Miscellaneous
EDUCATION & TRAINING
Sofia University, Master Degree in Computer Science 1990-1995
ITIL workshop for managers 02/2008
TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES
MS Office package including Power Point, Visio, MS Project
Oracle, MS SQL
Flexcube, T24 – core banking systems
ADDITIONAL LANGUAGES & SKILLS
Bulgarian, English, Russian
Key Competencies
PROGRAMS IMPLEMENTATION –
Project management based on PMI and ITIL best practices
Successful implementation of software systems, tools, and processes. Delivery on time and within budget and scope.
Project scope definition and project plan preparation, monitoring, and control.
Leading teams of technical resources and responsible for the end result.
Creation and coordination of functional specification.
Setup and monitoring of business processes necessary to ensure proper implementation.
Risk planning and mitigation.
Cross-functional communication and conflict management.
QUALITY MANAGEMENT –
Preparation, execution, and control of user acceptance tests project plan, test cases, issues reporting, and resolutions process.
Cross-team and vendor communication.
DATA MIGRATION –
Preparation and implementation of conversion strategies, approaches and architecture.
Leading cross-functional teams of technicians and responsible for the end result.
Ensuring data migration without disruption of business continuity.
BUSINESS AND SYSTEM ANALYSIS –
Business analysis preparation.
Business process definition and execution.
Leading teams of system and business analysts. Planning and monitoring activities.
Development of functional specification, implementation, development plan, and user acceptance tests.
Cross-team and vendor communication.
Organization and coordination of needed software applications and interfaces
Trainings and documentation preparation
PRE-SALES AND SALES SUPPORT –
Answer to request for proposal.
Coordination and monitoring of business analysis and presentation.
Offer preparation.
Preliminary project plan for implementation.
GAP lists coordination approval.
Career Summary
Project manager
02/2013-02/2014
Validata, Athens, Greece
Project manager in transition/ transformation projects
09/2010-07/2012
Hewlett Packard, Sofia, Bulgaria
QA project manager
04/2009-09/2009
Flexcube Implementation – FINCA Azerbaijan, Baku
Project manager, pre-sales support
07/2008-03/2009
Datamax, Sofia, Bulgaria
Manager core banking system section, IT division
07/2007-07/2008
Unicredit Bulbank, Sofia, Bulgaria
Data migration project manager
07/2006-07/2007
Unicredit Bulbank, Sofia, Bulgaria
Senior system analyst
10/2000-06/2006
Hebros Bank, Sofia, Bulgaria
System and business analyst
03/1996-10/2000
dWare, Sofia, Bulgaria
