Zviad SHANAVA

Association membership:

· Board advisor of Georgian Logistics Association, as an expert of Supply Chain Management, distribution, and warehousing in the Regional transit and national capabilities in the field of multinational logistics;

· Expert of Association of Freight Forwarders of Georgia, International Movement and Coordination of Hazardous and Dangerous Goods - Export/Import and Transit issues using national transport and infrastructure capabilities in the line of the communication system;

· SOLE - The International Society of Logistics – Demonstration Master Logistician in partnership with the Army Logistics University (USA – Fort Lee, Virginia).

Academic positions

· Professor of Georgian Technical University.

· Professor of the University of Georgia.

Study subjects and courses: - Supply Chain Management; Logistics; Distribution; Warehousing; Business Administration; Economics; Finance; etc. at the bachelor’s and master’s levels.

Academic Journals and Manuals - Editorial Membership:

§ Editorial Board Member of „American Journal of Traffic and Transportation Engineering“(AJTTE), Transportation & Logistics;

§ Editorial Board Member of „American Research Journal of Humanities & Social Science“ (ARJHSS).

§ Chairman of the editorial board of Textbook (manual book) „Logistics“ - for bachelor's students. (in Georgian).

§ Author of the book „Basics of Economics (Micro and Macroeconomics)“- for the Universities of Georgia.

Awards

· 2002 - Military Courage Medal;

· 2003 - Military Courage Medal;

· 2008 - US Army Commendation Medal for Operation Iraqi Freedom;

· 2013 - Military Medal 1st grade for Blameless Service;

· 2013 - Military Honor Medal, “Dedicated to Homeland”;

· 2016 - Military Honor Medal, “Dedicated to Homeland”;

· 2020 - Medal for successful participation in military peacekeeping operations; IRAQ (OIF)

· 2021 - 30th Anniversary Medal of Georgian Armed Forces for outstanding military service;

· 2022 - Medal General mazniashvili for successful planning of military operations and high professionalism.

· 2023 - Military medal General Kvinikadze- for maintain high combat readiness.

· 2024 - Medal "For 30 yaer Impeccable Military Service"

- Computer Skills: Windows MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Internet.

- Driving License.

Zviad Shanava is currently serving as the Course Director of the Defense and Security Training-Analysis Center, Ministry of Defense of Georgia. In this capacity, he directs the strategic leadership, defense planning module in the Defense and Security Senior Program. He also oversees students in the faculty and practical exercises and testing process.

He joined military service in 1992 as a lieutenant and was serving in the Georgian Defense Forces.

He has held many key and essential positions, from tactical to strategic. His primary functions are defense resource planning, logistics, material management (including procurement management), and finance. During military service, his areas of responsibility were: Budget planning; Finance; acquisition and procurement; Army medical support; Armament, ammunition and military equipment planning; maintenance; fuel supply; food supply and feeding planning; infrastructure management and development; furniture and inventory delivery; other logistics operations management - including transportation and regional distribution of supplies.

Colonel Shanava deployed in support of logistics operations for Iraqi Freedom as a G4/Logistics manager of an infantry brigade of Georgian armed forces. Also led support operations (sustainment, deployment, and redeployment) for Georgian troops in Afghanistan (ISAF, RSM) and Africa mission in Mali and the Central Africa Republic.

In the framework of US - Georgia government cooperation he was appointed as a program coordinator of the Georgia Train and Equip Program (GTEP). In this capacity, his responsibility was the HQ administration, financial and material management of the program. The GTEP program was an American-sponsored $64-million program aimed at increasing the capabilities of the Georgian armed forces by training and equipping units with light weapons, vehicles, and communications. The program enabled the US to expedite funding for the Georgian military for Operation Enduring Freedom.

Married and 3 children.

- Languages:

1. Georgian (Native),

2. English (STANAG 6001. 2+/3/2+/2+),

3. Russian (Fluent),

4. Turkish (Fluent).