Key competences:
Consulting companies of different sizes in public funding matters and supporting them in winning public funding in order to implement their development projects. Thorough understanding of Estonian grants and can also support clients with international grants. Extensive experience in consulting production, food industry and tourism projects.
Marketing & sales: strong track record in B2B sales.
Strategic consulting: including business plan & strategy development, ESG strategy.

Education:
Master of Arts, Tartu University, Russian and Slavonic Philology
EBS MBA (master thesis unfinished)
ESG manager development program certificate, volume of study modules 60 academic hours (Estonian Business School, 30.01 – 29.05.2024)

Work experience:
Projektiekspert OÜ – key account manager (grants, procurements, trainings, sales and marketing)
Excedea OÜ – associated partner, grants
Civitta Eesti AS – associated partner, grants
Kai Consultations OÜ – board member/owner, private financing consultant – grants

Working languages: Estonian, English, Russian.

Some work references from the past 5 years:
Among Estonian grant projects my biggest achievements are the grants received in 2024 from Just Transition Fund in the amount of approx. 20 million euros, inc. glued wood plant and spa hotel project. The latter included development of a comprehensive business model. Significant has been a research project on mushroom topic for Shroomwell in Enterprise Estonia applied research program and different shared services center projects for various well-known group companies such as ABB, Linde, Ramirent, Fujitsu, etc., which helped to create more specialist jobs in Estonia. Through the last years I have played important role in the construction of the first oat milk plant in the Baltics by receiving several different grants for Yook Production. Food and drink industry has been an important customer group for more than 5 years.