Albanian railways

Eneida Elezi

Employer: Albanian Railways/Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy (Albania)

Date of Birth: 10.12.1975

Nationality: Albanian

Education: Institute Universitare Kurt Bosch Switzerland (IUKB Sion)/New York in Tirana, Albania, Master of Business Administration (MBA), 01.2009

University of Tirana, Albania, Bachelor Diploma for Business Administrator, 06.1998

Professional Certification or Membership in Professional Associations:

Rail Europe R & I Program under the Horizon Europe (2020- Ongoing); Shift2Rail State Representative Group (SRG, since 2015); International Rail Transport Committee (CIT, since 2014); Regional Working Group on Railways and Inter-modality (RWWG, since 2013), TC TDG (2021)

Relevant Training:

- Green banks co-financing Green Agenda, University Alexander Moisiu of Durres, 2025;

- Gender balance from EBRD Consultant, GDAC, equal opportunities for transport 2025;

- Negotiation topics training/certificate, ASPA Albanian public administration School 2025;

- Specialized training on European/International relationship, ASPA school, Tirana 2025;

- Transport of dangerous goods enforcement certificate TCT Secretariat and Romanian Ministry of Transport, State Road transport inspectorate, 2022;

- EBRD, MC consulting, Panteia, ARE engineering: Asset management plan 2022;

- TEN-T Days innovation convention Centre and ERA and CPD professional Centre 2021; Certificate of publication Development intermodal transport in Adriatic and Ionian, 2020;

- TYPSA engineering, Albanian transport plan, 2nd review training and certification 2018;

- The TEN-T projects on the Durres-Tirana-TIA, Albanian Railways (EBRD, 2017);

- Certificates: EU standards for transport acquis, railways/combined transport, 2014.

Countries of Work Experience: Albania, Greece, Italy, Croatia, Belgium, Romania, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Latvia, North Macedonia, Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Austria, Germany, Bosnia and Hercegovina, et al.

Languages: Albanian (Proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing), English (Good in speaking, reading, and writing), Italian (Good in speaking, reading, and writing)

Employment Record: From 2013 till present time: Employer: Foreign Affairs Responsible Officer. Positions held: Albanian Railways S.A. (Albania/Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy) 2013- ONGOING

Detailed Tasks Assigned

- Authorized member in the Rail Europe program and COST EU program

- Foreign Affairs, International trade, Transport, Import-export

- Principles of Supply Chain Management (SCM)

- Freight Transportation Management in transport of dangerous goods

- Warehouse Management and IT application

- Logistics KPI Management

- Inventory Management and Demand Planning

- Information Systems and Technology in Logistics

- Railway Reform and Legal Approximation

- Regional Integration and International Cooperation

- Infrastructure Planning & Investment Management

- Multimodal Integration and Transport Logistics

Work Undertaken that Best Illustrates Capability to Handle the Tasks Assigned

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Name of assignment or project: Implementation of COTIF Convention (CIM, CIV, RID, CUV) Year: Ongoing. Location: Geneva, Switzerland

Client: International Rail Transport Committee CIT / Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy

Main project features: Multimodal rail transport legal harmonization

Positions held: Executive Committee Member

Activities performed:

- Participated in technical discussions on implementing legal annexes to COTIF;

- Contributed to harmonization of Albanian regulations with international conventions.

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Name of assignment or project: Chairing Technical Committee for the Transport of Dangerous Goods (TDG), WB6/EU. Year: 2023-2024, Ongoing TC TDG Member. Location: Western Balkans, EU

Client: Transport Community Treaty Permanent Secretariat (Albanian Government)

Main project features: Chairing TDG Technical Committee; promoting alignment of TDG regulation and practice in WB6 region with EU standards. Positions held: Chair of the TDG Technical Committee.

Activities performed:

- Led regional coordination efforts;

- Represented Albania at regional meetings;

- Contributed to strategic roadmap for TDG;

- Participated in planning capacity-building actions for dangerous goods transportation.

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Name of assignment or project: Stakeholder Coordination & GAF Applications for Strategic Railway Projects. Year: 2023-2024

National Strategic Package for transport sector (NSPP), with the EU.