Joanna Sychta

About me

Multi-skilled Project Manager and Researcher with extensive international experience of managing complex research projects in Industrial Engineering, Biotechnology, Transport, Hardware, Software, Cybersecurity, Digital) R&D, Science) Professional translator Polish - English, English - Polish.

October 2019 – Imperial College Department of Bioengineering , United Kingdom, Project: Natural Bionic project Project role: Project Manager

July 2017 – – Connected Places Catapult), (TWI), United Kingdom, Project: several R&D Projects VA-RCM, ASPIRE, Win-D-Ice Project role: Project Manager

July 2011 – July 2017 – Advisory Group - Project Consultant, United Kingdom, Belgium• Developing and managing the R&D applications and other EU projects, or international projects for business and research. • Supporting businesses by evaluating their projects proposals legally, technically, financially and advising the best way of financing. • Writing applications for funding from many sources, public, private. • Searching for funding to commercialize products, services or business ideas, cooperating with EC Commission, Businesses, Investors, Business Angels, Banks and Research Institutions • International business development for companies. • Project Management for several business clients (Hardware, Software, and Mobile Apps).

May 2016 – July 2016 – Cyberfog – Project Manager (contract), Poland, Romania

• IT Project Management for cybersecurity project.

September 2013 – January 2014 – University of Wroclaw, Poland

Project ,, Development Academia for the Universities in Poland’’ • Project budget 9 750 499,60 PLN funded by European Social Fund in Poland. • Project scope to create ten new study disciplines, like Biotechnology, Communication, Management etc. in English and support 30 Ph.D. scholarships a year for best students. • Overall project coordination, marketing, development, recruitment.

January 2012 – March 2013 - Coventry University, UK

Project ‘European University Enterprise Network’ (EUEN) • Project role: Project Officer. I supported the management of the project legally, financially and ensured the best way of communications between partners, including digital communication, social media, and website.

October 2010 – January 2012 - University of Warwick, UK

Project Digital Image and Video Forensics Project role: Project Manager. I utilized project management tools to plan, track, prioritize and communicate timelines and deliverables to the projects team and the EU Commission.

October 2009 – to October 2010 - Coventry University, UK

Project FP7 Synergy • Project role: Managed the FP7 (Seven framework programme) Synergy project legally, financially and was the first point of contact between the partners and the EC Commission. • I assisted with the preparation of research grants and contract applications, advising on the application procedures, eligibility criteria, submission procedures and policy and the costing proposals.

January 2009 – July 2009 - Morgan Sindall Plc., UK

Project: several IT Project Project role: IT Project Coordinator Main responsibilities: • Plan and manage scope, budget, resources and schedule of various business application projects within the IT group, to ensure timely delivery of quality deliverables within budget March 2007 – December 2008 - BT, UK

Role: IT Procurement Team Leader Main responsibilities: • IT Procurement service to the Morgan Sindall Plc, negotiation of the prices of software, hardware and other IT supplies. • Implementation of procurement processes for the IT department of the whole company. • Management of department intranet website, procedures and policies. • Contracts management and online billing for the company’s mobile and fixed line telecom services and other suppliers.

EDUCATION

• University of Wroclaw – Masters of Law (LLM) 1998 - 2003 • Coventry University Spanish Course (Certificate 2 years) 2006 - 2007 • Der Fachhochschule der Sächsischen Verwaltung Meiβen Leonardo Da Vinci Exchange programme, (Summer School) 2001

TRAINING AND LANGUAGES

• Microsoft Office Course • Prince 2 Foundation • Horizon 2020 SME Instrument • Leadership and Management: Challenges and Opportunities • ABC Entrepreneurship • Languages: English – advance,