Education and training
1980 - 1985: Faculty of Geography in YSU, specialization in Social-Economic Geography (Diploma with honor)
1985 - 1988: PhD student of YSU

The position
Assistant Professor, Lecturer of Chair of Service

Scientific degree
PhD in Pedagogical Science (Yerevan 2012)

Work activities
1985 - 1989: Vice-director, director of secondary school of Ara in Region Aparan
1989 - 1995: Vice-director of secondary school N18 of Yerevan named after Muracan
1995 - 1998: Inspector of Inspection and Senior Inspector of theMinistry of Education
1998 - 2011: Director of the school named after H. Khachatryan of Yerevan
2011 - 2013: Faculty of Geography andGeology of YSU, Chair of Social-EconomicGeography (lecturer assistant)
Since 2013: Faculty of Geography and Geology of YSU, Chair of Service (lecturer assistant)
2011 up to now: lecturer of the Chair of Agricultural policy and consulting of faculty of Agrobusiness and Marketing
2013 up to now: lecturer assistant of the Chair of Service and Cultural Studies in Faculty of Economics in branch of YSUof Ijevan
2013 up to now: lecturer in Mkhitar educational complex

Additional work activities
From 1992 up to now: a member and director of territorial, regional (urban),republican phases of school olimpiads in Geography
1995 up to now: with intervals a member of committee of the university entranceexams, authorized representative

Public activity
2004 - 2008: a member of Norwegian social organization 'Rational use of energy resources'

Areas of Research and Professional Interest
Population settlement, the causes and features of migration, the issues of tourism regional development, socio-economic geography, sectoral issues, organizing forms of international tourism, tourism geography, education and relax issues

Title of PhD Thesis
''The forms of organization of partnership of the teaching staff and community in school" (pedagogical aspect) (Yerevan, 2011, professional counsel of general pedagogy of the university, H.M.H.)
Subjects (courses)
Special forms organization of tourism
Hospitality industry
The service sector Issues of the Republic of Armenia
The management technologies of mass trade and food
Tourism and hotel service culture
Historical Geography of Armenia
Geography of service
International Geography
Distribution of the productive forces of the Republic of Armenia
Agricultural Geography
Socio-Economic Geography
The basics of the Service

Participation in conferences, seminars, scientific-educational projects

National (in Armenia) Conference
2002: "Issues of Public Education" conference, Tsakhkadzor
2006: "The problems of Education Quality Improvement" Conference, Tsaxkadzor

nternational Conference
1986: Conference of Soviet Union young scientists, Jurmala. Latvia, speaker
1987: Education in socialist countries, conference in Dresden, Germany
1992: The problems of continuing education in the world, Conference Finland
1990: Education and science in Japan, International Conference, seminar by the National Foundation of Japan. Two reports: the current state of education in the Armenia, the place of Armenia in the World (Socio-Economic Review)

Awards

diploma of HLKEM Central Comete

RA President's honorary diploma

RF South. Federal University Certificate

HAAH Rector certificates

RA researcher teacher

Languages
Armenian, Russian, English

Marital status
Married, wife, 1 son, 1 daughter