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Digital Transformation Leader - Applications, Infrastructure, System Integration,
Varna, Bulgaria
Worldwide
Doctor of Computer ScienceCloud ComputingSystems IntegrationCisco
Program Management
PMP Certified with extensive experience in managing complex technology projects and programs across multiple industries.
Digital Transformation
Experienced in leading digital transformation initiatives, including AI and machine learning implementation.
Project Delivery
Proven track record in delivering large-scale IT projects, including infrastructure setup and application development.
Cloud Computing
AWS Cloud practitioner with expertise in hybrid cloud environments, including Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud platforms.
IT Infrastructure
Proficient in data center management, networking, and security, with a focus on telecom, banking, and energy sectors.
System Integration
Skilled in integrating diverse systems and platforms, including MVNO, BSS/OSS, and enterprise applications.
Vendor Management
Experienced in managing relationships with key technology vendors such as HP, IBM, and Cisco.
Experience
Professional experience10+ years
Freelancer since2008
Languages
BulgarianNative speakerGermanGoodEnglishFluentRussianFluent
Project history
•Clients included Proximus (Belgium), Tele2, Vodafone Italy, Merqury Cybersecurity (Malta) and Effortel (Belgium). Directed delivery across five client accounts, managing an annual portfolio budget of approximately €12m over three years together with pricing, revenue development, cost control and operating-expenditure oversight. Led international engineering, DevOps, QA, architecture, product and project-management teams across Bulgaria, Belgium, Greece, Albania, Cyprus and Israel.
•Established portfolio governance, programme reviews and commercial controls at Effortel, clarifying accountabilities and recovery actions and supporting a return from loss-making delivery to positive operating performance.
•Developed practical technology roadmaps, senior-client reporting and executive working relationships with CEOs, CTOs and shareholders.
•Across the relevant client environments, tighter delivery management and cost discipline contributed to an estimated 30–40% reduction in operating expenditure.
Telecommunications, Banking and Internet Services | Cross-Border Delivery with Teams in China, Poland and India
•Led a €100m+ enterprise transformation to replace end-of-support systems and integrate more than 500 applications across banking, mobile, fixed internet and digital service environments. Directed 300+ delivery contributors within a wider programme of more than 600 participants; aligned internal IT, Finance and Logistics functions together with approximately 150 external vendors and suppliers.
•Defined the integration framework and delivery sequencing for CRM, convergent billing, real-time rating, point-of-sale, payments and customer-onboarding platforms.
•Implemented identity and perimeter-security improvements including Active Directory-based access management, network segmentation, IPS/IDS controls and a tiered security architecture.The programme was reported to have delivered c.30% lower operating expenditure and c.25% subscriber growth, supported by system consolidation and a better onboarding journey.
Clients included VimpelCom, MegaFon, Tieto and KMD.
Overall programme scope approximately US$23m, delivery teams of 50–75
•Managed cloud and technology-transformation assignments covering service-platform deployment, legacy integration and cross-data-centre delivery in international client environments. Led cloud-service deployment and legacy integration for VimpelCom, data-centre cloud deployment for KMD, and service-catalogue / enterprise integration work involving ServiceNow and Active Directory for Tieto.
•Coordinated R&D, architecture, procurement, logistics, client executives and strategic vendors, with responsibility for planning, budgeting, risk management and programme reporting.
•Introduced clearer governance and stakeholder coordination across delivery streams, helping maintain execution discipline in multi-party programmes.
Certificates
AWS Cloud practitioner
Amason2021
PMP
PMI2011