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Work Background

Danube Bridge Vidin-Calafat ADTechnical Director

Apr. 2024 - May. 2025Vidin, BulgariaDefining and implementing the strategy of the Technical Department in alignment with the overall goals and strategies of the Company; Planning, managing, and coordinating activities related to the technical operations of the Company; Developing and improving standards for efficiency, performance quality, timelines, and safety; Executing functional and technical control over the departments under their responsibility within the Company; Participating in the recruitment and training process of key personnel in the assigned departments; Reviewing and approving technical documents and projects; Analyzing new technologies and innovations and proposing their implementation in the Company; Evaluating the performance of employees under their supervision and reporting to the Executive Director; Supporting and being responsible for the development of project execution plans; Participating in the preparation of technical specifications for potential contractors; Leading and motivating the team; Assigning appropriate tasks and responsibilities to individual team members; Establishing a management system and training plan for employees based on their positions, and evaluating the performance of team members; Proposing measures to improve work efficiency within the Company; Participating in the preparation of technical documentation and refining documents when necessary; Ensuring that best practices for cybersecurity and measures for protecting the information infrastructure are included and followed in the strategy; Controlling and optimizing cybersecurity-related processes to minimize risks and vulnerabilities; Ensuring the implementation of high standards for information security and data protection; Working closely with the Company's cybersecurity expert to ensure adequate protective measures; Taking part in work meetings with representatives of the Ministry of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Bulgaria, as well as with other government entities.

AloricaContent Moderator

Jul. 2020 - Apr. 2024Sofia, Sofia City, Bulgaria- Analysis and review of user profiles, videos, and text-based content; - Investigating, escalating and/or resolving issues that are reported by users or flagged by the system; - Continuously delivering value to the company’s clients by using problem-solving skills and making a larger impact on society.

UNHCR, the UN Refugee AgencySenior Protection Assistant

Dec. 2017 - Dec. 2019Bulgaria- Consistently apply International and National Law and applicable UN/UNHCR and IASC policy, standards and codes of conduct. - Provide counselling on protection issues to persons of concern; liaise with competent authorities to ensure the issuance of personal and other relevant documentation. - Support activities in protection related AGD based programming with implementing and operational partners. - Conduct preliminary information gathering and interviews in support of eligibility, status determination, durable solutions and social needs assessment. - Contribute to measures to identify, prevent and reduce statelessness. - Contribute to a country-level child protection plan as part of the protection strategy. - Contribute to a country-level education plan for persons of concern as part of the protection strategy. - Monitor Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for all protection/solutions activities. - Participate in individual protection case management including cases of SGBV and child protection. - Monitor and report on cases of refoulement, expulsion and other protection incidents. - Assist in identifying durable solutions for persons of concern in voluntary repatriation, local integration and where appropriate, resettlement. - Contribute to the design, implementation and evaluation of protection related AGD based programming with implementing and operational partners. - Assist in drafting reports, routine correspondence, updating relevant databases and compiling statistics for the protection unit / section. - Contribute to initiatives to enhance national and local protection capacities.

Embassy of Japan in the Republic of BulgariaPolitical Assistant

Dec. 2015 - Sep. 2017Bulgaria- Preparation of analyses of the political environment in Bulgaria; - Communication with representatives of Bulgaria’s MFA, Council of Ministers, Presidency, Ministry of Defence, National Assembly, sociologists, political analysts, etc. - Providing assistance to the Cultural Section of the Embassy on various occasions.

Bulgarian Diplomatic InstituteInternship

Nov. 2013 - Jan. 2014Bulgaria- Conducting interdepartmental correspondence, according to the diplomatic practice; - Translation of documents and website information from Bulgarian to English, and vice versa; - Creating and processing databases for administrative purpose; - Assisting in the preparation of a round table on 'Bulgaria-Great Britain: The Mirror Image', and creating a presentation and a photo collage for the event; - Assistance in the organization and participation of the Diplomatic Institute in the 'Days of Open Doors' at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; - Organizing, preparing participants, and participating in ModelUN, simulation of the UN Security Council meeting on 'The Conflict in Syria'; - Assistance in editing and formatting annotations of books from the library of the Institute; - Communication with institutions, organizations, trainees, lectors, and partners of the Institute; - Introducing new interns to the working environment and creating an electronic database with business contacts.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, BulgariaInternship

Sep. 2013 - Sep. 2013Bulgaria- Preparation of a daily news bulletin for the Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Political Cabinet, and the General Directorate for European Affairs, based on the information received from the Bulgarian diplomatic missions; - Translation of documents from Bulgarian to English, and vice versa.

Bulgarian Diplomatic InstituteInternship

Jul. 2013 - Jul. 2013Bulgaria- Conducting interdepartmental correspondence, according to the diplomatic practice; - Writing news for the website of the Institute; - Translation of website information and documents from Bulgarian to English, and vice versa; - Creating and processing databases and references for administrative purpose; - Processing the library information fund of the Diplomatic Institute; - Annotating books from the library of the Institute; - Assisting in the organisation of the Public Diplomacy Course and two public lectures on '100 Years since the Balkan Wars. Reconciliation and Integration' and 'The Situation in Afghanistan from Women's Point of View'; - Preparing a list of important events for both Bulgaria and the world for the period 2004-2013, with regards to the Institute's 10th Anniversary; - Preparing a reference list of the training courses, organized by the Institute for the period 2004-2013, with regards to the Institute's 10th Anniversary; - Updating the contact list of lecturers in all of the training courses organized by the Institute; - Assisting in the ceremony for awarding the winners in the essay contest 'What Does it Mean to be a Bulgarian - and a Citizen of the European Union?'; - Assisting in the preparation of the annual conference of the Bulgarian ambassadors and the Minister of Foreign Affairs; - Assistance in the maintenance of equipment at the Institute; - Preparing a presentation on 'Modern Technologies - Pros and Cons' and presenting it to the Institute's team; - Transcribing audio files related to the activities of the Institute; - Communication with institutions, organizations, trainees, lectors, and partners of the Institute.

Ministry of Interior, BulgariaInternship

Oct. 2012 - Oct. 2012Bulgaria- Familiarization with the normative basis, regulating the activities of the Ministry of Interior as well as those of the 'International Projects' Directorate of the Ministry of Interior; - Translation of documents from Bulgarian to English, and vice versa, related to the 2013 Annual Programme of the European Fund for Reconstruction.