About Ari Rusila

Ari Rusila Resume

I am a development project management expert and freelancer from Finland with a special interest in the Balkan region. My other interests include conflicts/civil crisis management issues, Black Sea region, Russia and the Middle East. I have 6-8 blogs with mainly same content but different readerships; through them I try to give my perspective to issues of interests and highlight also the other side of story.

AriRusila’s BalkanBlog -blog -http://arirusila.wordpress.com

©Ari Rusila’s Conflicts -news portal -http://conflicts.newscred.com

Contacts:

By mail: Polttolinja 17 B 10, FIN-40520 Jyväskylä

By phone: +358 (0) 468973718

By e-mail: rusilaari@yahoo.se

Experience

02-06/2009 Blogger, European Journalist Centre: Blogging in EJC’s TH!NK ABOUT IT -campaign, workshops in Brussells and Rotterdam.

07/2004-07/2007, Project manager, Jyväskylä University of Applied Sciences: int. (FIN, SCO, NOR, SWE) NorWat-project, progress and financial responsibility, budget m1,2 €

01/2000-10/2002,EU municipal Expert, European Agency for Reconstruction: Capacity building of local administration, project management/coordination, business registration; youth, culture and sport sectors; procurement. Team leader of municipal strategy

06/1998-12/1999, Project co-ordinator, Municipality of Salla (FIN) and City of Kovdor (RUS): Forestry project with TACIS-funding in Kovdor, Murmansk region, Russia. Progress and economical responsibility.

-05/1998, Development officer, Municipality of Salla (FIN): development and business services, Barents cooperation, strategies and actionplans.

Education

Master of Arts, University of Jyväskylä, FIN (social science and philosophy)

Matriculation exam, Jyväskylä lyseé, FIN

A-trainer (+previous B ja C-exams), SVUL (Finnish Sport Association)

∞≈ advanced training +100 courses in 14 different countries; topics development and project management

Qualifications & Skills

Experience about Project Cycle management at all it’s levels

Experience about Participatory Planning Methods and “Time manager” practice

Experience of Logical Framework Approach at programme and project levels, at regional and local strategies.

Lapland trained me all aspects of projects from ideas and strategies through action plans to implementation of individual projects

Russia trained me to find practical solutions between chaotic field work and western regulations.

My work in Kosovo and follow-up activities gave me clear picture of problems in Balkans and challenges in societies in transition

I have learned to work as a member of multicultural team as well also individually

Languages: English good, german and swedish fair, alphabets of Russia. Finnish native language.

Memberships

Peace and Collaborative Development network

Anna Lindh Foundation National network

Atlantic-Community Organization

TH!NK (1) -community

G.N.S. Press Ass. Inc. & European News Agency
European Journalism Centre

My Motto(s)

• Blue visions – real implementation (project management)
• The other Side of the Story (journalism)

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