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.

Foreign Languages:   English and Russian, intermediate of French;

Marital Status:           Married to Jovita, two daughters.