 (43-44), August-September 2004)

 

AWARDS AND HONORS

 

·      Accomplishment with distinction the PhD Thesis (09/2006)

·      Graduate Diploma with honor (06/2001)

·      Accomplishment with distinction the Graduate Project (05/2001)

·      Award on Speech Contest named after Paruyr Haykazn held in the Armenia State University of Economics (12/1999)

 

SKILLS

 

Languages: Armenian (mother tongue), English (fluent), Russian (fluent), French (basic)

Computer skills: Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook, Explorer