PERSONAL STATEMENT

Highly motivated person with multidisciplinary education and working experience and a lot of international exposure looking for a job position in the private services sector that can leverage on my project management, problem solving and communication skills and help me further develop professionally.

EDUCATION

2008 - 2009 LL.M. Law and Economics, University of Utrecht, the Netherlands

Major: Law and Economics, Competition Law & International Competition Law

Final Year Project: South Stream Project, A Study on the Legal Aspects

Final Grade (GPA): 6.7/10

2007 - 2008 M.Sc. Economics and Law, University of Utrecht, the Netherlands

Major: Economics and Law, Economics of Regulation and Competition

Final Year Project: Bar Associations in Bulgaria, the USA, and the Netherlands – a comparative case study

Final Grade (GPA): 6.5/10

2002 - 2006 B.A. Economics and International Business, Ramapo College of New Jersey, USA

Major: Economics; Minor: International Business and Mathematics

Final Grade (GPA): 3.75/4.00

2002 – 2006 Presidential Scholarship of Ramapo College

2003 – 2006 Included in the Dean’s List of Ramapo College for high academic achievements

2005 Became a member of Omicron Delta Epsilon (International Honor Society in Economics) and Delta Mu Delta (International Honor Society in Business Administration)

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

April 2018 – July 2018 “Deloitte Belgium” Brussels, Belgium

Internship Quality and Risk Management

Managing the contract database

Checking compliance with Quality and Risk Management policies and procedures

Supporting the finance department during weekly/monthly closing

Reporting of Quality and Risk Management compliance

Overall support to the team

May 2015 – June 2018 “Bulgarian Association of Ship Brokers and Agents”, Varna, Bulgaria

Secretary

Managing the everyday work of the association, together with providing various services to the members and keeping them up-to-date with the latest business developments

Organizing meetings with authorities in order to improve particular aspects of the ship agents/ship broker's business operations

Actively working on increasing the membership base of the association

Working on the implementation of a Quality Standard endorsed by FONASBA in order to show the quality of services provided by the members of the association and increase the trust of the clients in the respective firm

Assisted in reorganizing the work process of the association, including improvements in the cash management and membership fees collection, reduced the expenses on an annual basis

June 2012 – June 2018 “Raev & Partners” Law Office, Varna, Bulgaria

Consultant

Assist the partners with consulting on commercial cases

Contacting & organizing meetings with foreign law firms

Meeting with clients & presenting cases to relevant parties

November 2010 – January 2012 Ministry of Transport, IT and Communications, Sofia, Bulgaria

Assistant – Trainee in Executive Agency Maritime Administration

Assisted the management team on projects, related to synchronization with EU directives and legislation

Assisted the management team on draft maritime merchant agreements with other countries

Prepared presentations for various projects

INTERESTS

Professional: Project and Product Management, Corporate Finance, Business Processes, Mergers & Acquisitions,

Personal: Active sports (tennis, football, working out, carting), Travelling, Technology, Automobiles

LANGUAGES

Native Bulgarian, Fluent English, Beginner French, Beginner Dutch (taking language lessons)

SKILLS

Multicultural adaptability; Teamwork player; Exposure to international organizations and companies as well as government structures; Highly motivated to acquire new skills

COMPUTER SKILLS

Platforms: MS Windows – all versions; Linux/UNIX OS; Software: MS Office Package, Lotus Notes, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Acrobat Professional, Macromedia Dreamweaver, etc; Average HTML skills; Hardware and networking capabilities

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