Cristian Otgon

Department for Smart Specialization, State Aid and Innovative Financial Instruments

• Being part of the coordinating team that developed and negotiated the North West Regional Programme
• Interpreted management directives to define and document administrative staff processes.
• Devised and implemented improvements to reporting procedures.
• Coordination of the team in the development, improvement, monitoring and evaluation of the Smart Specialization Strategy for the North-West Region of Romania
• Designing the action plan for the Smart Specialization Strategy of the North-West region, and integrating it in the future Regional Programme NW 2021-2027, according to the european regulations
• Designing the financial instruments (equity investments and loans) proposed in the Regional Programme
• Coordinating and developing state aid schemes for the calls in the NW RP;

• Managed process of administrating allocated amount from the project to select the final SMEs that would benefit of support for developing the technical and economical document for projects prepared for submission in the 2021-2027 programming period.
• Organized the task, controlled the scope, time, and milestone planning of the activities
• Developed and initiated projects, managed costs, and monitored performance.
• Met project deadlines to be able to reach project indicators
• Established risk management to ensure the success of the project
• Managed projects from procurement
• Facilitated communication between internal personnel, management authority, and the final beneficiaries.

• Deliver a report on the means of digitalisations for the e-manufacturing sector in Romania
• Established and maintained working relationships with public contacts to evaluate the required informations quickly.
• Interacted with the other public policy experts in developing the reports for e-culture, e-health and e-agriculure in a similar, coherent form.
• Used strong analytical and problem-solving skills to develop effective solutions for challenging situations.

• Project manager for INNO Platform & INNO Mobile, from idea to brand, UI/UX and implementation of the ideas.
• Worked directly with European Commission, Ministry of Regional Development and Public Administration so that the strategic framework offers better responses to the market needs through the structural funds.
• Coordinating the activity for Transylvania iHUB 4.0 Digital Innovation Hub, in the project supervised by PriceWaterHouse Cooper, until november 2018 and afterwards on it's own.
• Performed initial client assessment and analysis to begin research process.
• Developed and implemented new procedure.
• Created boardroom and courtroom multimedia presentations and reports
• Developed mid and long term strategies for the regions investment goals.
• Set project timelines and kept teams on task to complete milestones according to schedule.
• Partnered successfully with regional stakeholders to develop technology transfer projects.
• Hired and trained 5 members of staff.
• Cultivated and strengthened lasting client relationships.

• Verified data integrity and accuracy.
• Monitored the implementation stages of different projects financed through the Regional Development Agency
• Supervised that all contractual criteria of the projects are fulfilled, in the ex-post monitoring period.
• Analyzed departmental documents for appropriate distribution and filing.
• Developed and implemented procedures
• Produced ad hoc reports and documents for the board of the institution.

• supervised financial data integrity and accuracy for the reimbursement papers
• Supervised that all financial contractual criteria of the projects are fulfilled, in the ex-post monitoring period.
• Analyzed departmental documents for appropriate distribution and filing.
• Developed and implemented procedures
• Produced ad hoc reports and documents for the board of the institution.

• Verified data integrity and accuracy.
• Monitored the implementation stages of different projects financed under the Sectorial Operation Programme, Growing the Economical Competitiveness
• Assured all contractual criteria of the projects are fulfilled

• Verified data integrity and accuracy.
• Monitored the implementation stages of different projects financed under the Regional Operational Programme
• Assured all contractual criteria of the projects are fulfilled

• Planned, developed and implemented strategies to convey information with key decision makers.
• Developed and rolled out new policies.
• Developed and rolled out national strategies for structural funds.
• Developed and rolled out national strategies for tourism

• Participated in professional development opportunities and attended in-services and seminars.
• Performed administrative activities like taking attendance, grading assignments, and maintaining student records
• Partnered with teacher to plan and implement lessons following school's curriculum, goals, objectives, and philosophies.

• Project management for certain projects of the Oradea Municipaly financed under structural funds
• Maintained project schedules by managing timelines and making proactive adjustments.
• Set project timelines and kept teams on task to complete milestones according to schedule.
• Tracked project changes in the system with detailed notes so that stakeholders could review the information.
• Collaborated with project owners and team members to set challenging but realistic goals.