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Highlights
» 11 years experience in project coordination, development and implementation of environmental programs; office administration, computer systems, word processing, spreadsheet, database; laboratory analyses;
» excellent skills in the troubleshooting, repair and maintenance of different equipment, laboratory and air quality analyzers, furnaces, electrical and electronic devices
» 4 years direct technical experience with air pollution analyzers
» profound understanding of the laboratory work and safety procedures, sampling and preparation procedures for soil, water and vegetation analyses, methods for completing plant physiology experiments, PH measurement of water and soil solution, preparation of material for AAS analyses, HPLC, etc.
» Strong computer hardware and software troubleshooting skills
» Proficient with Microsoft, Adobe, Macromedia and Corel applications, Systat, OCR, GIS applications;
» Working knowledge of plenty of program languages Turbo Pascal, C, Assembler, C++, Visual C++, Basic, HTML and JAVA script
» always learning and always interested in the new products and programs
» Excellent communication and people skills
» Fluent English, Bulgarian, Russian, good German, basic Japanese, Italian and French; » fast language learning capacity
» almost permanently involved with issues of the local and trans-boundary air pollution, Environment Impact Assessment and training of forestry personnel and forest monitoring and protection practices.
» 11 years work with people with disabilities and children
» capacity to communicate complex issues in understandable and easy to apprehend language.
» perfect organizational and interpersonal skills and extensive negotiation creativity and project activities planning and delivery experience.
» skilled multitasking team player, used to working without supervision
Service ManagerAerus Electrolux, Burnaby, BC, CANADA - Present
» Troubleshooting, repair and warranty service of water and air purification equipment, vacuums, heavy duty commercial power-operated cleaning equipment
» Customer service, remote support and problem solving• Inventory control checking inventory levels, requesting and receiving materials and equipment and maintenance of the branch database
» Operating cash register, processing debit and credit card payments
» Developing sales-inventory control and shipment database
Project Manager P/T Jan - Nov 2001
Initiative for Sustainable Development,Sofia, BULGARIA
» Organized and managed the technical and administration part of all running projects
» Recruited volunteers and developed recreational programs for school children and elderly citizens.
» Analyzed proposals for equipment and services, prepared business plans, budgets, contacted prospective donors
» Trained employees in problem solving, software installation, database applications
Financial and technical coordinator 1999 - 2001
Research Assistant 1997 - 1999
Swiss Agency for Cooperation and Development& The Institute for Applied Plant Biology, Shonenbuch, CH Switzerland-Bulgaria joint project “Monitoring of the Forest ecosystems”, BULGARIA
» Managed the accounting and budget of the project (3 million CHF)
» Analyzed proposals for equipment and services, prepared budgets
» Troubleshot laboratory equipment (HPLC, AAS, sample combustion equipment, PH/conductivity meters)
» Responsible for all the administrative procedures and office duties (computer systems, correspondence, translations, files and records)
» Educated the project personnel in data processing
» Trained employees in forestry and environment protection
» Provided technical support for 3 air pollution monitoring stations (entire technical support and troubleshooting of the monitoring stations with monthly travel of 3000 km; sample collection, storage and supervision of the analyses and interpretation of environmental (soil, ground water, vegetation, throughfall, litterfall) and climatic data
» Troubleshot laboratory equipment (HPLC, AAS, sample combustion equipment, PH/conductivity meters)
Research Assistant P/T 1995 - 2001
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Forest Research institute
» Trained software installation and hardware maintenance
» Assisted in the development of Environment Impact Assessment reports, sustainable forest management practices, wetland protection and management
» Participated in the team preparation of forest management plans, extensive outdoor measurement and indoor computer work
» Bulgarian – German project “Sustainable forestry practices development and implementation”
» Assisted the development of the methodology for transition from state to private forestry
Research Assistant P/T 1995 - 1998
University of Forestry& The Balkan Ecological and Scientific Center, Sofia, BULGRIA
» Trained software installation and maintenance
» Developed an educational program in plant pathology
» Assisted the afforestation and forest restoration research
» Participated in the development of EIA reports, contaminated site remediation, devastated area recultivation
» Participated in the joint Greek-Bulgarian Complex Monitoring Project along the highway Sofia-Athens
Recreational, technical and financial coordinator P/T 1990 - 2001
Association of the Deaf and Hearing Impaired in Bulgaria
» Analyzed proposals, prepared business plans, budgets, contacted prospective donors
» Arranged contracts and inspected offers for equipment and services
» Supported technically and troubleshot the computer equipment
» Trained deaf and hard of hearing people computer software and hardware maintenance
» Developed and implemented recreation programs for outside and inside practice (fitness, hiking, cycling, etc.)
» Diagnosed and repaired hearing aids, audio, video and telephone appliances
Desktop publisher P/T 1994 - 2001 Luke Publishing and Software, Sofia, BULGARIA
» Prepared books, magazines, dictionaries, flyers
» Compiler of the first ever Japanese-Bulgarian Character Dictionary
» Analyzed computer systems and networks
» Installed and troubleshot computer equipment
Medical instructor (Health care assistant) 1988 - 1990 Compulsory military service, unit 34080, Plovdiv, BULGARIA
» Helped the doctor and dentist in their everyday duties
» Took care of the hospitalized soldiers during the night and on holidays
» Maintained all the equipment and the medical computer system
EDUCATION
» Ph.D. (not completed) Basel University, SWITZERLAND 1998
» Forest Engineer M. Sc. Forestry (Master thesis in Environment protection)
University of Forestry, Sofia, BULGARIA 1990 - 1996
» Specialization course “New methods in the plant biology” Institute for applied plant biology, Shonenbuch, SWITZERLAND 1995
» GCE English language English Language High School, Sofia, BULGARIA 1983 - 1987
VOLUNTEERING
Vitosha National Park, Sofia municipality, BULGARIA•
Park tree cutting, cleaning, pruning and maintenance of equipment 1991 - 2001
Certificates
Dangerous goods Purolator Courier
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