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"Who is who in Armenian Public Relations" Project is initiated to familiarize Armenian public with the acting Public Relations specialists, working in Republic of Armenia, Government , NGOs, various Public and Private organizations. Also we aim to create a reference point for PR colleagues and media representatives that would help them to know each other, and cooperate closely on professional basis.
Database is in the process of constant update. We apply to all Public Relations specialists working in Armenia with the request to send us their resumes (in either Armenian, Russian or English) and photos to Armenian Public Relations Association with the "Who is who" information in the Subject line.

Alexander M. Melkumyan

Press Secretary of CJSC "RUSAL ARMENAL"

Date and place of birth: January 10, 1949, Baku, Azerbaijan.

Education:

Institute of Oil and Chemistry (Baku), diploma of engineer-geophysicist.

Career:

September, 1974 – February, 1976
Geophysicist, senior engineer, YuzhVNIIgeophysics, Baku

March, 1976 – April, 1992
Department of Geology of ArmSSR, deputy head, later – head of division of geophysics and geomapping, assistant to the Head of the department

April, 1992 - January, 1993
Head of public relations department of National Seismic Service of RA

February, 1993 – July 1997
Department of emergencies of RA, deputy head of catastrophes department, head of department of external and public relations.

July, 1997 – October, 1998
ARKA news agency, economic analyst

November, 1998 – June, 2000
Snark news agency, economic analyst

July, 2000 – Present
Press secretary of Rusal Armenal CJSC

Journalistic experience since 1978.
Over 12 years of work with Interfax news agency, as economic correspondent in Armenia.

1997-2000 – correspondent for Interfax AIF weekly.

2000 г. – correspondent for Vremya MN Russian newspaper,

2002 – correspondent for Izvestiya daily.

Publications:

Book “In the world of Armenian Stones” (1986 г.).

Trainings:

Journalistic training in Izvestiya daily (1997 and 2002), in the bodies of the European Commission (1999), training on investigative journalism in IREX/Promedia (2000), training course “basics of journalistic art”, organized by Union of Journalists of Russia jointly with Russkiy Aluminiy (2003) and training “PR for social projects” (2005 г.). Since march, 2002, editing Armenian-Russia business supplement to the “Respublika Armenii” newspaper – “Common Action”.

Awards:

1989 Medal “For personal courage”,

1996
Honorary sign on Ministry of emergencies of Russian Federation “For participation in liquidation of emergencies”,

1982
Medal “For accomplishments in exploration of the interior of the Earth”,

Award by the All-soviet Lenin Komsomol in the area of pedagogic activities 1987

Award by the IREX/ProMedia (USA) in 2001 for the best business publication of the year

Marital status: married with 4 children.

Contacts:

Tel.: (37410) 23-45-24, (37491) 40-12-80
E-mail: melkumyan_a@armenal.am

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