Volodymyr Kovalyshyn, Associate Professor, Ph.D

Work experience	2005 - present 1) PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Management of Organisations and Administration, Ukrainian National Forestry University, Lviv. 2) FM Auditor/Lead Auditor/Lead Auditor Trainer (sub-contractor of SGS Ukraine). 2002 - 2005 1) Engineer, Associate Research Officer at the Department of Forest Economics and Management, Ukrainian National Forestry University, Lviv. 2) Consultant of forest certification group of Ukrainian-Swiss Project (FORZA) on promotion of introduction of sustainable forest management in Zakarpattya region, Ukraine. 3) Local expert on forest certification.
Education	2002 - 2005 Doctoral studies, Ukrainian National Forestry University (UNFU), Lviv, Candidate of science, Ph. D. in Economics. Confirmed by High Certificate Commission of Ukraine. Ph.D. thesis: “Economic stimulation of forest certification development in Ukraine”. Specialty: 08.08.01 “Economics of nature use and environment protection” (2006). 2000 - 2002 MSc in Environmental and Nature Resources Economics, Ukrainian National Forestry University, Lviv. 1996 - 2000 BSc in Management, Ukrainian National Forestry University, Lviv. 1994 - 1998 (1996 - 1998 – as external student) Junior Specialist in Technology and Planning of Wood-processing Enterprises, Transcarpathian Forestry Technical School, Khust
Trainings	2011 Completed course of FSC Trademark use in accordance with FSC-STD-50-001. 2002 - 2005 1) Completed FM Auditors/Lead Auditors course. Have international certificate of FM Auditors/Lead Auditors. 2) Completed ISO 9001:2000 Auditors/Lead Auditors courses. Have international IRCA/IATCA certificate of ISO 9001:2000 Auditors/Lead Auditors.
Other experience	2013 - present Expert of FSC Ukrainian National Working Group on development of National Forest Certification Standard. 2004 - 2008 Member of FSC National Forest Certification working initiative.
Additional information	More than 20 papers in specialized scientific journals. Co-author of collective monograph “Greening of Forest Management in the Context of Overcoming Global Ecological Threats”. As FM Auditor/Lead Auditor participated in FSC FM certification projects in Ukraine, Russia, Belarus, Poland and Latvia. Participation in practical workshop “Being a strong stakeholder” for Environmental NGOs in East-European region. Issues considered: FSC certification process, conception and toolkit of High Conservation Value Forests, role of NGOs in certification process.
Teaching courses	Operational Management at Forest Enterprises, Economics and Finances of Enterprises, Economics of Labour, Planning and Organisation of Forest Management, Ecological Standardization and Certification.
Languages	Ukrainian (native speaker, excellent), Russian (excellent), English (spoken level), Polish (spoken level).
Contact data	Cell phone: E-mail: (+380) 67 792 0 297