After 10 years in the private sector as SME manager, Raphael de Vivans decided to join the European Commission as an external auditor for the DG RTD.
For 3 years, he has been in charge of on-the-spot controls of beneficiaries to ensure that their accounting and recording systems comply with the financial requirements of the RTD contract. His role was to verify that costs charged by contractors comply with the RTD contract. He was in charge of the evaluation of audit findings and was responsible for proposing changes as necessary in systems, procedures and financial aspects of the RTD contract.
He audited public and private companies, Universities, Small and Medium size Enterprises, and non-profit organizations all over Europe.
During these 3 years, he realised that many beneficiaries have difficulties with the rules of the European contracts. Many of them are looking for support when they have to face administrative & financial issues in the management of their projects and to face an audit carried out by the European Commission services.

Contact:
rdevivans(at)efmc(dot)eu
+372 53431825
+33 651288781
Skype: efmc-devivans

Robert Carroll is a Senior Consultant and a member of the EFMC senior experts team. Robert is one of our Senior Trainers who delivers open training's and specialised in-house training's all over Europe for a wide range of organisations. In addition he conducts pre-audits for organisations who wish to insure they pass an EC audit and also delivers bespoke consultancy services related to EU projects.

An Irish national by origin permanently living and based in Barcelona, Spain for the last 10 years who speaks English natively and Spanish and Catalan fluently; he is a highly motivated, dynamic and flexible EU, FP7 & H2020 grants consultancy expert having commenced his professional career advising the Irish Parliamentary committee on EU funding in Dublin, Rep. of Ireland and thereafter being appointed to the position of EU Funding Officer at the European University Foundation based in Luxembourg. Moving to Barcelona; Spain subsequently he was appointed to a number of senior EU expert advisory positions; at a Barcelona based R&D centre, an international EU funding consultancy and the Catalan employers confederation. Therefore he has garnered over the last 13 years invaluable experience at the forefront of advising and providing financial consulting services to RTD providers, SME clients, universities and non profit organisations on all aspects of EU financial project management, and audit procedures with the European Commission.

Over the course of his career he has also personally managed as a partner and coordinated a number of FP7 & H2020 projects as well as managing clients cases who have been subject to EC audits. Robert has therefore encountered a wide variety of scenarios and situations in the EU funding and audit sphere from different clients perspectives. He brings this experience to a wider European audience through EFMC to demystify the EU funding financial and audit process by bringing highly practical and pragmatic solutions to clients needs and requirements.

Contact:
rcarroll(at)efmc(dot)eu
+34 617 477 458
+372 588 77647
Skype: efmc-carroll

Marco Liviantoni is a Senior Consultant and a member of the EFMC senior experts team. Marco is one of our Senior Trainers who delivers open training's and specialised in-house training's all over Europe for a wide range of organisations. In addition he conducts pre-audits for organisations who wish to insure they pass an EC audit and also delivers bespoke consultancy services related to EU projects.

University degree in law at the University of Perugia (IT), 15 years of professional experience in EU affairs as freelance consultant working with Public and Private Organisations such as Public Regional Agencies, Business Associations, Consulting Firms, Universities, Large Companies and SMEs. Coordinator and project manager in many EU funded projects under CIP-IEE, CIP-EEN, EuropeINNOVA initiative, 6FP and 7FP, LDV DOI, COSME, H2020, EDII Initiative, EIT Digital, AL-INVEST IV, gaining a proficient knowledge of rules and procedures governing the EU programmes. Areas of expertise: internationalization of SMEs, business start-up and incubation, innovation, strategies for business development.

IMP3rove (A.T. Kerney) certified expert (level 1), he was head of the European Projects Area at the Umbria Regional Agency for Internationalization from 2011 to 2017. He also developed a valuable experience as lecturer at University of Perugia.

Contact:
mliviantoni(at)efmc(dot)eu
(IT) +39 328 6799242
(EE) +372 58836360
Skype: efmc-liviantoni

Xavier Dubois has graduated from the University of Western Brittany in 2019 with bachelor degree in English and German applied to the field of Management. He has a former working experience from both France and Estonia, noticeably in Customer Services. Hired at EFMC as an intern for his bachelor, he then joined the team with a full-time contract as Administrative Assistant. His responsibilities include the communications between the different services, contacts with external organisations, the management of the internal organisation and the handling of the administrative questions of EFMC. He speaks French, English, Russian and German.

Contact:
xdubois(at)efmc(dot)eu
+372 604 1400
Skype: live:xdubois_3

Saara Kõuhkna has graduated from Estonian Business School in 2019, with a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration and Languages, specializing also in marketing and communication. Her responsibilities include customer service and handling of the administrative questions of EFMC. She speaks Estonian, English, German and Spanish.