I  have 13 years of cycling and hiking tour experience that includes the following leadership skills: mountain bike touring, road bike touring, tour planning, environmentally and socially responsible cycling, cycling/ hiking trail building, non-expeditionary climbing, climbing course, mountain nature protection, bicycle mechanic, public relations, public speaking, motivation, group dynamics, conflict resolution, communication, safe cycling, navigation, budgeting, cooking.

Since 1997 I have been participating in A.C.E. marketing activities. This work involved market research, tour development, advertisement planning and contacts with clients. In spite of very bad shape of Yugoslav economy, economic sanctions and NATO air campaign in that period I have provided budget (both from Yugoslav and foreign companies) for some of the biggest A.C.E. expeditions.
In July 2000 I had special guide training organized by Europeds Company - Cycling and Walking Europe (www.europeds.com). Europeds is American company that organize cycling and hiking tours in Italy, Switzerland, France, Spain and Ireland. As a prospective Europeds tour leader for the next season they provided me two weeks training scheme at Europeds guiding house in Dordogne (France). I became familiar with their guiding system, tour organization and tours themselves.
From August to October 2000 I was working as cycle tour guide in French Cycle Touring Center "Le Vieux Moulin" (www.lvmoulin.com). "Le Vieux Moulin" organizes cycling tours in Burgundy region and Loire Valley. Clients are Americans. My duties are to guide tours - cycling with guests or support them by van or car, provide them information about visited places and perform bicycle mechanic service.

I  would like to emphasize my participation in the following cycling mountaineering tours:

YEAR: 2000 "SPIRIT VS NATURE": COUNTRIES: Yugoslavia, Hungary, Austria, Italy, France, Switzerland, Spain
ROUTE: Nis,Belgrade, Budapest, Vienna, Bolzano, Lugano, Geneve, Lyon, Avignon, Barcelona, Madrid, Seville

DESCRIPTION: Organizing the sport cultural project named "Spirit Vs. Nature" for summer 2000: Program coordinator/ tour planning/ providing budget (sponsorship from Austrian company Red Bull Gmbh and French company Salomon)/ Contacts with cycling clubs, mountaineering clubs/ cooperation with South Tyrolean Government, Ministry of Sport of Republic of Serbia, FRY Foreign Office, Assembly of City of Nis and Diplomatic Representatives of FRY and other European countries/ media promotion

 

YEAR: 1997

"MIDDLE EAST TOUR": COUNTRIES: Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Turkey, Syria, Jordan
ROUTE: Nis, Sofia, Istanbul, Izmir, Denizli, Antalya, Alanya, Aleppo, Damascus, Amman, Aqaba

DESCRIPTION: Team leader/ tour planning/ provided budget from sponsorship of several Yugoslav companies/ provided sponsorship of Turkish company Bisiklet Ihlas Sanayi/ contacts with FRY Diplomatic Representatives/ cooperation with Ministry of Sport of Republic of Turkey, Ministry of Sport of Republic of Serbia and FRY Foreign Office/ media promotion

 

YEAR: 1996

"CRETE '96": COUNTRIES: Yugoslavia, Macedonia, Greece
ROUTE:Nis, Skopje, Thessaloniki, Athens, Crete

DESCRIPTION: Team leader, tour planning, media coverage

 

YEAR: 1995

"GREECE '95": COUNTRIES: Yugoslavia, Macedonia, Greece
ROUTE: Nis, Skopje, Thessaloniki, Kalambaka, Corfu, Patras, Athens, Egina, Poros, Spetses

DESCRIPTION: Team leader, tour planning, media coverage

 

YEAR: 1994

"GREECE & ITALY '94": COUNTRIES: Yugoslavia, Macedonia, Greece, Italy
ROUTE:Nis, Skopje, Florina, Ioanina, Otranto, Taranto, Bari

DESCRIPTION: Tour planning, media coverage, member of the team

 

YEAR: 1993

"GREECE '93": COUNTRIES: Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Turkey, Greece, Macedonia
ROUTE: Nis, Sofia, Edirne, Alexandropoli, Thessaloniki, Skopje

DESCRIPTION: Tour planning, media coverage, member of the team

 

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