KRASNA POLIANA

RUMIANA STR, BL. 22, ENTR. A

SOFIA, 1330, BULGARIA

(003592 ) 981 9169 (W)

(00359 2) 929 10 86 (H)

Professional Experience

Nov. 2002 -

Feb. 2000 – Nov 2002

BULGARIAN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION

Executive Director, managing the day-to-day activities of the association in its efforts to promote good business practices in Bulgaria and improve the business climate to promote and attract domestic and foreign investors

MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY

Deputy Minister,responsible for European integration, pre-accession programs, WTO negotiations, bilateral and multilateral relations, marketing and trade policy

Feb. 1999 – Feb.2000

WORLD BANK – COUNTRY OFFICE, SOFIA

Operations Officer, in charge of agriculture projects

Nov , 1994 - Jan. 1999

MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND AGRARIAN REFORM

SOFIA, BULGARIA

Director of a Programme Management Unit, Phare Programme

Liaise with the senior level in the Ministry of Agriculture and the Desk Officer in the EC - Delegation and the Task Manager in DG 1A of the European Commission in Brussels;

Responsible for the overall management of the Unit and ensure close working relations with the Integration Policy Department in the process of elabortion of strategies and programmes for accession to the EU

Ensure complementarity among national, multi-national and cross-border cooperation programmes

Provide regular reports to the EC- Delegation in Sofia and Headquarters in Brussels on the implementation of the programmes

Infrom and acquaint Bulgarian partners about Phare rules and procedures

Coordinate Phare programmes and projects with other donors

Nov, 1992 to Nov, 1994

MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND AGRARIAN REFORM

SOFIA, BULGARIA

Researcher in the Agricultural Policy Analysis Unit

Assistance in the elaboration of the Bulgarian position for the Europe agreement in the filed of agriculture as well as the GATT/WTO accession

Analysis of the implementation of the trade preferenced granted to Bulgaria under the Europe agreement

May, 1986 to Jan, 1989

COOPERATIVE FARM IN THE TOWN OF SAEDINENIE, NEAR PLOVDIV

Economist

Responsible for planning, data collection, analysis and report preparation for the Chairman of the cooperative farm as well as for the Ministry of Ariculture

Feb, 1992 to March, 1992

USAID/University of Delaware

Interpreter/Consultant

Work included interpreting various university level agricultural economics courses; coordinating farm and research institute visits and explaining past and current structures and policies in the agricultural sector.

Education

1981 to 1986

University of National and World Economy

Sofia, Bulgaria

Msc in Agricultural Economics

Thesis topic: Economic Analysis of Agrarian Reforms on India, Pakistan and the Philippines Agricultural Performance

Minor: Economic Journalism

Post-Graduate Education

Feb, 1989 to July, 1990

Institute of Agricultural Economics, Sofia

Thesis topic “Trade relations between Bulgaria and the EC – the case of agriculture”;

Successfully passing exams in philosophy, economics and agricultural subjects

(reason for leaving – maternity leave)

2001

Civil Service College, Sunningdale, UK

Managing Successful Programmes - Certified Practitioner

1998

Civil Service College , Sunningdale, UK

Managing projects under PRINCE

1996

FAO

Rome, Italy

Project formulation and preparation

1994 (Sept - Oct)

University of Obihiro/Sponsored by Japan International Cooperation Agency

Obihiro, Japan

Farm Produce Marketing for Countries of Central and Eastern Europe

1993 (May- June)

Wye College, London University

Agricultural Policy Analysis

1993 (Jan- May)

Centre for European Studies - Sofia

Principles of European Integration, lecturers from Ireland, Belguim, the Nethrelands and Bulgaria

Languages

English - Excellent

Russian - Excellent

Spanish - Good

French - Good

Publications

1994

Co-authored: East-West European Agricultural Trade: The Impact of Association Agreements

Publisher: APS - Agricultural Policy Studies, Belguim; Edited by Michael Tracy

1994

Co-authored: Privatisation of Agriculture in New Market Economies: Lessons from Bulgaria

Kluwer Academic Publishers, USA; Edited by Andrew Schmitz, Kirby Moulton, Allan Buckwell, Sofia Davidova

Other Skills

Computer literacy: MS Windows 97; MS Office: Word, Excel; Netscape; Powerpoint