Mr. Corcoran has extensive experience gained form working in Ministries throughout the new EU accession states, working with Government Administrations to prepare them for receipt of EU funding and in government owned utilities in the areas of regulation, treasury and financial management and restructuring. Examples of specific experience include:
Location |
Company |
Position |
Description |
Romania |
EU Commission |
Financial/Economic Expert |
Review of EU ISPA application for funding of Arges County landfill site as part of EU ISPA-PPP team. |
Romania |
ISPA & Phare Implementing Agencies & Ministry of Finance |
Financial Advisor |
Training staff of ISPA/Phare Implementing Agencies, CFCU and National Fund in handling of irregularities, Internal Audit & Internal Control in relation to EDIS. Part of EU funded Phare project also preparation of implementing agencies for implementation of EDIS for ISPA and Phare funds. |
Arad Romania |
Arad Waste Water Treatment Plant |
EU Financial expert |
EU Phare funded project responsible for supervision of large ISPA funded water treatment project |
Romania |
Municipality of Galati |
Financial Expert |
Part of ISPA – PPP team of experts appraising and revising ISPA application for new SWM facility in City of Galati on behalf of EU Commission. |
Lithuania |
Environmental Project Management
Agency of Lithuania |
Short-term Financial Specialist
|
Strengthening of capacity to prepare financial and economic evaluations of environmental projects for application for EU Structural and Cohesion funding. |
Lithuania |
State Energy Utility |
Financial Advisor |
Treasury review of the State energy company |
Czech Republic |
EU Commission |
Financial/Economic Expert |
Reviewing financial and legal operations of private involvement in water utilities in the Czech Republic on behalf of the EU Commission as part of EU ISPA-PPP team. |
Czech Republic |
MST (Regional Electricity & District Heating company) |
Financial Analyst |
Analysis of existing investment and financial procedures in Czech heat & power utility. Design, preparation, development and maintenance of corporate investment model for this utility. Other work for client included development of capital investment procedures, investment appraisal techniques and introduction of integrated planning. |
Bulgaria |
EU Commission |
Financial/Economic Expert |
Calculation of affordability of affordability of 13 proposed WWTP in Bulgaria on behalf of EU Commission as part of pre-ISPA application evaluation. |
Bulgaria |
Ministry of Finance |
EU Short Term Financial Expert |
EU Phare funded responsible for the restructuring of the Ministry of Finance and successful application of EU ISPA and Sapard funds |
Latvia |
CFCU |
Financial Trainer |
ISPA EDIS Phase II Gap Plugging. |
Latvia |
Ministry of Finance, SAPARD Agency, Ministry of Environment & Regional Development, Ministry of Transport. |
Project Manager and ISPA Expert |
Special Preparatory Programme for Structural Funds (SPP). This role involved managing a large (Euro 2m) project over its last eight months. ToR included preparing Latvian administration for receipt of ISPA funding, providing assistance with preparation for SAPARD and accreditation of implementing agency. Providing assistance with National Development Planning and Sound Financial Management. Project also required providing advice on necessary legislative and structural reform. Total EU experts involved in the project exceed 30 with 35 local experts.
EU short term ISPA expert on Responsibilities included drafting of guidelines for financial and economic appraisal of capital investment projects including assistance in setting Latvian central discount rate. Assistance in ISPA application evaluation and in securing full allocation of ISPA funding from the EU |
Latvia |
State Treasury & Ministry of Finance |
Short Term EU Advisor |
Restructuring of and establishing role for Internal Audit Department and Advisor to Ministry of Finance involved in preparation and introduction of fiscal modelling of Latvian Economy and use in advising Government of Latvia.
Advisor to Ministry of Finance involved in preparation and introduction of fiscal modelling of Latvian Economy and use in advising Government of Latvia . |
Slovenia |
Ministry of Environment |
EU Short Term Financial Expert |
ISPA Gap Plugging, Stage II |
Cyprus |
Electricity Authority of Cyprus |
Project Manager |
Unbundling of Electricity Authority accounts and advising on stranded costs as part of the restructuring of the electricity industry in Cyprus and implementation of EU Directives and regulation |
Poland |
Polish Power Grid Company (PSE) |
Financial Analyst |
Completion of financial analysis and evaluation of (PSE) and their financial procedures to enable building of corporate investment model.
Presentation and negotiation of financial application to EBRD for funding of power plant in Bieisko-Biala in Poland on behalf of polish Electricity Utility (ZEC). This project required working with both power utility senior management and officials of PSE. |
EU Candidate States |
Relevant Ministries |
Am an approved expert on the EU Commission ISPA-PPP framework consortium |
General advice to the EU pre-accession countries on use of PPP and specific project advice on the use of PPP's in EU funded ISPA projects. Assignments to date Slovak Republic , Bulgaria , Romania , Czech Republic . |
