Experience

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  Bulgargaz holding ead (till january 15, 2007, bulgargaz ead)

  Apr 2000 - Sept 2007

  Expert in international business relation department

  • Participates in the development, coordination, implementation and monitoring of bilateral and multilateral, national and international infrastructure projects (including those carried out with funding from EU Programs /TEN-E, PHARE/);• Drafts, negotiates and carries out agreements, contracts, memorandums, etc.;• Participates in tender procedures in accordance with Bulgarian Public Procurement Act.

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  Various national executive and judicial institutions

  Oct 2007 - Oct 2009

  Internship in law

  Practises law at different levels of court, at prosecutor’s office, at notary office and as an attorney. Works at the administration of different institutions, gaining experience in information security, lawmaking, access to public information, international relations, human rights, rule of law etc.

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  Bulgarian energy holding ead

  Nov 2009 - Jul 2011

  Director “projects & investments”, project manager

  Performs overall management, plans, organizes, coordinates and controls the preparation, development, structuring, tendering and the subsequent implementation and monitoring of the priority projects (including those carried out with funding from EU Programs /EEPR/, international financial institutions with loans and aids /World Bank/, etc.) and investment programs of BEH EAD and its subsidiaries.

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  National electricity company ead (nek ead)

  Aug 2011 - May 2013

  Project management director, project manager, project management unit (pmu) director (before ebrd)

  • Initiates, examines the necessity and feasibility of, justifies, plans (including resources and financing), draws up a time schedule for implementation and proposes to the company's management investment projects for construction of new energy facilities or reconstruction and modernization of existing ones in the system of NEK EAD;• Manages the tender preparation, contracting, implementation and monitoring of the investment projects, including those carried out with grant financing from EBRD, etc.;• Handles all aspects of project scheduling and work planning, cost tracking and project reporting (to company’s management, EBRD, etc.);• Provides overall contract control. Show less

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  Icgb ad – gas interconnector greece-bulgaria, south stream-bulgaria ad...

  Jun 2013 - Oct 2014

  Freelance consultant

  • Providing consultancy in the Bulgarian Energy Sector, Large-scale infrastructure projects.• Clients: state-owned, public and private companies, non-governmental and international organizations.• Subject: Project organization, scheduling, contracting, work planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting.

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  Enemona jsc

  Nov 2014 - May 2021

  Project manager

  • Defines the scope of the project in collaboration with the senior management, presenting a number of well thought-out options with pros and cons to aid the decision makers in making choices;• Creates a detailed work plan. Determines the resources (time, money, people, equipment, etc.) required to complete the project;• Develops a schedule for project completion that effectively allocates the resources to the activities. Coordinates the project schedule with the senior management and the staff in charge;• Manages the project staff and the project as a whole on day-to-day basis following the project plan and schedule. Promotes a friendly, collaborative and supportive business environment;• Organizes and holds meetings and negotiations with consultants, business partners and counterparts. Contracts qualified suppliers / employees, if required;• During the implementation phase of the project regularly visits the project site to assure that the realization of the project goes in compliance with the approved project plan and schedule;• Monitors the progress of the project and makes adjustments, if necessary. Effectively manages project risk;• Establishes a communication schedule to update stakeholders including appropriate staff in the company on the progress of the project;• Monitors and approves all budgeted project expenditures. Prepares financial reports and supporting documents for the senior management;• Ensures that the project deliverables are on time, within budget and at the required level of quality. Show less

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  Efellows

  Jun 2021 - Jun 2022

  Project manager

  • Extensive experience in managing In-house, as well as Remote and Dedicated Teams;• Responsible for effective resources planning and development, coordinating & keeping up-to-date of detailed Project Plan;• Elaborates a Risk Management Strategy (Risk Register + Daily Log), Quality Management Strategy and Communication Management Strategy (Communication Plan);• Together with the Technical Lead in charge of working out the Low-Level Design (LLD) and Team Work Plan (TWP). Supervises the activities included in the LLD & TWP to be carried out on time, within budget and with the required quality;• Coordinates the prioritization and allocation of tasks among team members under Project Contracts & Support Service Agreements;• Monitors on a daily basis the project implementation process. Organizes and holds regular team meetings & senior management meetings. Applies back on track / corrective measures, if necessary. Effectively manages project risk;• Communication with Clients. Discusses ongoing project (incl. Change requests) & support issues. Initiates when required, organizes and holds Kick-off Meetings, Regular Project Status Meetings, Stakeholder Meetings, Change Control Meetings and Project Review Meetings. Makes and distributes Minutes of Meetings (MoM);• Prepares and submits weekly & monthly Project Progress Reports;• Succesfully closes the Project proving Blueprint Documentation and offering Project Sign-off, proposes / agrees Post-project activities or Post-implementation support if required, negotiates Support Service Agreements;• Keeps a track record and calculates the value of man-hours by services, projects, clients. Show less

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  Dxc technology

  Jun 2022 - now

  Customer project manager

  • Creates Project Charter, Scope, Risk Log and Schedule documents as suggested by PMI and applied in DXC;• Creates and organizes project team by drawing on a number of internal and external resources as needed: customer employees, suppliers, contractors, internal DXC staff;• Procures all equipment, services, offices and other necessary resources to ensure the smooth operation of the project team and successful completion as scheduled;• Organizes and maintains all project related documentation;• Identifies all risk factors and prepares/proposes activities to minimize/eliminate/mitigate/manage the risk factors as to prevent them from becoming issues and to ensure timely completion of all project activities within the allocated/planned funds. Communicates risk, issues and opportunities to the affected parties and supplies them with information to enable them to make informed and accurate decisions concerning the successful outcome of the project;• Escalates all conflicts/issues affecting project/program outcome to Executive Management and provides supportive information;• Ensures all deliverables meet the agreed quality and deadline criteria with the customer;• Initiates and organizes all approvals and acceptance events and makes sure they are properly documented and meet all legal and corporate requirements;• Communicates regularly or by request project status to the Executive Management;• Participates in taking decisions with sponsors, stakeholders and project team on key issues concerning the project;• Provides project team with knowledge about PM methodology, processes and tools. Show less