Experienced professional, working on global urban challenges with the objective of building smart and resilient cities as platforms for sustainable and secure urban development. Engaged in the development, content management, and coordination of large-scale and notable complexity urban development projects in the Riga City Municipality within the fields of low emission development, circular economy, mobility management, climate resilience, etc. MGeog in Urban Planning and MSc in Economics (University of Latvia), lecturing at the University of Latvia in the fields of strategic management of urban development, policy development, project management, sustainable mobility, and other fields.