Data of Birth and Place: September 5, 1965, Kedainiai, Lithuania Education and Major Military Courses: Kaunas University of Technology, Engineer, 1986-1991; The University of Vilnius, Institute of International Relations and Diplomacy, MA in Political Science, 2004-2006; The Lithuanian Motorised Platoon Leader Course, 1992; Studies at the Senior Staff Officers Course, Baltic Defence College, Tartu, Estonia, 2000; International Intelligence courses in UK and USA, 2002; NATO Defence College, Roma, Italy, 2003; Program on Terrorism and Security Studies, George Marshall Centre, Germany, 2005; Military Service: Compulsory Soviet Conscription Service, Kazakhstan, Artillery Regiment, 1984-1986; Service at the Regional HQ of Territorial Defence of the Lithuanian National Defence Volunteer Service, Company Commander, Commander of Battalion, 1991–1994; United Nations Protection Forces (UNPROFOR), Danish Battalion, Croatia, 1994-1995; Defence Attaché to the Republics of Latvia and Estonia, 1995-1998; G-2 (Assistance Chief of Staff for Intelligence and Counterintelligence) HQ of the National Defence Volunteer Forces, 1998-2000; Deputy Head of Division, Second Investigation Department under the Ministry of National Defence, 2000; Director of Second Investigation Department, 2001-2007; Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence, EU Military Staff (elected by EU Military Committee), 2007-2008; Director Intelligence, EU Military Staff, 2008-2010. Commandant of the General Jonas Zemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania from 2010. Military ranks 1992 Lieutenant 1994 First Lieutenant 1995 Captain 1998 Major 2001 Lieutenant Colonel 2005 Colonel 2007-2010 interim rank of Brigadier General commissioned for the service at the European Union Military Staff (EUMS) Foreign Languages: English and Russian, intermediate of French; Marital Status: Married to Jovita, two daughters. |