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