Summary
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Years of experience |
11 (Years of experience on managerial positions – 8) |
Languages |
English, Bulgarian |
Skills |
Project Management, Process Design, Software Design and Implementation |
Technologies |
C, C++, .Net, Java, XML Related, Cognos, Unix and Windows |
Professional Experience
R&D Manager
10/2007
– VMware Sofia -
Sciant was acquired by VMware in October 2007. Since the acquisition I am responsible for managing team of 16 software engineers on one of the product lines of the company. My duties include planning, tracking and facilitating the coordination with Palo Alto office. The product I work on is an analytical tool acquiring data from IT infrastructure, processing and storing data, generation of analytical reports.
Customer Manager
6/2006
– 10/2007 Sciant Sofia -
My duties
at this position include supervision of projects, liaison with clients and assistance
in sales process.
A significant part of the time at Sciant I spent on a series of projects related to development of a data warehouse solution for the world’s biggest logistics company. My roles spanned from the business development activities through business analysis, project planning and some actual development.
CTO
1/2005
– 6-2006 Tineo IT Labs AD Sofia -
I supervise
all software related activities including engineering, quality control, and
process management. In addition I take part in business development process in
negotiating terms and conditions of contracts, preparation of marketing
materials etc.
Partner (Technical
Director)
8/2001
– 1/2005 Wizcom/Sciant
I
supervised the work of several project managers. I also worked on improving the
development processes and perform resource planning on company level. As part
of our process improvement initiative I lead the implementation of the ISO 9001:2000
compatible quality management system.
Project Manager
2/2000
– 7/2001 Wizcom Sofia -
I managed
successfully a number of projects facilitating different development
methodologies and platforms. My biggest success was the development of a relationship
with an US based client specialized in security related software. This resulted
in multiple projects within 3 year period.
Senior Software Engineer
8/1999
– 1/2000 Wizcom Sofia -
I was
responsible for managing the change control and maintenance of a data
warehousing application for mobile telephone operators. The system was
operating in Windows and Solaris environments.
Software Engineer
7/1997
- 7/1999 Datecs Sofia -
I used to
be a GIS software developer. The products I developed were based on MapInfo,
MapBasic, SQL server, Visual Basic and ASP.
Education
Technical university
Sofia-Bulgaria
I obtained
master’s degree in Computer Systems. My courses in the last year were focused
on Expert systems, Artificial Intelligence, Neural Networks and Parallel
Algorithms.
Elite School of Electronics Sofia-Bulgaria
My
specialization was in Software Engineering.
Sample projects
ISO 9001:2000 Quality
Management System
09/2003
- 11/2004
I have
directed and participated in the development of the ISO 9001:2000 Quality
Management System for one of the major Bulgarian software development companies
with over 100 engineers. As part of the effort I have developed a system of
processes for the different process areas and project lifecycles in the company
and conducted a number of internal trainings related to Quality Management, ISO
and CMMI.
Standard used: ISO 9001:2000, CMM,
CMMI
Team Size: -
Role: Quality Manager, Management
Representative
Operating Planning System
for Alliance
Unichem
2/2004
- 10/2004
We
developed a web based budgeting application for a leading European distributor
of pharmaceutical products. We have facilitated innovative architecture that
delivers data to the client via web services and transfers presentation logic
to the client machine via XSLT.
Technologies used: .Net , XML, XSLT,
web services
Team Size: 6
Role: Supervisor
Secure collaboration
solution for Goldman Sachs's Investment Banking Division
8/2001
- 5/2002
I have led
a professional services project aiming to deliver XML web service backend for
delivery of sensitive information to corporate customers.
Technologies used: Java, RSA Secure
ID, Tumbleweed IME, XML web services
Team Size: 4
Role: Project Manager
Verisign SecureExpress
8/2001
- 5/2002
My team was
responsible for the integration of innovative system for delivery of sensitive
data over internet. The project involved integration of technology from
Verisign, Tumbleweed and Network Solutions.
Technologies used: Java, Verisign
PTA and VSSC, Tumbleweed IME, Python
Team Size: 7
Role: Project Manager
Automated Test Harness
6/2000
- 10/2000
We
developed automated test suite for our client's secure messaging server. The
final product consists of approximately 2000 tests and covers 58% of the total
product code or about 95% of the code reachable through the externally
accessible API.
Technologies used: Python, CORBA,
Fnorb, wxPython
Team Size: 5
Role: Team Lead & Technical
Point of Contact
Software for performance
analysis of mobile networks
8/1999
- 2/2000
The system
we developed acquired performance data from mobile networks and allowed
operators to perform data analysis through sophisticated reporting system.
Technologies used: SAS, Visual Basic
6.0, C++, Solaris, Informix
Team Size: 16 total; 2 in my
sub-team
Role: Team Lead
Bul-Info/Sof-Info
8/1997
- 5/1998
I have
worked on the implementation of innovative web based GIS systems allowing users
to access maps of
Technologies used: ASP, Visual Basic
6.0, SQL Server
Team size: 2
Role: Developer
Certificates and
Qualifications
CMMI
“Introduction
to Capability Maturity Model Integration Staged Representation v 1.1” obtained
on 20-22 April 2004, Sofia, Bulgaria, trained by David Reo, ESI
“Intermediate
Concepts of CMMI” obtained on September 12, 2005 in
Instructor for “Introduction
to Capability Maturity Model Integration v 1.2” course; trained by Stephen Fletcher and Chuck Meyers; observed
on 25-27 April 2007, Sofia, Bulgaria, by Pat Kirwan, ESI
Other
ISO
9001:2000, PSP, Rational Unified Process, PMBOK
Technologies
Programming Languages
C, C++,
Java, C#, Python, PHP, Javascript, VBscript, SAS SCL, Map Basic
Databases
SQL Server,
MySQL, Accesss, Informix
Source Control
SubVersion,
CVS, Source Safe
Bug Tracking
Bugzilla,
Test Director, TRAC
Memberships &
Participation
I actively
participate in several knowledge sharing groups:
SPIN-BG – group dedicated to sharing
process improvement experience, focused on CMMI
cmmi_process_improvement – International group sharing
knowledge about CMMI
Bulgarian
Project Management Association (BPMA, БАУП) forums
BQAA – forum for sharing information and
ideas on software quality control