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1. EDUCATION/QUALIFICATIONS
1.1 University degree: Belgrade University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Fruit Science and Viticulture, 1991-1996, average grade 8.78.
The title of diploma paper: “The Analysis of the Conditions and the Results of Producing Grape in the Vineyard of the Institute of Biotechnology in Podgorica”. Graduated engineer of Agriculture for Viticulture and Pomology.
1.2 Postgraduate studies: University in Novi Sad, Faculty of Technology, Department of Techonology of Microbial Processes, 1998-2001. Average grade 9.66.
Master thesis: “The Analysis of the Influence of Some Biological and Technological Factors on the Quality of the Wine Variety Vranac“.
Master of Science in the field of microbiological processes.
1.3 Doctoral Studies: Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food, 2004-2006.
Doctoral thesis: "The Influence of Grape Variety and Some Technological Practices on the Colour Compounds of Red Wines ".
Doctor of Agricultural Sciences in the field of enology.
1.4 The title of professor: University of Montenegro, Faculty of Biotechnology, Podgorica. On 10/11/2008 acquired the academic title of assistant professor at the Plant Production study programme at the Faculty of Biotechonology in Podgorica.
2. SPECIALISATIONS
• I spend six months (October 2001-March 2001) at the Institute for Wine of the National Agricultural Research Foundation in Athens, Greece, as a scholarship holder of the State Research Scholarship Foundation (IKY) in Greece.
• I have also spent seven weeks (October-November 2003) at the Cornell University, the State of New York, as part of the scholarship granted to me by the United States Foreign Research Department of Agricultural and Scientific Agriculture (USAID), within the programme “Young Scientist Exchange Program Grant“. The scholarship involved a visit to a well-known vineyard region Nappa Valley in California.
• I spend four weeks (October 2007) at the Department of Enology of the Faculty of Biotechnology, Ljubljana University, Slovenia, having received a scholarship from the Fund for Staff Development of the University of Montenegro.
• In addition I spent 1 months (January– February 2012) at the University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences – BOKU in Vienna as a scholarship holder „One Month Visits/Benedek“ Austrian Agency for international cooperation OeAD.
3. EMPLOYMENT BACKGROUND
2009- today
University of Montenegro, Faculty of Biotechnology, Podgorica:
- Assistant professor – lecturer on the following courses: Wine Production with Grape Processing, Technology of Processing Crop Products and Practical Training at the specialist academic studies, within the Plant Production study programme.
- Lecturer at the postgraduate master studies, Department of Fruit Science, Viticulture and Enology, where I teach the course Wine Technology.
University of Montenegro, Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, Podgorica:
- Lecturer on the course: Grape and Wine Technology at the specialist academic studies, the Organic Department.
2006- 2008
University of Montenegro, Faculty of Biotechnology, Podgorica:
- Junior member of faculty (teacher assistant) on the course Viticulture at the bachelor studies, within the Plant Production study program.
- Lecturer on the courses: Propagation of Vines, Vineyard Establishment, Wine Cellars and Grape Processing at the applied bachelor studies, the Department of Viticulture and Enology.
2002- 2005
Institute of Biotechnology, Podgorica (The Faculty of Biotechnology was established at this Institute in 2005):
– Senior researcher in the field of viticulture for scientific research projects,
– The Head of wine and brandy production in the cellar of the “Experimental Field” of the Institute of Biotechnology
– From 2004, the Head of the enological laboratory in the Centre of Viticulture and Enology
1997-2001
Institute of Biotechnology, Podgorica:
– Trainee in the area of viticulture and enology during 2007
– Junior member of staff (assistant) in different projects in the area of viticulture and enology (from 1998-2001)
4. OTHER DOCUMENTED PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
• I have been involved in the implementation of a number of developmental and scientific research projects at the Faculty of Biotechnology:
- The impact of different skin contact time on the quality of red wines Vranac, Kratosija, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot produced in Podgorica (2003-2005).
- The impact of fertilisers and irrigation on the biological and technological properties of the grape variety Vranac, funded by the Ministry of Education and Science (2003-2005)
- The impact of different vinification methodologies on the content of polyphenols and the quality of red wine (2008- 2011).
• The Head of the development of the enological lab; the implementation of the following projects:
- WUS Austria C.E.P. 2002/03 "The impact of different skin contact time on the quality of red wines Vranac, Kratosija, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot in Podgorica".
- IRD (International Relief and Development) – USDA 2006/07, “Establishing a new laboratory for wine analysis”.
- Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management – Budget funds ”2009 3/3 Support for general services in agriculture” – Additional procurement of equipment for the Wine Laboratory.
- Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management – Budget funds”2010 3/6 Support for general services in agriculture” – Additional procurement of equipment for the Laboratory for Testing Quality of Strong Drinks.
European Research Area FP7-REGPOT-2010-5-AgriSciMont “Fostering a science-based development of sustainable Montenegrin agriculture - WP1 Technological capacity-building”.
• The representative of Montenegro in the International Office for Vines and Wine, OIV (Office International de la vigne et du Vin, Paris) for enology.
• Coordinator of Project for Bilateral cooperation with Austria “ Genotypic and phenotypic
characterization types of some varieties in Montenegrin ampelographic
collection”.
• Coordinator of Project for Bilateral cooperation with Slovenia “ Poyphenol potential of red grape variety in Montenegro and Slovenia”.
• The leader of WP1 Technological capacity-building for project European Research Area FP7-REGPOT-2010-5-AgriSciMont “Fostering a science-based development of sustainable Montenegrin agriculture 2010-2013.
• A member of the editorial team for scientific journal „Agricilture and Foresty“ Biotechnical faculty, University of Montenegro.
• Reviewer for scientifically journal:
→ “Food Control” scientific journal of the European Federation of Food Science and Technology (EFFoST) and the International Union of Food Science and Technology (IUFoST)
→ “Chemical Industry” Association of Chemical Engineers, Serbia
→„Agricilture and Foresty“ Biotechnical faculty, University of Montenegro
• A member of the team for the drafting of the Law on Wine (2007), in charge of drafting of the Draft of the Regulation on Wine Rating (2008).
• The official wine taster for Montenegro (Course for Wine Tasters, Zagreb, 2007, Ljubljana 2010)
• A member of sensory commissions for rating the quality of wine at the Novi Sad Fair 2005-2010 and Skopje Fair in 2005; Fair in Budva 2009-2012.
• A member of the expert teams of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management for rating the quality of wine and allowing wine distribution for private and industrial (13. jul - Plantaže and Nexan) producers;
• A participant of the GTZ programme in the „Wine Roads“ in Croatia (October 2006) and in the International Wine Fair in Dusseldorf (March 2007).
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